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Post by sprite on Jan 18, 2014 12:44:23 GMT -5
i have a tin of this for tomorrow's lunch, but most recipes seem to call for an enourmous amout of sugar and lots of wierd herbs.
think it'd be ok with just a normal oil/vinegar dressing??
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2014 16:00:58 GMT -5
Always. I have it (in water and drained) with chopped toms, celery, red pepper and avocado and normal vinaigrette.
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Post by sprite on Jan 18, 2014 16:56:39 GMT -5
avocado. i knew i'd forgotten something on the grocery order.
i actually have none of those things you've mentioned, but the fridge is bursting so surely something can be eaten.
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Post by sprite on Jan 19, 2014 16:33:18 GMT -5
in the end,chopped mange tout peas, a little oil and vinegar, sqeeeze of lime, and just a spoonful of indian mixed pickle.
verra nice.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2014 16:35:48 GMT -5
What is this ''Indian Mixed Pickle'' you keep mentioning?
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Post by sprite on Jan 19, 2014 17:18:57 GMT -5
mmmmm.....
it's like lime pickle you get with poppadoms, with more veg, including mango.
patak's is good, i'm having 'mothers' now but it's missing the 'crack' secret ingredient that i adore. i don't normally like spicy food, but this stuff has something special that i just inhale.
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Post by Tulipana on Jan 20, 2014 7:49:34 GMT -5
I think it would go great with bell peppers, tomatoes and avocado. Maybe some cooled down brown rice through it? Or corn?
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Post by lizby1 on Jan 20, 2014 14:21:03 GMT -5
Ooh yes, I like corn with beans. The sweetness means you don't need as much dressing. A dash of Tabasco is nice too.
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Post by sprite on Jan 20, 2014 15:52:05 GMT -5
tulip, i had none of those things either. small planning fail. also, it was originally for 2 ppl, then became for 3.
bizarrely, we had it as a first course and then had pheasant stew with tea biscuits.
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Post by scrubb on Jan 20, 2014 19:30:32 GMT -5
I made it a couple times recently - just made a normal vinaigrette using EVOO, part balsamic vinegar and part cider vinegar, a dash of dijon mustard, clove of garlic, s&p - and then, since the variety of recipes I found called for wildly varying amounts of sugar (ranging from a couple teaspoons, to 2/3 of a cup!!), I just drizzled in a little bit of maple syrup.
Most recipes call for celery but I don't really like it, so I used peppers (red and green) and white onion to get some crunch.
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Post by Phar Lap on Jan 21, 2014 8:32:39 GMT -5
5 bean salad?
A chap in a restaurant asked the waiter, "What's that"
"It's bean salad"
"I know it's been salad, but what is it now?"
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Post by sprite on Jan 21, 2014 11:18:17 GMT -5
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