Beet and Carrot Chips with Tzatziki
| The tiny ones are carrots, the others are red & white beets |
Ingredients for chips:
2 white beets
2 red beets
2 large carrots
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
Ingredients for tzatziki:
1 container of Greek yogurt (I used 0%)
1/4 cup fresh chopped dill
Juice and zest of 1 lemon
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 a cucumber, finely chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
To begin, combine the water and sugar in a saute pan and bring to a boil. While the mixture is heating, peel the beets with a vegetable peeler. Chop off most of the leaves on top, but leave a bit to use as a handle when using the mandoline slicer.
| I used raw sugar, which is why it’s brown |
Mix in the Greek yogurt.
Cover and refrigerate until the chips are done.
Allow the chips to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes after removing them from the oven. Carefully remove from the baking sheet.
| they are fun looking though! |
Place the chips in a bowl and serve with the tzatziki. Enjoy!
- Ingredients for chips:
- 2 white beets
- 2 red beets
- 2 large carrots
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups sugar
- Ingredients for tzatziki:
- 1 container of Greek yogurt (I used 0%)
- 1/4 cup fresh chopped dill
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 a cucumber, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- To begin, combine the water and sugar in a saute pan and bring to a boil. While the mixture is heating, peel the beets with a vegetable peeler. Chop off most of the leaves on top, but leave a bit to use as a handle when using the mandoline slicer.
- When the liquid has boiled, remove from heat and add the beets to the liquid. Let sit for 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. While the beets are soaking, use a mandoline slicer to thinly slice the carrots. After 15 minutes, remove the beets, dry them off with a paper towel, and thinly slice with the mandoline slicer. Arrange on a baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook for 40 minutes or until they begin to crisp slightly. While the chips are baking, prepare the tzatziki. Combine the chopped dill, lemon, zest, garlic, cucumber, salt and pepper in a medium sized bowl.
- Mix in the Greek yogurt.
- Cover and refrigerate until the chips are done.
- Allow the chips to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes after removing them from the oven. Carefully remove from the baking sheet.
- Place the chips in a bowl and serve with the tzatziki.
Capellini with Clams and Saffron
- 1/2 pound capellini pasta
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 large pinch of saffron threads
- 1/2 a medium sized onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup cauliflower florets
- 1/2 cup broccoli florets
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 6 garlic cloves, peeled and left whole
- 2/3 cup white wine
- 2 dozen clams
- 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
Seared Salmon with Basil Oil
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound salmon fillet, skin still on
Salt and pepper, to taste
Basil oil
1/2 cup fresh basil, firmly packed
1/4 cup olive oil
Pesto Pasta Salad
I am in a pasta salad making mood, so I decided to make one more batch for this weekend. I already made one pasta salad for this weekend, but I have a bunch of these ingredients on hand from other recipes and I don’t want them to go bad over the long weekend. I used a recipe from My Recipes as a base and substituted ingredients I already had, and ended up with this Pesto Pasta Salad!
Cook the pasta according to the “al dente” directions on the package. Drain and run under cold water. Set aside.
To make the pesto, combine the basil, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper and walnuts in a food processor. (I ended up being just short of 1/3 cup walnuts, so I also added in a few toasted pine nuts.) Blend until smooth. Pour in olive oil and blend until there is a thick paste. Add the Parmesan and combine until blended. Add more salt and pepper, to taste.
Because I am making this for the weekend, I only made a tiny batch fully mixed so I could taste it. The pesto mixture is so so creamy that you honestly might not even need the feta. The tomatoes and red onions add a wonderful contrast to the pesto and the cucumbers add a nice crunch to the salad. I will try to take some photos this weekend of the fully assembled salad, but if it is anything close to what I just sampled, I think my friends will be happy.
Ingredients
- 1 or 2 bunches of packed fresh basil
- 1 bunch of packed fresh parsley
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Juice and zest from 1 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/3 cup walnuts (or toasted pine nuts)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 box gemelli or other short pasta
- 1 small container plain 2 percent Greek yogurt
- 1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- 3 small cucumbers, sliced
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup feta cheese
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to the “al dente” directions on the package. Drain and run under cold water. Set aside.
- To make the pesto, combine the basil, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper and walnuts in a food processor. (I ended up being just short of 1/3 cup walnuts, so I also added in a few toasted pine nuts.) Blend until smooth. Pour in olive oil and blend until there is a thick paste. Add the Parmesan and combine until blended. Add more salt and pepper, to taste.
- Prepare all of your vegetables. After chopping the red onion, run it under cold water to remove some of the bite. Slice your cucumbers and halve your tomatoes.
- Combine the pesto and Greek yogurt in a large bowl.
- Add the pasta and vegetables and toss to coat.
Italian Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
- 1 box of tri-colored pasta
- 1 can of pitted black olives, sliced
- 1 package of cherry or grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cup corn kernels
- 1/2 can of black beans, rinsed
- 6 mozzarella balls, halved
- small jar of artichoke hearts, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 jar roasted red peppers, roughly chopped
- Italian dressing (recipe below)
Ingredients for Italian dressing:
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup white wine or rice vinegar
- 1 1/3 cup olive oil or canola oil
Roasted Beets with Tahini
Roughly chop the beets.
Process until smooth.
Shrimp Tomato Basil Linguine with Warm Goat Cheese Rounds
- 1 (16 oz) box linguine
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 (4-ounce) package log-shaped goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium (~1 cup) onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 plum tomatoes (~2 1/2 cups), roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
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Sauteed Pea Tendrils
Ingredients:
Pea tendrils
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 garlic cloves, smashed and cut in half
Salt, to taste
Cilantro Lime Hummus
I can never have enough hummus, it is one of my favorite snacks (although I tend to eat so much of it, it’s not really a snack!) I’ve had hummus on the brain for a while now. Be Well Philly must have read my mind, because they posted this great Cilantro Lime hummus recipe that I just had to try. As a plus, cilantro came in my CSA share this week!
Ingredients:
- 1 garlic scape, roughly chopped (or 2 cloves garlic)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 14-oz. can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro
- Juice and zest of 2 limes
Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
Truffled Roasted Potatoes
Ingredients:
1 small container of red potatoes, washed and quartered
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic scapes, chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon white truffle oil
1 teaspoon each of chopped fresh thyme leaves, sage leaves, and rosemary
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Wash your red potatoes thoroughly, but gently. (The skin of red potatoes is fragile). I used a little brush to lightly buff off the dirt under warm running water.
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Cut the potatoes into wedges: quarters for the larger potatoes, and halves for the smaller potatoes, and arrange on a cookie sheet.
Drizzle olive oil over the potatoes and sprinkle with garlic scapes, salt and pepper.
Bake at 450 degrees for 30 minutes or until the potatoes are brown and slightly wrinkled.
While the potatoes are cooking, chop your thyme, sage, and rosemary. Combine.
Remove the potatoes from the oven, drizzle with truffle oil, and sprinkle with the herb mixture.
This was fantastic. I honestly couldn’t stop eating the potatoes. Truffle oil is such a great ingredient, although it is a bit of a splurge. Truffle oil is usually added at the end of a dish, the oil is too delicate to be subjected to high heat. A little bit of truffle oil goes a long way though so do not overpour! When I make this recipe in the future, I plan on using normal minced garlic (2-3 cloves), the garlic scapes were quite burnt from the oven so I didn’t get any of the garlic taste from them. Boo.
Lemon Broccoli
- 1 head broccoli, cut into bite-sized florets
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Juice and zest from 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Orecchiette with Swiss Chard, Red Peppers and Goat Cheese
Paella
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