Cooking Method: Blanching
Deconstructed Ratatouille
Ratatouille is a French Provençal stewed vegetable dish, originating in Nice, and sometimes referred to as ratatouille niçoise. This Deconstructed Ratatouille is a much fresher take on the classic. The recipe comes from Joy of Kosher.
By - Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 40 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Haricots Verts and Snow Peas with Hazelnuts and Orange
This Haricots Verts and Snow Peas with Hazelnuts and Orange recipes one of the most popular dishes in the Ottolenghi cookbook. It’s easy to make and can be made well in advance and chilled a day ahead of serving. The recipe can also be doubled or tripled (or more), if you’re feeding a crowd.
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 6 Servings
Green Beans and Cucumbers with Miso Dressing
This Green Beans and Cucumbers with Miso Dressing is very similar to a Chinese Smacked Cucumber Salad. You basically smack the cucumbers and green beans with a rolling pin then tear them up into pieces. You can get out all of your aggressions while making this delicious and refreshing salad.
- Prep: 30 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise
I remember first having this Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise years ago at a party in Indiana on Lake Michigan. The combination of wasabi, mayo, soy sauce, lemon juice and a pinch of sugar is ambrosial. I don't even like wasabi!
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
Greek Lemon Potatoes
These Greek Lemon Potatoes are so good, crisp, and tangy. Anything with lemons in the title is worth making, as far as I am concerned. They are made with potatoes, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, Rosemary, thyme, and parsley. The potatoes are roasted until they are golden brown and tender, and the lemon juice gives them a bright and tangy flavor. This would pair well with some breaded chicken breasts and a salad.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Green Beans with Mustard & Cider Vinegar
Wake Up Your Beans!
I am always looking for new ways to brighten up green beans. These Green Beans with Mustard & Cider Vinegar are tangy and sweet.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Green Beans With Pecans and Dijon Maple Sauce
Green Beans With Pecans and Dijon Maple Sauce will convert any veggie-hater. While pecans and maple sauce sound a little dessert-y, Dijon forms the bridge between sweet and green, forming a perfect side to any meal.
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 20 mins
- Yields: 8 Servings
Chilled Broccoli & Snap Peas with Creamy Tarragon Dressing
Chilled Broccoli & Snap Peas with Creamy Tarragon Dressing is sucn nice and refreshing salad for your summer BBQ or picnic.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Yields: 6 - 8 Servings
Spring Vegetables Steeped in Dashi (Ohitashi)
Ohitashi is a method of steeping vegetables in a delicate dashi, which infuses ingredients with umami and lovely flavor but retains the food's natural taste and sensibility. The trick is to first blanch and shock the vegetables (quickly boiling in water, "blanching," then halting the cooking by plunging in ice-water, a.k.a. "shocking"). By partially cooking this way, you transform ingredients from the raw state, but still retain their integrity, and allow them to absorb the dashi. Ohitashi is very versatile, and you can prepare it with green beans, spinach, shishito peppers, broccoli, snap peas, sugar peas, cherry tomatoes, and all kinds of mushrooms. I used asparagus, sugar snap peas, shiitake mushrooms and green onions.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 45 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
