Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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You are a contenda, PAV
My supper plans are - hopefully - taking the pups for a walk and going to IKEA for one of their crazy looking veggie dogs (which I haven't tested yet but they look amazing) and a frozen yogurt cone. If the veggie dogs are outrageously good I might live it up and have 2! (at $1.50 each it is worth it )
Here is a description of the veggie dog...its not your ordinary pink soy cylinder!
https://www.mashed.com/173770/the-untold-truth-of-ikeas-vegan-hot-dog/1 -
And the veggie meatballs too, don't forget.
You know. This was not very nice. I don't know that I can head there today... but remind me to do so in the future... other than dealing with the crowds... there's actually once of these places fairly nearby!
And the write up looks good!
I don't see a calorie count in the article though!!!
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That dog was SOOOOO tasty!!!!! Nutrition information I found was 248 calories dog bun and toppings. Oh my! Went in the out door - straight to the little cafe at the exit - no line up - just deliciousness - no shopping - just the lovely little hotdog and a vanilla frozen yogurt cone. Next time I will skip the cone and go for 2 hotdogs. They were that good Spent 9.97 for two people and two pups to be smiling for awhile (Pups only got cones, not dogs. People had one of each.) 2
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I bought some of the veggie meatballs when I visited the store a month or so ago - they are okay. But the premade hotdog was really a treat.2
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Wuz salad of spring greens 123g, tomatoes 254g, 35g cheddar, 350g yogurt potato mustard pickle salad, 30g olives with 70g toasted white bread. Good for now. Cinnamon yogurt feast already logged for later!1
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Looking forward to making that potato salad. I think I will add the cauliflower though because I like it before. I can see a week of that for supper with some plain old soy veggie dogs on the side 1
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Just drain it well (the cauli). Because watery mess bad, right?!?
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Roast the cauliflower in the oven? Works well even with defrosted frozen cauliflower. Roast cubed potatoes at the same time. Or air fry both for drier results?1
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I didn't have a problem with the cauliflower making a water mess last time. Did you use fresh or frozen, PAV? If anything the salad wanted to be too dry.
I will boil the cauliflower with the potatoes and use Dante's trick of vinegar in the water. Hopefully it wasn't just beginners luck last time and it will come out okay.
Hadn't though of roasting potatoes for a potato salad? Have you done that Yooly? Seems like that would be a different beast? I don't have an air fryer - but my "oven" is a small convection oven which sort of gets similar results. Just can't imagine browned potatoes in a potato salad 2 -
All this PAV's potato salad talk carried me away - away from the food in the fridge that I bought to make a frittata for this week (to use up the egg whites from the meringue experiment ). So no potato salad until the frittata is gone...something to look forward to this weekend 2
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Yoolie was talking about the cauli that I implied might be too wet and suggested it could be baked. Not the potatoes. Vinegar trick was used by my grandmother. Haven't used it myself. But should be helpful0
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Yoolie was talking about the cauli that I implied might be too wet and suggested it could be baked. Not the potatoes. Vinegar trick was used by my grandmother. Haven't used it myself. But should be helpful
Yooly suggested roasting cubed potatoes at the same time...I haven't tried that but am game if someone else has and it worked well!
Did you use frozen cauliflower or fresh, PAV? I remember you mentioning that maybe there was too much?
When Dante suggested the vinegar trick last year it made a huge difference in the firmness of my potato salad potatoes! Solved a 35 year old mystery for me 1 -
Tonight was crunchwraps, which are probably about the calorie cost for us of a burrito and a small bag of fritos, because we only eat half of them. And since I make them they are real food with real meat and cheese in them, and so that is satisfying. Plus, people can have just what they want in them. Green sauce and lots of black olives? Sure. Red sauce and lots of pico de gallo? Sure. And I get my plain beef and safe Mexican rice and cheese and lettuce, and I'm happy.
Also it means I know what lunch is tomorrow, lol.4 -
You're HERE!
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Laurie: it was frozen which is why I think it was perhaps sub-optimal???? I don't remember it TBH
Or rather vaguely. I think it was one of the only times I've tried frozen cauli. 1 -
We’ve missed you Alexandra! Hope all is well.
Laurie, here’s a vegetarian roasted potato salad. I’d cut it in half or a fourth because it’s a LOT of salad unless you’re feeding a crowd. You can use Greek yogurt instead of mayo. Roasting just adds another layer if flavor. And you can add roasted cauliflower or other veggies like zucchini. Roasted radishes are a revaluation! So different from raw. Lots of wiggle room for ingredients.
