Serves 4 as a light entrée and 6 as a side dish
For information on how to prepare the cucumbers, see “Seeding and Chopping Cucumbers," below.
You might need to buy:
- Ground black pepper
- roughly chopped fresh parsley
- chopped pitted kalamata olives
- extra virgin olive oil
- red wine vinegar
Serves 6
For a sweet counterpoint to the herb flavor, add 1 cup dried cherries, golden raisins, or dried cranberries to the salad just before tossing it.
You might need to buy:
- minced fresh thyme
- chopped fresh chives
- pecans
- hearty salad greens
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Ground Coriander Seed
- fresh Garlic
- Kosher Salt
- ground Black Pepper
- Balsamic Vinegar
- fresh Mozzarella
- large leaves fresh Basil
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Ground Coriander Seed
- fresh Garlic
- Kosher Salt
- ground Black Pepper
- Balsamic Vinegar
- fresh Mozzarella
- large leaves fresh Basil
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- olive oil
- Dijon mustard
- apple cider vinegar
- fresh parsley leaves
- sunflower seeds
- pumpkin seeds
- salt & pepper
This salad will keep well overnight in the refrigerator, but the lime juice will cause the red cabbage to bleed color and turn the salad slightly pink. If you’re making extra you might want to use all green cabbage, although I didn’t mind the pink color at all when I ate the leftovers!
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- thinly sliced green cabbage
- thinly sliced red cabbage
- mayo
You might need to buy:
- chopped parsley
- sea salt
- fresh ground black pepper
- extra virgin olive oil
- white balsamic vinegar or white wine vinegar
- fresh oregano
- fresh lemon thyme
You might need to buy:
- slivered almonds
- raisins
- crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
- red onion chopped coarse
- sliced pear
- raspberry vinaigrette dressing
- salt and pepper to taste
- Beet Greens
Link: http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2011/09/08/whats-gaby-cooking-brown-bag-challenge/?soc=tw
ready in about 45 minutes;
serves 2
You might need to buy:
- cooked quinoa
- cooked black beans
- chopped red onion
- salt and pepper to taste
Link: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/japanese_cucumber_salad.html
ready in about 30 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- rice vinegar
- sugar
- salt