challenge: freezable salad

bnm

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 9:14 am

is such a thing even possible?

Liba

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 9:16 am

What constitutes salad?

Matbucha and salsa freeze just fine. So does zucchini and mushrooms sautéed tomato sauce. I think spiced techina might be okay as well, though I haven't tried it. My DH has frozen chummos and says it defrosts well.

ray family

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 9:30 am

many types of dips can be frozen- techina, matbucha, chumus, cooked olive/ tomato salad,
I would imagine corn salad.
I know my mil freezes many things (dips) I think she may freeze chilbe,
that's all I can think of off the top of my head but I imagine that there are more

bnm

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 9:33 am

has to be more of a salad type of salad, not dips. though the sqaush and mushrooms in tomato sauce sound interesting. can I have a recipe?

Mrs Bissli

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 9:33 am

bean salad, roasted pepper salad, and cooked carrot salad (like morroccan ones) can freeze ok

bnm

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 9:38 am

mrs bissli can I please have recipes? someone gave me the job of finding the recipes, I hope to sample them all!

bnm

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 1:32 pm

bump for the afternoon crowd!

Simple1

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 1:44 pm

Never tried it, but maybe pasta salad, with Italian dressing and freezable vegetables such as broccoli. And I'd guess not to use mayo.

ra_mom

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 1:46 pm

I have a recipe for frozen cucumber salad!

bnm

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 1:48 pm

ra_mom wrote:

I have a recipe for frozen cucumber salad!

can I please have it? should I pm you or can you post it here?

ra_mom

Wed, Oct 20 2010, 1:56 pm

bnm wrote:

ra_mom wrote:

I have a recipe for frozen cucumber salad!

can I please have it? should I pm you or can you post it here?

This a really large salad, and lasts for months in the freezer. You can halve it (will still be a lot.)
Kirby Salad - needs to be frozen first
16 kirbys, not peeled
2 large onions, not huge
1/4 cup salt
3/4 cup water, not more
4 cups sugar
2 cups vinegar

Slice kirbys in food processor on slicing blade. Pour into a really large pot.
Slice the onions in the processor. Add onions to pot along with salt and water. Allow to sit in pot for 1 hour.
Mix really well, then let sit in pot for 1 additional hour.
Add sugar and vinegar, and mix well, until sugar has dissolved
Divide into containers, making sure to divide juice as well.
Freeze.

(Half the recipe is 8 kirbys (not cucumbers), 1 large onion, 2 Tbsp salt, 6 Tbsp water, 2 cups sugar, and 1 cup vinegar.)

Mrs Bissli

Thu, Oct 21 2010, 8:57 am

Bean salad
1 bag (1/2 lb) green beans
1 can each red kidney beans, chick peas, borlotti beans (pinto beans comes closest in the US)
1 cup sliced black olives
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
1 teasp salt (feel free to add a bit more, some brands of beans may need more salt)
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp vinegar (any white vinegar should do, I usually use either
fresh chopped parsley

Wash, and trim tops/tails of green beans. Boil in lightly salted water for about 10min or till
tender crisp. Drain, cut them in 1/3 length wise.
Open and drain liquid from the cans. In a large bowl, mix all ingredients and let marinate at
least an hour, ideally overnight for the flavour to blend.
A bit of freshly ground pepper really perks up the salad.

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Roasted pepper salad
3 large sweet red pepper
3 large sweet orange/yellow pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp wine vinegar (preferably balsamic)
1 clove garlic, minced
fresh chopped parsley (or chopped corriander)

Preheat broiler. Line a large baking pan/cookie sheet with foil. Wash and core red peppers, cut into
quarters or 1/6th lengthwise. Place inside down/shiny skinny side top, making sure they don't overlap.
Sprinkle a bit of salt. Broil till the outside skin is mostly charred (make sure they don't burn completely).
Take the pan out of the oven, close both end of foil to "bundle up" the peppers. (This let the peppers steam which makes it easier to peel them). Once cool enough to handle, peel the skin off--it should slide off easily.
Cut peppers into small-ish strips. Mix in oil, vinegar, garlic and parsley.

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Cooked carrot salad

4-5 medium carrots
3 cloves garlic
2 tbsp olive oil
juice from 1 lemon
1/2 tbsp honey
1/2 teasp cumin seed (ground cumin will do)
a few dashes of salt
1 teasp paprika
chopped corriander/cilantro (you can use both leaves and stems)
Harissa or chili pepper flakes

Scrub, peel, trim the top of carrots, then cut them into thin disks. (You may want to cut the
carrots in half lengthwise if it's very big/wide). Boil carrots with 2 cups of water in a
pot, covered, for about 10-15min. Add whole, peeled garlic cloves for the last 5-10min of
cooking. You want the carrots "al dente", cooked through but NOT mushy.
Drain water. If using whole cumin seeds, toast in unoiled non-stick pan/pot for a couple
of minutes to release flavour. In a large bowl, add carrots, chopped par-boiled garlic,
and the rest of ignredients. Taste and adjust seasoning. Add harissa or chili pepper flakes
if you want it a bit spicy.

bnm

Thu, Oct 21 2010, 8:59 am

thank you!