Garden Chef's Needle and Pen

This is a modified remake of the salad I tried last year, Warm Spinach and Orange Salad in Asian Vinaigrette . I was able to buy spinach from my favorite vegetable vendor this morning. The fruit stall was just adjacent to the veggie stall so I made a quick peep if there was pomelo. They had pomelo. Great! So here's my Spinach-Pomelo Salad for lunch. Spinach-Pomelo-Orange Salad Ingredients: 2 bunches of fresh spinach, washed and cooled in several pieces of ice cubes 2 segments of pomelo and orange, white peel removed 4 pieces large shrimps, pre-boiled, shells removed, deveined and cut into 3-4 pieces each 1/2 red onion, sliced thinly 2 pieces pitted prunes, cut into small pieces  Ground mixed nuts (pistachios, walnuts, almonds) Dressing: 1 tsp garlic, minced 2 tbsps balsamic vinegar 1 tbsp olive oil Steps: Drain spinach. Place on a salad platter or bowl. Arrange pomelo and orange segments over spinach. Add shrimps, onion slices and prunes. Mi...

Whew! How time flies! It was just a few weeks (one month, actually!) ago when Ana Cristina, my youngest daughter, brought home for the second time Yummy Magazines. Here they all are! I have already featured in this site an introductory post about Yummy Magazine and a number of its yummy recipes, as well.  Browsing over the September 2012 issue, I was inspired to cook the following dishes which are all featured in my recent posts --- Shrimp Stew in Unripe Mango Pork Rib Stew in Unripe Mango      and  Bitter Melon and Cucumber Salad (Ampalaya-Pipino Salad) Today, I'm featuring another veggie salad recipe which I also found in the same issue of Yummy Magazine --- the Warm Spinach and Orange Salad in Asian Vinaigrette. Yes, after browsing over this same issue for the n th time! :) Ingredients: 200 grams spinach leaves 2 oranges, peeled and separated into segments 1 red onion, sliced thinly The main ingredients For ...