Monday, December 21, 2009

Salad Days

The day after I got back from Sydney, Andy got back from his field trip, so the past week has been spent lounging at home, running errands around town, but mostly taking a holiday from uni. But it's also been a bit hot (especially compared to Sydney). And, given that Andy has spent the last two months eating food that gets shipped to the island on a barge, fresh veggies have been a big part of our recent menu.

First up, a pile of salad featuring lettuce, basil, tomato, cucumber, and lightly sauteed carrots, onion and zucchini, topped with a Fry's vegan chicken schnitzel. The dressing on the salad was my favourite sunflower butter and miso combination, and it was so morish. Served with a giant piece of bruschetta, this was a light but very filling and satisfying dinner.

We love mexican-inspired food, so even though it isn't authentic, this Mexican-ish salad was super yummy. Lettuce, the crunchy bits from a wombok, some spinach from the garden, capsicum, lightly sauteed carrots, zucchini and onion, topped with a spicy and tomatoey refried beans and a fried green tomato salsa. Yum!

And finally, Asian Cole Slaw--wombok, grated carrot and grated sweet potato with a sesame oil and five spice dressing. Served with broccoli with peanut sauce, and Andy's invention of rice croquettes. This whole dinner was delicious.

8 comments:

Mike K said...

Everything looks so colorful and tasty - reminds me I've been neglecting fresh veggies lately too, which I'll blame on winter. All the salads look terrific, especially the Mexican one.

Anonymous said...

Such an international post! Everything looks delicious, the bruschetta especially!

BrisVegan said...

Yum, they all look great. I am loving salad at the moment. We are eating most nights and planning on a salad Xmas lunch.

Dee said...

great ideas for summer eating, thanks for sharing.

Vaala ◪ said...

You really can't beat salad. The heat here is making anything else seem like too much effort. I think it's going to be a Christmas filled with salad this year (although it always seems to rain on Christmas day...maybe this year will be a first?).

Susan said...

Salad based dinners are fantastic in the hot days of summer.

Hannah said...

Oh wow, is the grated sweet potato raw? I would never have thought of doing that! Raw beetroot, yes, but raw sweet potato? I'm impressed!

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