10 make ahead green vegetable Recipes

tomatoes , cut into eighths, green pepper, thinly sliced, red onion, thinly sliced, cucumber, thinly sliced, cider vinegar, water, sugar, celery salt, mustard seed, salt, cayenne pepper, pepper

uncooked small pasta shells, vegetable oil, shredded lettuce, hard-cooked eggs, sliced, salt, pepper, shredded cooked chicken breast, frozen peas, thawed, mayonnaise, sour cream, green onions, chopped, dijon mustard, shredded colby or monterey jack cheese, minced fresh parsley

vegetable stock, tomato juice, lemon juice, green taco sauce, sugar, garlic salt, pepper, cucumber ( , peeled, seeded, and coarsley chopped), green pepper ( , seeded and diced), tomatoes ( , peeled and coarsely chopped), green onions ( (including tops) thinly sliced)

vegetable oil, boneless skinless chicken breast , cut horizontally into 2 pieces (approx. 1/2 lb), chopped green onion, chunky salsa, whole wheat tortillas, shredded tex-mex cheese

head cabbage, shredded (about 20 cups), onions, thinly sliced, celery ribs, thinly sliced, carrots, thinly sliced, cucumber, thinly sliced, green pepper, chopped, diced pimientos, drained, sugar, vinegar, vegetable oil, salt, celery seed, ground mustard, dried basil, dried marjoram, pepper

tuna , loin, baguette, cut in half and hollowed out, fennel seed, salt, lime , zest of, finely grated, vegetable oil, green beans, blanched, eggs, boiled for 6 minutes, extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes, halved, cucumber, sliced, artichoke hearts, drained and sliced thickly, red onion, thinly sliced, salt & freshly ground black pepper, french dressing, chives, black olives, pitted, anchovy fillets, rinsed

buttery crackers (ritz -- see note), dried parsley flakes (or 3 tbsp. fresh -- minced ), olive oil, butter, divided, minced celery, carrot, finely chopped or coarsely grated, chopped green onion, green & white parts, chopped green pepper, minced garlic, cooked chopped seafood (shrimp, crabmeat, artificial crab, scallops, lobster, or a mixture of any of the above), old bay seasoning or 1 tsp other seafood seasoning, nutmeg, sherry wine or 1 tbsp madeira wine or 1 tbsp marsala, worcestershire sauce, water or 1/2 cup chicken broth or 1/2 cup vegetable broth or 1/2 cup clam juice, fresh ground black pepper, salt , if desired, paprika, mushroom (small or large), olive oil, salt, lemon wedge (to garnish )

seasonal fish and vegetables are used in tempura. the ingredients for tempura in the recipe below are only a few of the many, many common ingredients that lend themselves to this treatment. shrimp; squid; small whole fish like perch, smelt, and goby; white-fleshed saltwater fish; eggplant; green beans; onion rings; sweet potato slices; bell pepper strips; mushrooms - the list could go on for several pages. chicken, beef and pork, however, are not usually prepared as tempura because of their relatively heavier, identifiable taste. chicken and pork are deep-fried in other ways, and beef is often given a more highlighted preparation, say, in sukiyaki., http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/a/cookingtempura.htm, basic steps for cooking tempura, prepare the ingredients ., make tempura batter ., heat vegetable oil in a deep pan to 340-350f degree., lightly dip ingredients in the batter and immediately fry them until crisp. it takes longer to fry vegetables than to fry seafood., drain tempura on a rack ., serve right away with tentsuyu (tempura dipping sauce) or salt. tempura is best served hot. *grated daikon radish is a common condiment., tempura batter recipe - japanese recipe, http://japanesefood.about.com/od/tempura/r/tempurabatter.htm, egg, ice water, all purpose flour, preparation, beat an egg in a bowl. add ice water in the bowl. be sure to use very cold water., add sifted flour in the bowl and mix lightly. be careful not to overmix the batter., tempura dipping sauce recipe, tempura dipping sauce is called tentsuyu in japanese. serve this sauce with tempura., dashi soup stock, mirin, soy sauce, sugar, preparation, put mirin in a pan and heat. add soy sauce and dashi soup stock in the pan. bring the sauce to a boil., tips for making crispy tempura, by setsuko yoshizuka, tip 1: ice, use ice water for the batter. this is really important to prevent the batter from absorbing too much oil., tip 2: batter (tempura batter recipe), do not make the batter ahead of time. try not to over mix the batter and not to coat ingredients with the batter too much., if you are frying both seafood and vegetables, fry vegetables first. then, fry seafood. fry vegetables at 340f degree and fry seafood at 350f degree., tip 4: oil temperature, check the temperature of frying oil , drop a little batter into the oil. if the batter comes up right away instead of sinking to the bottom of the pan, it s about 360 f degree. if the batter goes halfway to the bottom and comes up, it s about 340f degree. this is said to be the right temperature to fry tempura.