Loads of left over salad stuff

lostinrates

I love lettuce and peas too

Celery is lovely braised, but can go, with onion and carrot into the base of almost everything. Tomatos can be stewed with a little butter and had on toast for a quick meal, and cucumber can be a few things, but I have a recipe somewhere for a cucumber sauce to have with a salmon fish cake or loaf...dh loved it, me not so much, I love cucumber either just as it is or in pimms.

brenda50

When I was a little girl, I remember my nana used to chop up salad stuff small - lettuce spring onion and cucumber, then pour vinegar over, and it would be served with the Sunday roast.

juno

TrixieB wrote: »

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5935/quick-braised-lettuce-and-peas

I love this recipe!

What's a pearl onion?

ZsaZsa

Im not keen on celery either but whenever I get some in my veggie box I freeze it to add to soup/casserole/spag bol etc

CompBunny

I'd echo celery used as an ingredient instead of on its own! I like it on its own, but a lot of people don't.

Also, if you are feeling extra lazy, you can cook corn on the cob in the microwave: Remove the husks and strandy stuff if there is lots of it. Rinse the corn under the tap, and whilst it is still damp, roll it in a bit of kitchen paper. Pop kitchen paper+corn in the microwave for 1 minute, turn, and then for another minute (or longer depending on how you like it or if its a thick piece). It will be REALLY hot, so carefully unwrap, put a small slither of butter on top and let it stand for a couple of minutes. Easy and yum!

curlytop12

ooh,am now thinking of geting some salad stuff in the make hot meals-sounds delish, though i love LOSTINRATES advice to just put the cucumber in pimms!!

siaoeh

lettuce and celery are nice in a stir fry! not in the same dish I must add LOL celery and pineapple stirfry with some oyster sauce and chilli and pepper yum :-)

ceridwen

siaoeh wrote: »

lettuce and celery are nice in a stir fry! not in the same dish I must add LOL celery and pineapple stirfry with some oyster sauce and chilli and pepper yum :-)

Would that using a lettuce in a stirfry be a bit dependant on what type of lettuce it is? and what sort of veg did you stirfry it up with?

I've just bought an enormous lettuce of the rather crispy/crunchy type - so would guess that that (ie rather than "floppy" type lettuce) would be what you mean? - so would be suitable for this one.

kit

greenbee wrote: »

I made a delicious soup with cucumber, spring onion, mint and little gem lettuce. It also froze well.

Is there a recipe for this or is it a bung in pot and cook thing?!

sexymouse

Fill the channel of the celery with garlic and herb cream cheese - this is yummy! You can use plain cream cheese if you want to avoid the garlic.