Slaw Trio
Tasty and colorful slaw using red cabbage, summer squash and carrots.
Cream of Kale Soup
TIME: 1 hour 15 minutes, start to finish (with lots of time for other things)
MAKES: 8 small servings
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 bunches (about 1 1/4 pound) lacinato (a.k.a. dinosaur) kale, ch
Portuguese Potato & Kale Soup
Collard or mustard greens can be substituted for the kale in this flavorful soup. Make it a meal: For a satisfying winter supper, serve with your favorite crusty bread.
Makes 8 servings
ACTIVE TIME: 30 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 40 minutes
EASE
Stuffed Chard with Fresh Marinara
Makes 4 servings, 2 rolls each
Ingredients
1 pound 90%-lean ground beef ½ cup plain dry breadcrumbs 2 medium shallots, minced, divided 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning, divided 1 teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon freshly ground
Hot and Sour Swiss Chard
Serves 4
Quick, easy, and colorful side dish
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp raw organic honey
1 tbsp unsalted tomato paste
1/4 to 1/2 tsp red chile flakes (adjust to taste)
1 tsp olive oil
1 medium shallot, finely diced
1 bunch S
Homemade Sauerkraut in Mason Jars
1 head cabbage, shredded
1 T. sea salt
Water (do not use water with chlorine. Buy water if your city chlorinates your water.)
Optional:
1 tsp caraway
1 tsp mustard seed
Mix the salt and cabbage in a non-metal bowl. Mix wel
Swiss Chard Lasagna
Make your usual lasagna recipe but instead of pasta, layer Swiss Chard that has been stemmed and lightly steamed.
Tomato Confiture
Adpated from:From Mark Gold, chef and owner of Eva Restaurant)
Tomato Confiture
Mark Gold, chef and owner at Eva Restaurantin West Hollywood, is using heirloom tomatoes from the Farmers Market for his simple, yet delicious, tomato confit
Roasted Beets with Tahini Yogurt Sauce
This tangy dish can be served hot or cold. When Mim makes it, she usually minces up the beet greens and tosses them back onto the hot beets so that they wilt, but you can also leave them out. Serve this over quinoa or on top of a bed of arugula with
Cauliflower au gratin - low fat!
Sometimes you just can't beat a good Betty Crocker Recipe! An authentic Italian gratin with extra shredded cheeses! No bland flavor here!
Buttery Patty Pan Squash
5 or 6 medium patty pan squash, sliced
1/4 C melted butter or ghee
1 bunch fresh basil, chopped
sea salt
The How-To
Begin by preheating your oven to 350F degrees and prepping the veggies — cutting your patty pan squas
Spaghetti with Zucchini & Lemon
– adapted from Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home
1 pound spaghetti or linguini
olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
2-3 large or 4-5 baby zucchini or summer squash, thinly sliced
juice of 1 lemon
1 small bunch basil
1-2 c. grated P
Cucumber Yogurt Salad
Adapted from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
3 large or 4 medium cucumbers
1 tsp. sea salt
¾ c. plain yogurt
1 clove garlic or 2 finely chopped scallions
2-3 tbsp. chopped fresh mint or dill or other herbs (optional)
1 tbsp
Aunt Ella's Shake Pickles
Cucumbers-1/2 gallon, sliced
2-3 onions, sliced
1 3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup vinegar
1/8 cup salt
1/2 tsp mustard seed
1/2 tsp tumeric
1/2 tsp alum
1/2 tsp celery seed
Fill half gallon jar with sliced cucumbers and onions. Mix together.&n
Cucumber Pancakes
This Recipe was contributed by a friend, an Indian woman. It is her mother’s recipe. Enjoy. (I have made possible substitutions or additions in italics – Aimee.)
Ingredients
3 Fresh firm medium size cucumbers
Cream of ri
Grilled Scallions with Seasame Oil
Grilled Scallions with Sesame Oil
Ingredients:
8 scallions, greens trimmed to 5 inches, cut in half lengthwise
Toasted sesame oil
Salt
Freshly ground Black Pepper
Directions:
Preheat the broiler or lightly oiled grill t
Grilled Zuchini Ribbon salad
Grilled Zucchini Ribbon Salad
Ingredients
3 to 4 large zucchini, roughly 2 pounds
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided
Sea salt, preferable gray salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 cloves minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
1 l
Purslane cucumber yogurt salad
5 large Cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into quarter-round slices
1/4 pound Purslane, large stems removed, washed and drained well
2 tablespoons each, Fresh chopped mint, cilantro and chervil
4 cups Whole milk yogurt
1/4 cup Virgin oli
Creamy purslane potato salad
6 medium potatoes, sliced and cooked 2 cups purslane, chopped 4 scallions, sliced 1 celery stalk, sliced 1 cup mayonnaise
Mix together all ingredients. Serve chilled.
Serves 6
Grilled zucchini salad with purslane and tomato
1 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil plus additional for brushing zucchini
1/4 teaspoon black
Broccoli Slaw
Smitten Kitchen: Adapted a little bit from family, a little bit from Apartment Therapy
Makes about six cups of slaw
2 heads of broccoli 1/2 cup thinly sliced almonds, toasted 1/3 cup dried cranberries 1/2 small red onion, finely chopped
But
Beet and New Potato Salad
Lovely, tasty twist on the classic summer salad. Ingredients picked fresh (almost entirely) straight from garden to table. Perfect for a picnic!
Spicy purslane potato salad
Serves 4-6 In a medium pot, boil 5 cups chopped potatoes until tender. Drain and set aside to cool. In a bowl, mix 1 cucumber chopped into half moon slivers, 1 cup purslane leaves and buds (flowers and stalks are edible as well, if you choose), and