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Mushroom and Tomato Side Dish

tomato and mushroom side

Wow today has been a crazy day with work and all but I won’t get in to that to much I don’t want to bore you.  So I noticed I haven’t been putting alot of side dishes on here so this was a toss up between tomato and onions salad or mushroom and tomato (clearly I went with the mushrooms).  Both are really good one I eat cold and the other is preferred to be sauteed.

In the past I use to eat mushrooms only on pizza but as I got older I really enjoyed there flavor and they have really become a bigger part of my diet.  I use them in anything from stir fry to toppings on a steak.  The best yet is there are many different types of mushrooms so play with the different flavors and you never know which you will like the most.

On a separate note I have started watching Breaking Bad, I know, I know I am a few years behind the times but after hearing many good things about it and the availability of it on Netflix I jumped on board.  I am not far in to it at all I am only on episode 2 but this is definitely the slowest I have gone.  I think my record was watching Game Of Thrones all 3 seasons over thanksgiving weekend.  Any way that is something new I am doing if you like the show let me know your thoughts but don’t spoil it!

Here is the recipe for a quick side dish you can make at any time.

Mushroom and Tomato Side Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 Medium Tomato
  • 1 Cup of Mushrooms (I like white but pick which ever you prefer)
  • 1 Cove Garlic
  • 1 Tablespoon Grass-fed butter (i prefer the flavor of coconut on this)
  • 1 Pinch of salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Heat a pan on the stove top
  2. Add butter and as it starts to melt add the garlic
  3. As the garlic starts to cook add the mushrooms
  4. Cook for 5 minutes
  5. Add the tomato
  6. Cook for an additional 5 minutes
  7. Grab fork and enjoy!
http://www.tiltedfork.com/2014/03/mushroom-and-tomato-side-dish/

Nicaraguan Cabbage Vinegar Salad

Cabbage Salad

I have been thinking on what recipes that I have been eating for years would be a really good treat or entree for my current eating plan.  My wife is Nicaraguan and their cuisine mainly consists of fried foods but there  are some  gems that are amazing in flavor and healthy.  This post today though is really about one dish that my mother-in-law makes that is absolutely amazing.  Nicaraguan Cabbage Salad!!!! Lately I have been pairing this salad with my lunch and it just makes the flavors pop and its absolutely delicious.

It is super easy to make and literally if you make a bowl of it will be good for days.

Nicaraguan Cabbage Vinegar Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 Head of Cabbage
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1/2 Onion
  • Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Water
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. This is very simple to put together.
  2. Shred the cabbage to however thick you would like it.
  3. Dice the tomato
  4. Dice the Onion
  5. Now this is where it can get a bit tricky you need to start off with about 1 cup of the apple cider vinegar for a normal head of cabbage if your cabbage is bigger you will need to increase this
  6. Take how much ever vinegar you added and now add 1/2 of that in water. Essentially this is 1/2 part water to 1 part vinegar. So if you added 1 cup of the vinegar add 1/2 cup of water
  7. Mix well
  8. Enjoy
http://www.tiltedfork.com/2014/02/nicaraguan-cabbage-vinegar-salad/