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I steam brussels sprouts, slicing the larger ones not quite all the way through. If they're very fresh, they even taste sweet. They're usually tender after 5-6 minutes, depending on size. I don't put any sauce on them. I make colorful salads almost every day for lunch. Have you ever tasted a slice of raw rutabaga (yellow turnip)? Or a slice of raw beet? Delish. I put these in a salad, along with greens, tomatoes, cucumber, different colored peppers, celery, sugar snap beans or the flat ones (can't remember their name), string beans, avocado, whatever I have in the fridge. Very colorful and tasty. For a dressing, I use 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar and 1/2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil, shake it up and sprinkle on, then sprinkle on some sunflower seeds. Sometimes I add chickpeas or lentils to make a complete meal, or I pair it with farmer or cottage cheese and some dill, or with sardines or anchovies with sweet onion slices, or tuna salad. Add a slice of toasted rye spread with mashed avocado, and I'm in heaven. Finish off with apple slices.
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Yum! Brussels sprouts, fresh, I found some this morning at the supermarket. I looked up how to store them, place them in a plastic bag (after removing any soiled leaves), and they should be eating within 4 days. So the clock is ticking, I have 3 meals of brussels sprouts ahead of me!
@luftmensh1
Hello,
That is my kind of salad down to the sunflower seeds, chickpeas and mashed avocado on toast.
Raw veggies sliced very thin are great in salads. I have roasted chickpeas (canned) with EVO, s and p until they start to turn brown.
Now that is an awesome snack.... enter than peanuts.
I like my sprouts sliced in half and also roasted with EVO and seasonings. When I lived in Long Island, NY we used to buy the full stalk of sprouts in the fall...they stayed fresher longer when on the stalk. I miss those farm stands.
For breakfast I often toast a gluten free whole grain piece of toast and mash an avocado and then slightly drizzle some raw honey over it. I have to have something sweet in the morning.
Do you mean snow peas when you mentioned the flat beans? Or what I know as runner beans?
I have never had sliced raw rutabaga...something to try.
I believe all meals should be colorful and anything goes when it comes to salad.
Bon Appetit!
FL Mary
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That garden assortment sounds so delish. Have to get back into the salad grove. Thank you.