Red Salad (V)

Cooking skills focus: Roasting, sautéing, balancing flavors

Ingredients:

2 # Yukon gold potatoes, diced medium (1/2” on a side)

2 T cooking oil

Salt and pepper TT

2 T cooking oil

1 head red cabbage, cut in quarters, core removed and sliced thinly

1 bu red chard, stems removed and leaves cut bite-sized. Stems sliced ½” thick.

Salt & pepper TT

1 T cooking oil

1 red onion, julienned

½ head garlic, cloves peeled & sliced thinly

½ bu celery, stalks peeled & sliced ¼” thick

3 bell peppers, cut into bite-sized strips (julienne, then cut in half)

2 lemons, juiced

2 T Melange Classique spice blend (from World Spice Merchants)

½ bu parsley, minced

Salt & pepper TT

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Coat the potatoes in the first 2 T cooking oil and season with salt and pepper, then roast in the oven for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Set aside in a large bowl when done.

3. Heat the large sauté pan over high heat, then add the next 2 T cooking oil. Add the red cabbage, chard stems and cook for 3-4 minutes, remove to the large bowl.

4. Heat the sauté pan over high heat again, then add the last 1 T cooking oil. Add the onion, garlic and celery and cook 3-4 minutes. Add to the large bowl.

5. Add the peppers, lemons, spice blend, parsley and season with salt and pepper. Serve.