Mediterranean Orzo Salad. Well hello dear readers!
Nice of you to join me here, at this oft-neglected blog of mine. Work has taken a turn for the busier, and I’ve not been posting as much as I’d like. The craziness will likely continue through the end of the month, but then I’m home free and will post much more! Meanwhile, thanks for hangin’ in there. And you’ll be handsomely rewarded for your patience — I have a couple of smashingly delicious recipes in the queue. As you may have noticed, it’s pretty smokin’ hot these days. The lovely thing about orzo salad — how can I pick just one!
Mediterranean Orzo Salad2 1/2 cups orzo1 bunch kale, de-stemmed and chopped1/2 cup sundried tomatoes*1 block feta cheese1 can of cannellini beans1/2 a yellow onion, chopped1/4 cup red wine vinegarolive oilsalt and pepper*If sundried tomatoes are packed in oil, roughly chop them. Email Print. Salmon Salad Sandwich. But what does one do with leftover salmon?
I find many ways, but with my strange need to always create something new I thought of doing a spin on the old tuna salad sandwich. But what about the mayo? I have never been much of a fan so when a friend told me she made mayonnaise with avocados I thought the combination would be quite delicious. Salmon Salad Sandwiches using homemade avocado mayonnaise, what a nutritious combination! So just how healthy are salmon and avocados for us. 1. 2. 3. 4. My old college roommate always made a fantastic tuna salad using chopped carrots, celery, onions, parsley, raw garlic, and capers. I used a yummy gluten-free (and also dairy-, soy-, and egg-free) millet bread that I made the night before. Avocado Mayonnaise I don't have an exact recipe for this because I just add ingredients until the consistency and taste are just right.
Cucumber Tea Sandwiches. I love cucumbers.
They smell heavenly and are have a refreshingly cool crunch to them. Tea sandwiches are great in their standard form, but why not make open-faced sandwiches to show off your cucumber? Okay, that didn’t come out right, but you know what I mean. These are so easy, you’re going to laugh. Or rather, you’re going to make them for guests and try not to smirk when your party-goers fawn all over them. “Oh, those? Everyone will think you’re just being modest. 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the link for thee more completely gratuitous photos. Smashed chickpea salad. It has been over one week since I told you about the Light Wheat Bread (and just as long since we’ve been out of it, sob), a post I ended with a promise to tell you about my new favorite sandwich next.
But instead I told you about Clementine Cakes and then Mushroom Bourguignon and Chouquettes and do you know what happened? Not a single person griped that they were owed a sandwich. Because really, who does that? I take issue with the banality of most sandwich recipes. I will actually change the channel if I see a food program that walks viewers through making one of any kind. Now, now, before you write me off as some sort of unsettling creature that doesn’t even like sandwiches, it’s not the case. But favorite has always been the simplest, or maybe the silliest to pay $7 a pop for: the lemony chopped chickpea sandwich, which is really a decontructed hummus and I have been long overdue to make it at home.
. * … Who is not only smoking hot, but a lifesaver, swoon.