{"id":2924,"date":"2005-07-15T11:29:46","date_gmt":"2005-07-15T17:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:35:39","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T17:35:39","slug":"cool-summer-salads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/cool-summer-salads\/","title":{"rendered":"Cool summer salads"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARROT AND RADISH SALAD<\/strong>
\nMork\u0173 ir ridik\u0173 mi\u0161rain\u0117<\/em><\/p>\n

2 large carrots, peeled, shredded
\n8 ounce piece daikon radish, peeled, shredded
\n2 medium green onions, thinly sliced
\n3 Tbsps. white vinegar
\n2 Tbsps. each: canola oil, chopped parsley
\n1 tsp. honey
\n\u00bc tsp. salt
\nFreshly ground pepper
\n3 cups small greens (baby spinach, romaine or bib), crisped
\nCombine carrots, radish and green onion in medium bowl. Whisk together vinegar, oil, parsley, honey, salt and pepper in small bowl. Add to carrot mixture; toss. Taste; adjust seasoning. To serve, arrange greens in small mounds; top with salad.<\/p>\n

RED CABBAGE SLAW<\/strong>
\nRaudon\u0173j\u0173 kop\u016bst\u0173 mi\u0161rain\u0117<\/em><\/p>\n

Dressing:
\n6 large basil leaves
\n2-inch chunk red onion
\n2 Tbsps. each: canola oil, water
\n1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. honey
\n\u00bc cup red wine vinegar
\n\u00bd tsp. each: salt, freshly ground
\nblack pepper<\/p>\n

Slaw:<\/strong>
\n1 small red cabbage, cored, cut into wedges
\n1 medium red pepper, diced
\n1 cup broccoli florets<\/p>\n

Dressing:<\/strong>
\nAdd basil and onion to bowl of food processor fitted with metal blade; process until minced, about 2 seconds. Add oil, water, honey, vinegar, salt and pepper. Process about 2 seconds more.<\/p>\n

Slaw:<\/strong>
\nTransfer dressing to bowl. Put cabbage into food processor fitted with slicing disk. Process until sliced. Add to bowl. Add peppers and broccoli; toss until ingredients are well coated. Chill 2 hours. To serve, toss, taste and adjust seasoning.<\/p>\n

LETTUCE WITH SOUR CREAM<\/strong>
\nSalotos su grietine<\/em><\/p>\n

2 small heads soft lettuce (such as bib, Boston, or similar)
\n3 hard-boiled eggs
\n1 tsp. sugar
\nJuice of 1 lemon
\n1 cup sour cream
\nSalt
\nWash and dry lettuce thoroughly and set aside in a cool place. Separate hard-boiled egg yolks and egg whites. Grate the yolks and mix with the sugar. Cut the egg whites into small chunks to garnish the salad before serving. Mix the lemon juice with the sour cream and add to the egg yolks. Add salt to taste. Pour the mixture over the lettuce, garnish with the egg whites, and serve at once.<\/p>\n

STUFFED TOMATOES<\/strong>
\nKim\u0161ti pamidorai<\/em><\/p>\n

6 medium firm tomatoes (reserve pulp)
\n1 small bunch radishes, cut in small pieces
\n1 small head bib lettuce, cut in small pieces
\n3 scallions, cut in small pieces,
\n2 Tbsps. sour cream
\n2 Tbsps. chopped dill
\nSalt and pepper
\nCut off tops of firm tomatoes, scooping out pulp and seeds. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Save some of the tomato pulp to mix with the radishes, lettuce and scallions. Add sour cream to the mixed vegetables, along with additional salt and pepper to taste. Stuff the tomatoes with the mixture and sprinkle with chopped dill.<\/p>\n

CARROT AND APPLE SALAD<\/strong>
\nMork\u0173 ir obuoli\u0173 mi\u0161rain\u0117<\/em><\/p>\n

3 medium carrots, peeled
\n2 sour apples, peeled
\n2 Tbsps. sour cream
\nSugar (optional)
\nLemon juice (optional)
\nSalt
\nGrate carrots and apples coarsely. Add salt and sour cream and mix. If mixture is bland when tasted after mixing, a bit of sugar and lemon juice may be added.<\/p>\n

VEGETABLE SALAD<\/strong>
\nDar\u017eovi\u0173 mi\u0161rain\u0117<\/em><\/p>\n

5 medium potatoes, cooked
\n4 medium carrots, cooked
\n5 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and cooled
\n\u00bd cup any leftover meat (pork, beef, veal, sausage) optional
\n1 medium onion (preferably red),chopped
\n2 medium sour pickles, cubed
\n\u00bd cup mayonnaise
\n\u00bc cup sour cream
\n1 cup cooked peas
\n1 Tbsp. chopped chives or scallions
\nSalt and pepper
\nCube potatoes, three of the carrots (reserving one for garnish), eggs, and meat (if used). Add chopped onion and cubed pickle. Add the mayonnaise and sour cream and stir to mix. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add peas and mix in gently. Decorate top of the salad with one carrot (cut into a fan shape) and sprinkle with chives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CARROT AND RADISH SALAD Mork\u0173 ir ridik\u0173 mi\u0161rain\u0117 2 large carrots, peeled, shredded 8 ounce piece daikon radish, peeled, shredded 2 medium green onions, thinly sliced 3 Tbsps. white vinegar 2 Tbsps. each: canola oil, chopped parsley 1 tsp. honey \u00bc tsp. salt Freshly ground pepper 3 cups small greens (baby spinach, romaine or bib), …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[78,137],"class_list":["post-2924","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-food-cooking","tag-lith-heritage","tag-siliunas-d"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2924\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.draugas.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}