Spring Vegetable Pasta Salad
from Betty Crocker's Spring Celebrations, April 2001
Ingredients
lemon mayonnaise (below)
2 packages (16 ounces each) medium pasta shells
3 pounds asparagus, blanched and cut into four inch pieces
2 pounds snap pea pods, blanched
16 medium green onions, sliced (1 cup)
2 medium yellow bell peppers, coarsely chopped (2 cups)
Directions
1. Make lemon mayonnaise.
2. Cook and drain pasta as directed on package. Rinse with cold water; drain.
3. Mix pasta and remaining ingredients in large bowl. Stir in lemon mayonnaise until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled.
Lemon Mayonnaise
2 cups mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup chopped fresh or 1 tablespoon dried tarragon leaves
1 teaspoon salt
Mix all ingredients until well blended.
Next up, the Mongolian Beef Sticks from Ry's party. I honestly didn't have any of these at the party. I'm not sure why, but I didn't. However there was some beef that was never cooked, and I know we used it in a stir fry the following day. That was great! And I'm pretty sure these went over really well with the guys...
the beef sticks are on the 3 tiered stand, only picture I have of them :o)
Mongolian Beef Sticks
from Southern Living Ultimate Book of Appetizers, 2001
Ingredients
2 1/2 pounds flank steak
1/2 cup hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 tablespoons seasame oil
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, crushed
Directions
1. Slice steak diagonally across grain into 1/8-inch thick strips. Place in a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Set aside.
2. Combine hoisin sauce and remaining 8 ingredients; stir well. Pour marinade over steak; seal bag securely. Marinate in refrigerator 8 hours, turning occasionally.
3. Remove steak from marinade, discarding marinate; thread steak onto 32 (6-inch) wooden skewers. Broil strips 3 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes on each side or to desired degree of doneness.
*Make sure to soak your skewers in water for at least 10 minutes before threading the steak!
I hope these recipes will be useful to at least a couple of you! If you ever use them come back and leave a comment, I love to know when the recipes I pass along have been tried out.
Enjoy!
1 comment:
I made one! For a family get together I made the Spring Vegetable Pasta Salad. It was so so so good!
But - I have to admit, I am not a cook by ANY means. I am seriously stupid when it comes to ingredient sizes and the like and I apparently completely missed where you wrote that it makes 24 servings because I made THE WHOLE thing for 8 people. Result - 9 lbs of pasta salad (I really weighed it), $10 worth of asparagus and $8 worth of snap peas!!! As I was buying the stuff I thought it looked a little excessive, but because I am scared of the kitchen and doing anything in it, I just did EXACTLY what the recipe said. So in case there are any other incapable cooks out there, CUT THIS RECIPE IN HALF! You live, you learn :) But seriously thank you for sharing Ashley!!
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