Elegant Vegetables
Elegant Vegetable Soup with Miso
I used the poaching-liquid from a batch of chicken-breasts, a tablespoon of miso, home-grown beets, parsley, poblano peppers, carrots, celery and a packet of shirataki noodles made from soy to make this health-promoting soup. Following the example of French chefs through the ages, I did not let the liquid from poaching chicken go to waste. [...]
M-J’s Elegant Green-Pea Soup
See Elegant Survival for M-J’s Original RecipePotage aux Petits Pois Printanière
Elegant, Nutritious Radishes
A most health-promoting vegetable, the refreshing, piquant radish is eaten in France (often at breakfast) with soft butter as a dip. The nutritious radish is a well-known liver-tonic.©M-J de Mesterton
Elegant Chopped Vegetable Salad
Similar to the diced salads I enjoyed long ago at El Gaucho in Amsterdam, this elegant chopped salad is a refreshing accompaniment to any meat dish. Celery, cucumber, and red onion are chopped into small bits and tossed with vinegar and oil for an elegant salad. ©M-J de Mesterton
Elegant Home-Garden Purple Cabbage and Beetroot
Capsicum, Beet and Red Cabbage, all Grown in M-J’s Home Garden
M-J’s Superfood Spinach Salad
Spinach, the Superfood Recipe M-J’s Superfood Spinach Salad Wash a pound of spinach; baby leaves are preferable. Dry them with a towel or a salad-spinning device. Chop the leaves into bite-sized pieces with a French chef’s knife. Knife-tip: if you use your knife to clear spinach off of cutting board, turn it to the dull side, [...]
M-J’s Superfood Spinach Salad
Spinach, the Superfood Recipe M-J’s Superfood Spinach Salad Wash a pound of spinach; baby leaves are preferable. Dry them with a towel or a salad-spinning device. Chop the leaves into bite-sized pieces with a French chef’s knife. Knife-tip: if you use your knife to clear spinach off of cutting board, turn it to the dull side, [...]
Elegant Salad
Making an Elegant Salad, 2009 May 15 When preparing a salad, arrange the components in such a way that they sit in layers or groups. It looks neater this way, and more appealing than the already-tossed salad. Let individual guests mix and dress it in their respective bowls. This idea is a bit like the [...]
Elegant Salad
Making an Elegant Salad, 2009 May 15 When preparing a salad, arrange the components in such a way that they sit in layers or groups. It looks neater this way, and more appealing than the already-tossed salad. Let individual guests mix and dress it in their respective bowls. This idea is a bit like the [...]
