Freekeh Salad with Apricots, Grilled Halloumi & Zucchini
Freekeh Salad with Apricots, Grilled Halloumi & Zucchini is a delicious and healthy salad that is perfect for a summer meal. Freekeh is a whole grain that is high in fiber and protein, and it has a nutty flavor that pairs well with grilled zucchini and halloumi cheese. The apricots add a touch of sweetness, and the scallions, pistachios, and parsley provide additional flavor and texture.
The salad is easy to make and can be customized to your liking. If you don't have halloumi cheese, you can substitute feta or another type of salty cheese. You can also add other vegetables to the salad, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, or peppers.
By - Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Zucchini Patties
These zucchini patties are really latkes. There was a restaurant in Pasadena called Hamburger Hamlet. One of their most popular appetizers was called Zucchini Zircles, fried with Italian herbed breadcrumbs served with tangy apricot sauce, chipotle salsa and ranch dressing. The Apricot dipping sauce, is divine.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Berries With Lemon Crème Fraîche & Dark Chocolate
When you are asked to bring dessert to a dinner party and it's too hot to bake anything, this Berries With Lemon Crème Fraîche & Dark Chocolate is the perfect dessert for a hot summer day. Crème fraîche is a soured cream. It is soured with bacterial culture, but is less sour than U.S.-style sour cream, and has a lower viscosity and a higher fat content. It is quite tangy and can be used cold or stirred into hot sauces. If you can't find Crème fraîche, Greek yogurt would be a good substitute.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 1 hr
- Yields: 10 Servings
Snap Pea, Radish, Basil and Ricotta Salata Salad
This is a wonderful, crunchy salad which uses Ricotta Salata. It's one of Italy's most unusual sheep's milk cheeses. The milk curds and whey used to make this cheese are pressed and dried even before the cheese is aged, giving this pure white cheese Ricotta_salataa dense but slightly spongy texture and a salty, milky flavor -- like a dry Italian feta.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Panzanella
Do you have some stale bread that you do not know what to do with? Well here’s your answer! Make Panzanella!
Panzanella is a Tuscan salad of bread and tomatoes popular in the summer. It includes chunks of soaked stale bread and tomatoes, cucumbers, onions and basil, dressed with olive oil and vinegar.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Elote Corn Dip
This Elote Corn Dip recipe is from my good friend Jeanne. She brought over this really delicious dip. It is basically a creamy, cheesy, Mexican corn dip . Elote is the Mexican name for corn on the cob and Cotija is a hard cow's milk cheese that originated in Mexico.Tajin Classico a seasoning, which consists of chiles molino, salt and lemon. When you can’t find the Cotijo cheese use seasoned feta.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Summer Tomato and Corn Salad with Basil
This Summer Tomato and Corn Salad with Basil is a quick summer salad, that's fresh & easy.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Corn, Scallion, and Potato Pizza
I had this Corn, Scallion, and Potato Pizza in New York city a few years ago. They called it Farmer's Pizza. It's really delicious. You can make this on store bought pizza dough or you can make your own dough.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Roasted Corn with Lime and Manchego Cheese
My friend Jessica sent me this recipe a few years ago. I finally got around to making it! I have no idea why I waited so long. I will serve corn like this all the time. I roasted the corn earlier in the day, cut it off the cob and put it in a ziplock bag in the refrigerator. This makes it very fast to put together.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Spicy Corn Medallions
Spicy Corn Medallions is definitely my favorite way to eat corn. The spicy cayenne marries the sweetness of the corn and the tang of the lime juice. Please note – when slicing the corn into medallions, be very careful not to slice your fingers! It is easiest with a cleaver.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
