Ingredients
Product used:
· 500g McCain Baby Peas – cooked as per packet instructions
- 500g McCain Corn Kernels – cooked as per packet instructions
- 100g mixed lettuce
- 3 carrots – grated
- 2 large yellow capsicums - diced
- 4 large tomatoes – diced
- ½ head of red cabbage – shredded
- 3 eggs – hard boiled and quartered
- 300ml sour cream
- 1 cup whole egg mayonnaise
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Sliced spring onion, to garnish
- EQUIPMENT: Glass serving bowl – we used a 28cm tapered bowl to ensure the layers were visible
Method
1. | In a glass serving bowl layer lettuce, grated carrot, diced yellow capsicum, McCain Baby Peas, diced tomatoes, shredded red cabbage and McCain Corn Kernels. |
2. | To make the dressing, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and Dijon mustard in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, to taste. |
3. | Top the salad with the dressing and spread to the edges to seal. Top with quartered eggs and garnish with spring onion. Serve immediately or cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight. |
Layered Veg Salad
McCain® Sweet Potato Fries make this quesadilla more delicious and one to remember to make again and again.
Ingredients
4 ounces McCain® Sweet Potato Fries
4 8" flour tortillas
¼cup vegetable oil
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup prepared salsa
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 cups mixed grilled vegetables
1 cup Black Bean-Corn Salsa (recipe follows)
1 cup Lime Sour Cream (recipe follows)
Black Bean-Corn Salsa (makes 8 servings, ½ cup each)
2 cups canned black beans, rinsed
1½ cups frozen corn, reheated and cooled
½ cup diced red bell peppers
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
2 – 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Salt and black pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients together and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Lime Sour Cream (makes 8 servings, 2 ounces each)
2 cups sour cream
2 tablespoons lime juice, or to taste
Salt to taste
Mix all ingredients together and season to taste with salt.
Method
1 | In a glass serving bowl layer lettuce, grated carrot, diced yellow capsicum, McCain Baby Peas, diced tomatoes, shredded red cabbage and McCain Corn Kernels. |
2 | To make the dressing, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice and Dijon mustard in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, to taste. |
3 | Top the salad with the dressing and spread to the edges to seal. Top with quartered eggs and garnish with spring onion. Serve immediately or cover with cling wrap and refrigerate overnight. |