Author Topic: Dinner party suggestions needed!  (Read 5858 times)

Offline Caroline J

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 279
    • View Profile
Dinner party suggestions needed!
« on: June 22, 2010, 08:23:25 am »
DH's folks and aunt and uncle are coming for dinner tomorrow night.  I am going to make Nico's Chilli Basil chicken for mains, but I think I need a second dish to go with it (other than Bron's garlic rice ;) ).  Any suggestions?  I am all Indian-ed out, prefer something more Asian...

Making individual lemon meringue pies for dessert, as I was so chuffed with the way mine worked on the weekend.  I kept looking at it admiringly, until it got gobbled up!


Offline earth mumma

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 196
    • View Profile
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2010, 09:17:30 am »
Hi Caroline.

How about a Thai sweet and sour salad?  I haven't converted this but you could very easily make up the salad dressing in your TM.

Thai Sweet and sour Salad.

Dressing ingredients:

1 clove garlic
1 long red fresh chilli (more if you like it hot)
1 ½ tbls fish sauce
3 tbls lemon juice
3 tbls sugar (or grated palm sugar)
2 tbls crushed roasted peanuts
1tbls dried shrimp (optional)

Salad ingredients:

100gm carrot, shredded
2 green beans – cut into 2.5cm lengths
100gm white cabbage, shredded (optional – I sometime omit this and use more beans and lettuce instead)
2 tomatoes, chopped into cubes
1 lettuce, separated into leaves.

Method:

Make up dressing in a glass jar so you can shake it before pouring over salad.  Adjust the sugar/fish sauce/lemon juice to taste.

Arrange lettuce leaves in a shallow serving dish.  Top with salad ingredients (toss in a separate bowl first).  Pour over dressing just before serving. 
 
This is really nice with any meat dish and some steamed rice.

Cheers

Offline earth mumma

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 196
    • View Profile
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2010, 09:50:08 am »
This is my rough conversion - think it should work this way, but haven't actually tried it out.  ??? ???

Thai Sweet and sour Salad.

Dressing ingredients:

1 clove garlic
1 long red fresh chilli (more if you like it hot)
1 ½ tbls fish sauce
3 tbls lemon juice
3 tbls sugar (or grated palm sugar)
2 tbls crushed roasted peanuts
1tbls dried shrimp (optional)

Salad ingredients:

100gm carrot, shredded (speed 5, 3-4 secs)
2 green beans – cut into 2.5cm lengths
100gm white cabbage, shredded (optional – I sometime omit this and use more beans and lettuce instead) (speed 4, 3-4secs)
2 tomatoes, chopped into cubes
1 lettuce, separated into leaves.

Method:

Chop peanuts in TM by pulsing once – set aside.
Blitz dried shrimp – speed 8, 10 secs – set aside.
Grate palm sugar if using  - speed 8 until fine – set aside
Chop chill and garlic speed 6-7, 5 secs
Add sugar, lemon juice, fish sauce, shrimp and peanuts. Speed 3, 10secs.
Pour into a glass jar so you can shake it before pouring over salad.  Adjust the sugar/fish sauce/lemon juice to taste. (if not using for a while add peanuts later to stop them going soggy.)

Arrange lettuce leaves in a shallow serving dish.  Top with salad ingredients (toss in a separate bowl first).  Pour dressing over just before serving. 
 


Offline judydawn

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 40116
    • View Profile
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2010, 09:50:44 am »
Great choice for a main Caroline.  When I saw the posting I was going to suggest this very dish, imagine my surprise when I read your thread :D :D  I like it served with just plain steamed vegies and rice so that the star of the night is the chicken dish and nothing detracts from it.  I use Asian greens to keep the theme going.  No matter what you end up doing, your in-laws, Aunt & Uncle will be very impressed, have a great night.
Judy from North Haven, South Australia

Make the most of every day, you never know what is around the corner.

Offline Nay-nay

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1632
    • View Profile
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2010, 12:42:48 pm »
earth mumma I'm comin to your dinner party!!  :D I was just going to suggest steamed carrot and zucchini ribbons - so 'noice' with salt, pepper and olive oil.  ;)

Offline Caroline J

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 279
    • View Profile
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2010, 04:18:50 am »
Thanks for the ideas :D.  I am going to do earth mumma's salad, and a pad thai recipe I found online.

Reviews later!

Offline cookie1

  • Global Moderator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 37603
    • View Profile
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2010, 08:43:17 am »
Hope all goes well.
May all dairy items in your fridge be of questionable vintage.

https://www.facebook.com/The-Retired-Thermomixer-834601623316983/

Offline I Love Bimby!

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1849
    • View Profile
    • Thermomix in North East Victoria
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2010, 05:13:18 am »
Great choice for a main Caroline.  When I saw the posting I was going to suggest this very dish, imagine my surprise when I read your thread :D :D  I like it served with just plain steamed vegies and rice so that the star of the night is the chicken dish and nothing detracts from it.  I use Asian greens to keep the theme going.  No matter what you end up doing, your in-laws, Aunt & Uncle will be very impressed, have a great night.

Just what i was thinking JD. Am going to make this for dinner tonight  ;) 8)
For a healthier lifestyle.
Thermomix addict and consultant.

http://thermomixinnortheastvictoria.blogspot.com/ - My Blog

Offline Caroline J

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 279
    • View Profile
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #8 on: June 26, 2010, 06:46:47 am »
All went well :)  I am going to try and convert the Pad Thai recipe, as I think it is better than the Cyndi O'Meara one.  Added some sugar to the EDC shortcrust pastry- was much nicer.

Offline earth mumma

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 196
    • View Profile
Re: Dinner party suggestions needed!
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2010, 07:16:52 am »
Hi Caroline.  Did the salad dressing turn out o.k?  I am going to make it this week to have as a side to omlette soup (Thai style).  I might have a go at baked bananas for dessert  Haven't made these in years, but it is very quick and zI tyhink my kids would like them now.  :D