Pantry Salad — serves 6
3 T sesame seeds
One chopped spring onion (or 2 scallions)
1/2 c pine nuts
1/4 c chopped parsley
Can of cannellini beans
1 chopped roasted red pepper
1 ear of corn, cut off the cob
1 c purple rice, cooked on toothsome side
Vinaigrette with extra garlic and salt
This salad is prettier before the addition of the rice. If you want those bright colors, either skip the rice or use brown or white instead.
Other good additions: chopped hearts of palm; chopped Spanish olives; diced red onion.
Those of you who know how negative my self-talk tends to be might not recognize me after I produce a perfect omelet. Or a really tasty salad. After taking the first bite of this one, I said, “Oh my god! Who am I?”
Meanwhile, turns out that cancelling dinner guests for tonight was the right thing to do. I’ll still make sweet polenta with mushroom ragout. It’ll last for days!
Earlier, I took to cleaning up the perennial beds. Raking as a minor act of salvation.
I used to put the bag over my head and punch it open from the inside, like a crazy person. Needless to say, at five feet tall, swinging a leg into the bag for stomping mid-rake session wasn’t accomplished with any grace either. So I’m loving this!
Since my comments don’t take over at Joanne’s blog, let me shout out here: Wolf Hall is one of my favorite books ever. Be a good choice for a re-read. I just can’t believe how skillfully Mantel crafted her historic narrative. Also: she has a new novel out.
One more shout out: Happy birthday to my mother-in-law!! (She’s the only family member who reads my blog regularly.) Stay healthy. Stay strong. If you were here, I’d pull out some of the salad before adding the garlic — just for you.