DAY Recipe

A lightened version of a first course that traditionally precedes choucroute garnie.

Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
2 1/2cups dry alsatian gewürztraminer or other spicy dry white wine
1/4cup finely chopped shallots
1/3cup vegetable oil
1tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon

3large heads belgian endive
8ounces mixed [...]

Serves 8.

INGREDIENTS
3 small red potatoes, scrubbed

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

salt and freshly ground black pepper

7 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

4-5 cups cleaned and dried mixed lettuces

3 hard boiled eggs, peeled and quartered

1/2 small red onion, [...]

INGREDIENTS

4 eggs
200 g bacon , cubed
200 g arugula , well washed and drained
4 slices bread, cubed
2 tablespoons chives , chopped
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon mustard
salt

DIRECTIONS

Mix the olive oil, the mustard, 2 tablespoons vinegar and one tablespoon chives to make a vinegraitte sauce.
Cook the bacon until crisp in a non stick pan. Remove it but reserve the fat in it. Next, fry the bread until crisp in low heat.
Boil some [...]

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup red onions , minced
1 1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 (6ounce)can tuna in olive oil , undrained
3 cups cooked short-grain brown riceor cooked barley orcooked cooked cracked farro
1 small red bell pepper or yellow bell pepper , seeded and diced
1/3 cup pitted oil-cured black olives , chopped
2 tablespoons capers , drained and rinsed and minced
1-3 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
1-2 tablespoon olive oil (optional)
2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley or fresh tarragon , minced
2 teaspoons fresh lemon thyme, chopped (optional)
salt , to taste
fresh ground black pepper , to taste
6 cups romaine lettuce , loosely packed and shredded
radicchio , shredded and mixed with [...]

Serves 6.

INGREDIENTS
1 large bunch watercress

1/2 celery cabbage

1/2 cucumber

4 hard-cooked eggs

4-6 small boiled beets

1 tablespoon chives

1/2 teaspoon marjoram

6 anchovy fillets, chopped small

1/2 cup spiced salad dressing

DIRECTIONS
Line a bowl with watercress and on this bed arrange cross-cut slices of [...]