Couldn't resist one last visit here and am glad I did because I was able to add a new recipe to my personal collection - didn't have the Hula Hoop yet.
I seem to remember the poster saying the ESPN cucumber salad is sweet/sour rather than only sour. The sweet/sour dressing is typically how Germans dress cucumber salad and is how I know it. The above recipe is OK but is not the same.
Probably not the right one again, but here is another one I can across...
Cucmber, Tomato, and Red Onion Salad
from
Jiko
1 English cucumber
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced
2 tomatoes, cubed
Vanilla Dressing (recipe follows)
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Melon Vinaigrette (recipe follows)
1/4 pound arugla
-Cut cucumber in half, seed, slice fine, and place in a stainless steel bowl
-Add salt, mix well, and let sit for 30 minutes at room temperature.
-Drain water from cucumber and mix with onions and tobatoes.
-Add 1/4 cup od vanilla dressing (reserve the rest) and season with salt and pepper to taste.
-In the center of a large plate, mound the tomatoe, cucumber, and red onion and drizzle 2 tablespoons of melon vinaigrette around them.
-Top with the arugula tossed with 2 tablespoons of vanilla dressing.
Vanilla Dressing
1/2 cup white balsamic vinegar (you may substitute malt or cider vinegar, but do not use brown balsamic)
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
-Whisk all the ingredients together, adjust seasoning to taste, and set aside.
Melon Vinaigrette
1/4 cup cantaloupe juice
6 tablespoons watermelon juice
Pinch each of coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon finely sliced basel leaves
-Juice the cantaloupe and watermelon (cut into small pieces and squeeze by hand or use an old-fashioned glass or metal orange juicer) and measure amounts needed.
-Mix in salt and pepper, then lemon juice.
-Whisk in olive oil and adjust seasoning. Set aside.
-When ready to serve, mix in cottage cheese and basil.
Note: Both dressings can be made the day before and kept refrigerated. Never refrigerate tomatoes - they are more flavorful at room temperature.
for the bread pudding recipe like the one at 1900 Park Fair. My mom says that was her favorite dish of the whole trip and I'd like to find the recipe for her if anyone could help!
Thanks in advance!!!
