What salad to serve with beef stew?

Answer 1

Traditionally, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is served only with hot vegetables and gravy. Roast potatoes, crisp outside and creamy-tender inside are practically essential.

Otherwise, vegetables used tend to be carrots, green beans, steamed and buttered green cabbage, maybe parsnip. Brussels sprouts (properly cooked, nice and green!) are popular.

Gravy is made with the pan juices from the beef.

In my experience the main meal is sufficient, with maybe dessert to follow and perhaps a hot soup to start.

Where a salad is going to fit with such a meal is a problem, and one that wouldn't be contemplated by true lovers of this wonderful English meal.

If you must have salad at some stage of the meal, consider a light mixed salad - lettuce, bright tomatoes, cubed cheese and crusty bread, served before the roast, but don't be surprised if your guests dine sparsely on the salad so they've plenty of room for the beef and all the trimmings.

Answer 2

I serve a very light green salad with any stew. My stews are filling . - my light green salad is just lettuce, spinach, finely chopped celery, and snow peas

Answer 3

A Ceaser salad.