Thanks

I'll consider it



On Mon, 03 May 2004 05:23:56 GMT, "Dunter Powries" <fech.redcaps@spedlin> wrote:

>RD > wrote in message
>news
>> Am planning an important supper.
>>
>> 1. Goat cheese rondelle with oven roasted onions ina balsamic glaze
>> 2. Pear sorbet
>> 3. Salmon steak with a sesame crust with leek and lemon cream
>>
>> I plan to sear the steak in a frying pan then finish it in the oven.
>>
>> What I would like to know is that I'd like to offer some veggies, even
>some rice or orzo,
>> I don't know something. The steak would be on top of the veggies.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>
>Split Pea and Potato Purée?
>
>1 cup split peas
>3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
>1 onion, chopped
>2 cloves garlic, crushed
>3 tbsp. olive oil or butter
>1/4 cup half-and-half or light cream
>
>Soak peas for a few hours. Drain and combine peas with potatoes, onion, and
>garlic in 2-1/2 cups salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer
>for 1-1/2 hours. Drain, reserving cooking liquid. Mash vegetables into a
>near paste with a ricer, sieve, food processor, whatever you've got. Beat
>in olive oil or butter and half-and-half. Beat in some of the reserved
>cooking liquid if necessary to achieve proper consistency. Salt and pepper
>to taste, no garnis.
>
>Dunty Porteous