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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: Halex on December 06, 2012, 11:09:39 pm
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I have friends over sat for lunch, they own a very expensive exclusive butchery & they are brining the meat. No idea what meat. I am making the pull apart from tenninas xmas book, but need ideas on gourmet salads.
My mind is not really in the cooking zone, so ideas please :)
I am doing a cheese platter & making a dip, plus the bread.
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Kulshas Quick purple salad
Its the top one in salads at the moment. ( someone might link it) :)
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The curried coleslaw in the salads section is lovely and very easy
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Hally do you want a TMX one or just favourites?
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Any please.
Dh said when they arrive he is going to suggest the butcher cooks as dh is not a good bbq man & is worried he might ruin the meat :)
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This tandoori chicken salad is our favourite
http://www.bestrecipes.com.au/recipe/tandoori-chicken-salad-L496.html
You can prepare everything in advance and dress salad before serving.
I use tenderloins, and often cook them the night before, and slice up before serving.
I do add more brown sugar to dressing, so add to taste, and I use pataks tandoori paste.
(http://i618.photobucket.com/albums/tt266/nachothecat/05f1b9ced12612361f65373d74c53fca.jpg)
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The changs noodle coleslaw always goes down well, plus the Beetroot, tomato & onion, green apple slaw, cous cous salad with roast pumpkin. If you want any if these I will email you. Think simple rather than elaborate.
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Thank you everyone :)
Cream Puff would love the cous cous recipe.
I aso have a pkt of noodles.
Looking at doing a potato & aspargus salad from taste, http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/20723/potato+and+asparagus+salad
Plus still thinking, it woukd be good to have left overs for sunday as I think dh is going to try the rotisserie.
:)
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I do a kumara salad that I alway get asked for the recipe with, would you like that? It is served hot. :)
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Yes please, sounds like a good kiwi dish :)
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cous cous salad with roast pumpkin. If you want any if these I will email you.
Recipe too please puffs ;D
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The beetroot, pomegranate and pistachio salad from Dani Valent's book In The Mix is spectacular, colourful and easy. I can PM it to you if you would like.
That kumara salad sounds good, astarra, I would love that recipe if at all possible.
Another idea is to make a good old reliable potato salad, garnish with hard boiled eggs (of course) and tomatoes then present it on top of a bed of rocket or spinach, that has always proven a popular one.
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I do a baby spinach, roasted tomatoes, pumpkin and pine nut salad I always get asked for. I made it up and don't worry about measurements but here goes.
- roast halved roma tomatoes for a couple of hours in oven on about 150 degrees until they have collapsed but not dry. Before roasting i sprinkle over brown sugar, thinkly sliced garlic and thyme leaves then drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I try to make sure each tomato has some of each on top but I'm not fussy. I also line the tray with baking paper so the oil, balsamic and tomato juice can be used for the dressing.
- roast small pieces of pumpkin until done to your liking
- chop and fry a couple of pieces of bacon (don't always include this)
- toast some pinenuts
Once everthing is cooked it's just a matter of putting the spinach leaves on a plate, then placing the tomatoes and pumpkin on top and then sprinkling over the pinenuts and bacon. I find there is always enough oil and balsamic mixture in the tray from cooking the tomatoes to use as a dressing.
We quite often cook up a lot of tomatoes and leave in the fridge in a container covered in oil and just bring them to room temp before using for the salad.
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There's some great salad ideas here. Can we have these recipes under a separate heading please with these recipes such as the cous cous salad, kumaranna salad etc. :)
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Ooh, I can't put this couscous salad up cos its one of Nico Moretti's and he doesn't like his recipes to be put on websites apparently. I'll just PM you as I have done a copy & paste for Maddy.
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Courton there is a separate salad section already :)
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Thank you so much CP - this will definitely have a starring role at our Christmas gatherings this year. :)
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Feta, macadamia and pear is nice. Just google it. It's a masterfoods recipe.
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The Dinner Spinner quinoa one is rather good too
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I'll put my Fennel & Pear one up: HERE (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=11965.0)
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Doing a few, so that we can have them again sunday :)
Coleslaw using magic dressing by JD
Cous cous fron Cream Puff
Potato & Aspargus from Taste
Apple & fennel, if the fennel is ready by mj, have apples but no oears atm
Green greek style salad by Jamie Oliver
Made jalapeno pull apart tennina
Have cheese, etc to do cheese platter
Cookies n cream ice cream, white chcolate ice cream, vanilla ice cream
All made in freezer
I also have cookies n cream fudge I made the other day.
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I thought you said that you were,not doing much cookin LOL
Another nice summer salad is lettuce, avocado, mango and cashew s with an orange dressing.
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Shall I pst the kumara salad recipe or PM those that want it?
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Post it astarra. that way we will all have access to it. :D
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OK will do now. :)
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Just posted, then thought of this one too, always goes down well...
800 – 900 gm baby beets (tinned)
5 tomatoes wedged
2 spring onions sliced diagonally
2 T fresh parsley chopped
Dressing:
Couple shakes garlic salt
1 T sugar
Salt and pepper
50 mls olive oil
3 T balsamic vinegar
Heat baby beets in oven til hot and have a baked look ( I stick them in the oven when heating the other food)
add other ingredients to salad bowl - shake up the dressing in a jar or lidded container- add beetroot & dressing just before serving
looks cool on a white platter.
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I thought you said that you were,not doing much cookin LOL
Another nice summer salad is lettuce, avocado, mango and cashew s with an orange dressing.
I didnt :)
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Please can anyone with good salad recipes that cant post, possibly PM them to me thanks very very much.