Monday, June 20, 2011

dinner night


I made a tasty gnocchi and salad dish for some friends the other night.
Festive brocolli salad is always a hit.
Ingredients:
1 bag of dried cherries
1 chopped medium red onion
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
3 cups chopped broccoli florets
4 TBsp red wine vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup vegan nayonaise (mayonaise substitues)

Mix all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Whisk together the nayonaise, red wine vinegar, and sugar- use this as dressing and mix over the salad.


For the gnocchi dish:
1 bag gnocchi
1 can pigeon peas
1 red bell and 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
1 chopped red onion
1 package sun dried tomatoes in oil
Italian spices

Directions:
Boil the gnocchi
In a frying pan place a small amount of olive oil and saute the peppers and onions. Then add the sun dried tomatoes. Then add the pigeon peas.
Once all is cooked mix all together in large serving bowl with some italian spices.
This was a really good meal!