Path: swen.emba.uvm.edu!banzai!news-out.internetmci.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!howland.erols.net!newshub2.home.com!newshub1.home.com!news.home.com!newsfeed2.aimnet.com!news1.aplatform.com!nntp.mainstreet.net!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!news.rt66.com!news.rt66.com!not-for-mail From: leig@aol.com (LeiG) Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: Island Heat Salad with Spinach, Goat Cheese and Red Beans Followup-To: rec.food.cooking Date: 26 Jun 1997 07:18:53 -0600 Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Lines: 43 Sender: phill@news.rt66.com Approved: phill@rt66.com Distribution: world Message-ID: <19970624055201.BAA27833@ladder01.news.aol.com> Reply-To: leig@aol.com (LeiG) NNTP-Posting-Host: mack.rt66.com << From: Malcolm Ogilvie Subject: Using Cheddar or Similar Cheese >> ISLAND HEAT SALAD WITH SPINACH, GOAT CHEESE, AND RED BEANS (St.John's Virgin Islands source:Lean Bean Cuisine by Jay Solomon Serves 2 This dinner salad is actually cooked, not the usual combination of raw vegetables and greens.This is an adaption of that island salad, using spinach and red beans. 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 medium carrot, peeled and shredded 1/2 cup shredded jicama (The large white, fleshy root of a Mexican vine, eaten raw or cooked) 1/2 cup shredded red cabbage 4-6 cherry tomatoes, halved 2 scallions, chopped 1 whole Scotch bonnet, jalapeno, or other hot chili pepper, punctured with a fork 1 cup packed fresh spinach leaves, chopped 1 cup chopped green or red leaf lettuce 1 cup cooked or canned small red chili beans or pigeon peas, drained 2 ounces smooth goat cheese, chopped salt and pepper to taste. Heat the oil and vinegar in a skillet. Add the carrot, jicama, cabbage, tomatoes, scallions and chili pepper and saute for about 5 minutes. Add the spinach, lettuce and beans and cook for about 3 minutes more, stirring frequently. Blend in the goat cheese and seasonings and cook for 1 minute more. Remove the vegetables from the heat and serve hot on a plate. Take out the chili pepper and give it to the hot foods aficionado at the table. Lei Gui Bronx,NY http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3658 ~~~ Rec.food.recipes is moderated; only recipes and recipe requests are accepted for posting. Please read the "Posting Guidelines" article. Recipes/requests go to recipes@rt66.com; questions/comments to tfdpress@acpub.duke.edu. Please allow several days for your submission to appear.