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) –
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
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)
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- f 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.
Quinoa Avocado Cucumber Chickpea salad
June 19, 2017
INGEDIENTS – mix together
- 2 C Cooked Quinoa
- 1 can drained chickpeas/garbanzo beans
- 1 avocado cubed
- 1 cucumber chopped
- 1 C cherry tomatoes halved
- Juice 1 lemon & 2 TB olive oil
- salt & pepper
Tuscan Kale Salad
December 2, 2016
QED delicious, sweeter kale salad. Serves 4-6
- One bunch Tuscan Kale, remove from stem.
- One pomegranate – seeds
- ¼ C raisins or cranberries
- ¼ C sliced almonds
- 1 oz shaved romano/Asiago cheese
Dressing
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 T lemon juice
- 1 T white wine or white balsamic vinegar
- 3 T oil
