Fun Dinner tonight :) Great Fall flavors !!

No, we're not Jewish and we don't keep Kosher. But, I moved into a predominantly Jewish neighborhood when I was in my teens and the New Year celebrations always held so many good recipes, so yesterday we made these to eat tonight. Hope you enjoy them and Happy Rosh Hashana to all our Jewish friends here on DG :)

Apple beet salad with sunflower seeds

3 medium raw beets (about 1 pound), cooked, peeled and diced
2 medium apples, cored and diced
½ medium onion, diced
1 stalk celery, diced
Fresh honey herb dressing (recipe follows)
½ cup sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Place beets, apples, onion and celery in salad bowl and gently toss with fresh honey herb dressing. Let sit overnight or a few days. Just before serving, sprinkle with sunflower seeds and parsley.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Fresh Honey Herb Dressing

1 cup packed fresh herbs such as dill, parsley, basil, sorrel or mint leaves
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Place fresh herbs, garlic, vinegar, honey, olive oil, vegetable oil, and salt and pepper to taste in a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process.

Israeli carrot salad

8 sprigs (½ bunch) fresh parsley, stems removed
2 cloves garlic
1 pound carrots, peeled
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons orange juice
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon salt
Several grindings pepper
Orange and/or radish slices for garnish, optional - we used radishes :)

Place parsley and garlic in bowl of food processor equipped with a steel blade and chop.

Add carrots, lemon juice, orange juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Pulse until carrots are well chopped but not pureed. Adjust seasonings, garnish with orange slices and/or radish slices, if desired, and serve.