{"id":7870,"date":"2016-05-11T17:36:49","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T21:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/?p=7870"},"modified":"2025-03-23T17:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T21:40:49","slug":"visiting-detective-becki-green-vegetarian-mediterranean-potato-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pattiphillipsbooks.com\/kerriansnotebook\/2016\/05\/visiting-detective-becki-green-vegetarian-mediterranean-potato-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Detective Becki Green – Vegetarian Mediterranean Potato Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Remember Becki Green, the Visiting Detective that brought us the yummy brownies and then gave us the recipe<\/a>? She and her sleuthing partner, Gina Monroe, took a few days off after solving their latest case and stopped in to say hello. We chatted about the success of the first book they co-wrote, \u201cA Purse to Die For,\u201d a really fun mystery, and the newly released second book, \u201cA Killer Necklace,\u201d even better than the first. Then we switched to another topic dear to Becki\u2019s heart.<\/span><\/p>\n

Becki is a vegetarian (no meat, fish or chicken in the diet and sometimes no milk or eggs) and is working toward becoming a vegan (no milk or eggs at all, not even as an ingredient in a dish). She has a great website that showcases her favorite vegetarian recipes, www.vegetariandetective.blogspot.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s Becki,<\/strong> making veggie food fun:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think eating veggie is mainstream these days. Everyone knows that it\u2019s good for health, great for the environment and AWESOME for animals. My goal is to glam it up!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mediterranean Potato\u00a0Salad<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(No mayonnaise, no eggs, ultra-safe to take on picnics, and vibrant with fresh, summer-garden herbs.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/strong>:<\/span>
\n24 baby red potatoes, the larger ones halved<\/span>
\n2\u00a0tablespoons olive oil<\/span>
\n3 tablespoons lemon juice<\/span>
\nsalt<\/span>
\npepper<\/span>
\n1\/2 cup finely chopped red onion<\/span>
\n2 cloves garlic, minced<\/span>
\n1 cup chopped fresh parsley<\/span>
\n1\/2 cup chopped fresh mint<\/span><\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong>:<\/u><\/span>
\nPreheat oven to 400\u00baF.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spread the potatoes on a 9\u2033 X 13\u2033 pan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Drizzle with the olive oil and toss to coat the potatoes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Roast for 30 min. (If it\u2019s way too hot outside to want to turn on your oven, or you want to speed up the process, prick the potatoes with a fork and microwave them in a covered casserole dish\u00a0for 10\u00a0min. on high, stirring at intervals, then drain and continue\u00a0as below, except you probably don\u2019t have to transfer the potatoes to a large bowl.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl and sprinkle with\u00a0the lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste.<\/span>
\nLet cool.<\/span>
\nToss in\u00a0the rest of the ingredients and chill.<\/span><\/p>\n

Serves 4-8.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trust me. Sheila and I wouldn\u2019t steer you wrong about food. This one is a keeper. \ud83d\ude00<\/span><\/p>\n

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to Cynthia St-Pierre for stopping by, the real-life good friend and writer who has been educating me about the values of going vegan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

CYNTHIA ST-PIERRE<\/strong><\/p>\n

vegetariandetective.blogspot.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Member, Crime Writers of Canada and<\/span><\/p>\n

International Thriller Writers<\/span><\/p>\n

*Photos by Cynthia St-Pierre <\/span><\/p>\n

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