Vegetable Hors d'Oeuvre recipe

ingredients

1 small cucumber, grated
3 carrots, coarsely grated
1 cup sliced tender celery
250 g (8 oz) button mushrooms, sliced
375 g (12 oz) zucchini, sliced and blanched
2-3 small leeks, halved and cooked
2 small cooked beetroot, sliced
250 g (8 oz) small new potatoes, boiled
375 g (12 oz) green beans, cooked

To add

3/4 cup sour cream
French dressing (see below)
chopped spring onions, parsley, mint, chives,
crushed coriander seed, crushed garlic, thinly sliced onion rings
chopped hard-boiled egg
salt and pepper

method

1. Salt grated cucumber, stand 10 minutes and drain.

2. Add 1 teaspoon chopped mint, a little garlic and blend into sour cream.

3. Mix grated carrot with chopped spring onions and French dressing to moisten.

4. Toss celery with French dressing and sprinkle with coriander.

5. Marinate mushrooms in 1/2 cup dressing, add onion rings and parsley.

6. Marinate zucchini in 1/4 cup dressing, add chives and parsley.

7. Sprinkle dressing on leeks while hot.

8. Marinate beetroot in French dressing.

9. Sprinkle dressing and chopped egg over potatoes.

10. Marinate beans in dressing.

11. Chill thoroughly in separate bowls.

12. Just before serving, arrange on platters and / or individual bowls.

for the French dressing

In a screw top jar, combine 1 1/2 cups olive oil with 1/2 cup lemon juice, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon each dry mustard and sugar and freshly ground black pepper. Seal and shake well.

serving amount

serves: 4


rate this recipe

out of 10    



0 comments
Heading:
Comments:
Name:

also in this category

  (see all 36 recipes)


more information

See the food glossary for information on recipe ingredients and food-related terms, and for help on using cooking measurements, see the measurements page.




home | sitemap | links | privacy | disclaimer | contact
Copyright © 2003 - 2008 www.cookitsimply.com - All Rights Reserved

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9

navigation
meat recipes
Beef Recipes
Fish and seafood ...
Game Recipes
Lamb Recipes
Offal Recipes
Pork Recipes
Poultry Recipes
Veal Recipes
other recipes
Bread Recipes
Cake Recipes
Fruit Recipes
Hors d'oeuvres Re...
Pasta Recipes
Pastry Recipes
Pies and tart Rec...
Vegetable Recipes
condiments
Accompaniments
Dessert Recipes
Drinks Recipes
Homemade preserves
Sauces Recipes
Soup Recipes
Stocks
dairy
Cheese Recipes
Cream and milk Re...
Egg Recipes
special diets
Dairy free Recipes
Gluten free Recipes
Low fat Recipes
Vegan Recipes
Vegetarian Recipes
Wheat free Recipes
country
American Recipes
British Recipes
Chinese and Asian...
French Recipes
German Recipes
Greek Recipes
Hungarian Recipes
Indian Recipes
Italian Recipes
Japanese Recipes
Jewish Recipes
Mexican recipes
Portuguese Recipes
Russian Recipes
Spanish Recipes
Swiss Recipes
Thai Recipes
Turkish Recipes
miscellaneous
Grapefruit recipes
Miscellaneous rec...
Search recipes
  advanced search