Brown rice chickpea salad cherries goat cheese
July 21, 2017
The week 2017 serves 4
Mix all ingredients & toss together.
- 2 C cooked brown rice
- 2 scallions trimmed & chopped
- ¼ C chopped fresh basil
- 3 TB olive oil
- 2 TB white balsamic or sherry vinegar
- salt & pepper
- 32 fresh cherries (9 oz) quartered & pitted
- 15 oz drained & rinsed chickpeas (1¾C if home cooked)
- Toss together, divide into 4 serving bowls.
Lastly, sprinkle on 2 oz goat cheese crumbled (½ C) –
Fennel, Summer Squash, Fish
July 16, 2017
WSJ 7 2017. 35 min, svgs 4 Use Sea bass or tilapia or (cat fish? or maybe trout?) Simple dish: Sauté diced fennel & onions, add herb butter, steam summer squash. Separately pan fry fish.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 bulb fennel with fronds – dice bulb; thin slice stalks & mince fronds.
- 2 oz butter (¼C)
- 1 TB minced dill
- 1 TB minced chives
- 1 TB sliced tarragon
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ shallot minced
- zest & juice 1 lemon
- 1 yellow onion minced
- 2 LBs summer squash cut into ½” dice or sliced
- 2 TB olive oil
- 4 – six oz sea bass fillets (or4 tilapia fillets) season with salt & pepper
- 2 Tb dry white wine (vermouth)
HERBED BUTTER in a bowl:
- Stir together: butter, dill, chives, fennel fronds, tarragon, garlic, shallots, lemon juice & zest.
SAUTÉ ONIONS & ADD SQUASH in a Sauté pan with lid
- Over med-hi heat: 1 ½ TB of herbed butter, add diced fennel bulb & stalks & onion. Sauté 3 min.
- Add diced squash & 1 Tb herbed butter. Reduce heat to med-low, cover & stew until tender & sweet 10-15 min.
BROWN FISH FILLETS IN SKILLET
- Med heat, 2 Tb oil. When pan is very hot, lay in fillets. Cook until golden brown ~ 3 min. Carefully flip fish, add wine to deglaze. Add remaining herbed butter, cook until butter melts and fish done 1-2 mins.
SERVE: divide squash onto each plate, top with fish fillet
Russian Kale apple salad
July 8, 2017
- 4 c finely chopped/slivered kale (¾ LB bunch)
- 2 TB chopped almonds
- 1 sweet apple ¼” diced
- 1 oz cheddar cheese ¼ ” cubes
- 2 TB lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic
- 5 TB oil
- 2 TB parmesan cheese grated
5 variations Caprese salads – vegetables & cheese
July 8, 2017
Sunset 2016
Use best olive oil drizzle on salad, malden salt flakes, fresh herbs.
- Cantaloupe sliced pieces, Scamorza sliced & mint.
- Roasted red pepper, Feta sliced & chives chopped
- Sliced peaches, Burrata & Taragon torn
- Grilled eggplant, Ricotta salata & fresh Dill
- Tomato, fresh mozzarella & Basil.
German Potato Salad
July 8, 2017
Sunset 2016. No mayo potato salad – great with grilled brats. 6 svgs
- Boil 2 lbs halved Yukon or waxy white potatoes until tender, drain and transfer to large bowl.
- Heat ¼ c olive oil, add ½ chopped onion, stir until softened ~ 5min. remove from heat. Add ¼ C apple cider vinegar. Add to potatoes.
- Add 4 sliced scallions, 2 TBs chopped fresh dill, 1 tsp toasted caraway seeds to potatoes, toss, smashing potatoes slightly.
Green Bean and Cannellini salad
July 8, 2017
All vegetables, Sunset 2016 6 svgs.
INGREDIENTS AND DIRECTIONS: TOSS TOGETHER
- 2 C fresh cooked shell beans – Cannelini or cranberry or 14 oz can Cannellini beans or chickpeas rinsed & drained.
- 6 oz green beans trimmed into 1 ” pieces- blanch if desired.
