Hacks and quick fixes for real food meals

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

One Bowl Wonder Meal

Home on time to make dinner and craving a good salad?  Check off all your family's food group requirements in one bowl with a Nicoise style salad, with whatever you have on hand to use up.

Rub your extra large salad bowl with a clove of garlic.  Then soak the clove in half/half olive oil, squeeze of half a lemon and red wine vinegar (organic and fermenting, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0131F0NB6/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=httpdinneraccomplished.blogspot.com-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0131F0NB6&linkId=1f09e38a165b2ff291905a13ee8f441b.  Chop a tomato into it.  Finely slice and chop a few sundried tomatoes into it.   Add  1/4 c. chopped red onion to soak.  Add a few tablespoons of dried cranberries or raisins.

Meanwhile boil the water for a half pound of mixed small red/yellow fingerling potatoes, and slice same into the pot.  When soft, drain the potatoes and while hot, toss with olive oil, wine vinegar, 1/4 c. mayonnaise, and plenty of dried thyme and pepper,  (salt optional).  Also optional, a splash of white wine is traditional.

Back to your salad bowl:  Add dried dill to the dressing at the bottom of the bowl, my new favorite  Italian seasoning! http://amzn.to/2p3iKzg, pepper (salt if you like, I'm skipping the salt); chop a handful of fresh parsley into it.  Add the spinach and toss in the dressing to soften a little.  Chop over the dressing a head of romaine.  Add chunks of canned tuna, two hard boiled eggs quartered.  Crumble goat cheese over the top and toss.

Serve the salad in a large pasta bowl, garnish with optional anchovies, and present with a scoop on top of your warm potato salad.

Presented your family everything they need to eat to eat today.  Job done!