I tried this today and really enjoyed it. It's pretty and delicious.
I added a bit of salt, some zest from the lime, and more cilantro.

Pete's Chopped Salad

1/2 c chopped red pepper
1/2 c chopped green pepper
1/2 c chopped cucumber
1/2 c diced red onion (note: next time I'm cutting to 1/4 c)
1-1/2 c diced tomato
1 c fresh, canned, or frozen corn kernels
1 c canned black beans, drained
2 T red wine vinegar
1 T olive oil
1 T lime juice
2 T minced cilantro
minced jalapeno pepper, finely chopped, optional

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Makes 6 servings.

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In article >,
(Curly Sue) writes:

>I tried this today and really enjoyed it. It's pretty and delicious.
>I added a bit of salt, some zest from the lime, and more cilantro.
>
>Pete's Chopped Salad
>
>1/2 c chopped red pepper
>1/2 c chopped green pepper
>1/2 c chopped cucumber
>1/2 c diced red onion (note: next time I'm cutting to 1/4 c)
>1-1/2 c diced tomato

Just curious... what criteria caused you to dice some and chop some?


>1 c fresh, canned, or frozen corn kernels
>1 c canned black beans, drained
>2 T red wine vinegar
>1 T olive oil
>1 T lime juice
>2 T minced cilantro
>minced jalapeno pepper, finely chopped, optional
>
>Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Makes 6 servings.


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On 14 Nov 2003 22:58:04 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:

>In article >,
(Curly Sue) writes:
>
>>I tried this today and really enjoyed it. It's pretty and delicious.
>>I added a bit of salt, some zest from the lime, and more cilantro.
>>
>>Pete's Chopped Salad
>>
>>1/2 c chopped red pepper
>>1/2 c chopped green pepper
>>1/2 c chopped cucumber
>>1/2 c diced red onion (note: next time I'm cutting to 1/4 c)
>>1-1/2 c diced tomato
>
>Just curious... what criteria caused you to dice some and chop some?

You caught me- I diced them all!

(But I copied the recipe verbatim)

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 02:44:53 GMT,
(Curly Sue) wrote:

> On 14 Nov 2003 22:58:04 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> (Curly Sue) writes:
> >
> >>I tried this today and really enjoyed it. It's pretty and delicious.
> >>I added a bit of salt, some zest from the lime, and more cilantro.
> >>
> >>Pete's Chopped Salad
> >>
> >>1/2 c chopped red pepper
> >>1/2 c chopped green pepper
> >>1/2 c chopped cucumber
> >>1/2 c diced red onion (note: next time I'm cutting to 1/4 c)
> >>1-1/2 c diced tomato
> >
> >Just curious... what criteria caused you to dice some and chop some?
>
> You caught me- I diced them all!
>
>
Jeeze, you're precise (cutting)!
Maybe Pete threw everything into the food processor - except
the onion.

sf > writes:

>(Curly Sue) wrote:
>> (PENMART01) wrote:
>> >(Curly Sue) writes:
>> >
>> >>I tried this today and really enjoyed it. It's pretty and delicious.
>> >>I added a bit of salt, some zest from the lime, and more cilantro.
>> >>
>> >>Pete's Chopped Salad
>> >>
>> >>1/2 c chopped red pepper
>> >>1/2 c chopped green pepper
>> >>1/2 c chopped cucumber
>> >>1/2 c diced red onion (note: next time I'm cutting to 1/4 c)
>> >>1-1/2 c diced tomato
>> >
>> >Just curious... what criteria caused you to dice some and chop some?
>>
>> You caught me- I diced them all!
>>
>>
>Jeeze, you're precise (cutting)!
>Maybe Pete threw everything into the food processor - except
>the onion.

Why not the onion... hmm, Art Linkletter was correct.



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(PENMART01) wrote in
:

> sf > writes:
>
>>(Curly Sue) wrote:
>>> (PENMART01) wrote:
>>> >(Curly Sue) writes:
>>> >
>>> >>I tried this today and really enjoyed it. It's pretty and
>>> >>delicious. I added a bit of salt, some zest from the lime, and
>>> >>more cilantro.
>>> >>
>>> >>Pete's Chopped Salad
>>> >>
>>> >>1/2 c chopped red pepper
>>> >>1/2 c chopped green pepper
>>> >>1/2 c chopped cucumber
>>> >>1/2 c diced red onion (note: next time I'm cutting to 1/4 c)
>>> >>1-1/2 c diced tomato
>>> >
>>> >Just curious... what criteria caused you to dice some and chop
>>> >some?
>>>
>>> You caught me- I diced them all!
>>>
>>>
>>Jeeze, you're precise (cutting)!
>>Maybe Pete threw everything into the food processor - except
>>the onion.
>
> Why not the onion... hmm, Art Linkletter was correct.

I don't usually chop onion in the food processor because it bruises it
too much and releases too many juices, which usually results in too
strong a flavor.

Wayne

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 09:01:45 GMT, sf > wrote:

>On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 02:44:53 GMT,
>(Curly Sue) wrote:
>
>> On 14 Nov 2003 22:58:04 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
<snip>
>> >Just curious... what criteria caused you to dice some and chop some?
>>
>> You caught me- I diced them all!
>>
>>
>Jeeze, you're precise (cutting)!

I know. Even worse, most of the items were a small dice, no larger
than the black beans! I usually ignore "dice" but felt compelled to
do it for this recipe.

>Maybe Pete threw everything into the food processor - except
>the onion.

Could be. But the reward for the tedium of dicing was a
gorgeous-looking salad.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Curly Sue wrote:
>
> On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 09:01:45 GMT, sf > wrote:

> >Jeeze, you're precise (cutting)!
>
> I know. Even worse, most of the items were a small dice, no larger
> than the black beans! I usually ignore "dice" but felt compelled to
> do it for this recipe.
>
> >Maybe Pete threw everything into the food processor - except
> >the onion.
>
> Could be. But the reward for the tedium of dicing was a
> gorgeous-looking salad.

There used to be a restaurant near me, I ordered their chopped salad
often. I have no idea how they got the ham, salami, provolone,
etc. etc. etc. to the *precise* same dice. It was a beautiful
plate of food, I miss that a lot.

nancy

On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 15:53:54 GMT,
(Curly Sue) wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 09:01:45 GMT, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 02:44:53 GMT,
> >(Curly Sue) wrote:
> >
> >> On 14 Nov 2003 22:58:04 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
> <snip>
> >> >Just curious... what criteria caused you to dice some and chop some?
> >>
> >> You caught me- I diced them all!
> >>
> >>
> >Jeeze, you're precise (cutting)!
>
> I know. Even worse, most of the items were a small dice, no larger
> than the black beans! I usually ignore "dice" but felt compelled to
> do it for this recipe.

Personally, I prefer a chopped salad to be a lot finer...
1/4 of a black bean size would be better, but still not
right for me.
>
> >Maybe Pete threw everything into the food processor - except
> >the onion.
>
> Could be. But the reward for the tedium of dicing was a
> gorgeous-looking salad.
>
Sometimes, it's worth the effort to do it by hand!
I'm not a huge FP user, but I find it very handy. I
particularly like to make my pizza dough in it.