Distinctive Dinners: Lite Dinner before the Show
Walter Raymond's Sweet and Sour Cucumbers | Steamed Salmon | Jim's World Class Spinach | White Rice
Walter Raymond's Sweet and Sour Cucumbers
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Lite Dinner before the Show (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 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.
Steamed Salmon
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 2 |
| Category: | Fish Entrée |
| Meal: | Lite Dinner before the Show (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 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.
Jim's World Class Spinach
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Vegetables |
| Meal: | Lite Dinner before the Show (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 1.75 | lb | spinach, fresh baby |
| 6 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 3 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 3 | oz | onions, diced |
| 3 | oz | ham, shaved |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
| 0.25 | cup | cheese, Romano, grated |
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Wash spinach thoroughly and dry, heat oil in pan, add garlic and onions. Cook until onions are translucent. Add ham and spinach, season with salt and pepper. Plate and sprinkle with romano cheese.
White Rice
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Starch / Pasta |
| Meal: | Lite Dinner before the Show (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 1 | cup | rice |
| 2 | cup | water |
| 1 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1 | Tb | vinegar, white |
| 0.5 | tsp | salt to taste |
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Place all ingredients in a microwavable bowl. Mix and cook, covered on high for 15 minutes.
