{"id":2885,"date":"2012-07-23T03:09:07","date_gmt":"2012-07-23T10:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/?p=2885"},"modified":"2012-07-23T15:10:03","modified_gmt":"2012-07-23T22:10:03","slug":"crunchy-romaine-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/crunchy-romaine-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Crunchy Romaine Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

It feels like it has been too long since I’ve posted. I have begun (but not completed) several posts, including the anticipation<\/strong> I was feeling when my garden started to show signs of life. Then the glory of its full bloom<\/strong>, which has now faded. A visit from Ashley & Kennedy. A visit TO <\/strong>Ashley & Kennedy. And I still have pictures and comments from Bali <\/strong>to share. <\/p>\n

But today you get a recipe. Why? Because it’s just as quick and easy<\/strong> to post about as it is to prepare. I’ve taken it to two different gatherings in the past 30 days and it was so well received that I decided to share it with all of you. But I’m not going to make it for all of you… <\/p>\n

Crunchy Romaine Salad<\/em>
\nServes 10 – 12<\/p>\n

Absolutely delicious salad – easy to prepare, but sure to be a hit where ever you serve it.<\/p>\n

I took this photo right before devouring it for lunch <\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

Sweet & Sour Dressing
\n<\/strong>
\n1 Cup Sugar
\n3\/4 Cup Canola Oil
\n1\/2 Cup Red Wine Vinegar
\n1 tbsp Soy Sauce (or to taste – I use more)
\nSalt & Pepper to taste<\/p>\n

Combine dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid and shake until blended. <\/p>\n

Salad<\/strong>
\n1 3oz package Ramen noodles
\n1 cup chopped pecans
\n1\/4 cup (1\/2 stick) unsalted butter
\n1 large bunch broccoli, coarsely chopped
\n1 head romaine, washed, drained & torn into bite size pieces
\n4 green onions, chopped (I use more)<\/p>\n

Directions:<\/strong>
\nBreak the noodles into small pieces, discarding the flavor packet. I use a food processor with just a few chops to break them up. Brown the the noodles and pecans in the butter in a skillet. Drain on paper towels and let stand until cool. When cool, combine noodles & pecans with the broccoli, romaine and green onions in a salad bowl and mix gently. Right before serving, add 1 cup or more of the dressing, tossing to coat.<\/p>\n

Number Of Servings:10 – 12 when served as a side. 4 – 6 when served as main course.<\/p>\n

Preparation Time:15 – 20 minutes plus cooling time for noodles\/pecans<\/p>\n

Bon Appetit!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s been too long since I’ve posted. I have had several posts started… such as the anticipation I was feeling when my garden started to show signs of life. Then the glory of its full bloom. I still have pictures and comments from Bali to share. <\/p>\n

But today you get a recipe. Why? Because I’ve prepared this for two different gatherings in the past 30 days and it was so well received that I decided to share it with all of you. But I’m not going to make it for all of you…. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[233,235,203,73,223,127,234],"class_list":["post-2885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-broccoli","tag-crunchy","tag-delicious","tag-food","tag-fresh","tag-recipe","tag-salad"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2885"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2893,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2885\/revisions\/2893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silenceoftheclams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}