Meps original
Jicama-edamame sesame salad
This is my new favorite salad, and I notice that other people go back for seconds on it, too! Serves 4 1/2 jicama, peeled and diced in quarter-inch cubes 1-1/2 C shelled, frozen edamame beans […]
Salads
Holidays
Christmas Eve Salad
From Karen Barnaby, Vancouver Sun, 2012 There are as many variations of this as the people who make it. Some versions have bananas, pineapple and peanuts. What seems to be constant are the beets and […]
Appetizers
Ouzo-flamed cheese
These are intended to be an appetizer, but they would also be a great thing to put on a bed of lightly-dressed greens as a meal-sized salad. 1 C flour 1 lb kasseri or romano […]
Meps original
Either-Or Oriental Chicken Salad
This is an either-or recipe. You can either use this or use that. It’s easy to make with standard things we keep on the boat, no shopping required. 1-2 C chopped cabbage (2-3 large leaves) […]
Brazilian
Salada de Xuxu (chayote salad)
The first time I saw a chayote, I was almost 40 years old. It was in a grocery store in New Orleans, and there were enormous heaps of them for sale in the produce department, […]
Salads
Caesar potato salad
3 anchovy fillets 2 cloves of garlic 3 T olive oil 2 T lemon juice 2 t Dijon mustard 1 t hot pepper sauce 1/2 t Worcestershire sauce 1/3 C mayonnaise 2 pounds red-skinned potatoes, […]
Recipes
Sweet potato salad with spicy peanut dressing
Serves 6 to 8 1/4 C rice vinegar 1/4 C soy sauce 1/4 C mayonnaise 1 heaping T minced or grated fresh ginger 1-1/2 T toasted sesame oil 4 cloves garlic cloves, minced 1 T […]
Appetizers
Blood orange shrimp escabeche
This multi-purpose dish can be an appetizer, a salad, or even a summer main dish. Serves 6 1 C freshly-squeezed blood orange juice 1/2 C fresh lemon juice 2 garlic cloves, finely minced (divided) Pinch […]
Meat
Moroccan Chicken and Lentils
1 pound dried lentils, cooked and drained 1 C plus 2 T olive oil 1/2 C red wine vinegar 3 T cumin (divided) 2 t salt (divided) 2 T plus 2 t chili powder 2 […]
Asian
Rice noodle salad with cucumber and mango
1/2 C rice vinegar 2 T sugar 1/2 t salt 2 T lemon juice 1 T sesame oil Pinch dried hot pepper flakes 2 t dried basil 1 T dried mint Combine vinegar, sugar, and […]