Food Critics Advice Requested

[Subjugation]

Sorry to make this thread since I know it will appeal to very few of you, but I kind of would like to solicit some honest advice. I'm working on a project with some of the stuff I like to mess around with in the kitchen, and I'm not sure if I should add this dish or not to my collection of recipes.

This dish is totally just a "health food" type of recipe, and usually healthy and nutritious cuisine is neither popular in the restaurant industry, nor do most chefs consider it worth doing. That's why I'm kind of leaning against adding it to my project.

It's a split pea salad with chicken and caramelized onions and carrots. Tasted good, and is nutritionally balanced, but I just don't think anyone would order it if it was on a menu. It's just not very "sexy". I mean, there's no sauce dripping all over the place, there's no gooey cheese, or any of the other high fat additions that make most people like certain foods.

Anyway, I'd love to get some feedback on if you think it sounds like a shitty dish, or just any feedback at all...positive or negative. How would you change it, does it need more color, etc.

Seriously, if you think it's lame, tell me straight---this is just business to me, so I'm not going to take it personally if you think it sucks.

[Rab]

stick a picture on the menu, it looks tastylicious

[PandoraX]

I'm not big on onions, but other than that, it looks great! I like to experiement with my cooking as well. For the past year, I've been cooking diff. meats with my favorite salad dressing (heavy on the vinegar). If I can cook with it and dip the food in it, it's more than likely I'll eat it.

[Rudy]

Don't mix it up so much. Is that bread there? Keep the bread seperate from the meal. The salad part of it should lay on top of the chicken, carrots, and onions as to garnish it. Either that or try putting it to the side so that it's half half.

[Superted]

The presentation looks......odd, but it's a meal I'd try. (Well, I suppose that depends on what else is on the menu)

[ZeUs!!]

That plate does nothing for your decor

[Horny Elf]

Sorry to make this thread since I know it will appeal to very few of you, but I kind of would like to solicit some honest advice. I'm working on a project with some of the stuff I like to mess around with in the kitchen, and I'm not sure if I should add this dish or not to my collection of recipes.

This dish is totally just a "health food" type of recipe, and usually healthy and nutritious cuisine is neither popular in the restaurant industry, nor do most chefs consider it worth doing. That's why I'm kind of leaning against adding it to my project.

It's a split pea salad with chicken and caramelized onions and carrots. Tasted good, and is nutritionally balanced, but I just don't think anyone would order it if it was on a menu. It's just not very "sexy". I mean, there's no sauce dripping all over the place, there's no gooey cheese, or any of the other high fat additions that make most people like certain foods.

Anyway, I'd love to get some feedback on if you think it sounds like a shitty dish, or just any feedback at all...positive or negative. How would you change it, does it need more color, etc.

Seriously, if you think it's lame, tell me straight---this is just business to me, so I'm not going to take it personally if you think it sucks.

serve it with a can of sprunk and your set

[Pandagirl!]

It looks yummy.

[Subjugation]

Don't mix it up so much. Is that bread there? Keep the bread seperate from the meal. The salad part of it should lay on top of the chicken, carrots, and onions as to garnish it. Either that or try putting it to the side so that it's half half.

Hmmm...No, there's no bread there. It's just salad mixed with split peas, then chicken, then the caramelized carrots and onions on top, hanging over the back.

That plate does nothing for your decor

I agree, that china sucks. I need some new dishes.

[Mr. Peanuts]

Did you not use any dressing?

[Jeansi]

If it's supposed to be a healhty meal, howcome you have caramelized vegetables there?

Looks delicious though :up:

[Ilya]

needs more mayonaise.

[Subjugation]

If it's supposed to be a healhty meal, howcome you have caramelized vegetables there?

Looks delicious though :up:

caramelized is just a term meaning cooking in a way to draw out the natural sugar of the item. Onions and carrots have a lot of natural sugar, so if you cook them over low heat, they will naturally become sweet.

Yea, it does make them more caloric, however, it's not like adding additional sugars.

Ty, btw.

Did you not use any dressing?

Yes, I used a vinagrette made with shallots, melon vinegar, and extra virgin olive oil. It's a very simple and clean dressing.

[scumbag]

Looks delish, id like to give it a try, what does it taste like? just roughly

dont say chicken

[Evasive]

Chicken and caramalized carrots look good.
But I think you can work on the decor. You just piled up everything on eachother.

I'd order something else over this dish though, since I hate split peas.