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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Topic started by: chitownchica on April 08, 2013, 03:38:33 PM
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Here's a recipe I never would've tried on my own. My sister made it for Easter and it was a hit. There were no leftovers :(.
http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/05/broccoli-slaw/
Broccoli Slaw
Makes about six cups of slaw
2 heads of broccoli
1/2 cup thinly sliced almonds, toasted
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
Buttermilk Dressing (Adapted from this salad.)
1/2 cup buttermilk, well-shaken
1/3 cup mayonnaise (this is more than is in the original, to thicken the dressing further)
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons finely chopped shallot (or, you could just use a little extra red onion to simplify it)
Trim broccoli and cut it into large chunks. From here, you can either feed it through your food processor’s slicing blade, use a mandoline to cut it into thin slices, or simply had chop it into smaller pieces. I used the stem and the flowerets, but if you have a broccoli stem aversion you can just use the tops.
Toss the sliced broccoli with the almonds, cranberries and red onion in a large bowl. Meanwhile, whisk the dressing ingredients in a smaller one, with a good pinch of salt and black pepper. Pour the dressing over the broccoli (if you’ve skipped the stems, you might not want it all; I otherwise found this to be the perfect amount) and toss it well. Season well with salt and pepper to taste.
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I have made a version of that for years, but I add some cauliflower to it. And, sunflower seeds, hard boiled eggs, and a little shredded cheese. I omit the cranberries, and almonds.
Whatever, it's still good, and it will keep for a while. Matter of fact, I made it a few weeks ago and it was my lunch for that whole week.
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I have made a version of that for years, but I add some cauliflower to it. And, sunflower seeds, hard boiled eggs, and a little shredded cheese. I omit the cranberries, and almonds.
Whatever, it's still good, and it will keep for a while. Matter of fact, I made it a few weeks ago and it was my lunch for that whole week.
Damn, you've got a real thing for hard-boiled eggs. :puke:
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Damn, you've got a real thing for hard-boiled eggs. :puke:
Eggs are good food.
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Eggs are good food.
There's only one way I can eat eggs -- scrambled or in an omelet. Y'all can keep them hard/soft/poached/deviled eggs 'n such.
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There's only one way I can eat eggs -- scrambled or in an omelet. Y'all can keep them hard/soft/poached/deviled eggs 'n such.
This thread is about a broccoli salad. :-)
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This thread is about a broccoli salad. :-)
With EGGS.
You can't sneak that past me. Evah. :-)
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I have made a version of that for years, but I add some cauliflower to it. And, sunflower seeds, hard boiled eggs, and a little shredded cheese. I omit the cranberries, and almonds.
Whatever, it's still good, and it will keep for a while. Matter of fact, I made it a few weeks ago and it was my lunch for that whole week.
That sounds good too.
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That sounds good too.
There's something about that salad, that is sooooooooo good. Yes?
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There's something about that salad, that is sooooooooo good. Yes?
No. Take the eggs out and maybe we have the beginnings of a good salad.
Maybe.
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No. Take the eggs out and maybe we have the beginnings of a good salad.
Maybe.
Sheesh! I was talking about her recipe, that has no eggs. Let. It. Go. :lmao:
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There's something about that salad, that is sooooooooo good. Yes?
It was delicious. I was disappointed we didn't have any left over for the next day.
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Sheesh! I was talking about her recipe, that has no eggs. Let. It. Go. :lmao:
I can't. I'm a hopeless eggaholic.
Stop me before I crack my next dozen. :-)
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I can't. I'm a hopeless eggaholic.
Stop me before I crack my next dozen. :-)
Oy. :thatsright:
Sorry Chi.... ::)
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I don't think Eupher likes chicken embryos.
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I don't think Eupher likes chicken embryos.
When I think of how my Dad used to make his eggs, I get sick.
He'd render about a half pound of bacon then, while the bacon grease was super hot, would crack his two eggs in the hot grease.
He'd actually take his spatula and slop the hot grease over on top of the eggs, "cooking them" to make them "over easy."
Meanwhile, the bottom of the eggs would burn and the bacon detritus made the eggs look like they had black olives sprinkled on them.
His white bread toast and oleo would round out his breakfast.
Gawd. :puke:
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When I think of how my Dad used to make his eggs, I get sick.
He'd render about a half pound of bacon then, while the bacon grease was super hot, would crack his two eggs in the hot grease.
He'd actually take his spatula and slop the hot grease over on top of the eggs, "cooking them" to make them "over easy."
Meanwhile, the bottom of the eggs would burn and the bacon detritus made the eggs look like they had black olives sprinkled on them.
His white bread toast and oleo would round out his breakfast.
Gawd. :puke:
The only problem I have with that is using oleo instead of butter on the toast. :-)
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When I think of how my Dad used to make his eggs, I get sick.
He'd render about a half pound of bacon then, while the bacon grease was super hot, would crack his two eggs in the hot grease.
He'd actually take his spatula and slop the hot grease over on top of the eggs, "cooking them" to make them "over easy."
Meanwhile, the bottom of the eggs would burn and the bacon detritus made the eggs look like they had black olives sprinkled on them.
His white bread toast and oleo would round out his breakfast.
Gawd. :puke:
Yum.................done this................... :drool:
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The only problem I have with that is using oleo instead of butter on the toast. :-)
Yep. What you said. :-)
But someone else needs to try Chi's salad, because it is really good!
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Eggs should be cooked in BUTTER - never bacon grease. :hammer: :hammer:
And never at 375 deg. :hammer:
I like bacon as much as the next guy, but the delicate flavor of eggs is overwhelmed by bacon fat. Ergo, the butter. At lower temperatures.
Jeezus. :banghead:
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Oy. :thatsright:
Sorry Chi.... ::)
Thanks Tots, but don't worry - I don't mind at all and am laughing at the way the conversation took a turn. I think Eupher's dad's breakfast sounds awesome, minus the oleo. Give me real butter please!
Eggs fried in bacon grease make me happy :-).
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Bacon Grease Toast............... :yahoo:
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Thanks Tots, but don't worry - I don't mind at all and am laughing at the way the conversation took a turn. I think Eupher's dad's breakfast sounds awesome, minus the oleo. Give me real butter please!
Eggs fried in bacon grease make me happy :-).
Broccoli is no competition for bacon grease.
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Sadly, it is not. Thus, the thread hijack. This happens all the time in the food forum, doesn't it?
Chi's salad sound like it would look really pretty. Festive, for a holiday. Raw broccoli upsets my stomach, though.