This recipe is actually a melding of two previous recipes: Hmong Chicken Salad and Fresh Spring Rolls. It would be hard to find something that isn’t delicious in a spring roll, but this is a particularly tasty combination with a zingy, juicy flavor. I am also including the recipe for hoisin peanut sauce. This batch […]
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Vietnamese Carrot & Radish Pickles
These sweet-and-sour pickles are a wonderful accompaniment to many dishes, and are an especially nice contrast to meat-heavy or fried main dishes. I also like to add them to salads, sandwiches, and even instant noodles. You can also make them with red radishes, which turns out beautiful and zingier than if you use daikon. These […]
Thai Spicy Ground Beef Salad (aka Laab)
Here’s another similar summer meat salad recipe, though this one has a roasty flavor from the toasted rice flour and dried chilies. You will wind up with enough rice flour to make this at least twice. You need a blender or food processor. I got the recipe from Thai Food Tonight, which has many good […]
Hmong Chicken Salad
Clockwise from the left: young coconut juice, rice, chicken (actually turkey) salad, ripe papaya, papaya salad. Holy blazes I’m posting a recipe! Almost hard to call this one, it’s so easy. However, it’s a valuable use for leftover chicken or turkey, and it’s served cold or room temp, so it beats the heat. 2-3 c. […]
Tonkatsu aka How to make a frozen cutlet into a nice meal
UPDATE! Here is an improved salad dressing recipe and a detailed description of making the cutlet from scratch. The dressing below is still good, but not quite as good as the miso style! Technically tonkatsu is a breaded pork cutlet, but you can make chicken-katsu or veal-catsu or chickenmcnugget-katsu (as pictured). It’s traditionally served as […]
Carrot Salad with Raisins
I sort of invented this salad tonight, but I feel like I may have had something very similar before. It’s very refreshing and light. All ingredients below are approximate and should be adjusted to taste. I gave the measurements for the dressing just for an idea of proportions. Combine:Carrots, gratedRaisins, blanched and cooled(Optional) walnuts, crushed […]
Moroccan style cucumber and tomato salad
This is a favorite of Melanie’s and is definitely an example of something that is greater than the sum of its parts:Cucumbers, skinned and dicedTomatoes, skinned, de-seeded and diced as wellWhite vinegarVegetable oilSalt Combine. Enjoy.
Magidow style cucumber salad
Here is our classic summer barbecue cucumber salad recipe. The recipe is pretty approximate, but here goes:Cucumbers, peeled, and slices into roundsWhite onion, chopped into 1.5″ or so long chunks.Sour CreamSaltPepper Sprinkle a large amount of salt on the cucumbers and onions, let them sit for a little while, then add sour cream, and possibly […]
Russian Dressing a la Zamos
So I’m posting already! Lillian gave this dressing a thumbs-up, so here is the recipe. (I think the Russian lady in the photo could use a little more dressing). It was combined from a couple recipes in the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook: 1 TBSP paprika2 tsp sugar1 tsp saltdash cayenne1 1/2 tsp celery seed […]
Beet and Beet Green Salad
This is a great salad for when you’ve just pulled some beets out of the garden, and have both beets and greens. I’ve adapted it from here. Ingredients:Salad:4 or so beets (maybe more if you have small garden beets)The greens from those beets (or 1 bunch beet greens)2 scallionsOptional: Some sort of crunchy nuts or […]