A lovely rich potato/leek soup will carry you through this cold winter evening. The soup is made with creamy golden potatoes combined with chopped leeks. It’s seasoned with fresh dill and smoky tempeh, while getting an extra ping from plain yogurt swirled into each bowl.
The preparation time of 2-1/2 hours allow time to let the soup rest before dining.
It’s Saturday February 22
Another great week of dining lies ahead. It’s time to plan ahead and create your grocery orders.
Of course we call it ‘”Free Food Night!” It’s time to clean out that fridge and have a leftover smorgasbord. (That’s a great word isn’t it? It sounds so Scandinavian…and it IS!) You’ve got some casserole in the fridge, or maybe a spot of Stroganoff or Teriyaki Vegetables. Use up whatever you find. Make a nice little green salad to finish the meal with something fresh.
A nice piece of baked salmon is on the menu tonight. You’ll pair it with high-protein quinoa pilaf and one of my family’s favorites, seared cabbage and onions. Make a nice homemade Ponzu sauce to dress the salmon before you bake it. Fine flavors! Fine dining!
Chef’s salad, which is considered one of the great American dinner salads, is presented tonight with the standard sliced deli meats and salad makings. You’ll also add bell peppers, cabbage, fennel and marinated sweet potato to this mix. If you prefer not to use the sweet potato, the salad stands just fine without it, but, this marinated sweet potato is really good.
This Chef’s version, also replaces the meats or cold cuts, normally associated with Chef’s Salad, with plant-based choices. The salad is dressed with a low-calorie Creamy Basil Dressing.
History suggests that this main course dish was designed by a French Chef in the employ of a wealthy Russian family in the 1890’s. It is thought that the thin strips of meat were part of the meal design because the head of the household had bad teeth. The guy with bad teeth is long gone but this recipe is a classic.
We’re adding a German version of Red Cabbage or Rotkohl (pronounced “wrote coal”) to round out this meal. Delicious food is one example of how cultures can happily come together.