Macedoine Cut Recipes

MACEDONIAN SALAD

Steps:

• 1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the eggplant cubes onto a lightly oiled baking tray, and roast in the oven about 15 minutes, or until tender enough so a fork can slide in easily. Remove from oven.
• 2) Meanwhile, combine the olive oil, vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper, herbs, and lemon juice in a medium-sized bowl. Add the still-warm eggplant and stir. Cover, and let sit for at least 2 hours. (At this stage, it will keep in the refrigerator for several days.)
• 3) Add the remaining vegetables within an hour or two of serving. Serve garnished with olives and yogurt or crumbled feta cheese.

THREE-SALAD CHIFFONADE

Steps:

• Stack the radicchio leaves and cut them into very fine shreds. There should be about 2 cups. Put the shreds in a large bowl. Repeat with the limestone or bibb lettuce, and the iceberg. There should be about 2 cups of limestone shreds and 2 cups of iceberg. Add both to the bowl.
• Cut the red pepper lengthwise into thin strips. There should be about 1 cup. Add this to the bowl.
• Add the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, and blend well. Serve immediately.