| "It is just sensible."exclaimed my | | | | Serve with a slice of French bread and |
| friend. She was referring to the large | | | | some butter. |
| plates sitting in front of us loaded | | | | The combination of bacon and avocado |
| with everything imaginable. As though, | | | | that has been combined with shredded bib |
| it was sensible ingesting a mountain of | | | | lettuce and a blended blue cheese |
| lettuces, sliced boiled eggs, chunks of | | | | dressing has fewer calories than a |
| ham, shredded cheeses, | | | | sandwich made with the same ingredients. |
| tomatoes,avocado's and bacon rinds | | | | Bacon And Avocado Salad |
| smothered in a creamy salad dressing. To | | | | (Serves 4) |
| another friend, a salad and a soup was a | | | | 1-head bib lettuce, shredded |
| lunch of supreme importance. Somehow, | | | | 1-medium tomato, chopped |
| salads were a part of our meals and also | | | | ¾-cup bacon, cooked and cut into |
| our lives. From the simple varations of | | | | pieces |
| salad greens tossed with a classic | | | | 1-medium avocado, chopped |
| vinaigrette to the more complex salad | | | | 2-green onions, chopped |
| ingredients served with various blended | | | | Blended Blue Cheese Dressing (Makes 2 |
| or whisked salad dressings, salads are a | | | | cups) |
| compliment to any meal. | | | | 1-egg |
| A salad meal begins with a meatless | | | | ¼-cup sugar |
| vegetable soup that is filled with | | | | 1-Tlb. fresh lemon juice |
| chunks of vegetables and topped with | | | | 1-tsp. yellow mustard |
| some shredded parmesan cheese. | | | | 2-cups canola oil |
| Meatless Vegetable Soup | | | | 1-medium chunk blue cheese |
| (Serves 4 bowls or 6 cups) | | | | Directions: Add the first four |
| ¾-cup celery, chopped | | | | ingredients and set the blender on low. |
| ½-cup onion, chopped | | | | After they are combined, slowly add the |
| 1-large Russet potato, cut into one-inch | | | | canola oil. When it is of a mayonnaise |
| chunks | | | | consistency, cut the medium chunk of |
| 2-whole carrots, sliced thin | | | | blue cheese into pieces and pulse the |
| 1-cup cabbage, sliced | | | | blender for a few seconds until the blue |
| ¾-cup fresh or frozen corn | | | | cheese is incorporated into the salad |
| 1-large can stewed tomatoes, chopped | | | | dressing. |
| ¾-cup fresh or frozen English peas | | | | The dessert for a healthful salad meal |
| 4-cans chicken broth | | | | is a chocolate cake so rich and dense |
| 2-cans of water | | | | that it totally indulges all of the |
| ½-cup fresh parsley, chopped | | | | senses. The recipe below is from The |
| ¾-cup fresh or frozen green beans | | | | Texas Cookbook and it is over a hundred |
| 3-cloves garlic, sliced | | | | years old. |
| 1-Tlb. olive oil | | | | Texas Cake |
| ¼-tsp. salt and cracked black pepper | | | | 2-cups flour |
| 1-Tlb. parmesan cheese(per bowl) | | | | 2-cups sugar |
| 1-tsp. parmesan cheese (per cup) | | | | ½-cup shortening |
| Directions: In the one tablespoon olive | | | | ½-cup butter or margarine |
| oil, sauté the onion and the garlic | | | | 4-Tlbs. cocoa |
| until they are wilted. In a soup pot or | | | | ½-cup water |
| a dutch oven add all of the raw | | | | ½-cup buttermilk |
| vegetables plus the sautéed onions and | | | | 2-eggs, slightly beaten |
| the garlic. Cover the vegetables with | | | | 1-tsp. salt |
| the chicken broth and the water. Season | | | | 1-tsp. baking powder |
| with the salt and the pepper. Simmer the | | | | 1-tsp. cinnamon |
| soup on medium low for one hour or until | | | | 1-tsp vanilla |
| the vegetables are tender. Serve in | | | | Directions: Sift the flour, sugar, |
| individual bowls or cups and sprinkle | | | | salt, baking powder and the cinnamon. In |
| the top of the soup with the parmesan | | | | a saucepan,combine the shortening, water |
| cheese. Serve the soup with a tossed | | | | and the cocoa slowly bringing the |
| green salad of: mixed green lettuces, | | | | ingredients to a boil.Remove the |
| roma tomatoes, radishes and green | | | | ingredients from the heat and add the |
| onions. Salad dressing: In a bowl | | | | eggs, the buttermilk, and the vanilla |
| combine 2-Tlbs rice wine vinegar, 1-Tlb | | | | stirring until they are well combined. |
| sugar, 3 or 4 drops hot sauce, and | | | | Pour the mixture into the dry |
| 2-Tlbs. mayonnaise. | | | | ingredients and combine them. Flour and |
| Nothing is better than a bowl of fresh | | | | grease a nine-to-thirteen inch cake pan. |
| salad greens enhanced with a classic | | | | Evenly coat the greased cake pan with |
| vinaigrette. | | | | the cake ingredients. Bake at 350 |
| Simply Green Salad | | | | degrees for thirty-five minutes. |
| 1-head bib lettuce | | | | Frosting: |
| 2-heads red tip lettuce | | | | ½-cup butter or margarine |
| 2-heads butter lettuce | | | | 4-Tlbs. cocoa |
| 2-green onions, sliced | | | | 6-Tlbs.milk |
| 3-Tlbs olive oil | | | | 3-1/2-cups of powdered sugar |
| 2-Tlbs red wine vinegar | | | | 1-tsp vanilla |
| 1-tsp.dry yellow mustard | | | | ½-cups pecans |
| ¼-tsp sea salt | | | | Directions: In a medium saucepan combine |
| ¼-tsp cracked black pepper | | | | the butter, cocoa and the milk slowly |
| Directions: Rub a salad bowl with a | | | | bringing the ingredients to a boil. |
| clove of garlic. Whisk the three | | | | Remove from heat. Add the powdered sugar |
| tablespoons of olive oil, the two | | | | mixing well. Stir in the vanilla and add |
| tablespoons of red wine vinegar and the | | | | the pecans. Frost the cake while it is |
| one teaspoon of dry yellow mustard until | | | | still hot for a fudge texture. Serve |
| they are well combined. Add the salad | | | | slices of cake with a dip of homemade |
| greens and toss until the salad greens | | | | vanilla ice cream. |
| are well coated with the vinaigrette. | | | | |