That is all! Good bread, tender, tasty radishes sliced thin, a sprinkle of salt, and a lipid. Beyond delight.
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I do a lot of meal prep. It is the only way that I manage to feed myself through the week. Often, in the beginning of the week I will boil a bunch of potatoes and then tuck them in the fridge. A real quick meal can be made: heated potatoes, a couple sprinkles of microgreens, a scoop of sour cream, a drizzle of oil, and a little salt. That is all you need and you can be sated. And you can spend the whole meal making the perfect bite.
It is garlic pulled before it forms a head. Fresh, tender, and delicious. Use the whole plant. Make a pesto
Cook pasta. While the pasta is cooking, chop up some scallions and pea shoots. Drain the pasta and return it to the hot pot. Toss in the shoots and scallions along with some balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and some grated Parmesan cheese. If you like, you can also add pine nuts, but it is great on its own.
This is a wonderful dish with any green and pea shoots are no exception. Make a large portion and dole it out through the week for lunch and dinner. See if you can make it last longer than a sitting. I barely can. What is the difference between a green onion and a scallion? Nothing, they say! Well, I beg to differ. A scallion (or bunching onion) is an allium that will never form a bulb. A green onion is an early harvested onion that would otherwise form a bulb and become what we are accustomed to calling an onion. What is the difference used in cooking? Well, there I have to agree. Use them interchangeably. There. It is settled.
Now, let me tell you, there is more to do with a scallion than used it for garnish. If you look around, you can find excellent recipes that include scallions like in quinoa salad (or noodles) with scallions, scallion pancakes, scallion dumplings, and more. They have a sweet flavor that is brought out by roasting. I came across this recipe in my search and am looking forward to trying it. I have copied the important parts below. Miso Roasted Scallions (from a website called Saveur): Roasting scallions brings out their sweetness; finished with a tangy miso dressing, this surprising, simple dish makes a great appetizer or side. Ingredients: 2 bunches (about 1 lb) scallions, 1/4 cup olive oil, Kosher salt and black pepper to taste 1 tbsp. white miso (I say use what you can find/have), 2 1/2 tsp Rice wine vinegar, 1 tsp sesame oil, 1 1/2 tsp hony. Heat oven to 450°. Toss scallions with olive oil, salt, and pepper and spread evenly on a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake, stirring once, until golden and wilted, about 15-20 minutes. Transfer scallions to a serving dish. Whisk miso, vinegar, sesame oil, and honey in a bowl until smooth; drizzle over scallions. Radishes. So many winter radishes. Ready to try doing something new with them?
Daikon Patties: <-- follow the link ;) I make a version of this recipe from my brain, but it is too variable to type out. Basically, grate the daikon, mix some flavor in, ball it and coat it with the crunchy and fry it in a pan. I am going to try the linked recipe tonight. I love the addition of peanuts and powdered ginger. If I see you tomorrow, ask me how it was and I will give you a review. Roasted Turnips, Sweet potatoes, apples, and dried cranberries!
Here is a link to a recipe I recently discovered while trying to get creative with our remaining storage crops. It combines a nice assortment of seasonally available produce into a delicious dish! Changes to make? I recommend replacing the brown sugar with honey at a 1:1 ratio. Additionally, the granny smith apple can be replaced with whatever tart apple is is currently available (read: ask your farmer!) I also suggest using your oil of choice in leiu of cooking spray. If you are feeling fancy, you can always toast some walnuts to top this off. Yum Yum! Let me know how you like it! I have heard the term braise before, but felt I didn't really know what it was. Here is Wikipedia's definition: Braising (from the French word braiser) is a combination-cooking method that uses both wet and dry heats: typically, the food is first sautéed or seared at a high temperature, then finished in a covered pot at a lower temperature while sitting in some (variable) amount of liquid (which may also add flavor).
Turns out, I have been doing it all along! So here is how I braise greens. The ones we are bringing this week are ideal candidates Braised Greens with (optional) sweet potatoes: Chop greens coarsely, stems and all. At high heat, add some oil/butter/fat of choice to a pan along with the greens, garlic and pepper (cayenne for me!) Stir 'em about until the greens start to soften. Add some lemon juice /red wine/apple cider vinegar/water, and allow simmer while the liquid cooks down. If you want the sauce to thicken up, you can always mince up an apple and put it in there (apples are rich in pectin). If you want a more hearty dish, roast some sweet potatoes in advance and toss them in when you add the liquid. The sweet potatoes add to the sauce. I like to eat it with some eggs, rice, pearl couscous or other delicious starchy-carb. Microgreens are the tasty baby leaves of the plant, harvested while small, tender, and packed with flavor and nutrients. What to do with them? Eat them atop your breakfast. Add them to your sandwiches. Sprinkle them on your hot dishes (baked potatoes/sweet potatoes/roasted vegetables). You can even toss them in some olive oil, add some salt and enjoy them on their own. They really bring some green delight to the table, especially this time of year.
Sweet potatoes! You can do so much with them! Here below is a recipe for sweet potato pancakes, but it isn't what you would expect. I think, shredded, latka style. This? Roasted, mashed and griddled. Someone at market told me about them and my jaw dropped. A new, and amazing sounding, way to consume sweet potatoes. And with some greens on top? Yogurt on top? Applesauce on top? What could be better Really, what?
Sweet Potato Pancakes: Roast and cool the sweet potatoes (1 medium potato for every serving desired). You can even do this ahead of time. Remove the peel, and mash/whisk the potato with 2 eggs. Add any spices you desire (cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne, pepper, salt- all, none, or some). You may consider adding some honey too. Heat a skillet with a fat (butter/bacon grease/oil of choice). Scoop a 1/4 cup of batter in and cook for 5-7 minutes, until the cake can be flipped. Cook another 3-5 minutes on the other side. EAT THEM! Add a topping, snack on the solo. Either way, don't fight the smile that overtakes your face. Here is a link to googled recipe. |
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