On Cooking Test 3 Flashcards
Most common lettuce
Butter head, crisp head, leaf, romaine
Salad Greens
Boston, iceberg, leaf, romaine, baby, belgian endive, curly endive, escarole, radicchio, arugula, dandelion, mâché, sorrel, spinach, watercress, chicory
Cos
Romaine
Mesclun
Mixture of several baby lettuces
Micro greens
First true leaves of any edible green
Which lettuce can be filled with soft butter, cheeses, or spreads?
Belgian endive
Used to add texture, flavor and color to salads
Lettuce and chicory: arugula, dandelion, mâché, sorrel, spinach, sprouts, watercress, edible flowers, fresh herbs
Member of cabbage family
Arugula
Can be made into soups sauces or purées
Sorrel
Edible flowers
Nasturtiums, pansies, calendulas
Storing lettuce
Up to a week, 34-38degF, not with fruits that emit ethylene gas
French dressing
A.k.a vinaigrette: oil, vinegar, salt, pepper/ 3 parts oil, 1 part vinegar
Emulsion
Uniform texture of two unmixable liquids
Process for making mayonnaise
Oil mixed with small amount of vinegar. Emulsifier added (egg yolk-lecithin) prevents oil droplets from regrouping
Aioli
Garlic mayonnaise
Emulsified vinaigrette
Classic vinaigrette emulsified with whole eggs
Tossed salad
Placing greens, garnishes, dressing in large bowl and tossing
Composed salad
Arranging each ingredient in artistic fashion/ base- layer of greens, body- main ingredient/lettuce, another salad or chicken salad or fruit/ garnish- added for color texture or flavor, warm or cold, ex. Duck breast/ dressing- compliment other flavors
Bound salad
Cooked meats, poultry, fish, shellfish, pasta or potatoes bound with dressing/ ex. Potato salad, chicken salad
Vegetable salad and fruit salad
Just that
Matching dressing and salad
Lighter dressings with more delicate lettuce and heavier dressing with crisper lettuces
Vegetable salad
Cooked or raw veggies ex. Coleslaw, carrot-raisin
a la grecque
Preparation in which vegetables are marinated in olive oil, lemon juice and herbs, then served cold
Smorbrod
Norwegian cold open faces sandwich
Sandwich mise en place
Prepare ingredients, arrange and store ingredients, select and arrange equipment