Beet and apple slaw, bugs on the side

Slaw -- the most poetic, but needlessly slaughtered, of all vegetables.

CABBAGES AWAITING NEEDLESS SLAUGHTER AT, I KID YOU NOT, A CABBAGE WRESTLING EVENT AT DAYTONA BEACH, FL

( Barbara V. Perez, Orlando Sentinel / March 9, 2005 )

The cabbage has yet to be shredded and the patrons stand and wait as the rainy weather today, March 9, 2005, delayed for a couple of hours the annual coleslaw wrestling event at Sopotnick's Cabbage Patch in Samsula. This is an annual Bike Week event.

Witness this free verse poem from Raleigh, NC teenager TheCylceGoesRound [sp] on the website Teen Ink:

There is a bug in my coleslaw
And it’s annoying me.
A little, red winged thing,
Rolling around in my food.
He’s like a tick on your arm
Or a mosquito on your leg.
He’s like a fly on your bread
Or a spider in your shoe.
You know,
The little red winged guy
Is in freaking paradise
And turning my food into
A revolting pile of
Red winged bug food.
He reminds me of things
And people.
People who are annoying
Like red winged things
Who won’t stay out of your food
Or your life.

Word, Cylce, word.

Beet and apple slaw

• 1 medium beet, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 medium green apples, cored and cut into chunks
• 1/2 head green cabbage, cored
• 3 tbsp champagne vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tbsp Dijon-style mustard
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 cup packed, flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped for garnish

1) Grate beets and apples.

2) Grate cabbage (or chop).

3) Put everything into a bowl.

4) Whisk together vinegar, honey, mustard, and salt. Whisk in oil to form a dressing. Pour onto chopped stuff and toss. Serves up to 7 as a side dish.

Liebe,
Prof. TT