Vegan Roasted Potato Salad
TOTAL TIME
1 hr 45 minutes
SERVINGS
8 servings
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds waxy potatoes new potatoes, red potatoes
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 pinch salt and pepper
3 single celery stalks
2 whole carrots raw or roasted
2 whole green onions
2 cups vegan mayonnaise - or yogurt
¼ cup dijon mustard
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 bunch fresh dill finely chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
Roast potatoes: Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Wash potatoes and cut them in half, then toss halved potatoes in olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to brown evenly. Alternatively, potatoes can also be pan fried over medium heat for 20-30 minutes or until potatoes are browned. Remove from oven and let cool (to cool faster, place roasted potatoes in the refrigerator).
Mix potato salad ingredients: In a large bowl, add cut potatoes, sliced celery, diced carrots, sliced green onions, vegan mayonnaise, dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, chopped dill, and a pinch salt and a pinch of black pepper. Toss ingredients to thoroughly mix until all ingredients are covered in mayonnaise and are evenly distributed in salad.
Chill and serve: Roasted potato salad can be served immediately, but for best results refrigerate for a minimum of 30-60 minutes to chill salad and let the ingredients release their flavors.
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That sounds GOOD. I admit that I seldom follow recipes--cough cough--but it does sound GOOD! 0
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Hi, Alexandra!
Thank you, Yooly. I might just try that with this round of potato salad! With some cauliflower and pickles for good measure 1 -
That sounds GOOD. I admit that I seldom follow recipes--cough cough--but it does sound GOOD!
Outside the potatoes there’s all kinds of possibilities. The main character is the roasting part. You can tinker with the dressing. I don’t use dill - maybe parsley or cilantro or dash of oregano.1 -
But, I admit to using "overload" of protein with my "potato salads". Since I use 0% greek instead of mayo, I tend to add both taste/texture for lack of better word--consistency may be more appropriate/fat and extra protein by using eggs. So it would always start as potato/egg/yogurt/and I suspect more often than not some mustard powder. The "veggies" "pickles" etc are then "fillers" or more appropriately "bulking agents" to make it all more space occupying and lower caloric density!1
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Sure, toss in eggs, ham chunks, tuna, chicken, veggie hotdogs- whatever! The taste difference is the roasting of potatoes and other sundry veggies. Very flexible.
Serve on bed of lettuce or other greens to bulk it up.1 -
My intent is to try Yooly's roasted recipe and add the eggs/use yogurt plus extras The roasted veggie part has really caught my imagination! I always top cauliflower with slices of garlic when I roast it - I imagine that could work for this salad also??? 2
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Roasted garlic and cauliflower couldn’t be bad. It’s a good recipe to experiment with. Suit your own taste. I’d do small batches until you find what makes you happy.
Hubby’s grandma made a simple potato salad with potatoes (obviously), cucumbers, thin sliced red onion tossed with good olive oil and a little oregano. Dash of vinegar couldn’t hurt. Served room temperature. There’s something about the chunks of creamy potato with cool crisp cucumbers .....1 -
You guys!!!!! The whole board will be eating potato salad.... fine. I've got one for you which I haven't tried yet I don't think but might someday potato red onions APPLE salad! 🙀 2
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Sort of like the Shepherd's Type pie from a few weeks ago - still pulling portions of that delicious inspiration out of the freezer every week 1
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I won't be. I've had to largely give up nightshades. They make my arthritis worse. A little red salsa here and there, the occasional indulgence in marinara, but largely I've stepped away from potatoes.
Today's not a great day for me physically so it's just as well lunch is just waiting for me to eat it. We may get delivery for dinner as the dishwasher is scheduled to be delivered right at dinnertime.2 -
New dishwasher - woohoo!
I think we could probably drive all the potato recipes into the ground. Maybe it’s time to focus on - I don’t know?- Brussels sprouts, zucchini, carrots, beets?
Today I’m doing lots of errands so salad with some shrimp tossed on top. Don’t know what’s for dinner yet.1 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »I won't be. I've had to largely give up nightshades. They make my arthritis worse.
For me this potato salad is 750g cauliflower vs 400g potato - so maybe you can just take it the rest of the way and completely eliminate the potato, Alexandra
The next step is potatoless potato salad!2 -
Maybe all those vegetables roasted in a potatoless potato salad, Yooly!2
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Well, Alexandra's potato salad could be a potato-less potato salad and I bet she would figure out how to make a good one!!!!
ALEXANDRA CLOSE YOUR EYES: Allergen alert!
I got "sidetracked" today.... only brought home that rice bowl's worth of the stir fry, and it is now sitting over today's pre-prepared bunnies! the rest... err, has been consumed!:
Sliced beef and the veggies.
Sauces were just ginger and garlic "broths" and one partial sauce scoop of sesame oil chili oil, so I figure about 1.66 tablespoons or close to 200 Cal which makes it third to the beef and rice in terms of calories!3
