Friday, April 11, 2008
Salad Lovers Only!
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I enjoy vegetables. Give me nearly any vegetable and I'll hug you for it! Salads are a terrific treat, they're healthy, and they make a super side for meals. In the summer, serve a salad as the main dish. Don't get bogged down with plain old lettuce salads. Be creative! Here is a vegetable salad I created that my family enjoyed earlier this week. I was not surprised that the children had thirds, as they've adopted my enjoyment of vegetables! Veggie VinaigretteIngredients: Olive Oil Vinegar (balsamic or distilled, your preference!) 1 TBSP sugar 1 small onion, chopped fine salt pepper small amount mustard 2 tomatoes, chopped 1 cucumber, sliced fine Baby carrots, sliced in strips 16 oz frozen peas 1 cup Sprouts of your choice (we make sprouts regularly - mung, alfalfa and broccoli are favorites!) 1 1/2 cups sunflower seeds In a saucepan, heat 1/4 cup oil, 1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 tsp mustard, sugar, and onion together until boiling. Take off of heat, add salt and pepper to taste. Toss together remaining veggies, pour dressing over everything and toss again. Chill at least an hour to mingle flavors. (The addition of mustard is not a requirement if you do not care for it... but a small amount of it can help keep the oil and acid in an emulsion) |
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