Underrated foods?

breanamock wrote: »

Parsnips
Don’t add much to the look of a plate, since they’re just white, but they have lots of vitamins, and if you roast them, they get incredibly sweet.

Fried okra
Obviously not the healthiest of veggie preparations, but one of my faves that not a lot of people seem to like.

Toast with strawberry preserves and sour cream
Apparently it sounds gross to lots of people, but give it a try. The sour cream and strawberries balance each other out so well.

Roasted parsnips are great. Veganomicon has a recipe I like for a raw parsnip and beet salad. Basically you add them to a pineapple juice dressing and let them macerate in that overnight.

And fried okra! Yum. My grandmother used to slice it dime thin, coat it in cornmeal, and then fry it in an iron skillet until it was crunchy crispy. I have never figured out how to get mine so crispy so these days I make bindi masala out of it instead.

mytyglotz wrote: »

Cucumber sprinkled with salt

I literally have this every day. Its my favorite snack.

mytyglotz wrote: »

Cucumber sprinkled with salt

I like mine sprinkled with this buffalo seasoning.

VegjoyP wrote: »

pancakerunner wrote: »

fruitcake

Agree!

I've never had fruitcake but now I want to try it!

FourWindsWalker wrote: »

Lentils
Winter squashes

om...these are never underestimated in my house that's for sure😋

FourWindsWalker wrote: »

Lentils
Winter squashes

No matter what I do, lentils destroy my digestive track. It doesn't matter how much fiber I eat otherwise or how I cook them. If I eat a meal serving of them, I am in pain for a couple days. So as much as I like them, I stay away. It's the same with salad greens, though I can handle like 1 salad a week okay.

I am trying to try more winter squashes this year. Delicata is AMAZING. I have 2 in my pantry I need to make asap. I think pthers intimidate me because of how hard they can be to cut up!

Athijade wrote: »

FourWindsWalker wrote: »

Lentils
Winter squashes

No matter what I do, lentils destroy my digestive track. It doesn't matter how much fiber I eat otherwise or how I cook them. If I eat a meal serving of them, I am in pain for a couple days. So as much as I like them, I stay away. It's the same with salad greens, though I can handle like 1 salad a week okay.

I am trying to try more winter squashes this year. Delicata is AMAZING. I have 2 in my pantry I need to make asap. I think pthers intimidate me because of how hard they can be to cut up!

A sturdy cleaver (thick back edge) and a rubberized dead-blow hammer will open any tough Winter squash. (If you don't have a dead-blow hammer, just put a folded dishtowel or something between hammer & cleaver so you're not one hard metal on aother.)

Take knife (serrated works well, and cut just a tiny shallow straight groove where the cleaver should enage, so it doesn't slip; doesn't need to be deep. Put the sharp edge of the cleaver there, then tap along the back of the cleaver with the hammer. From there, once you have one fairly deep cut, just work your way around the squash. Nearly effortless.

I think the delicatas are OK, but for sheer excellent flavor and texture, I like the heirlooms (from my Farmer's market), especially Fall Ball (not sure that's its official name) and extra especially Georgia Candy Roaster. Many people are scared off because the heirlooms are huge. But roasting & freezing works very well great. Ever Fall, I try to freeze enough Georgia Candy Roaster to last until next squash season. (I have about 60 cups in the basement chest freezer now, in 2-cup glass freezer bowls.) So good!

As an extra bonus, these have plenty of huge seeds that are wonderful roasted with a bit of olive oil and generous chili powder and popcorn salt.

pancakerunner wrote: »

PAPYRUS3 wrote: »

FourWindsWalker wrote: »

Lentils
Winter squashes

om...these are never underestimated in my house that's for sure😋

I have never had lentils *gasp*

Me either.

I had lentils yesterday. I eat them often.

Cream cheese

Oatmeal
Lima beans