This was a practically a regular in last summers daily menu. Last year I used red and golden beets. This is the first time this year that I've made it ( lunch #2), and I had forgotten how good it is.
Shredded; beets, beet greens (or spinach), carrots
Diced; jalapeno, pineapple, dates
Optional; sliced green onion, cilantro, grilled chicken or prawns
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Dressing
shallot 1/4 c. chopped
ginger, 2 Tbl.
garlic, 1 clove
rice vinegar, 1/4 c.
soy sauce, 1 tbl.
toasted sesame oil, 1/2t.
tobasco, to taste (I use Sirachi, chinese hot sauce)
olive oil, 1/2 c.
Toasted sesame oil is a very strong flavor, I, personally, never use a recipe that calls for more than 1/2 t..
If you think you don't like a particular vegetable, based on a childhood memory or even something crazier than that, like never tying it because it just didn't "sound good", GET OVER IT! Don't discriminate! Grow up, and try everything. I can't tell you how many times I took a salad to work and let a friend try it because it "looked so good", only for them to be surprised by a vegetable they thought they didn't like, for instance, radishes, bell pepper, beets, onions, etc.
Vegetables are good. Vegetables are life. Life is good.
Yeah! Often, the vegetables I hated when I was younger were served to me from a can or weren't very fresh. Freshness makes a huge difference.
ReplyDeleteI like your coffee thermos, it is so groovy. :-)
Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing, foodwise, that I won't try!
My coffee thermos was one of my favorite birthday gifts....I use it everyday! I think it's groovy too!
Tracy,
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a professional cook, the most rewarding experiences were changing the mind of people who didn't like certain things... especially vegetables!
Now that looks goooooooood.
ReplyDeleteGreat salad recipe, Tracy. I had it with the family the other night, and it was as good as it looked.
ReplyDeleteThanks, and keep posting recipes!