This dinner was the birthday meal that I prepared for my husband this year. He and I both really enjoyed it so it was a success! I was pleased that my fusion idea turned out as well as it did. I took a traditional meal that I grew up with, Haystacks, and created a fusion recipe inspired by Basque cuisine which is popular in parts of Nevada. I was raised in Seventh-Day Adventist Church and School and haystacks are very frequently served at group gatherings. They are filling, fairly heathy, inexpensive, and easy to prepare for a large group.
Ingredients:
Pipernade (a Basque staple according to the cookbooks I perused)
Sheep’s milk cheese such as Roquefort (from France) or Manchego (from Spain)
white navy beans – soak beans overnight, rinse very well with warm water, drain and return to saucepan, cover with veggie broth, bring to boil, simmer until soft, add salt to taste
cooked plain white rice
1 head of lettuce – finely sliced
corn chips such as Reduced Sodium Fritos
Basque Garlic Salad Dressing (recipe follows) https://www.retrogirlskitchen.com/index.php/2019/04/09/basque-garlic-salad-dressing/
Serve with non-alcoholic Sangria (recipe follows) https://recipesfromapantry.com/non-alcoholic-sangria-sangria-mocktail/
Here’s how to assemble a Basque-inspired haystack:
I hope you enjoy this meal as much as we did!
heavens to betty 
Fun! We often mix up our haystacks…with whatever we have in the fridge 🙂 I have half a head of purple cabbage that I’m planning to turn into purple cabbage haystacks this weekend. I’ll have to try your Basque version!
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Oh fun 🤩 purple haystacks! I love it 💜
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Looks really tasty
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Thanks Sheree!
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Pleasure Betty
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Decilous recipe. So beautiful all dishes.
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This is so funny! As soon as I saw the word “Haystacks” I wondered if you had an SDA background. It’s a staple for us, right? Potlucks, reunions, any get together is the right time for Haystacks. I did know a woman who called them “Tophats.”
Our daughter-in-law makes Thai stacks. Same idea, just different ingredients. 😄
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😂 “haystacks” is an automatic flag of SDA heritage!
Thai stacks sound awesome! What does she put on them?
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I have a friend who’s 7th Day Adventist and she mentioned haystacks before; they look like a fun thing to try. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
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I have never heard of haystacks, but I’m definitely going to give them a try! I’m always on the lookout for quick, easy meals.
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