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In the Kitchen with A Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories About the Food You Love
By Melissa Clark
Hyperion - 2010
I made this with pasta instead of the breadcrumbs (after seeing it that way in a couple of blogs), which was a great way to turn this salad into a main dish.
The dressing is excellent, and I loved how well the kale stood up to wilting. And I would not recommend making this with any other type of kale except the lacinto - it has a different texture that's actually appetizing raw - other types of kale would not hold up in this recipe.
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The best thing about this recipe was how easy it was to prepare. It was probably harder timing the rice to be done at the same time as this came out of the oven than to actually make this.
The flavor was really nice - the other reviewer noted she'd used some cheaper gin - I snuck some of hubby's good gin, and it worked really nicely with the rest of the flavors. I would have liked a little more sauce, but MC was upfront up the fact that this isn't a very saucy dish.
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I already knew I liked roasted eggplant - the texture is just so lovely and smooth. The dressing was a welcome extra touch - it complimented the eggplant beautifully.
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Great soup - easy to make, with lots of down time once it's actually cooking.
I actually wouldn't have minded a bit more seasoning, this was probably the least developed flavors I've ever gotten from this author. Not that was bad, just not quite as good as I usually expect. I would probably amp up the spices a bit if I made it again. That said, the overall recipe is great.
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Really great flavor, and super easy to make. I did use half the amount of chipotle called for (I'm somewhat of a heat wimp), but it was still plenty flavorful.
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