Guest guest Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 I would like to know which of the above would be best to make my salads more interesting. I usually grate beets/sweet potato etc but would like them a little larger than grated. Also, would like to know of any salad dressings that include sunflower seeds or almonds? I presume they should always be soaked? Thanks anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2004 Report Share Posted April 16, 2004 Greetings Anne: Without a doubt a spiral slicer will allow you to be very creative with your salads and if there's a *Bed, Bath and Beyond or Linens and Things near you, I would suggest picking up the avocado remover. It not only helps you to remove the fruit from the skin but it also allows you to cut the avocado into decorative pieces. I found it works well but my patience grows short because I tend to be a more hands-on culinary artist. As for the mandolin, it's still on my " to purchase list " . I'm told that you should be especially careful when using one if you're not particularly familiar with it. The blade is extremely sharp. *If you live in the Washington, DC Metro area, you owe it to yourself to visit the Outlets in Sterling, VA. There are a number of Kitchen Aid Stores to shop in that have very curious kitchen cargo. I can recommend at least one dressing and suggest that you consider buying the book " Living in the Raw " . It lists a variety of recipes for salad dressings. Also, I've lists a few recipes in the " Files " section of 's homepage. Not sure if any contain nuts or seeds. Italian Sunflower Dressing From Living in the Raw* by Rose Lee Calabro 1 cup sunflower seeds*, soaked 6-8 hours and rinsed ¼ c flax oil ¼ c lemon juice 1 T Bragg Liquid Aminos [we recommend Nama Shoyu instead, as Braggs is pasteurized] ½ t dried basil ½ t dried oregano ½ t dried thyme In a blender, mix all ingredients until smooth and creamy; adjust seasonings to taste. Enjoy! Elaine , " abrit38 " <abrit38> wrote: > I would like to know which of the above would be best to make my > salads more interesting. I usually grate beets/sweet potato etc but > would like them a little larger than grated. Also, would like to know > of any salad dressings that include sunflower seeds or almonds? I > presume they should always be soaked? Thanks > anne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Thank you for your gracious response, it is most appreciated. I will be toodling along to BB & B tomorrow to see if they have a spiral slicer as I have a 20% off coupon Thank you for the recipe too , " Elaine Rice-Fells " <shortydemp> wrote: > > > Without a doubt a spiral slicer will allow you to be very creative > with your salads and if there's a *Bed, Bath and Beyond or Linens and > Things near you, I would suggest picking up the avocado remover. It > not only helps you to remove the fruit from the skin but it also > allows you to cut the avocado into decorative pieces. I found it > works well but my patience grows short because I tend to be a more > hands-on culinary artist. > > As for the mandolin, it's still on my " to purchase list " . I'm told > that you should be especially careful when using one if you're not > particularly familiar with it. The blade is extremely sharp. > > *If you live in the Washington, DC Metro area, you owe it to yourself > to visit the Outlets in Sterling, VA. There are a number of Kitchen > Aid Stores to shop in that have very curious kitchen cargo. > > I can recommend at least one dressing and suggest that you consider > buying the book " Living in the Raw " . It lists a variety of recipes > for salad dressings. Also, I've lists a few recipes in the " Files " > section of 's homepage. Not sure if any contain nuts or seeds. > > Italian Sunflower Dressing > From Living in the Raw* by Rose Lee Calabro > > 1 cup sunflower seeds*, soaked 6-8 hours and rinsed > ¼ c flax oil > ¼ c lemon juice > 1 T Bragg Liquid Aminos [we recommend Nama Shoyu instead, as Braggs > is pasteurized] > ½ t dried basil > ½ t dried oregano > ½ t dried thyme > > In a blender, mix all ingredients until smooth and creamy; adjust > seasonings to taste. > > Enjoy! > > Elaine > > > , " abrit38 " <abrit38> wrote: > > I would like to know which of the above would be best to make my > > salads more interesting. I usually grate beets/sweet potato etc but > > would like them a little larger than grated. Also, would like to > know > > of any salad dressings that include sunflower seeds or almonds? I > > presume they should always be soaked? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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