Cooking with LMNO

[LMNO]

Gorgonzola will kill me. I take your cheese and substitute my own...otherwise, that salad be poppin'. 

I figured the bleu wouldn't go over with everyone... a sheep's feta would be pretty kickin.

[LMNO]

Mustard baked pork with beet salad.

So, thanks to ECH, I now have this under my belt:  Mustard, soy, garlic, cracked black pepper, and brown sugar.



Mix in a bowl, add the pork.  Put the pork on a rack, and roast at high heat (450-500) for a short time (10 minutes, or until just cooked through).



Here are the beets.  Not shown is how I roasted them, let them cool, peeled them, then chilled them in the fridge.



For the vinaigrette, we have sherry vinegar, oil, shallot, garlic, pepper, and basil.  Yes, it's dried basil.  Shut up.  It'll work.



Also, we've got some hazelnuts toasting.



Quarter the beets, and drizzle 3/4 of the vinaigrette over the top.



Arrange beets on plate, sprinke feta, hazlenuts, and parsley over the top.  Drizzle with the remainder of the vinaigrette, and serve with the pork.





Incidentally, ECH: Mrs LMNO really liked the flavors in the pork.  Thanks a bunch for the tip.

[East Coast Hustle]

my pleasure. I'm'a have to try that beet salad. ECHGF fucking loves beets, and any new way I can find to serve them to her is bound to go well for me.

[BADGE OF HONOR]

Last weekend I made a salad with shredded beets, celery, green onions, oil and vinegar, salt & pepper, and parsley.  It was fresh.

[LMNO]

That sounds like it would taste really nice, with the beets offsetting the celery and green onions.

[BADGE OF HONOR]

I'm thinking the parsley would have been better if it were fresh fennel.  Next time I'll try that.

Also grating beets made me look like my palms had been beaten by a sadistic nun.

[LMNO]

Also, the next day it makes it look like your colon just aborted something.

[Roaring Biscuit!]

Also, the next day it makes it look like your colon just aborted something.

my favourite kind of meal!

[Suu]

I detest beets. I'm sure if my mom hadn't played a nasty trick on me with them when I was younger I'd think differently though.


Protip: Pickled beets taste NOTHING like cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. 

[BADGE OF HONOR]

Yes, one is delicious and one is awful sweet gross jelly crap.

[LMNO]

HAH!

[Suu]

Yes, one is delicious and one is awful sweet gross jelly crap.

Unless you're 6 years old, then that crap is delicious, and beets are frightening.

Kinda like the time mom told me sweet potatoes taste like candy...Fortunately I now like sweet potatoes, but I still can't get into the beets unless their #1 hit is Killer Tofu.

[maphdet]

The beet salad looks yum and also made me think of a cold beet soup one of our customers once brought in for us, unfortunately, I lost the receipt...
When I make beet salad, I also use the greens, they really are rather good (w/vinegar and olive oil, garlic and salt)
Very appetizing dishes here-will be trying a few-thanks!

[Jenne]

Ooh, the beets inspire me to go and find them in the array of colors LMNO shows here at the farmer's market!  Nicely done as always!

[LMNO]

Yeah, so you've just had those beets, and it's made the "morning ritual" freaky and weird (if you don't know what I'm talking about, you should really eat more red beets). But did you know the greens have even more healthy goodness in them?

But first, they should really be washed. A lot.



This is the rest of the stuff you'll need: Onion, Garlic, Cider Vinegar, Hot Pepper Flake, and Chicken Stock.



...aaaaaand BACON!



In the grease, slowly cook the onion. When brown and yummy, add the garlic and red pepper flake.



Add stock/water, and a touch of sugar, bring to boil, and toss in the greens, coating with the mixture.



Lower heat, and simmer, covered, for about 5 minutes, or until tender. Add a tablespoon of the cider vinegar, and serve with the bacon on top (reserved until last to add a crispy texture). Shown with the great pork recipe a la ECH.