Courses Salad

Gado-gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)

Gado-gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)

Gado-gado is a vegetable salad with a peanut sauce dressing. Ingredients Peanut sauce 1 g terasi (fermented prawn paste) Vegetable oil 300 g peanuts Fresh or dried chile pepper 1 clove garlic Salt 125 g gula jawa (Indonesian palm sugar)…

Spicy Black Beans

Spicy Black Beans

Ingredients 1½ tbsp chile oil ½ tbsp vegetable oil 2 cups canned black beans, rinsed and drained 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper 2 tsp rice vinegar 1½ tsp soy sauce 1 Thai bird chile, minced Procedure Heat…

Spinach Salad

Spinach Salad

Ingredients Dressing ¾ cup (180 ml) olive oil ¼ cup (60 ml) red wine vinegar ¼ tsp pepper ¼ tsp dry mustard ½ tsp salt (optional) 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce 1½ tsp paprika 2 tsp sugar Salad 1 lb spinach,…

Mung Bean and Brown Rice Curry

Mung Bean and Brown Rice Curry

This is a hearty vegetarian dish that can be eaten hot or cold and served as an entire meal. The recipe will feed four with leftovers and keeps for a week refrigerated. Ingredients Base ½ teaspoon oil ¼ teaspoon mustard…

Chicken Rice Salad

Chicken Rice Salad

Ingredients ½ cup (120 ml) mayonnaise ¼ cup (120 ml) plain yoghurt ½ cup (120 g) walnuts, chopped ½ cup (120 ml) condensed cream of mushroom soup 3 hard boiled eggs, peeled and chopped 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 1…

Salată de Boeuf (Romanian Beef Salad)

Salată de Boeuf (Romanian Beef Salad)

This is a traditional Romanian dish, generally served during all festive and special occasions. It consists of a combination of finely chopped beef and root vegetables, folded in mayonnaise and finished with pickled vegetable garnishes. The name suggests a French…

Vegetable Salad

Vegetable Salad

Ingredients Salad 300 g bean sprouts, washed in hot water 6 sheets lettuce, washed and cut into 6 pieces 1 big onion, cut into rings 3 tomato, diced into 1 cm pieces 250 g cabbage, diced 6 cucumber, peeled and…

Tuna Salad

Tuna Salad

Ingredients Variation I 1 large can (12 oz) tuna 1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped ½ small onion, chopped 1–2 stalks celery, chopped ½ cup carrot, shredded ½ cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon soy sauce Salt…

Tuna and Herb Salad

Tuna and Herb Salad

Yes, canned tuna is the poster child for gross canned food, but this salad will change that. Ingredients 1 can (12 oz) water-pack albacore tuna, drained Salt to taste Freshly-ground black pepper to taste 2 tsp Dijon mustard 2 tbsp…

Steak, Bacon, and Arugula Salad

Steak, Bacon, and Arugula Salad

Ingredients 2 cups arugula (rocket) 2 ea. (12–16 ounces) beef ribeye steaks Salt Freshly ground black pepper ¾ cup minus 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided ¼ cup red wine vinegar 1 ¼ tsp Dijon mustard 5 rashers bacon, cut…

Grilled Radicchio with Bacon Dressing

Grilled Radicchio with Bacon Dressing

Ingredients 1 large radicchio, quartered ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided Kosher salt Freshly-ground black pepper 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2 Tbsp rendered bacon fat 4 slices cooked bacon, crumbled Procedure Toss radicchio with ¼…

Grilled Chicken and Arugula Salad

Grilled Chicken and Arugula Salad

This salad consists of savory grilled chicken and spicy arugula dressed with a citrus vinaigrette. Ingredients 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts 2 cups tightly-packed arugula, roughly chopped 2 tbsp freshly-squeezed lemon juice 1 tsp Dijon mustard 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive…