Match Stick Salad – a good idea times two!
Dontcha just love when something works? I mean, when it works so well, you get to do it over and over again?!
This happened last night while making dinner. Vegan mac and cheese, baked all hot and bubbly… waitin on my Plan B Box for fresh veggies to make a side salad… but dinner time was fast approaching and the ice had the delivery truck later than normal. Okay, into the fridge to see what I can find – A yellow carrot, A zucchini and half a red onion. Didn’t look like much when I put it on my counter. So, how do you make little ingredients go farther? Make them little!!
Out came the mandolin… 
Match Stick Salad:
- 1 zucchini
- 1 carrot
- red onion
Grate selected veggies on mandolin, toss in some chopped spinach or parsley, add dressing of choice (I used The BEST EVER Lemon Dressing), mix and serve.
YUM!
My kids LOVED this salad. And BOTH of them say they “hate” zucchini! Guess they thought it was cucumber? Shhhhh….. don’t tell them! They liked it so much infact, I used this very same idea to make them lunch today!
Match Stick Veggie Wraps:
Using your handy dandy mandolin, grate veggies of choice. I used same as above and added yellow pepper. Place spinach tortilla on counter, wipe with favorite dressing (I used Caesar), place veggies in row, (add cheese if you want), and roll! Super easy and super yummy!
Gotta love a two-fer.
Double YUM!
am forwarding this to my “big loser” friends – alwasy looking for easy, healthy foods!
Sounds great! And if you don’t have a mondolin?
I love that you used it again for lunch the next day, makes things so much easier!!
I will try this one on my kids, can’t seem to fool them anymore by telling them its just cucumber!
We’ll see!
Hi Jodi! If you don’t have a mandolin, go get one! Seriously… it makes chopping so much faster and easier. Mine has interchangeable blades, so I can get little strips, perfect french fries/fingers or perfectly even thin slices. I’m pretty sure Canadian Tire even sells them! Mine is ancient. They are all stainless steel now. If you don’t want to get one, you can just cut the zucchini lengthwise into strips, then finely chop into matchsticks.
I have to get a mandolin – why am I still chopping? Our household loves the Best Ever Lemony Dressing. I make it 3-4 times a week! It is especially yummy with freshly chopped basil. I’ve never used it with anything but greens. I am going to try this for sure!
I like the texture of veggies cut this way… think I’ll be buying a mandolin. Wonder why they call them that?
Thanks Lisa, I think I will!
Great idea Lisa! I’ll have to try it and see if my husband can be tricked into thinking the zucchini is cucumber along with the kids!!
Got this from Margaret Lisa…and it’s delicious! Haven’t tried the wrap (still not eatIng bread/rice/pasta etc.)
Thanks again.
Tina
Thanks Tina! Glad you liked it! So happy to hear when recipes are successful!