Lentil Feta Salad
Keeps well. Make it a couple of days in advance, add the cucumber and feta just before serving.Great served with grilled spicy sausage….Ingredients Directions
Parsley, Rasin, Caper & Pine Nut
1/4 cup golden raisins, coarsely chopped3 tablespoons capers, drained and coarsely chopped3 tablespoons pine nuts, coarsely chopped3 anchovy filets, finely chopped1/2 bunch flat leaf parsley,
Grapefruit, Tarragon and Green Olive Sauce
1 grapefruit, cut into skinless segments, juice retained1/2 cup pitted green olives, coarsely chopped1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns2 tablespoons EVOO1 tablespoon
Honey Gremolata
1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped 1/2 cup fresh oregano, chopped 1 teaspoon minced garlic 3/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Gigante Bean Salad
Make in advance. Serve with grilled meat/fish.2 (14-ounce) cans gigante beans or butter beans, drained and rinsed3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced2 scallions, thinly sliced1 teaspoon
Olive-Orange Vinaigrette
Great dipping sauce for grilled shrimp.2 shallots, minced1/4 cup pitted Gaeta olives1/4 cup red wine vinegar1 teaspoon red pepper flakesgrated zest of 2 oranges1/4 cup
Stew
Really great Gumbo…..
A real comfort food, great Gumbo can feed the soul and this version is a simple crowd pleaser that you will come back too time
Vegetables
Braised Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, and Red Swiss Chard
Braised greens should be in everyone’s repertoire, super simple and decadently healthy.
Rice
Spring Green Risotto
A spring green risotto that is delicious at any time of the year but at it’s very best with fresh spring veggies.
Vegetarian
Zucchini & Caramelized Onion Quiche
This Zucchini & Caramelized Onion Quiche works well with store bought pastry shells. Get creative with the cheese. A great brunch dish!
Salad
Tomato Stack Salad
This tomato stack salad is at it’s very best served with with North Carolina tomatoes and corn fresh from the farm stand. A staple of Lake Lure summers.
Salad
Red Cabbage Salad with Fennel, Orange and Pepitas
MAKE AHEAD The roasted pumpkin seeds, dressing and orange sections can be prepared one day in advance; refrigerate the dressing and orange sections separately. Store
Asian
Warm Flank Steak Salad with Mint and Cilantro
Notes Roasted rice powder, also known as khao kua pon in Thailand, is available at Asian markets but can also be made at home. In a skillet, toast
Vegetarian
Very Full Vegetable Tart
From Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty. Delicious, even Fletcher & Matilda ate it. 1 red bell pepper1 yellow bell pepper100 ml olive oil1 eggplants or 1 aubergine,
Desert
Halloween Souffles
From Yotam Ottolenghi – Plenty, page 64. Worked very well in small cast iron dishes. Took about 20 mins in Broomfield overn. Omitted the hazelnuts.