Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Turnip Top Soup

Only 5 ingredients, plus garnish. Also works with radish tops.

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Large Shallot, finely chopped or 1/2 large onion
2 Cups Radish Greens, roughly chopped, packed
2 Cups Vegetable Stock

1 Tablespoon Fresh Mint, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Fresh Parsley, finely chopped

Sea Salt
Freshly ground Black Pepper
Fresh Chives for serving


Wash and de-rib the turnip tops. Loosely chop. Blanch in boiling water for 3-4 minutes.

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; add finely diced shallots or
onion.

Sauté, stirring often, until shallots or onions are soft and translucent.

Add turnip tops and cook about 3 minutes.

Add stock and bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Add the chopped parsley and mint. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Remove from heat; purée with an immersion blender or in blender, in batches. Add
more vegetable stock if you like a "thinner" soup.

Top with with freshly chopped chives just prior to serving, or drizzle olive
oil, parsley oil, or basil oil on top. Serve with rustic bread and butter.

Makes 4 servings.

Adapted from:
http://veganvisitor.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/dont-toss-those-radish-greens/

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Escarole and Bean Soup

My grandmother's recipe:

1 head of escarole, chopped
2 16 oz. cans of cannellini beans (Italian white kidney beans)
32 oz. vegetable or chicken stock (I like Trader Joe's Low Sodium Vegetable Broth)
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 bay leaf (optional)


In a large saucepan or soup pot, saute garlic in olive oil until fragrant. Add chopped escarole, bay leaf, and vegetable or chicken stock. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain beans and add to soup.

Tastes great with parmesan or romano cheese on top, and it always tastes better the next day if you can wait that long.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

2nd Share

spinach
summer squash
tatsoi
endive
dill
broccoli
broccoli raab
scallions
salad turnips
red leaf lettuce
sugar snap peas
parsley

Monday, June 21, 2010

Asian Radish Slaw

Shred or dice 1-2 Radishes
Add about equal parts of chopped mandarin oranges
Add some scallions if desired
Drizzle with sesame oil and rice vinegar

Goes well over a white fish and served with stir fried kale

Spinach Casserole

1/3 cup of whole wheat flour
1/2 to 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese (skim)
1/2 to 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar
1 ½ cup of cottage cheese (fat free)
3 eggs
1 small diced onion
2 – 3 diced garlic scapes
¼ of a tea spoon of sea salt (not too much the cheddar is salty already)
Chopped spinach

Preheat oven to 350
Mix it all in one bowl
Place it in a 2 ½” to 3” baking dish, rub it with olive oil or butter so it doesn’t stick.
Bake it uncovered for 1 hour.

I changed the recipe around by adding a few other ingredients, but got the inspiration from “Passionate Vegetarian”.

Scramble Broccoli ?

1 table spoon of olive oil
1/3 – 1/2 cup of broccoli (small bunches)
Half of a garlic scape
Half of a small onion (ping pong size)
A pinch of sea salt
2 eggs
Blue cheese
2 dates

Sautee the broccoli, garlic scape and onion in olive oil until the broccoli seems slightly tender.
Add the two eggs and a pinch of sea salt (I try to keep the yolk together until the whites are nearly done and then mix the whole thing together.)
Remove from heat once done and add blue cheese and dates chopped into pieces. The heat of the pan will melt the blue cheese slightly and further caramelize the dates.

I don’t call it an omelette because it never stays intact :)

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Cuke and Tomato Salad

cucumbers slicedtomatoes cut in pieces
garlic scapes diced
onion sliced dill

depending on how much produce you have make a dressing of red wine vinegar

a splash of olive oil
salt pepper
2 tablepoons agave syrup
chopped dill

I made pesto but added basil also.

Kathy Gervasio

Kale Chips

1 bunch kale
1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice or Lemon Zest (optional)
Sea salt to taste


De-rib the kale. Put in a plastic bag or bowl and toss with olive oil and lemon to coat. Lay out the flat leaves on a cookie sheet and sprinkle with sea salt.

Bake for 30 minutes at 250 degrees, until dry, crisp and flat. (I've also seen 350 degrees for 15 minutes, but haven't done it that way.)

Radish Greens Soup

Only 5 ingredients, plus garnish. Also works with turnip tops.

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 Large Shallot, finely chopped or 1/2 large onion
2 Cups Radish Greens, roughly chopped, packed
2 Cups Vegetable Stock

1 Tablespoon Fresh Mint, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Fresh Parsley, finely chopped

Sea Salt
Freshly ground Black Pepper
Fresh Chives for serving


Wash and de-rib the radish tops. Loosely chop. Blanch in boiling water for 3-4 minutes.

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; add finely diced shallots or
onion.

Sauté, stirring often, until shallots or onions are soft and translucent.

Add radish greens and cook until wilted (about 3 minutes).

Add stock and bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes.

Add the chopped parsley and mint. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Remove from heat; purée with an immersion blender or in blender, in batches. Add
more vegetable stock if you like a "thinner" soup.

Top with with freshly chopped chives just prior to serving, or drizzle olive
oil, parsley oil, or basil oil on top. Serve with rustic bread and butter.

Makes 4 servings.

Adapted from:
http://veganvisitor.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/dont-toss-those-radish-greens/

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Garlic Scape Pesto

Made pesto out of the garlic scapes.

10 scapes roughly chopped
1/3 cup almonds
1/3 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano (grated)
salt to taste
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Puree all the ingredients except the oil in a blender or food processor. Drizzle in the oil.

1st Share

kale
radishes
broccoli
garlic scapes
spinach
peas
lettuce
dill
mint
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