With the abundance of cherries at Whole Foods, on sale for 2 bucks a pound........this sandwich, that I created for GATHER, calls out........I always keep a cranberry preserve in the refrigerator, made by simply boiling cranberries in water with ginger, cinnamon stick, sourwood honey and lemon zest......and a mayonnaise is easy enough to make. That done, I cut a spicy roasted chicken breast, skinned and boned, into chunks, add enough mayo to make a thick pasty ball, then add a few sliced black cherries, a handful of juicy black raisins, a tablespoon of golden Indian curry powder, a handful of walnuts and some diced fresh Georgia peach. Mixing this concoction should release some juices and achieve the proper, still thick, texture to spoon onto toasted Arnold's whole wheat, double fiber bread...which is perfect for this type of sandwich. If, when the sandwich is cut on the diagonal, bits and pieces of its ingredients fall onto the board, the mixture is too wet...
Luncheon, the day after emptying the contents of several bottles of 'stuff' from the fridge.......
A TABLESPOON OF THIN BLACK TRUFFLE SLICES, MARINATED IN OLIVE OIL....A HALF TEASPOON OF ARGAN OIL & A DOLLOP OF MELTED BUTTER, WHISKED TOGETHER WITH SOME GROUND MEDITERRIAN HERBS AND CRUSHED, DRIED ROSEMARY....INTO WHICH A COUPLE OF 'END PIECES' OF 9-GRAIN TOASTED BREAD IS ADDED TO SOAK UP THE DELICIOUS 'FAT'....THEN, A TURNOVER, AFTER A MOISTENING SPRAY OF AVOCADO OIL, TO ADD A SLAB OF SLIGHTY-MOLDY EXTRA SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE AND A COUPLE OF PRESSES WITH A WOODEN SPATULA.......SERVED WITH A BOWL OF RICE-VINEGAR-PICKLED CABBAGE......AND A 'SECOND COURSE' OF PANKO-BREADED PINTO BEAN PATTIES, FRIED IN AN IRON SKILLET, IN AVOCADO OIL, INFUSED WITH WHITE TRUFFLE SLICES; SOME CHOW-CHOW RELISH WITH ROASTED YELLOW CORN AND CHOPPED RED BELL PEPPERS; A BOWL OF SPICY COLLARD GREENS, DRIZZLED WITH THICK PRELIBATO RED BASAMIC VINEGAR, SPRINKLED WITH ORGANIC OIL ROASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS; AND A 'BALL' OF SPINACH AND YAMS, BINDED BY EGG YOLK, THEN LIGHTLY SPRAYED WI...
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