Radicchio and Spinach Orzo
Serves 8-10
-16 oz. orzo pasta
-1/2 c. extra virgin olive oil
-6 cloves of garlic, 3 finely minced, 3 sliced
-4 c. or about 8 oz. fresh baby spinach, packed, cut into thin strips
-1 sm. head of radicchio, quartered and cut into thin strips
-pinch of red pepper flakes
-3/4 c. sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, cut into thin strips (or use your cherry tomatoes from your box)
-3 T. capers
-2 lemons, zest and juice
-sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Cook orzo in boiling salted water until al dente, about 8 minutes.
Drain in a fine mesh strainer, but reserve 1 cup of pasta water for later.
In a deep skillet, heat the extra virgin olive oil (you can use the oil
from the sun-dried tomatoes and just add to it if you don’t have 1/2 a cup). Add both the sliced and minced garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. You want the garlic to be a bit fragrant, but not brown.
Add in the spinach and radicchio along with a pinch of salt and a pinch of the red pepper flakes. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the spinach and radicchio is just wilted and their color is bright. Add in the sun- dried tomato capers and orzo and stir for about 30 seconds. If pasta is not moist enough, add reserved pasta water in small amounts until you get your preferred consistency. Remove the skillet from the heat.
Add lemon juice and zest. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm or at room temperature. Enjoy!
Found on dulanotes. com, 4/12 and adapted from member lockedhalo on food.com… Read the rest
Chopped Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette, Feta, and Dill
Serves 8
-1 med. shallot, finely chopped
-1 t. finely grated lemon zest
-¼ c. fresh lemon juice
-1 T. white wine vinegar
-¼ c. olive oil
-Kosher salt
-8 oz. sugar snap peas (~ 2 cups), trimmed, thinly sliced on a diagonal into ½-inch pieces
-1 bu. radishes (~ 12), trimmed, thinly sliced
-4 med. Persian cucumbers, quartered lengthwise, cut crosswise into ½-inch pieces
-1 romaine heart, quartered lengthwise, cut crosswise into
½-inch pieces
-½ med. head of radicchio, cut crosswise into ½-inch pieces
-6 oz. feta, crumbled (~ 1½ cups)
-1½ c. torn dill fronds
-Freshly ground black pepper
Mix shallot, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vinegar in a large bowl.
Let sit 10 minutes, then mix in oil. Set vinaigrette aside.
Meanwhile, mix a palmful of salt into a medium bowl of ice water; add peas. Let sit 10 minutes, then drain and pat dry (this makes them super crisp).
Add peas, radishes, cucumbers, romaine, and radicchio to bowl with reserved vinaigrette; toss well to coat.
Add feta and dill, season with salt and pepper, and toss again to combine. Transfer to a platter to serve. Enjoy!
By Samin Nosrat and found on bonappetit.com, 6/17… Read the rest
Kohlrabi and Herb Yogurt Salad
Serves: 2-4
-2 medium-large kohlrabi (~1 1/4 lbs.)
-1/2 c. plain full fat goat milk yogurt or cow’s milk yogurt
-2 T. minced dill
-2 T. minced parsley
-1 lg. clove of garlic, minced
-2 T. fresh lemon juice
-1 t. honey
-2 T. extra virgin olive oil
-a few healthy pinches of salt & pepper
-1/4 c. sunflower seeds, lightly toasted
-1/2 c. raisins, soaked in hot water for 10 minutes and
then drained
-1/4 t. sumac (optional but recommended)
-sm. handful of micro greens (or sprouts)
-salt and pepper to taste
Trim the leaves and stems from the kohlrabies and peel the remaining bulb. Cut into 1/4 inch dice, and put in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
In a medium sized bowl combine the yogurt, dill, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, honey, oil, salt and pepper. Whisk until well combined. Taste test and adjust if necessary.
Pour the dressing into the bowl with the chopped kohlrabi. Sprinkle in the toasted sunflower seeds and raisins.
Divide between plates and top with a sprinkle of sumac and micro greens. Enjoy!
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Strawberry Lavender Pancakes
Serves 4-6 pancakes
Pancakes
-1¾ c. flour
-3 T. brown sugar
-1 T. baking powder
-½ t. baking soda
-½ t. salt
-¼ c. vegetable oil
-2 eggs
-1 t. vanilla extract
-1¼ c. of buttermilk
-½ c. chopped strawberries
-½ t. lavender
Strawberry Lavender Topping
-10 oz. strawberries
-½ c. sugar
-½ T. lemon juice
-1 t. vanilla
-¼ c. water
-½ t. lavender
Topping
Wash and dice strawberries. Preheat a sauce pot over medium heat. Add diced strawberries, water, and lemon juice. Let it cook for a couple of minutes and stir in sugar and vanilla. Cook over medium for about 10 minutes, stirring often. Add lavender and cook for a couple more minutes. Take off heat.
Pancakes Whisk together the wet pancake ingredients until combined. Whisk in the dry ingredients until smooth and stir in diced strawberries.Let the batter stand for about 10 minutes. (This is a good time to preheat your cooking pan on medium heat.)
Cook the pancakes, in the preheated pan, for a couple of minutes on each side. Check the pancakes by pressing lightly in the center, if it’s firm the pancakes are done. Top with strawberries. Enjoy!
