Dish To Accompany "Fried" Chicken

[Simon Majumdar]

Hi

I am making my very healthy oven baked "fried" Chicken this evening ( secret: roll the chicken in spiced flour then egg whites before cooking, fantastic )

I usually make a salsa of some sort to go with it, but want to try something different but equally as light and delicious.

Any suggestions?

S

[Scottf]

What about a homemade coleslaw?

[Jinmyo]

Celeriac salad with a wasabi or chile mayonaisse.

[Adam Balic]

Spiced Sweet-corn on the cob, then you can serve it has "fresh grits", to go with you faux fried chicken. Or does corn have too many carbohydrates?

[GordonCooks]

Roasted New or Fingerling potatoes with a little evoo, lemon juice, Dill ? Baked beans ? Cheddar grits and haricot vert ? Couscous with roasted pine nuts and golden raisans ? Sweet potato pave' ? How about a Wild mushroom brioche pudding with chervil and white truffles? a kilo of Beluga 00 ?

[Fat Guy]

Cucumber salad: thinly sliced cucumbers and onions (separated into rings), a splash of white vinegar (one of the few recipes where white vinegar is preferred), a little water and a little sugar if you like (depends on your preference), plus fresh dill is an option. Needs to sit in the fridge for a couple of hours or even overnight. Crisp, cool, refreshing, light, delicious, appropriate.

[Jason Perlow]

Corn Bread with bacon bits in it, potato salad and stewed greens, preferably cooked with ham hocks.

Oh wait, you said light. Sorry.

[Jinmyo]

Crisp, cool, refreshing, light, delicious, appropriate.

Could you be a bit more definite?

[Fat Guy]

White.

[Rosie]

Broccoli coleslaw or a cabbage beet coleslaw.

[Fat Guy]

How does broccoli coleslaw go?

[Simon Majumdar]

thanks all

I am going with the spiced corn on the cobb and Fat guy's cucumber salad

I knew I could count on all of you, but who knew Fat Guy would turn out to be any use?!

S

[Suzanne F]

Too late, I know, but: French potato salad (as described by Julia Child in The Way to Cook, pp 362 - 363. The oil is optional, and not missed if you add lots of chopped herbs. Try it the next time; after all, potato salad is a classic accompaniment for fried chicken.

[bellaS.F.]

Fennel slaw made with a citrus vinegrette. Would be fresh tasting and cut through any greasiness.

[LaNiña]

Simon, do add the optional fresh dill.

[Jaymes]

Cucumber salad: thinly sliced cucumbers and onions (separated into rings), a splash of white vinegar (one of the few recipes where white vinegar is preferred), a little water and a little sugar if you like (depends on your preference), plus fresh dill is an option. Needs to sit in the fridge for a couple of hours or even overnight. Crisp, cool, refreshing, light, delicious, appropriate.

Too late for this to be of any use to Simon, but for others who like cucumber salad...

It's best if you let the sliced cucumbers and onions (if you're using them) sit overnite in a salt-water bath. That draws out the extra moisture so your dressing isn't diluted.

Few hours before serving: drain sliced cukes well (can even pat a few times with paper towels), add dressing (no more salt, though....but taste for sure) and refrigerate til serving time.