Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Top Chef...Stop Laughing

Since all my artistic energy was spent at work today (insert plug)Sherry Patrizi Photography*(end plug), I'll just leave you with a recipe. I know, that sounds hilarious knowing the chef that I am, but it's all I got. I needed something to do with the two small tomatoes I picked from the garden last night, so I concocted stole this recipe from Tajine Restaurant in the souqs and used a whole lot of creative license with it. It's a nice and crunchy different take on salad. Feel free to ad lib. I sure did.

1 bell pepper diced
1 cucumber diced
1 tomato (I used 2 small ones) diced
1 pineapple slice (all I had) diced

I didn't really measure anything, so give it your best shot!

dressing:
2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons of olive oil
salt
pepper
oregano
basil
1/2 to 1 teaspoon sugar (I used Splenda, of course)

I made my dressing ahead of time so it could chill in the fridge where the diced veggies were also chilling. Toss together and serve.

*I have to suck up after my "Dishing on Sherry" post.


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3 comments:

  1. The best part is that it is good! I'm out of pineapple, so I'm trying it with apple or grapes next. Don't tell anyone, but it's healthy, too :-)

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  2. Interesting salad. The pineapple is a surprising touch.

    Since you're using homegrown tomatoes, show off your dish in our "Grow Your Own" roundup this month. To participate, find the details here:

    http://chezannies.blogspot.com/2010/03/announcing-grow-your-own-40.html

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