By Lyuba Brooke on willcookforsmiles.com, 1/17… Read the rest
Asian Greens with Ginger Miso Dressing
Dressing
-1-2 inch piece of fresh ginger, coarsely chopped
-2 T. white miso
-3 T. tahini
-1/2 c. water
-3 T. fresh lemon juice
Salad
-5 oz. baby Asian salad mixed greens with mizuna (or use your mizuna with lettuce and/or other greens)
-1 sm. radish, sliced into 1/8-inch-thick rounds
-1 carrot, cut into 2-inch-long slender sticks
-2 green onions (white part only), chopped
For the dressing, place ginger, miso, tahini, water and lemon juice in a blender and blend until completely smooth. The consistency should be similar to cream.
Strain the dressing through a fine sieve to remove ginger fibers.
For the salad, divide greens among serving plates. Arrange radish and carrot on top, then sprinkle with scallions.
Drizzle one to two tablespoons of dressing over each salad and serve. Enjoy!
Kale Rabe Sautee
-1 sm./med. bunch of kale rabe
-2 T. olive oil, or more if you like
-3 or more cloves garlic, sliced
-a couple of pinches of red pepper flakes
-a couple of squeezes of lemon (about a 1/2 lemon)
-1/4 cup chicken/vegetable broth (ideally homemade)
-Sea salt
Rinse and chop your rabe. If there are any woody stems, remove them. Stems should be tender and green and flowers/leaves vibrant and not yellowing from age.
Start the olive oil in a heavy saute pan over medium heat. Add your garlic slices and red pepper, and saute them just enough to flavor the oil, but not to brown the garlic.
Add your chopped rabe, a couple handfuls at a time (add flowers last) and stir to mix with oil and flavorants. Add a few splashes of broth now and again to keep greens moist. You do not want the greens to brown, but sort of steam/braise. We’re talking about 10 minutes total here. Sometimes I put the lid on for a bit at this point to soften them further, then remove to reduce liquid.
Squeeze lemon and stir a few more times. Add salt to taste. Serve. Enjoy!
From slowcookedrx.blogspot.com, 4/13… Read the rest
Celery Root Salad
Serves 3
-1/2 c. mayonnaise
-2 T.Dijon mustard
-1 T. fresh lemon juice
-2 T. chopped parsley
-1 lb. celery root – quartered, peeled, and coarsely grated just before mixing
-1/2 tart green apple, peeled, cored & julienned
-Salt and freshly ground pepper
Combine the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon juice and parsley in a medium-sized bowl. Fold in the celery root and apple and season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. Enjoy!
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Black Radish and Apple Chopped Salad with Lemon and Mint
Serves 3
-1 med. black radish, julienned
-2 T. fresh lemon juice
-1 Granny Smith apple, cut in half & cut into very thin slices
-1 lg. carrot, julienned
-1/2 stalk of celery, very thinly sliced
-1 T. unsalted, roasted sunflower seeds
-drizzle of fruity olive oil
-2 T. roughly chopped fresh mint
-Sea salt, to taste
Combine radish and lemon juice in a small bowl and let sit for 30 minutes.
When softened a bit, add apple and carrot.
Drizzle with olive oil to moisten all ingredients.
Stir in sunflower seeds. Sprinkle with mint and salt to taste. Enjoy!
From thelocaldish.com, 11/14… Read the rest
Vegetarian Borscht
Serves 6
-1 lb. beets, peeled and cut into matchsticks
-2 med. onions, sliced into half-moons
-2 lg. carrots, peeled and cut into matchsticks
-3/4 lb. green cabbage, cut thinly into shreds
-2 T. olive oil
-5 c. vegetable stock
-Juice of 1/2 a lemon
-Salt to taste
-Coarsely ground black pepper
-Sour cream (optional, omit for vegan soup)
-Finely chopped parsley or chives (optional, for garnish)
Peel and cut the onions, carrots, and beets (alternatively, shred the carrots and beets using the shredding blade of a food processor) and sauté over medium heat in the olive oil with a pinch of salt in a large soup pot. Reserve a small amount of beet to grate and add near the end to enliven the color.
In the meantime, bring the vegetable stock to a boil. When the vegetables are soft (about 5 minutes), add the shredded cabbage and the hot stock. Bring to a boil and simmer 15-25 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
With a few minutes left, add the reserved grated beet. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then squeeze in the lemon juice, aiming for a pleasing but subtle sour taste. Serve with freshly grated black pepper, a dollop of sour cream, and chopped parsley, if desired. Enjoy!
By Blake Royer on seriouseats.com, 2/09… Read the rest
Sautéed Collards and Cabbage with Gremolata
Serves 12 as a side
-3/4 c. finely chopped parsley
-1 1/2 t. minced garlic plus 2 thinly sliced garlic cloves
-1 T. finely grated lemon zest plus 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
-1/2 c. plus 2 T. extra-virgin olive oil
-Kosher salt
-Black pepper
-4 shallots, halved and thinly sliced (3/4 cup)
-1 1/2 lb. green cabbage, cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick (9 cups)
-1 1/2 lb. collard greens, stems discarded, leaves sliced
1/4 inch thick (12 cups)
-3/4 t. crushed red pepper
In a small bowl, combine the parsley, minced garlic, lemon zest, 3 tablespoons of the lemon juice and 6 tablespoons of the olive oil. Season with salt and black pepper and mix well.
In a large pot, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Add the shallots and sliced garlic and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until light golden, about 5 minutes.
Add the green cabbage, collard greens and the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and black pepper.
Cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until the collards and cabbage are wilted and crisp-tender, 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in the crushed red pepper and the remaining 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Transfer the greens to a platter, top with the gremolata and serve. Enjoy!
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