What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Start Smart: Salad on a Fork! Try something different the next time you throw a party. Instead of serving an ordinary relish tray, choose interesting veggies to spear on a salad fork. Your guests will be so intrigued, they won’t realize they’ve chosen a salad bite over a brownie. Cherry tomatoes, crunchy romaine, and garden green beans make preparation easy. Offer two or three salad dressings for topping things off. Portions are bite-sized to avoid waste. Forks stand upended in a bowl or a pitcher. I happened to have an antique ice bucket that worked out nicely. Variety creates a beautiful presentation, so include baby carrots, snow peas, and perhaps a piece of bacon. Just think of it as a “conversation starter”.
SALAD ON A FORK
Ingredients:
1 bunch romaine lettuce
1 head iceberg lettuce
10.5 ounces cherry tomatoes
1/2 pound fresh green beans
Prepared salad dressings
Salad forks
Instructions:
Wash and pat dry lettuce, tomatoes, and green beans. Tear or cut lettuce leaves into bite-sized portions. Spear several leaves onto a salad fork. Add a green bean. Crown with a cherry tomato. Stand the forks upright in a bowl. Repeat steps until all the forks are used and the bowl is filled. Squeeze bottles of 2-3 prepared salad dressings make self-serve options available and entertaining.
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Just my thing,Gail! Thank you!
Joanna
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Passing through the day, one bite at a time. 😋🌿
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Lettuce here is costing as much as $12 a head, so it will be a while before I make this.
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Only two years, while staying on Kauai, I was blown away when I got to the register and discovered the grocery store was charging BY THE POUND for a head of lettuce. My husband and I only allowed ourselves one leaf at a time. 😜🌿
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I guess I feel really lucky that our lettuce at the farms is reasonably priced, and I have a fair amount growing in my own yard.
Such a cute idea Gail!
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Thanks, Dorothy. So far, the lettuce (iceberg & romaine) haven’t reached those Kauaian prices of 2020. 👏
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It gives all new meaning to the expression, “Stick a fork in it.” 🤣
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Great idea… but you need a lot of forks… lol
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I have small, intimate parties of six. 🤣
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I am sure they can be filled more than once… hehe.
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Only if they’re hungry. 😋🌿
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“I can’t believe it. So hard to stay;
Too hard to leave it; If I could relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change…” 🎹 🎷 from Photograph by Nickleback
The one thing I would never change is your recipes!!
❤️&🙏, c.a.
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What a beautiful thing to say. Blessings. 🍃🌺
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so innovative!
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Thank you very much. 🙏🏻🍃
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