Butterbeer and Tomato-Ginger Bean Salad

Well, almost six months after this blog was created, I decided to be brave enough to post.  Unfortunately, I decided this would be a great idea after I ate the meal I want to post about!  I would also probably not suggesting drinking butterbeer while eating this meal.  I never said I was organized.

Butterbeer!

Butterbeer is the most delicious thing you will ever drink in your life.  It also vaguely makes you feel like you're in Hogwarts. 



Ingredients (serves 1)

1 cup Cream Soda
1 shot Butterscotch Schnapps

Directions

Pour about half of the soda into a glass, and then add the schnapps (you can add more than 1 shot and will not taste any alcohol--I love schnapps!).  Follow with the rest of the soda.  Enjoy!!

Tomato-Ginger Bean Salad (serves 1)



       This recipe is probably best suited for a lunch, but you could always serve it as a side!

Ingredients

1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp honey (you can use another sweetener here if you don't eat honey)
1 clove garlic smashed or finely chopped
1/4 inch ginger, finely chopped
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1 tomato chopped into 1/4 inch pieces (I used a roma because I had it)
1 can of beans (I used great white northern beans, would taste great with garbanzo beans)
Dash of soy sauce
Sprinkle of red pepper flakes
1 tsp ginger powder
Sea salt to taste (or garlic salt if available)

Preheat a small stir fry pan to medium-high.  Mix the soy sauce, honey, garlic, ginger, oils and tomatoes together.  Saute for 1-2 minutes, until the mixture boils.  Then cover and simmer for 7 minutes on low heat.

In the mean time, rinse off the beans and mix with a dash of soy sauce, a sprinkle of red pepper flakes(to taste), ginger powder and the salt. 

When the mixture is done, mash the tomatoes a bit (they will not fully mash), and mix in with beans.  If you have big chunks of garlic you may want to strain those out.  Enjoy!