In previous blogs I've written about an Asian salad, manly meatloaf and a cauliflower side dish. As with any dish, if you make too much you have leftovers. Let me tell you, my Mom was an artist with leftovers and I like to think I inherited her skill in that department.
After making the salad on one day, I had 3/4 of a head of green cabbage left over.
What to do with these three odd leftovers? Well here's what I did....
I poured a little water into a skillet the put in a vegetable steamer. I shredded the cabbage into thin slices and put a layer down on a vegetable steamer. I sprinkled in what was left of the cauliflower and topped it with the leftover meatloaf, cut into strips. Then I put another layers of shredded cabbage on top.
I fired up the stove and let it all steam. When the cabbage began to wilt I gave it a nice sprinkling of kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper. I let it steam a little longer until the cabbage was softened and the meat was heated through.
I tossed it all together and served it as a "hot salad" for dinner. As the coating from the meatloaf gave the cabbage a little zing, the cauliflower added the needed buttery creaminess. The meat added protein and substance to the dish. Even though I had to put it all in a skillet and steam it, all the main parts were already done. I took left overs of three seperate dishes and got a tasty fourth dish out of them. I love when that happens! My hubby asked if this was a "new recipe" Of course I told him I'd been working very hard all day in the kitchen developing the recipe....Ha!
If I had any idea how satisfying it was going to turn out, I would have taken pictures! I can only hope my description provided you with adequate visuals.
So go forth, my culinary cohorts, be fearless! Throw those leftovers together and see what happens!
As always, your comments, ideas and individual results are welcomed and encouraged!
After making the salad on one day, I had 3/4 of a head of green cabbage left over.
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| I used what little was left of this blend and the remainder of the head of green cabbage. |
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| After making, eating and using slices for sandwiches for Hubby's lunch, I still had 1/2 of a meatloaf left |
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| Have any ideas what to do with one full serving of the cauliflower side dish? |
What to do with these three odd leftovers? Well here's what I did....
I poured a little water into a skillet the put in a vegetable steamer. I shredded the cabbage into thin slices and put a layer down on a vegetable steamer. I sprinkled in what was left of the cauliflower and topped it with the leftover meatloaf, cut into strips. Then I put another layers of shredded cabbage on top.
I fired up the stove and let it all steam. When the cabbage began to wilt I gave it a nice sprinkling of kosher salt and coarsely ground black pepper. I let it steam a little longer until the cabbage was softened and the meat was heated through.
I tossed it all together and served it as a "hot salad" for dinner. As the coating from the meatloaf gave the cabbage a little zing, the cauliflower added the needed buttery creaminess. The meat added protein and substance to the dish. Even though I had to put it all in a skillet and steam it, all the main parts were already done. I took left overs of three seperate dishes and got a tasty fourth dish out of them. I love when that happens! My hubby asked if this was a "new recipe" Of course I told him I'd been working very hard all day in the kitchen developing the recipe....Ha!
If I had any idea how satisfying it was going to turn out, I would have taken pictures! I can only hope my description provided you with adequate visuals.
So go forth, my culinary cohorts, be fearless! Throw those leftovers together and see what happens!
As always, your comments, ideas and individual results are welcomed and encouraged!
I gotta say it: the girl is resourceful! Only you Amelia would think of putting those three things together -- and actually making something edible!
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