After three days of Holiday food, I craved something much simpler and yet nutritious. Something that can be eaten hot, with a spoon. Last night, while I was going through 1080 Recipes, I came across Lentejas Guisadas (Lentil Stew - recipe 227). A quick check of my pantry confirmed that I had all the necessary ingredients. I also added half a chopped potato and some diced ham to the stew, and we really loved it. I served it with brown basmati rice. My husband went as far as saying that it was the best lentil soup I made to date. Even my daughter ate a bowlful, after lacing it with only minimal amount of Parmesan cheese.
While browsing through the book, I also came across Ensaladilla Rusa (Russian Salad - recipe 21). Now this particular salad is something I grew up on. We call it Ruska salata (Croatian), and it is a staple salad for any larger celebration, especially New Year. There are many small variations to it. My mom used to make it with boiled ham, peas, carrots, cucumbers and potatos. Sometime she would also add boiled parsnip, which I would try to pick out of it. If you look at the picture aove, you can guess that it was a fairly futile effort. The French salad has all the same ingredients minus the ham, so in my book it was less liked. The salad calls for a significant amount of mayo, so I've never made it for my family until today. Instead of using pure mayo, I mixed half quantity plain fat-free yogurt and half quantity Ojai Lemonaise Light mayo (which is the most amazing mayo I've ever tried). The salad was light yet very creamy. I served it with some whole wheat flat bread.
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