A SPECIAL LUNCH FOR VETERAN’S DAY

Presented By the Consumers of the Hylan Residence

Celebrating Veteran’s Day is a very important event as we should always honor the men and women who have served our country and also those who are currently enlisted in all branches of the armed services. The consumers at the Hylan Residence wanted to make a special lunch for Veteran’s Day, November 11th and decided a salad would be both festive and healthy.

After looking through several magazines and books, the consumers selected the Flag Salad. All the ingredients may be purchases at your local supermarket or fresh produce store. The cost of the salad was less then ten dollars. Of course you may double the recipe if you are making the salad for a large group.

Supplies/Materials:

DIRECTIONS

Step 1: Plan a trip to your local supermarket. It is always helpful to make a grocery list. Bring a pen or pencil so you can cross the items off you list once you have them in your basket. You need to bring about ten dollars with you for the cost of the items. You may go to the supermarket the day before preparing the salad. Remember to put the vegetables in the refrigerator to keep them fresh.

Step 2: Once you are ready to prepare the salad, take all the items you need and place them on the table. Remember to wash your hands, and wear food preparer’s gloves if you are preparing the salad for a large group.

First you need to rinse the vegetables and berries. Place the colander in the sink. Place the cherry tomatoes and blueberries in the colander, rinse with cold water.

Next, take the green leaves off the cauliflower. Rinse the cauliflower with cold water.

Place the cutting board on the table. This will help prevent damaging your table. You need to use a sharp knife to cut the cauliflower off its stem. If you are uncomfortable using a sharp knife ask someone to help you.

You must be careful, remember kitchen safety comes first, so preparing food with someone else is always safer and can be a lot of fun too.

Cut the cauliflower so you have separate flower pieces. You may have to cut them in half again if they are too big.

Step 3: After preparing all the ingredients it is time to put the salad together. You need a rectangle container. It may be plastic like the container we used or you may use a cookie sheet.

Remember to wash your container before starting.

First place the blueberries in the left upper corner to form a square, this will resemble the blue square on the flag.

Next take the cherry tomatoes and begin on the top of the container. Make a line with the tomatoes from the blueberries to the right side of the container.This will resemble the red strip in the flag.

Next under the tomatoes, make a line with the cauliflower pieces, alternate the tomatoes and cauliflower until the entire container is full.

The salad will now resemble the American Flag. You may put the salad dressing on top, just before you are ready to serve the salad.

You may also wish to leave the dressing on the side, this way everyone can place their own dressing on their salad.

Helpful Hints: This salad can be used for many purposes, any traditional American Holiday such as Memorial Day or 4th of July.

The consumers enjoyed the activity so much we will be making different salads every month with a new theme.

The salad can also be a nice addition for your picnic table or BBQ. You may also bring the salad to a family gathering or summer party. This is a nice way to eat healthy and commemorate a very important American Holiday—Veteran’s Day.