Tuesday's meal is often leftovers. Last night's was built around cold chicken from Sunday's roast. It's been a long time since we had a cold meal. The wind of the last few days has abated and the evenings are not quite so cold.
The rice left over from Monday's jar supper became a salad with chopped peppers, red onion and olives. My mother called it a Nicoise salad, but as my cullinary explorations have shown, it isn't. I also admit that I am not fond of rice or rice salad with mayo, so this is as close as it gets for me. The Husband, on the other hand, lurves rice. My little bowl was a sop.
To the green salad, I added the leftover roasted butternut and steamed green beans.
I dressed both salads in a vinaigrette made from the olive pickling brine.
Yay for the warmer weather and for leftovers that make the supper-making super easy.
Until next time, be well
Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa
Photo: Selma
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yaaayy.. that rice salad looks like vegetables fried rice to me. I love fried rice, even though no cooking oil is needed to make one :D looks yummy and this is something I need to have more, turning the left over to a new kind of delicious dish. I used to make rice porridge with the leftover rice and hubby will ask for fried rice with eggs and cheese. Take care Silver Flower!
I admit that one of the options in my head was to do egg fried rice tonight and then changed my mind!
Its the sight of food for me.
I ll probably try one out soon..
Thanks.
From a foodie.
I can imagine how you must be looking forward to warmer weather with those extremely cold Cape winds!
Your green salad looks and sounds so good with the addition of green beans and roasted butternut, very inventive!
It's another cool and wet day here, enjoy your Wednesday Fiona!
I often add extra (i.e. left over bits) to my salads for extra variety. Hope your weather clears. Started cloudy, but now blue sky! Yay!
Reading this and thinking back some of the best meals I have made came from leftovers and scrounging through the fridge and pantry for things to make a meal from because I just didn't have the time or desire to go to the market. I use to laugh because the kids would be looking in the fridge and say, "There's nothing to eat. What are we going to do for dinner?" and then an hour later they would be chowing away and raving about how good it was. No recipes, just some hidden gems thrown together to make something wonderful.
Exactly! And it's some of those meals that have become favourites in our house. The Husband is vey fond of Fiona's Made-up Dishes. He really must be because he's hung around for more than 20 years!
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This is so colourful pleaee pass me a plate.
I'm stopping right by.
Looks like you serve gourmet meals every night. The dishes look so lively and inviting. I also love salads, and can eat them four or five times a week with different combinations of meats and veggies.
Thanks for sharing.
I do cook from scratch. Gourmet? Not sure, but thank you!🤗