Italian Salad

Cuisine: Italian

Category: vegetable

Preparation: bake

Temperature: hot

Servings: 6

Source: Phil Sinner Master Chef

Ingredients:

2 new potatoes, cooked, 1/2-in. dice

3 basil leaves, shredded

2 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. white wine vinegar

1/2 garlic clove, pared, minced

salt and pepper, to taste

1/2 Florence fennel bulbs

olive oil, as needed

1 (7-oz.) can artichoke hearts

4 oz. green beans, ends removed, blanched

1 red onion, pared, in rings

4 tomatoes, peeled, seeded

1/3 radicchio head

1/3 curly endive head

1 oz. corn salad

Instructions as follows: Place cooked potatoes into bowl. Combine the basil, the olive oil, the vinegar, the garlic, the salt and the pepper; sprinkle small amount over potatoes. Reserve. Rub fennel with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Place in baking pan; bake at 350 degrees F until tender. Let cool; cut into strips. Add to potatoes. Add artichoke hearts, green beans, onions, and 1/4 of tomatoes; toss with remaining dressing. Arrange with remaining ingredients on chiiled salad plates.

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Are a serious baker? Do you like trying new cookie and cake recipes? Do you want to use less sugar in your recipes?

You should like to try new recipes when you find them without having to go out to the grocery stores for ingredients, you need to put some thought into keeping a stocked pantry. This is a list compiled of baking supplies to keep in the kitchen, especially if you are cooking with reduced sugar or sugar substitutes.Always keep these baking supplies in stock and you will always be ready to try any great recipe you just found online.

Always remember that It is important to realize that there are different types of flour, which will include unbleached all-purpose flour, cake flour, rye flour and whole wheat flour. All of these kinds of flour have minimally different properties and tastes, and the more you look the more you will find recipes that call for specific types of flour when you use sugar substitutes.

Next, let's talk about the different types of sugar substitutes. Each of the most common sugar substitutes have different properties when it comes to baking. Many of them  will be good for baking, but others may be better for use in cold desserts. These are the most common sweeteners and their differing characteristics:

• Sweet One (Acesulfame-k) will not lose it's sweetness during the baking process. One package has the sweetness of two teaspoons of sugar, and has about 4 calories. 12 packets are the same as one cup of sugar.
• Equal (aspartame) this one will lose sweetness only when baked at high temperatures for long periods of time. Also at the end of cooking, in stir fries or in cold desserts. Equal has four calories per package, and 24 packets are the same as one cup of sugar. You can also use Equal Spoonful which is the same amount as sugar in recipes that are not heated at high temperatures.
• Splenda (sucralose) This has no calories and can also be used spoon for spoon just like sugar. It does not do well in recipes that depend on sugar for structure and base. However, it will be fine in most cold desserts or used as a sweetener in dressings, sauces and fruit dishes.
• Sweet 'N' Low (saccharin) This sweetner can be used spoon for spoon just like sugar and will not lose any sweetness when used at high temperatures. It has about 4 calories per packet.
• Brown Sweet 'N' Low has 20 calories per teaspoon and should be used in place of brown sugar. It does not break down or reduce it's sweetness when baked.

Other commonly used ingredients for recipes can also be kept in your kitchen to use at anytime. The following items can add great flavor and texture to your normal and reduced sugar dishes.

Some of the most important ingredients to have on hand when you are cutting back on sugar in your baking are spices. Cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice are sometimes the most used spices for sweet cooking, but never overlook savory spices in dessert. Herbs like peppermint are another ingredient that you should have on hand.

Unsweetened cocoa powder, is a great ingredient to keep in your kitchen pantry. It is a good way to add and increase flavors in cakes, cookies and other dishes. Also, Instant Coffee can be a great enhancer. Use instant coffee to increase the flavor of chocolate, especially when you are cooking a recipe with reduced sugar.

You should keep Vanilla Extract on hand, but it is not the only liquid extract you should have when baking with reduced sugar. Vanilla increases sweetness, It is a great addition to cake and cookie recipes to make them taste sweeter. Other extracts that increase sweetness are almond, orange and lemon extracts.

Also, make sure you keep honey, molasses and also corn syrup on hand as they can be used in moderation to sweeten recipes, just remember that they have very different flavors in baking. Honey and molasses also add an enhanced flavor to recipes.

You will want to keep unsweetened fruit juices, such as apple juice, prune juice, pineapple juice and grape juice. These can replace some of the water called for in many reduced sugar recipes. Also, applesauce is a must in your sugar free baking kitchen. It can replace part of the sugar and part of the fat in many fruit bread and cake recipes. Also, canned pumpkin, squash and sweet potato puree can be used in much the same way as applesauce in several recipes that require sugar and fat. They blend well with many other flavors.

The use of evaporated milk can be a good substitute for whipped cream with far less calories. Chill it well, add the sugar substitute and whip it until thickened to your liking.

Also, dried fruits, and raisins and prunes are good additions to cakes and breads, they can also add sweetness and enhanced flavor when you decrease sugar. In the same way, peanut butter, and almond paste, and sunflower seeds, tahini, and walnuts and almonds will add flavor and add texture to most all of your recipes.

As you gain more experience at baking with reduced sugar and reduced fat, you will begin to find your own combinations and substitutes. And soon you will know it, you will be converting recipes without even thinking about it.