Most of my recipes attempt to keep costs low, but more importantly find
a way to stretch what little you have.
But now that the heat of summer is upon us, often we do not feel like
turning on the oven or eating heavy meals.
So this recipe does have fresh produce items that may make this feel a
bit too expensive if you are really running low on money at month’s end. Therefore, if you want to make this dish, you
should plan for purchasing the fresh vegetables at the beginning of the month
when you have just a bit more money to spend.
This meal will provide you with protein and vegetables that will help
fill an empty stomach yet still feel like a light meal during the heat of
summer. The quantities below will
probably feed 2 – 3 people as a meal or 5-6 as a side dish.
3 carrots – peeled and chopped
1 large (or 2 small) turnip cut into chunks
1 small package radishes cut into chunks
1 red pepper cut into chunks
Fresh snow peas - 1 pkg. or about 24 if your produce section lets you pick snow peas individually with strings removed and cut into thirds
Italian Dressing (I prefer Wishbone Italian – not the Zesty Italian)
Preparation
Combined all ingredients in a bowl, add Italian dressing and let
marinate for 24 hours.
If you have iceberg lettuce, tear off
whole leaves, wash, towel dry then put on plates to use as a bowl to serve bean
salad. Add a few slices of your favorite
fresh fruit on the side and you’ve got a complete meal.
