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R wrote - The Asian Spinach dish sounds delicious. I need a conversion chart for grams and ml. I'm having a version of the "home alone meal" again tonight, sauteed greens with cheese ravioli. Sorry, no recipe for the rav's as I picked them up at the local grocery after an exhausting and frustrating day of selling jeans. If you're going to wear jeans, it helps to eat leafy greens!
Clara - Yes, still on the leafy greens - and I am still passionate, because my favourite meal of all time is warm salads. However a good combination is exactly how you described your meal - take away whatever, served with our own leafy greens etc.
Re - conversion chart - yes it will be there - however, Clara is not precise in her measurements - more into the creative blending of flavours, with some guidance as to the content, but as the mood takes her.
Salad greens usually eaten raw. In general, the darker the color, the more nutritious. romaine lettuce has 8 times the vitamin A and 6 times the vitamin C as iceberg lettuce. When you have a choice, a variety of greens is always best, as each has its own constellation of nutrients.
The best salad dressings have healthful oils such olive oil, as Soy and corn oil have a lot of omega-6 oil, and it is best to steer away from them for the most part, as many nutrition experts feel we consume too much omega-6 fat.
It's easy to make your own dressing right in the bowl. Start with vinegar, lemon juice, or lime juice - add salt, pepper and seasonings as desired, and whisk in some oil (about three times the oil as vinegar- although I tend to go for a significantly lower ratio of oil.
Tonight's salad, after a drink or two at the Rowers
Either pumpkin or kumera (sweet potato), Red or green capsicum, whatever else is in the frig- cut into pieces, lightly coated with olive oil and either salt and pepper or Thai seasoning or whatever - and baked quickly in the oven.
Make my favourite dressing of equal amounts of Thai Fish Sauce, Thai sweet Chilli sauce and lime juice.
Line a salad dish with our lovely leaves, plus coriander and mint - add cooked veges plus a sliced cucumber, then add dressing. Garnish with fresh herbs.
Tonight I served this delicious salad with oven baked fish - coated equal ratio of soy sauce, wasabi and lime juice.
Cheers Clara
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