Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Kale Salad


The way to make this salad is to remove the back bone of the kale leaf. The leaves are then rolled tightly into little rolls and sliced thinly. Then you squeeze and massage the kale leaves in you hands for a few minutes. Then add in a teaspoon of salt and squeeze and massage the salt with your hands throughout the kale. Then add a tablespoon of olive oil and squeeze and massage some more. Then add one orange sweet pepper chopped fine and one red sweet pepper chopped fine. Mix it all up. The dressing is a mix of quarter cup apple cider vinegar, teaspoon honey and a small clove of pressed garlic. Let the salad set in the fridge for an hour or two before serving.

Rosewater Salad Dressing


I make my own rosewater. I pack a sealer jar with rose petals and pour over them a cup or two of boiling water. When the lid pops the jar is sealed. I then put the jar away in a cool dark room for a few days. Then I strain out the rose petals and the remaining water is ready use. The water will smell of rose and be a deep pink color.

This salad dressing mix is seven tablespoons of rosewater, one good tablespoon of honey and the juice of a fresh lime or lemon. If too much lime or lemon juice is used or if vinegar is used in the dressing the rose flavors will be overpowered.

Rose Salad


Half and half tender mild leaf lettce and rose petals. There have been a few young green oinions added in, be careful to not add in too much green onion, as it can overpower the rose flavors. The salad is topped with rose water dressing.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Green Salad With Avocado And Hemp Seeds


Green salad of lettuce and green onion, layered with thinly sliced cucumber. Topped with sliced avocado and sprinkled with Hemp Seeds. The dressing is a blind of three quarters of a cup of mixed strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries blinded with the juice of one lemon, two tablespoons of honey, one clove of garlic and two tablespoons apple cider vinegar.

Celery And Yellow Pepper Salad


Equal amounts of celery and yellow pepper, the celery is cut paper thin. The yellow pepper is cut into fine even pieces. Sweet white onion cut into thin rings. The dress is the juice of a fresh lime and honey added to taste.

Baby Romaine Lettuce With Mango Dressing


Baby romaine lettuce, young green onions with celery cut paper thin. The dressing is one large mango and the juice of one lime blinded in the blinder. The garnish is more celery with parsley.

Monday, August 29, 2011

Zucchini Ribbons With Fresh Tomato Mainara


The zucchini ribbons are made by shaving the outside of the zucchini with a potato peeler. The marinara sauce is made with three large fresh tomatos cut in quarters, half of a large white onion, one sweet red pepper, ten sun dried tomato halves, two cloves garlic pressed, generous tablespoon dried basil, one tablespoon olive oil. salt and pepper to taste. Put it all into a blender and blind untill smooth. Spoon over the zucchini ribbons and garnish with parsley and green onion.