- ¼ C fresh parsley leaves
- ¼ C olive oil
- 3 TBs chopped chives
- 2 TBs chopped capers
- 1 TBs lemon zest
- 2 Tbs/juice 1 lemon
- ½ tsp Aleppo pepper (or mild crushed red pepper flakes)
Sardines – Sandwich or Linguine & Fennel
July 8, 2017
SARDINES with LINGUINE, FENNEL & TOMATO svgs 2-4
INGREDIENTS: 4 oz tin of sardines in olive oil, 3 cloves garlic, 1 small head fennel sliced thinly with fronds, chili flakes – optional, 1 C canned peeled tomatoes – crush if whole, 2 oz dry white vermouth, 1 med lemon juice & zest, 1/3 C toasted Panko bread crumbs – add zest to bread crumbs., ¾ LB dry linguine.
DIRECTIONS:
- Start to boil pot of water for pasta.
- Skillet: add 1 TB sardine oil to pan, add fennel cook until fennel soft starting to caramelize, add garlic. Add tomatoes and juice. Cook until liquid reduced, add vermouth and reduce.
- Add sardines to skillet, break up into chunks, add juice of lemon.
- Cook pasta short of al dente, use tongs to transfer pasta to skillet, add a bit of starchy water & toss to combine.
- Transfer pasta mixture to serving bowl or individual bowls, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle toasted bread crumb lemon zest on top. Garnish with some fennel fronds
SARDINE SPINACH SANDWICH
INGREDIENTS: 1 garlic clove, 2 oz ~ 2 C spinach, wilted in pan, 1 english muffin toasted , 2 sardines smokes in oil, 1 tomato sliced. lemon juice, mustard & mayo.
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat 2 tsp oil in pan, sauce garlic, add spinach – wilt, remove from heat, drain.
- Toast bread, add little mayo & mustard,add spinach, then sardine, drizzle lemon juice, top with slice of tomato.
Fennel Lentil salad with Ricotta
July 8, 2017
WSJ 2017 Serves 4
INGREDIENTS: 4 olive oil packed anchovies, 4 Tb olive oil, 2 C green or black lentils, 1 head garlic halved crosswise, 2 sprigs fish sage, 2 med heads fennel halved lengthwise sliced very thin, 2 C ricotta, 2 TB chopped parsley, lemon zest & juice ½ lemon.
DIRECTIONS:
- Anchovies- place on dish, drizzle with some oil, lemon zest.
- Cook lentils- use heavy pot (Dutch oven) cover lentils with 2 inches of water, add garlic halves & sage & 2 TB olive oil. Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer until lentils tender ~ 20 min. Add more water if needed. Strain and drizzle with oil & S&P.
- Sliced Fennel- if woody, sprinkle with lemon juice. 2 Tb olive oil.
- Each plate: ½ C Ricotta, arrange dressed fennel on top, spoon lentils over fennel. Top with marinated anchovies, extra oil and chopped parsley.
Hearty tomato onion poached egg soup
July 8, 2017
make soup stew ahead, then heat to poach eggs. Use Country rye bread toasted (Odesssa rye or new york rye). Cook in Dutch oven (cast iron or steel).
INGREDIENTS: 4 medium onions thinly sliced, 1 stalk celery finely chopped, ½ C white wine, 28 ounce can whole tomatoes, 1 fresh red chili finely choppedor dried chili flakes (optional), 2 C broth, 4 eggs, 4 toasted slices country bread, ½ C parmesan or pecorino.chopped parsley .
DIRECTIONS:
- Heat oil in Dutch oven, add thinly sliced onions & celery. cook until tender ~ 15 min.
- Increase heat to medium, ad ½ C white wine, simmer ~ 4 min. Add canned tomatoes and juice – use hands or spoon to crush whole tomatoes, add chilis, 2 C broth . Simmer uncovered 45 min to reduce.
- Crack eggs gently one at a time to poach until whites cooked but yolk runny. 3-6 min.
- Place toasted slice of bread in each bowl, spoon poached egg on top, add soup. Sprinkle with grated cheese and parsley.
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