New Year

Happy New Year Wishes(2012)
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New Year Recipes:

New Year Eve Recipes:

G.New Year Eve Salad Recipes:

1.Asparagus Shallot Mustard Salad:
Ingredients:
2 pounds fresh asparagus; 8 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup chopped shallots; 2 T stone ground mustard; 4 teaspoons raspberry vinegar; 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar; 1/8 teaspoon white pepper; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 T fresh dill-snipped;
Method:
Wash and drain asparagus. Peel stalk, Snap woody base. discard base. fill large bowl with ice water; set aside. In large saucepan bring water and 1t salt to boil. Add asparagus--Cook 2 to 3 minutes until crisp. Drain. Put in ice water- drain. Place spears in 2 Qt rectangular baking dish. Set aside.
Vinaigrette: In small bowl using wire whisk, whisk together shallots and all ingredients except dill. Let stand at room temp at least 1 hour before serving. Pour vinaigrette over spears. Garnish with sprigs of dill.

2.Avocado And Crab Salad:
Ingredients:
1 pkg imitation crab meat; 1 avocados, peeled and diced; 1/2 tomato, diced (w/o seeds); 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped; 1/4 cup light mayo; 1 tbsp lemon juice; salt and pepper;
Method:
Cut imitation crab meat into 1/4 inch pieces. mix all ingredients together in a bowl. chill and serve.

3.Black-Eyed Pea Salad:
Ingredients:
2 (15.5 ounce) cans black-eyed peas; 1 large tomato, chopped; 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped; 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped; 1/2 red onion, diced; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley; 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 2 tablespoons olive oil; salt and pepper to taste;
Method:
In a medium bowl, toss together black-eyed peas (drained), tomato, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, red onion, celery, and parsley. In a small bowl, mix balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Toss into the vegetables. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator 8 hours, or overnight. Consider using Italian salad dressing instead of balsamic oil and vinegar.

4.Potato Salad with Gorgonzola, Baby Spinach & Walnuts:
Ingredients:
12 Yukon Gold potatoes, about 4 lb; 1 c walnut halves; 4 c baby spinach, washed & dried; 8 oz Gorgonzola, broken into chunks; 1 1/2 c extra-virgin olive oil; 1/2 c shallots, minced; 1/2 c Champagne vinegar; 2 T Dijon mustard; 1/2 c fresh thyme, chopped; Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper;
Method:
Scrub potatoes and bring to a boil in a large pan of salted water. Cook until tender when pierced with a fork. Whisk together the olive oil, shallots, vinegar and mustard until emulsified. Add thyme and season with salt and pepper. Cool the potatoes slightly and cut into 1 ½ “ cubes. Pour dressing over still warm potatoes. Break into pieces and toast the walnuts on a sheet pan in a 375° oven for about 8 minutes. Add to salad with spinach and gorgonzola and mix gently.

5.Halloumi & Pomegranate Salad:
Ingredients:
Half a red onion, very finely sliced; 2 spring onions, finely sliced; Juice of half a lime; Half a pomegranate, seeds tapped out and any bitter flesh removed from the seeds; 2 handfuls of rocket leaves; Extra virgin olive oil; 1 block of halloumi, sliced into 1cm thick slices; Seasoned flour should you need it;
Method:
Make your dressing with 1 part lime juice to four parts olive oil, season with pepper only as the halloumi is salty and dress the onions & pomegranate. Fry your halloumi, a couple of minutes on each side over high heat, preferably on a griddle, a frying pan will do if you don’t have one. I destroyed my griddle recently so made do. Put half the leaves on each plate, add half your pomegranate and onion mix and serve the halloumi on top. Squeeze some lime juice over and serve.

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