Today sucked. I mean really and truly sucked.

But in other news, there’s water on Mars and the Blood Moon did not bring on the apocalypse and in the words of Scarlett O’Hara, tomorrow is another day.

I have a bunch of nice vegetarian sides and main dishes piled up in my to post file, so I thought this week would be a good time to focus on a few. Farm stands are still going strong, the weather can’t decide if it’s grilling or soup weather, this seemed like a safe bet.

Asian Pear and Grape Cabbage Salad

Dressing

• 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp spicy brown mustard
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Whisk together all the ingredients, except oil, slowly whisk in oil to create vinaigrette. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.

Salad

• 1/2 head of red cabbage
• 1/2 head Savoy cabbage
• 1 Asian pear, halved, cored and sliced into thin strips
• 1 Red Anjour pear, halved, cored and sliced into thin strips
• 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved
• 1 cup seedless green grapes, halved
• 1/2 cup toasted walnut or almond pieces

 

Cut each cabbage in half to create two wedges, remove core and slice crosswise into thin shreds, toss with pears, grapes and nuts. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss thoroughly. Let set for 10 minutes and serve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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