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Category: Side Dish Recipes

January 21, 2008

Grilled Vegetable Salad

Filed under: Barbecue, Side Dish Recipes — Bob Blick @ 12:24 pm

I don’t know. I won’t eat this but this was recommended to me so, I thought, some of you may like it.

5 plum tomatoes, quartered and seeded
1 ½ lbs Japanese eggplant, trimmed and halved lengthwise
1 large red onion, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
1 red bell pepper, halved and seeded
1 yellow bell pepper, halved and seeded
1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
¼ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
Cooking spray
3 Tbsp. chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 garlic cloves, minced
¼ cup (1oz) shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Preheat grill.
Arrange first 5 ingredients in a single layer on a baking sheet. Brush vegetables evenly with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Place eggplant, onion, and peppers in a single layer on grill rack coated with cooking spray. Grill 4 minutes on each side or until charred. Remove from grill. Place peppers in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel peppers, and cut into thin strips. Cut eggplant into 1/2-inch pieces.

Arrange first 5 ingredients in a single layer on a baking sheet. Brush vegetables evenly with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place eggplant, onion, and peppers in a single layer on grill rack coated with cooking spray.

Grill 4 minutes on each side or until charred. Remove from grill. Place peppers in a large zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 10 minutes. Peel peppers, and cut into thin strips. Cut eggplant into 1/2-inch pieces.

July 25, 2007

Homemade Potato Salad

Filed under: Side Dish Recipes — Bob Blick @ 12:59 pm

I’m not a potato salad person but this is definitely a dish that is very popular to serve at a barbecue. Here’s a great recipe so you can make your own.First you will make

Mustard Salad Dressing
4 tablespoons mustard
2 tablespoons light cream
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper

Sunshine Potato Salad
4 cups diced, cold cooked potatoes
1 small onion
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 cup chopped celery
1 teaspoon salt
mustard salad dressing you just prepared
crisp lettuce

Combine the potatoes, onion, parsley, celery and salt. Add the mustard salad dressing and toss gently to mix well. Chill for about an hour.