Recipe: Brussels sprouts-spinach slaw with dried cranberries
This winter slaw would be an excellent accompaniment to spicy sausage or pulled-pork sliders. Debbie Arrington
Shaved or thinly sliced, raw Brussels sprouts make a crunchy and flavorful slaw. Thin shreds of spinach add lightness and another flavor/shade of green.
Grated onion puts zip into the traditional slaw dressing (without biting into any onion chunks). Carrots and dried cranberries contribute more contrast and a little sweetness.
This slaw can be made a day ahead; refrigerate any leftovers.
Brussels sprouts-spinach slaw
Makes 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
½ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon seasoning salt
¼ cup grated yellow onion
½ cup grated carrot
¼ cup dried cranberries
2 cups fresh Brussels sprouts, shaved or thinly sliced
1 cup fresh spinach, shredded or thinly sliced
Instructions:
In a large bowl, mix together mayonnaise, ketchup and vinegar until smooth. Add sugar and seasoning salt, then grated onion; mix to blend. Stir in grated carrot and dried cranberries.
Add Brussels sprouts and spinach; toss lightly to coat greens with dressing mixture.
This slaw can be served at once. Or chill for 30 minutes to more to meld flavors. It can be made up to 24 hours before serving; store covered in the refrigerator.
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Garden Checklist for week of Nov. 3
November still offers good weather for fall planting:
* If you haven't already, it's time to clean up the remains of summer. Pull faded annuals and vegetables. Prune dead or broken branches from trees.
* Now is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs. This gives them plenty of time for root development before spring growth. They also benefit from fall and winter rains.
* Set out cool-weather annuals such as pansies and snapdragons.
* Lettuce, cabbage and broccoli also can be planted now.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Keep planting bulbs to spread out your spring bloom. Some possible suggestions: daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, tulips, anemones and scillas.
* This is also a good time to seed wildflowers and plant such spring bloomers as sweet pea, sweet alyssum and bachelor buttons.
* Rake and compost leaves, but dispose of any diseased plant material. For example, if peach and nectarine trees showed signs of leaf curl this year, clean up under trees and dispose of those leaves instead of composting.
* Save dry stalks and seedpods from poppies and coneflowers for fall bouquets and holiday decorating.
* For holiday blooms indoors, plant paperwhite narcissus bulbs now. Fill a shallow bowl or dish with 2 inches of rocks or pebbles. Place bulbs in the dish with the root end nestled in the rocks. Add water until it just touches the bottom of the bulbs. Place the dish in a sunny window. Add water as needed.
* Give your azaleas, gardenias and camellias a boost with chelated iron.
* For larger blooms, pinch off some camellia buds.
* Prune non-flowering trees and shrubs while dormant.
* To help prevent leaf curl, apply a copper fungicide spray to peach and nectarine trees after they lose their leaves this month. Leaf curl, which shows up in the spring, is caused by a fungus that winters as spores on the limbs and around the tree in fallen leaves. Sprays are most effective now.
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