Salads

The Best Broccoli Salad

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Brocoli salad
Broccoli salad

http://www.recipecommunity.com.au/side-dishes-recipes/broccoli-salad/57829

https://www.recipecommunity.com.au/side-dishes-recipes/broccoli-salad/9t6u4xf8-0d7f3-861704-cfcd2-c2s2a6bg

Ok…so the broccoli salad from the thermomix guided recipe is great but this one from the recipe community (link above) tops that one. Nb Just ease up on salt, add 1/2 tsp salt instead of full tsp or salt to taste at end. Raw broccoli, cauliflower ( substituted for red capsicum which we didn’t have ), apple and pinenuts put into thermomix with the dressing. The dressing is apple cider vinegar ( substitute,  didn’t have any white balsamic vinegar ) dijon mustard, honey and olive oil. It’s so good that you can’t stop eating it, worth it’s 89 plus comments  on the recipe community. The whole family came out with a collective “mmmmmmmm” when we tried it. 5 seconds to create in the thermomix, still can’t get over how quick and easy. Fabulous salad! We will be using this recipe alot and I’ll be sure to try it with red capsicum as well.

Beetroot and pomegranate salad

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Beetroot and pomegranate salad
Beetroot and pomegranate salad

Two Beetroot, two carrots, two sprigs of coriander and 3TB apple cider vinegar chopped in thermomix 4 seconds speed 5. Spooned over bed of spinach leaves and topped with pomegranate seeds, salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon. Lovely summer salad.

Day seven Green smoothie and salad

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Great way to supercharge the day with a green smoothie straight from the recipe chip, full of vitamin and vitality. Spinach, cucumber, apple, mint, lemon, orange and  ginger.

Green smoothie
Green smoothie

Next are the ingredients for the salad, pop into thermomix for 3 seconds make a fabulous healthy salad.

Salad ingredients
Salad ingredients
Spring cleansing salad with a cumin and turmeric line dressing
Spring cleansing salad with a cumin and turmeric lime dressing topped with pumpkin seeds, crunchy and yummy

Made pizza dough in minutes and pizza for lunch boxes tomorrow so easy using thermomix to grate cheese too.

Easy pizza
Easy pizza

Day 6 Beef Stroganoff, coleslaw and homemade mayonnaise

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Beef stroganoff and coleslaw
Beef stroganoff and coleslaw

Very easy following the guided recipe for beef stroganoff, like having a chef next to you telling you what to do next. Made a huge amount, enough for lunch tomorrow. Good family recipe but next time I will slice the beef more finely and probably brown slightly in pan first. Love way the thermomix gives me time to clean up while it cooks the meal. Quick self clean, then loaded cabbage, apple, carrot and red onion and dressing ingredients to make coleslaw. An extra squeeze of lemon juice and it’s done.

Made a chicken and sweet corn soup on the stove because it’s one I can make in 10 minutes. But I ran out of creamed sweet corn so I popped whole frozen corn into the thermomix and blitzed for 3 seconds  to substitute  creamed corn and used the TM chicken stock. I love the fact that every ingredient is real, no packet stock, no tin corn!

Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise so easy to make

Ran out of mayonnaise so I tried the guided recipe for mayonnaise. The thermomix really comes into its own emulsifying. Here is fabulous homemade mayonnaise ready in less than two minutes. And the only work I had to do is pour in the oil.

.Verdict after day 5:

Because it’s so easy to follow the touchscreen instructions I am cooking recipes I would not normally make. So it’s adding variety and and the chopping function for salads is so fast.  And the chicken stock made in the weekend was excellent. There is no other machine in my kitchen that I would  use as often for so many different functions and on a daily basis apart from the stove and the oven of course.

Time to try it out

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Brocoli carrot apple and nut yum
Spring cleansing salad yummy

After all the safety instructions and a run through of all the significant features, Nicola ( our TM consultant ) shows me how to make vegetable stock, so easy and fast. Then I’m on my own. What shall I try first. I picked a salad from the thermomix recipe community page. A spring cleansing salad. Mmmm, raw broccoli, carrot and apple. Here it is minutes later. Lunch done!