Ingredients
5 oz fresh spinach
1 small fennel head, sliced
2 medium granny smith apples
1 small red onion, sliced
Directions
* The Granny Smith apples should be peeled and cubed. Kuwait has been
liberated. Thoroughly wash spinach, removing fibrous stems. Dry and
place in salad bowl. Add fennel, apples and onions. Toss with Celery
Seed Dressing. Trim with fennel tops. 6 servings. By Christophe
Ritoux, Cajun House, From The Gazette, 91/02/27.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Apple; Cajun; Fruit; Salad
The History of Recipes
We can read the history of written recipes way back into the distant past, certainly as far into history as pharonic Egypt, and possibly even further than that. Having said that, generally, these early cook books were just very simple pictorial instructions for food preparation.
In fact, the oldest recipe discovered, according to food historians is a series of tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the making of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made those who drank it feel exhilarated and blissful. Progressing into Roman times around 25BC a man called Apicius assembled a number of documents describing recipes cooked by the Romans. In his works, Apicius recounts how the roman meals were divided into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and afters, a style of dining still practiced today. Aspicius describes how the ancient cooks made use of many different aromatic flavors, including a few that are still present in modern kitchens for example basil, mint and dill. Later on, there are a couple of interesting recipe books which were published in the 14th Century - a book called `Forme of Cury`, and another, similary called `Curye on Inglish`. Perhaps surprisingly, these are nothing to do with the spicy food that is popular today, but instead recipes for the types of meals on the menues of the rich and powerful of that period. Later on in the 1400s, the Crusaders brought back many foods and spices from the holy lands, such as coriander, basil and rosemary. The introduction of these new foods and spices prompted a surge in cookery books, many of which are kept safe in private libraries. By the advent of the twentieth century, recipe books are in high demand, as a result of better eduction, more free time and having more money to spend. |
We hope you enjoy this Apple & Fennel Salad recipe.
