Leftover
ideas post #1 July 6, 2020
Hello
World! Are you frustrated with leftover
food that is sitting around taking up valuable fridge space? Are leftover dishes becoming a source of
stress for you because your family doesn’t like to eat leftover food? If you are, please stay tuned because I’d
like to share some of my secrets of turning leftover food into a brand new dish in a few seconds! 😊
Leftover
idea #1 (Leftover idea #2 will be on next week, so please stay tuned :): Use
leftover meat as a main protein ingredient in a salad.
Turning
leftover meat into a salad is an easy but effective way of using up leftover
food! When you have cooked meat on hand,
all you need is some fresh veggies and a nice salad dressing! In this post I would like to share three
different salad dressing recipes that can be whipped up in no time!
Here are
some of my salad dressing recipes:
Korean
rice vinegar sesame oil dressing
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| the 2 ingredient salad dressing made with seasoned rice vinegar and sesame oil |
This easy
but very delicious Korean inspired dressing is featured in my “Easy Korean Fusion Cooking Class” so please click the link if you are interested in
learning more about it! 😊
This is an
extremely simple oil vinegar dressing (vinaigrette). All you need is a seasoned rice vinegar and
some drops of sesame oil. Just drizzle
each of these on the salad directly (use sparingly because they are very
potent: little goes a long way!) Now you are ready to enjoy a salad that is
nutritious and satisfying as a lunch on the go or as a light meal any time of the day!
Classic
extra virgin olive oil and apple cider vinegar dressing (vinaigrette)
This is a
classic vinaigrette that is very versatile that can also serve as a base for many
other salad dressings. I use 1 part oil and
1 part vinegar. You can use any oil and
vinegar in lieu of olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
Ingredients: extra virgin olive oil (100ml), apple cider
vinegar (100ml), poultry seasoning (1/8 tsp), sweetener of your choice (sugar,
agave, stevia, etc.), salt and pepper
How:
Put all the ingredients
in a mason jar and shake up until it forms a nice smooth emulsion. Taste to season with salt and pepper.
*I like to
use poultry seasoning because it contains herbs and salt so it really adds to
nice flavors to the salad dressing!
*You can
change the ratio of oil to vinegar as you see fit.
Thai inspired
nut dressing
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| a salad with nut butter dressing |
I love nuts
and therefore, a nut dressing is a logical choice of salad dressing for me. 😊
A simple way
of making a nut dressing would be to use some nut butter (peanut butter, almond
butter, etc.) and thin it out with some of my classic oil and vinegar dressing
mentioned above with some milk (milk of your choice such as almond milk, soy
milk, etc.)
Ingredients:
nut butter (1-2TB), oil and vinegar salad dressing (1 TB), milk (1/4 C), Thai
fish sauce (about 3 drops, optional), coconut aminos (not salty but nutritious alternative to soy sauce) or soy sauce (if you want a stronger Asian
flavor), sugar (optional, to sweeten to your taste, start with 1 TB and adjust)
How:
Put all the
ingredients in a mason jar and stir with a spoon until well mixed and forms a smooth
thick liquid. Season to taste with sugar
and salt, if needed
So, there
you have it! Using leftover meat (beef,
pork, chicken or even tofu and eggs) in a salad is a time saving cooking idea
that you can employ any time of the day and week!!
Hope you find today's post helpful and please leave your thoughts in the comments if you have any other great ideas to share with the rest of the world!! 😉
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visiting my blog. Please check back for more great cooking tips with a global Asian favor ! 💗😊