Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes/Salads on Tuesday, February 05, 2019
This is one of the first labs I do with my grade 10s. They love it...even though there are "beans" in it! I use this one because it has meat and veggies, so there is the possibility of cross-contamination. So far (knock-on-wood) I have not had a single student cut their veggies on the same cutting board as they're meat!
Yield: 4 Salads

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Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes/Salads on Saturday, July 15, 2017
This salad will fill you up and make you rethink salads. The dressing is also amazing.

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Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes/Salads on Saturday, July 15, 2017
This is the perfect side dish for all Tex-Mex entrees. It is spicy and sweet and super colourful to make your plate even more appealing.

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Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes/Salads on Saturday, July 15, 2017
This is a perfect summer BBQ side dish.

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Posted in /Cooking/Side_Dishes/Salads/Dressing on Saturday, July 15, 2017
Make approximately 1 cup (250 mL)
Ingredients
1 medium beet, trimmed/peeled
1 1/2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 egg yolk
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 pinch pepper
1/4 cup oil (neutral flavor such as canola)
1/4 cup olive oil
Directions
- Wrap beet in foil and roast in the oven on a baking tray (to help capture leaks) for 60 minutes at 400F
- Unwrap beet and allow to cool slightly
- Roughly cut beet and measure out 1/2 cup
- In a blender mix together all ingredients except for the oils.
- Slowly incorporate the oils to help set the emulsification.
Hint
- Wear gloves when working with beets or you will have purple hands!