From my dad, H. C. Kim…

Romaine lettuce or Bib lettuce – 1 head

Tomatoes – 1-2 medium

Cucumber – 1

Radish – 3-4

Green onion – 1 stem

Garlic – 1 clove

Sea salt – to taste, ½ tsp

Cayenne pepper – 1/3 tsp

Cider vinegar – 1 Tbsp

Olive oil – 1 Tbsp

Pickled artichoke hearts in plastic or glass jars; avoid tinned kinds generally.* optional

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Method

Wash the lettuce and remove water; modern cooks recommend paper towel to dry it. (Seems to me extreme but no doubt has its point.)

Wash and slice tomatoes, radishes and cucumber. Chop up green onion and garlic.

In a large bowl mix oil and vinegar seasoned with salt and cayenne peppers, as well as garlic. Add the greens and toss.

*The optional artichoke hearts should also be sliced and added in moderate amounts, appx. 1 cup.

Note:

This amount should be enough for 5 or 6 mouths.

(A late friend of mine used to like it so much that he even drank the juice remaining in the bowl!)

It goes well with roast beef (or by itself with rice).

H. C. Kim

Lean hamburger – 1 lb

Carrots – 2 cups*

Onions – 2 cups*

Curry powder – 1/4 cup

Cider vinegar – ½ cup

Sugar – 2 Tbsp

Sea salt – to taste

Cayenne pepper – 1 Tbsp

Raisins/currants – ½ cup
*chopped in same amount as the meat

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In a large frying pan or wok fry the meat* (if starting from scratch) till brown. Add salt to taste (sea salt is more nourishing). Add onions and carrots.

Cook in medium heat. Add raisins when the vegetables are soft.

Mix curry powder and some cayenne pepper with apple cider vinegar and some water. Add this mixture when the raisins are soft. Add some sugar or equal (or Stevia in white powder form). Serve on hot rice (with optional egg dropped on hot rice and mixed).

*If you use left-over meat as I do, cook the vegetables first and add the meat later. The rest is the same as outlined above.

If using an uncooked chicken the laziest method is to wash the chicken and boil it first (without the giblets) until nearly done. Then remove the chicken and skin and bone it and put the cut or torn bits of meat back into the pot. Then add the vegetables and cook until they are soft.

Follow the same procedure as above.

For variation add bits of freshly chopped ginger which has a medicinal value. And some garlic. Cayenne is also beneficial.

Note:

I have seldom started from scratch lately. I use left-over roast beef usually. When you use hamburger be sure to drain all the fat as far as possible. Otherwise it is too oily and unwholesome, though it will still taste OK.

The degree of pungency is adjustable according to the cook’s and guests’ tastes.

(In Eugene I once served my left-over curry to Ray and Elaine and the latter raved about it. She said she had never had anything so delicious!)

How is that for a title?  It’s not a quiche, because it has no breaded crust.  Not that a breaded crust defines a quiche.

Whatever it should be called, this quiche-like breakfast concoction is delicious and nutritious!

What’s not to love?!