Less is more. I find this is often true with recipes and ingredients, and this recipe has a short ingredient list with big flavor and texture. Kohlrabi is in the Brassica family along with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, and is a rather amusing looking little devil. It has a subtle, earthy flavor, andContinue reading “Kohlrabi & Walnut Salad”
Category Archives: Quick sides
Endive & Avocado Salad
This is one of my favorite winter salads (or spring, or summer, or fall) because it can be chopped and whisked together in minutes and has a short ingredient list: endive, avocado, olive oil, Dijon mustard, vinegar, lemon juice, salt & pepper. My affection for it has increased since it is also raw, and asContinue reading “Endive & Avocado Salad”
Sweet Potato, Green Apple & Celery Salad
Here is a perfect dish for trumpeting Spring: crunchy vegetables, bright lemon juice, spicy grated ginger and sweet honey – like a deep breath of fresh air after a long winter. I stumbled upon this recipe on Food52: I stopped on this one when I read ‘raw sweet potato’, intrigued, and made it that afternoon. Yum!Continue reading “Sweet Potato, Green Apple & Celery Salad”
Cucumber Salad with Smashed Garlic and Ginger
Happy new year! I really enjoy this time of the season, the lull after the holiday excitement, and the refocusing on the new year ahead. The weather is cold and bright here, so I see this zesty, fresh salad as a nice accompaniment to January: crisp, spicy and comforting. Red onions get a bit melbowed byContinue reading “Cucumber Salad with Smashed Garlic and Ginger”
Fresh Lima Beans
Looks can be deceiving: this is the Lima Bean story. If you see them in the market or store, they are completely unassuming: But what sneakily hides inside these flat pods is a treasure. They are one of the legumes that requires shelling, like soy beans (edamame) or fava beans, which is another way ofContinue reading “Fresh Lima Beans”
Spring Potato Salad
My thoughts this week are drifting to Spring’s arrival on Friday. It was a great winter for cooking, lots of new recipes, lots of tinkering with past ones, but the sun’s angle has shifted, clocks have been changed and the snow is finally melting a bit. So this week as I gaze at fingerling potatoes,Continue reading “Spring Potato Salad”
Marinated Mushrooms with walnut and tahini yogurt
Here is a perfect summer mushroom plate. It is light & healthy and travels very well for lunch al fresco. It starts with a tangy marinade of olive oil, white wine vinegar, maple syrup and lemons whisked and poured over a mix of button mushrooms and beech (or shimeji) mushrooms. I love the use ofContinue reading “Marinated Mushrooms with walnut and tahini yogurt”
Barley, celery & cranberry salad
A really nice winter pick-me-up kind of dish here: the barley offers a heartiness, the crunchy celery folded in adds a bite, dill & parsley keep it interesting, and little surprises like allspice and sherry vinegar keep it very bright and playful. The original recipe, from Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty, called for pomegranate seeds, but IContinue reading “Barley, celery & cranberry salad”
Caramelized Fennel with garlic & dill
What a lovely little dish, thanks to Mr. Yotam Ottolenghi once again. Lightly browned fennel slices, removed from the pan briefly in order to add coarse sugar and fennel seeds, then returned to the pan to caramelize gently. Remove from heat, mix carefully with a touch of garlic and chopped dill, then plate and addContinue reading “Caramelized Fennel with garlic & dill”
Watercress, Pistachio, Cherry Salad
Watercress, dill, cilantro, basil, tarragon, orange blossom water, fresh squeezed orange, pistachios and dried cherries. Inspired by Yotam Ottolenghi’s Watercress salad. What an absolute awakening!
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