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Hi all.. i was just wondering, do any of you know what "spike" is?... my mum has a receipe that calls for it.. and we have no idea what it is... i can post the receipe if that would help at all

The only way I've heard that in regards to cooking was the addition of alcohol. I would be interested. Who knows, it may be a spice I've never heard of.

3nodding ok, here it is:

NEW YORK GOODWICH

Believe it or not, this conglomeration of vegatables results in an absoultely delectable "handwich" - something that can really become a great addiction! Seven hundred and fifty people devoured sixteen hundred of these at one of our seminars on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. It was a new experience, and they loved it!

1 cup broccoli
1/2 cup cauliflower (optional)
2 tablespoons of carrot, finely grated
2 tablespoons of red cabbage, finely grated
2 tablespoons of yellow squash, finely grated
1/4 cup Barbecued Onions (see below) (optional)
1 whole-wheat tortilla, chapati, or pita
1 tablespoon mayonaise
3 thin slivers dill pickle
1/2 cup lettuce, finely shredded
1/2 cup alfalfa sprouts
2 slices avacado (optional)
Dash of sea salt, Spike, or salt-free seasoning (optional)

Prepare the vegetables.

Cut the broccoli into thin lengths, using only florets and upper portion of stalk. Break cauliflower into tiny florets. Place the broccoliand cauliflower in vegetable steamer, covered, over boiling water for 5 minsor untill vegetables are tender when pierced with tip of sharp knife. Combine carrot, cabbage, and squash, and mix thoroughly.

Barbecued Onions for Goodwich:

2 teaspoons safflower oil
1 small white onion, sliced
1/2 Hain or Robbie's barbecue sauce

Prepare the Barbecued Onions

In a small skillet, heat oil. Add onion, and saute until it begins to soften. Add barbecue sauce, and continue sauteing, stirring frequently, until onion is thoroughly wilted. Makes enough for 3 or 4 Goodwiches. Left over barbecued Onions are delicious in any vegetable soup.

Assemble the Goodwich.

In hot dry skillet, heat tortilla or chapati, turning from one side to the other until soft but not crips. Place on a large sheet of plastic wrap. If using pita, heat in oven for a few mintues to soften it, and cut a sliver from top so pocekt opens easily. Combine all other ingredients, mix well, and stuff into pocket.
Spread tortilla with mayonaise. Add a line of broccoli down the center. Crumble cauliflower and place a line of it on broccoli. Add a line of pickle, a line of grated vegetables, a line of Barbecued Onions. Top with lettuce, sprouts, and avacado. Sprinkle with Spike, if desired. Roll tortilla tightly, crepe-style, around vegetables. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap until ready to serve. This Goodwich will keep for 2-3 days in the refrigerator (if you hide if from friends and family!). Cut it in half and push plastic wrap partially down, but leave one end closed to catch the drippy Sauces. YUM! Serves 1

It is! xp I've been thinking about this thread for a while now, and the other day I went to help my dad at his place. Well, I was cooking him dinner and there it was... a beat up plastic bottle, with a blue label and red letters "SPIKE". It's a salt-free seasoning. Now the mystery of Spike is solved..

^-^ Thanks JJ!

my mum sends her thanks too! 3nodding

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