I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.

Tara

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
>I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
> and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
> corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
> salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
> chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
> sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
> vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.
>
> Tara

"Tara" > wrote in message
...
>I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
> and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
> corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
> salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
> chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
> sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
> vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.

I would use lime juice instead of soy sauce and add black beans, peppers and
onions.

On Jul 5, 5:54 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Tara" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
> > and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
> > corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
> > salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
> > chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
> > sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
> > vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.
>
> I would use lime juice instead of soy sauce and add black beans, peppers and
> onions.

I assumed from the OP that the cupboard was bare. If we're suggesting
ways to stretch, I'd dice up some zucchini and add a tiny pinch of
cumin. -aem

"aem" > wrote in message
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> On Jul 5, 5:54 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "Tara" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>> >I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
>> > and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
>> > corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
>> > salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
>> > chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
>> > sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
>> > vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.
>>
>> I would use lime juice instead of soy sauce and add black beans, peppers
>> and
>> onions.
>
> I assumed from the OP that the cupboard was bare. If we're suggesting
> ways to stretch, I'd dice up some zucchini and add a tiny pinch of
> cumin. -aem

a couple of thick steaks would go good with that, too.

Tara wrote:

> I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
> and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
> corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
> salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
> chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
> sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
> vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.

Needs okra! :-)

Bob

On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:33:37 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

> I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
> and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
> corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
> salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
> chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
> sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
> vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.
>
Sounds delicious, Tara! What else was on the plate or was it too hot
to consider anything else?

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:34:56 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:33:37 -0400, Tara >
>wrote:
>
>> I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
>> and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
>> corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
>> salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
>> chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
>> sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
>> vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.
>>
>Sounds delicious, Tara! What else was on the plate or was it too hot
>to consider anything else?


It was good! We also had Aldi turkey mignons, potato salad, baked
beans, and watermelon. I was trying to use up leftover side dishes
from the Fourth of July.

Tara

In article m>,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Tara wrote:
>
> > I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
> > and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
> > corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
> > salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
> > chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
> > sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing,
> > vinaigrette, lemon or lime juice, etc.
>
> Needs okra! :-)
>
> Bob

Could you do anything to prep the okra to make it suitable for that
salad?
--
Barb,
The latest jammin'; http://web.me.com/barbschaller July 1, 2011

Barb wrote:

>> Tara wrote:
>>
>>> I had two ears of corn that I wanted to stretch to serve three adults
>>> and two children. I steamed the corn in the microwave. (Leftover
>>> corn works well in this, too. Grilled corn is delicious in this
>>> salad.) Then I cut the corn off of the cob and mixed it with two big
>>> chopped tomatoes. I dressed the salad with some olive oil and soy
>>> sauce. You could use oil and vinegar, Italian dressing, vinaigrette,
>>> lemon or lime juice, etc.
>>
>> Needs okra! :-)
>
> Could you do anything to prep the okra to make it suitable for that
> salad?

Salt it and steam it whole, then slice to put into the salad. For that
matter, you could probably cook it in the microwave as well. Even pickled
okra would work in that recipe.

Bob