EASY BREEZY

Just returned from vacation...

And after not cooking or baking for nearly a week I needed

something simple to make.

You know the saying, "if you don't use it you loose it?"

Some veggie pancakes and a side salad.

Start with the salad.

"Arugula & Roasted Sweet Potato Salad"

(If you click on the picture it will pull up the the source of the recipe)

I changed this recipe a tad... and in my opinion made it better.

Ingredients:

2 sweet potatoes (about 1 ½ pounds)

coarse salt and fresh ground pepper

5 ounces baby arugula

¼ cup candied pecans

4 ounces fresh goat cheese, crumbled

Directions:

Peel the sweet potatoes and quarter them lengthwise. Slice crosswise into ½ inch pieces. Toss the sweet potatoes with salt & pepper on a baking sheet.

Roast at 450F until browned and tender 20-45 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. 

Toss the roasted sweet potatoes with the arugula.  Top with pecans & goat cheese. 

We ate it with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

Part II

"Potato Zucchini Pancakes"

(If you click on the picture it will pull up the the source of the recipe)

Ingredients:

2 cups of peeled & grated potatoes

2 cups of grated zucchini

1/4 cup of diced onion

3 cloves of chopped garlic

2 tablespoons of olive oil

2 eggs

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/3 cup of flour

1 teaspoon of salt, divided

Oil for pan

Directions:

Mix zucchini, potatoes and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Place in colander for 10 minutes.

Squeeze out extra water with a paper towel.

Whisk the eggs in a bowl. Mix in the flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

Add Zucchini, potatoes, diced onions  and chopped garlic.

Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat.

Form patties out of the mixture and place in the heated pan.

Fry until crispy on both sides, flipping them when the edges turn brown.

CJ made a sauce to go with the pancakes.

He took an avocado, green onions, a green pepper, parsley and an onion

& put them through a food processor. Then mixed it with sour cream

Taste Tester Tastebuds:

ME: The salad was flavorful and filling. The pancakes could have been more crispy but that sauce was AMAZING. 

CJ: I agree that the pancakes could have been crispier, but the flavor was great and the sauce added a fresh taste that balanced out fried flavor.  I couldn't have imagined the sweet potatoes tasting that good in a salad.  Good texture and flavors.