Experiments in Cooking: Warm Sausage & Lentil Salad / Curried Chicken Salad

I'm going to double up on these recipes, which are both great for warm summer nights and a quick after-work dinner in terms of prep.
Warm lentil & sausage salad: this is a quick combination of white wine vinegar, lentils and tomatoes along with some surefire favorites: sauteed onions and sausage!



Inspired by a recent work lunch, I decided to try to make curried chicken salad using a recipe from Epicurious. It went fairly well. The chicken definitely absorbs a moist flavor which is delicious but also eases cutting it up for the curry salad. Recommendations from my tasting panel (of one + me) were to definitely include those grapes to offset the deep tangy spice of the curry.

Quick Eats: Orzo Salad with Zucchini & Feta

As part of my attempt to branch out and cook new recipes, I pulled this one from Real Simple magazine. It's a great, fresh, crisp cool salad, perfect for summer!

8 oz orzo
3 tsp olive oil
3 tsp white wine vinegar
.5 tsp cayenne pepper
salt, pepper to taste
3-4 sm zucchini, cut into crescents
8 oz feta cheese
.25 cup fresh, chopped dill

First, cook the orzo pasta until tender, drain, and then rinse with cool water.

Mix pepper, seasonings, oil and vinegar, and zucchini to marinate. Stir occasionally to mix the seasonings well with the zucchini.

Combine orzo, feta, dill, and zucchini in seasonings.

AND, Done! Enjoy!

(Original recipe here)