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Walter Raymond's Sweet and Sour Cucumbers | Spaghetti Squash | Steamed Salmon | Blender Hollendaise | Peach Melba Sorbet
Walter Raymond's Sweet and Sour Cucumbers
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 2 | large | cucumbers, sliced |
| 1.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 1.5 | cup | vinegar, cider |
| 2 | Tb | onions, sliced |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Cut cucumbers into thin slices. Dissolve sugar in vinegar on low heat. Thinly slice red onion. Add cucumbers, onions and liquid in a bowl and let marinate for 1 hour. Salt and Pepper to taste.
Spaghetti Squash
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Vegetables |
| Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1 | large | spaghetti squash |
| 3 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Microwave the whole squash on high for 3-4 minutes. Remove squash; cut in half and remove seeds with a large spoon. Brush olive oil on squash; salt and pepper to taste and place in a preheated 350-degree oven. Cook for 20-25 minutes until tender. Remove squash; run a fork, tines down, along the length of the squash. The flesh will come out looking like spaghetti. Place in bowl, season with remaining oil, salt and pepper.
Steamed Salmon
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 2 |
| Category: | Fish Entrée |
| Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 2 | medium | salmon, fillets, skinned |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
| 0.5 | small | lemons |
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Place wok on stove with about 1 inch of water in bottom. Place small rack over water. Salt and Pepper salmon. Place salmon on the rack, cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove and serve with lemon wedges.
Shown with green beans.
Blender Hollendaise
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Misc |
| Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 3 | large | egg, yolks |
| 2 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
| 0.25 | tsp | salt, kosher |
| 4 | oz | butter, salted |
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Blend egg yolks, lemon juice and salt in blender, for 30 seconds. With blender on add hot melted butter slowly. Blend until thick. (about 1 minute)
Peach Melba Sorbet
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1 | lb | peaches, frozen sliced |
| 0.75 | cup | orange juice |
| 0.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 6 | Tb | raspberry preserves |
| 6 | oz | Chambord Liqueur |
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Heat orange juice and sugar until sugar is melted, cool. Place frozen peaches in food processor, add cooled juice and process until smooth and semi-frozen. Scoop into martini glasses, top with raspberry preserves and add the Chambord.
May be frozen in airtight container. Thaw briefly in microwave for 30 seconds before using.