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