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Thursday, March 3, 2005
Good Stuff
I am just now risking my health by eating the last of a fabulous grapes, beef, and walnut salad made three days ago. Not a good idea to eat something that geriatric containing mayo. However...it is so good. I mean just far, far too delicious.
I remembered it as made by Nancy, called her, got the directions, and set to work. The worst part was cutting up all those grapes. In case you want to try it, here's what you do. Cook about enough steak for three people. Do this in the oven, slowly, with lots of soy sauce. Put the meat into the fridge to get it cold. Cut up two kinds of grapes. How many? Um...let's see...I did two whole packages from the produce department of the ghetto grocery. A lot of grapes. Seed them, cut them in half. Sprinkle Splenda on the grapes twice as you work...that's two little packets. Add shelled, of course, walnuts. Cut the COLD steak into tiny little cubes about like 1/2 inches per cube. Add the meat to the grapes and nuts. Now in a separate bowl, put about half a chubby jar of mayo. Mix in another packet of Splenda. Add a cap and a half or so of vinegar. Get the mayo mixture thoroughly tossed through the chewables. If you like them, here's where you also add about a cup of cut up sweet pickles. When everything is nicely combined, cover and leave in the fridge. This makes around three quarts of salad. It's a food providing a great deal of 'chew' and it is very tasty and satisfying so you won't need too much per serving. You're looking at enough salad for a lot of people so be generous. You know those cottage cheese or Cool Whip containers you wash and save? This is a good time to find a few of those, pack them full, put on the lids, and surprise neighbors and friends with a delightful ready made supper. You are still going to be eating salad for quite a while.
Although the temp was chilly as I just now dragged my garbage to the curb, spring is here. All the Easter flowers are out and looking great. The grass is growing...as I went to the ghetto grocery, I saw a crew cutting grass around the parking lot. Outdoor cheeriness makes me think about different food from that eaten all winter...salad meals. Yes, it is possible to make potato salad in the winter, but I don't. Going to do it now, though. This will be a spring salad fest. The friend who supplied the grape salad recipe also shared her directions for shrimp and crab salads. I'm going to do tuna, potato, shrimp, and crab salads for sure. If you know of some other great salad, please e-mail the directions.
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