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Marinated Cauliflower

May 14, 2018 by towers

When the summer heat hits, vegetables served cold are a good way to go. Cultured or fermented vegetables are very popular now but don’t forget about marinating the more fibrous veggies too–cauliflower and broccoli are perfect for marinating. By partially cooking them before marinating them they are easier to digest but will still be crisp.

Other ingredient options are olives, grated carrots, chopped sweet red pepper, minced parsley, scallions, etc. I hope you have fresh herbs from your backyard or patio–fresh is best!

This mix of vegetables can be served over mixed salad greens or in place of steamed vegetables on your “perfect plate”.

Serves 4

Dressing for marinade:

1/4 cup of avocado oil
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp. unpasteurized apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. prepared yellow mustard
1 Tbsp. minced, fresh oregano leaves or 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 cup chopped, fresh chives or 1 Tbsp. dried chives
1/2 tsp. sea salt

Vegetables:
1 head of cauliflower, broken and cut into small florets
1/4 cup pitted, chopped olives of your choice, optional
1 cup shredded carrots, optional
1 cup chopped sweet red pepper, optional
1/2 cup minced parsley, optional
1/2 cup chopped scallions, optional

Mix the dressing by placing all dressing ingredients except the chives in a blender container and blend well. Stir in the chives. Set aside and steam the cauliflower

Place the cauliflower florets in a vegetable steamer with the lid on and steam over boiling water for about 5 minutes–watch closely, stirring a few times, and pierce with a fork each time you stir. As soon as you can pierce a floret, remove steamer from heat and rinse the cauliflower with cold water briefly. Do not overcook! Place them in a bowl. Add dressing and other vegetables. Stir well until vegetables are coated with the dressing. Refrigerate until well-chilled for at least 2 hours. Serve cold.

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Cultured & Marinated Salad Vegetables

April 17, 2019 by towers

Is it difficult for you to make a great salad part of your daily diet?  Want to make it easier?  If so, take the time to prepare a variety of cultured and marinated vegetables ahead.  All you will have to do then to make an excellent salad is to prepare a bed of lettuce and/or other leafy greens.  Toss the greens with some good quality extra-virgin olive oil and  top with whatever combination of prepared veggies you have in the fridge.  Marinated veggies will keep in the fridge for at least a week and cultured veggies for a month or more, so  it’s well worth it. 

The carrot recipe below was inspired by Sally Fallon’s “ginger carrots” in Nourishing Traditions.  I changed it mainly with the addition of lemon juice.  I’ve made it without the ginger and instead used fresh chives and it was equally good.  Also, daikon radish is an option in this recipe.   And don’t forget the cultured cabbage (sauerkraut)–I always have some red cabbage sauerkraut in the fridge (see the recipe here).  I’ve also posted a zucchini relish that is cultured.  Remember that the cultured veggies are usually salty so that you likely won’t need to add salt to your salad.

I am including a few other ideas below in the way of marinated vegetables.  Marinating is quicker (fermenting takes a few days) because it does not involve fermentation by lactic acid-producing microorganisms.   I like having the red onions and the daikon radish available.  Be sure to spoon some of  the vinegar onto your salad with the veggies–the flavor is a nice variation.  Don’t forget to keep olives in stock too as they are another great addition to this type of salad.  Check out the marinated cauliflower recipe I posted previously.

Cultured Carrots

4 cups packed of grated organic carrots
1 Tbsp. sea salt
juice of 1 organic lemon
1-2 Tbsp. finely grated ginger root or 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives                       

1 cup daikon radish slices (optional)

Scrub the carrots very well– no need to peel them–and grate them into a medium-sized glass bowl.  Add the other ingredients and mix well.  If you really like ginger, use 2 Tbsp. instead of 1 Tbsp.  Pack  this mixture (with a spoon) into a wide-mouthed, quart-sized mason jar. For a weight, fill an 8- ounce  canning jar with water and put its lid on.  This small jar should fit into the mouth of a wide-mouthed mason jar.  Press the carrots down further by pushing down on the small jar–it will be sticking up out of the larger jar but that is ok.  Leave it there and cover the whole thing with cheese cloth held in place around the larger jar’s mouth with a rubber band. Keep  on your kitchen countertop out of direct sunlight for 3 days being sure to press down on the small jar every day to keep the carrots under the liquid–taste them each time to see how you like them.  You may prefer to ferment them 2 instead of 3 days–after fermentation, cap and keep them refrigerated

Marinated Red Onions

1 large red onion, chopped fine
1/2 to 1 cup organic, raw apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. honey

Mix 1/2 cup of the vinegar with the honey in a mason jar (either a pint or quart-sized).  Add the chopped onions and stir well.  If the onions are not totally submerged in vinegar once you press then down with  a fork, add more vinegar until they are.  Cap and refrigerate.  Marinate for at least 8 hours before serving.  Keep refrigerated.

Marinated Daikon Radish

1 medium daikon radish, scrubbed with vegetable brush, peeled if skin is     not smooth and white, and then sliced in 1/8 inch rounds
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar (the herb flavored varieties are good but plain is fine too)
1 tsp. honey, optional

If you are using honey, dissolve it in the vinegar in a bowl.  Add the radish slices and stir well to coat them.  Transfer to a pint-sized mason jar, cap, and refrigerate.  If convenient, give the jar a shake whenever you open your refrigerator to keep them evenly coated.  Ready to serve in 4 hours.  Keep refrigerated.

 

 

 

 

 

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Honey Mustard Dressing with or w/o Miso

November 20, 2019 by towers

The dressing makes a salad and it compliments salads containing bitter vegetables such as radicchio, arugula, dandelion leaves, and mustard greens.   Remember, the bitter tasting vegetables stimulate bile flow and aid digestion so be sure to use them in your salads and try to eat your salad at the beginning of your meal.  Enhance your salad’s general appeal by using at least half mild tasting lettuce such as romaine.  Also, avoid adding  tough/fibrous greens to your salads as these are better digested when they are cooked, marinated, or fermented  (this includes kale, collards, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower).  And, don’t be stingy with the dressing–pour a couple of tablespoons on!  The oil helps with absorption of the nutrients in the vegetables.

Try making the dressing with and without the miso–it’s delicious either way but there will be recipes that may be better without the miso taste.  Double or triple the recipe so you have enough in the fridge to last a week.

 

1 Tbsp. prepared yellow mustard

1 Tbsp. organic miso (I like the chickpea variety from MisoMaster)

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar (I have used the vinegar liquid from the marinated red onions which give a nice onion flavor.)

1-2 tsp. honey

1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Place all ingredients except the oil in a jar and mix very well.  Add the olive oil and mix again.  The miso is salty so you should not have to add salt but you may wish to add some ground black pepper.  Pour on your salad just before serving.

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