Best Salad Bagatelle Recipes

PANZANELLA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saute pan. Add the bread and salt; cook over low to medium heat, tossing frequently, for 10 minutes, or until nicely browned. Add more oil as needed.
• For the vinaigrette, whisk all the ingredients together.
• In a large bowl, mix the tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, yellow pepper, red onion, basil, and capers. Add the bread cubes and toss with the vinaigrette. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Serve, or allow the salad to sit for about half an hour for the flavors to blend.

BAGATELLE (FRENCH-CANADIAN TRIFLE)

Steps:

• For the custard:.
• Mix together sugar and cornstarch in a large saucepan.
• Add egg yolks, and whisk to combine; then gradually whisk in milk.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until custard thickens to the consistency of thick cream, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer to a large bowl, and add vanilla. Cover surface of custard with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming, and refrigerate until completely chilled, about 2 hours.
• For the trifle:.
• Cut cake into 2" x 1" pieces.
• Arrange a layer of cake pieces in the bottom of a large trifle or glass bowl.
• Sprinkle cake with some of the marsala; then spread a layer of strawberry jam over the cake; then scatter some of the raspberries over the jam.
• Pour some of the custard over the berries.
• Repeat layering, ending with custard.
• Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• Remove trifle from refrigerator about 1 hour before serving.
• Just before serving, put heavy cream and sugar into a large, well-chilled mixing bowl.
• Beat cream with a whisk or an electric mixer fitted with whisks until cream holds soft peaks (Do not overbeat).
• Decorate trifle with large dollops of whipped cream.

SALAD BAGATELLE

Steps:

• Cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces.
• Combine with carrots and mushrooms,.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add mayonnaise and mix.
• Add lemon juice if desired.

GRILLED VEGETABLE AND GOAT CHEESE ROULADE

Steps:

• Lightly grill eggplant, squash and zucchini. Blacken peppers on grill, place in paper bag for a few minutes, then remove the blackened skin, seeds and slice. On a sheet of plastic wrap layer eggplant, zucchini, squash and peppers. Mix goat cheese and sour cream and spread a thin layer on top of vegetables. Roll. Refrigerate for up to two hours. To serve, slice into 1/4 inch pieces.