These fondues are easy to prepare, and they make a great recipe for your vegetarian friends.
Total time to cook:
35 minutes
Serves:
6
Category:
Snacks, appetizer
Ingredients:
1 clove garlic - peeled
12 oz. can OR bottle of flat beer
3 Tbls. all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. black pepper
1 splash sauce
1 pinch salt
1 dash ground mustard seed
1 lb. aged cheddar cheese
1 loaf French bread - cubed
Step Wise Instructions:
Rub garlic clove over the inside surface of a fondue pot; mince garlic clove; set both aside.
In a saucepan, stir together a small amount of beer and flour; once a paste has formed, stir in remaining beer and all other ingredients, except cheese.
Over medium heat, heat mixture through.
Slowly add cheese, stirring as you add it to the pan, until all cheese has melted.
Tasty, light version of the ever popular Lemon salad recipe
Total time to cook:
25 minutes
Serves:
7
Category:
Salad , rice,pecans
Ingredients:
1 cup vegetable or olive oil
1/3 cup white wine vinegar
1 clove garlic minced
1 tbsp lemon peel grated
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/2 tbsp salt
6 cups long grain rice cooked
2 cups wild rice cooked
2 cups seeded cucumbers diced
2/3 cup green onions thinly sliced
1/4 cup fresh parsley minced
1/4 cup fresh basil or 1 Tbls dried minced
1/2 tbsp pepper
1/2 cup chopped pecans toasted
Step Wise Instructions:
In a jar with tight-fitting lid, combine the first 7 ingredients; shake well. In a large bowl, combine long grain and wide rice; add dressing and toss.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Add the cucumbers, green onions, parsley, basil and pepper; mix well. C
This recipe can be livened up even more with a garnish of halved cherry tomatoes, parsley sprigs, sweet red pepper strips, steamed asparagus spears, or sautéed mushroom caps.
Total time to cook:
40 minutes
Serves:
6
Category:
Appetizer , bean
Ingredients:
2 green onions
5 cups bean sprouts
10 cooked fresh crab legs
1 teaspoon sesame oil
10 leaf lettuce leaves
10 ready-to-eat spring roll skins
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Honey Sichuan Sauce
honey Sichuan sauce
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup chili
Step Wise Instructions:
Cut green onions into 2-inch pieces; cut pieces lengthwise into thin strips. Mix green onions and bean sprouts; divide mixture into 10 equal parts.
Sprinkle crabmeat pieces with sesame oil. Tear each lettuce leaf into 3-inch squares.
Place 1 lettuce square on center of 1 spring roll skin. (Cover remaining skins with plastic wrap to keep them pliable.)
Place 1 part bean sprout mixture on lettuce; top with 1 crabmeat piece and 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro.
Fold bottom corner of spring roll skin over filling, tucking the point under.
Fold in and overlap the 2 opposite corners. Brush fourth
corner generously with cold water; roll up to seal. Repeat with remaining spring roll skins. (Cover filled spring rolls with plastic wrap to keep them from drying out.)
Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours but no longer than 8 hours. Cut in half if desired.
