Pear Avocado Salad with Sweet Potato Fries and Curry Mayo
one of my staple favorites!
INGREDIENTS
* 1 head of lettuce
* 1/2 cucumber
* 1 avocado
* 1 pear (any type)
* balsamic vinaigrette
* thin slices of Parmesan Reggianno
* 3-4 sweet potatoes
* 1/3 cup mayonnaise
* 1 tsp powered curry
Directions for Salad:
1. Wash lettuce (do I really need to write that? ) dry and chop leaves. Place into a bowl.
2. Slice cucumbers in quarters.
3. Peel avocado (duh!) and slice flesh into medium chunks.
4. Thinly slice pears.
.....kids if this takes you more than 5 minutes, you are falling asleep on the job!......
Meanwhile........
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 (or 425 F) I can never remember what temperature it works best on)
2. Drizzle olive oil on pan and peel sweet potatoes
3. Slice these up and coat them in the oil on the pan.
4. Bake for 30 minutes turning occasionally......this is where it gets tricky....keep an eye on them I check every few minutes to watch they are browning nicely. I love when they are crispy(ish)
on the outside and soft and sweet on the inside. Hope you do better than me:)
5. Mix mayonnaise and curry power together and let it sit for a few minutes.
Finally......
......mix lettuce, cucumbers, avocado together. Place sliced parmesan and black olives on top and finally drizzle balsamic vinegrette over it all.
* Don't forget the pears on the side as well as the sweet potatoes!!!!
btw........this is me cooking for a family of 7 so obviously you will need to alter that to suit who you are cooking for. I sound ridiculous! :)
Brocoli Salad
Ingredients
* Brocoli (1-2 heads) cut off stems, use flower only
* 1 red pepper (though I used orange here)
* 8 slices of bacon or proscuitto
* 1 cup of unsalted sunflower seeds
Dressing
* 1/2 cup mayonaise
* 2 Tblsp. sugar (brown or white)
* 4 Tblsp. vinegar (or apple cider)
Directions
1. Fry up proscuitto/bacon and set aside.
2. Wash and cut brocoli and red pepper and place in bowl you are serving salad in.
3. Add sunflower seeds.
4. Tear bacon into small pieces and add to salad bowl.
5. Mix dressing and pour onto salad....
toss and serve!
Feeds the 7 of us:)
Enjoy!
Corn and Black Bean Salad
Corn and Black Bean Salad
Ingredients
1. 1 can of black beans
2. 1 avocado chopped
3. 1 red pepper chopped
4. 1 small can of corn
5. bunch of cilantro
6. 1/4 red onion finely chopped
7. 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
8. 3 Tbsp. lime juice ( I squeezed a whole lime in this dish)
9. 1 tsp cumin
10. 1 tsp dijon mustard
11. 1 clove of garlic, pressed
salt and pepper
Directions
Mix all ingredients together in a serving dish and chill for an hour.
Serve over tortilla chips, lettuce, fish, chicken or as is.
Enjoy!
***Side Note***
At our most recent visit in November 2012 to Sick Kids here in Toronto there have been changes to the galactosemia diet.
Our dietician said that Sick Kids is now allowing beans and lentils, in moderation. I look forward to the literature on these new findings because these foods have been previously categorized as unsafe.