Comments on: Food Monday ~ More Salads

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:40:02 +0000

@stwidgie - I have not made tabbouleh for a long time, thanks for the reminder.

@Magpie - I am sure the lemon juice would work for avocado although I never used it. I prepare avocado at the last moment unless it is going into a dressing.

@Baino - Right now we have 18°C and call it a heatwave! It is heatwave enough for me.

By: Baino

Baino — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:47:18 +0000

Our Greek salad has LOADS of cucumber in it. The tiny Lebanese style ones and of course Greek flat leaf parsley (the sort you use for Tabouleh). More soup weather down here this week!

By: Magpie11

Magpie11 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:10:04 +0000

stwidgie (?)

Does lemon juice stop avocado changing colour like it does apple?

By: stwidgie

stwidgie — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:39:51 +0000

I’ve seen this as “Ensalada Rusa” in Spanish tapas restaurants. It has my husband’s favorite vegetables in it: potatoes, onions and peas. (In fact, unless walnuts count, I suppose those are his only vegetables.) Very yummy. May have to make this tonight! Thank you!

I’ve been making a variation on tabbouleh as the weather pretends to be warm. Fresh Mexican salsa from the supermarket instead of cutting everything up myself, cilantro instead of parsley, and cubed avocado at the last moment so it doesn’t turn color.

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:16:12 +0000

Magpie, Everyone in Ireland is enjoying our Mediterranean weather this holiday weekend.

Beetroot! Now that would add a nice blush to the Russian salad.

By: Magpie11

Magpie11 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:26:05 +0000

Wot? No comments so far?

Why no beetroot in the Russian salad? Hope the onions are mild ones.