Friday, September 16, 2011
Stir fry salad
Many of my meals are invented on the spot. When I notice it's time to eat, I check the refrigerator, the freezer and the cupboards. It's like a clothing closet, when you think you have nothing to wear. Experiment, mix and match, see what you can come up with.
A couple of days ago, I made this Stir Fry Salad. It's simple, really, so I won't give you a long, complicated recipe. Only one photo today, but in the future, there will be more for each entry.
The base of this dish is mixed greens. Earlier in the summer, I would have used mesclun from my garden. Sadly, I note that the mesclun is all used up and I truly miss having it fresh each day. You can use your favorite lettuce. Or uncooked spinach. Or any mixture of greens.
I stir-fried zucchini slices, green beans and scallion slices in a bit of EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) in a wok. Toward the end of the cooking, I added a quick splash each of sesame oil and Tamari sauce. On another day, I might have used plain soy sauce in place of tamari. If I'd added meat, I might have used Worcestershire.
After placing the stir-fried veggies on the greens, I added some tomato chunks. There was a small amount of salmon left over from the previous night's meal, so I broke it up and added it to the salad. Wish I'd remembered I had olives in the frig; they would have been a nice addition, as would artichoke hearts if I had them.
I drizzled the whole thing with a small amount of EVOO. So easy. So delicious. So filling.
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That looks really good and super easy to make.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan.
ReplyDeleteI love to make salads and that one looks heavenly.
ReplyDeleteI love salads too, Donna, and sometimes I don't have the (mental) energy to make an entree and a salad, so I'll just pile the entree on the salad greens. Makes for interesting combinations.
ReplyDeleteIt all goes to the same place. So if it tastes good, why not?
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