Author: Chef Cloud Wine

  • Recipe For Garbanzo Bean Tomato Salad

    Ingredients

    3 tablespoons vegetable oil
    1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
    1 teaspoon salt, divided
    1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
    1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
    3 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
    1 medium onion, thinly sliced
    1 tablespoon minced fresh basil

    Directions

    In a bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Add beans; toss to coat. Place tomatoes in a serving bowl. Top with onion. Sprinkle with basil and remaining salt and pepper. Top with bean mixture. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Toss just before serving.

  • How To Make Tsao Mi Fun (Taiwanese Fried Rice Noodles)

    Ingredients

    1/2 pound thinly sliced pork loin
    1/4 cup soy sauce
    1/4 cup rice wine
    1 teaspoon white pepper
    1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
    1 teaspoon cornstarch

    4 dried Chinese black mushrooms
    1 (8 ounce) package dried rice vermicelli

    1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided
    2 eggs, beaten
    1/4 clove garlic, minced
    1 tablespoon dried small shrimp
    3 carrots, cut into matchstick strips
    1/2 onion, chopped
    3 cups bean sprouts
    4 leaves napa cabbage, thinly sliced
    salt to taste
    3 sprigs fresh cilantro for garnish

    Directions

    Place the pork into a mixing bowl and pour in the soy sauce and rice wine. Sprinkle with the white pepper, five-spice powder, and cornstarch. Mix well, then set aside to marinate. Soak the mushrooms in a bowl of cold water for 20 minutes, then pour off the water, cut off and discard the stems of the mushrooms. Slice the mushrooms thinly and reserve. Soak the rice vermicelli in a separate bowl of cold water for 10 minutes, then pour off the water and set the noodles aside.

    Heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Pour in the eggs, and cook until firm, flipping once, to make a pancake. Remove the egg pancake, and allow to cool, then thinly slice and place into a large bowl. Heat 2 more tablespoons of the vegetable oil in the wok over high heat. Stir in the garlic and dried shrimp, and cook until the shrimp become aromatic, about 20 seconds. Next, add the pork along with the marinade, and cook until the pork is no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Stir in the carrots and onion, and cook until the carrots begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Finally, add the bean sprouts, napa cabbage, and sliced mushrooms; cook and stir until the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes more. Scrape the pork mixture into the bowl along with the eggs, then wipe out the wok and return it to the stove over medium-high heat.

    Heat the remaining

  • How To Make Harvest Salad

    Ingredients

    1/2 cup chopped walnuts
    1 bunch spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-size pieces
    1/2 cup dried cranberries
    1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
    2 tomatoes, chopped
    1 avocado – peeled, pitted and diced
    1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

    2 tablespoons red raspberry jam (with seeds)
    2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    1/3 cup walnut oil
    freshly ground black pepper to taste
    salt to taste

    Directions

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Arrange walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet. Toast in oven for 5 minutes, or until nuts begin to brown.

    In a large bowl, toss together the spinach, walnuts, cranberries, blue cheese, tomatoes, avocado, and red onion.

    In a small bowl, whisk together jam, vinegar, walnut oil, pepper, and salt. Pour over the salad just before serving, and toss to coat.

  • Dilly Tomato and Beet Salad Recipe

    Ingredients

    1/4 cup safflower oil
    2 tablespoons walnut oil
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1/4 cup minced fresh dill weed
    salt and pepper to taste

    2 tomatoes, diced
    1 stalk celery, chopped
    1 green onion, chopped
    1 (15 ounce) can red beets, drained and chopped

    Directions

    In a bowl, whisk together the safflower oil, walnut oil, olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and dill. Season with salt and pepper.

    In a separate bowl, toss together the tomatoes, celery, green onion, and beets. Toss with the dressing mixture just before serving.