It's still my favorite way to eat in the summer. Living in California, though, I've made some adjustments. Things Max Tweety wouldn't have sold in his roadside stand. I still cook my beans and peas with salt pork and saute corn and sweet onions in bacon fat. And nothing can beat a drippy, mayonnaisey tomato sandwich eaten over the sink. Drain farro, transfer to a large bowl and let cool to room temperature.
Add cucumber, tomatoes, onion, corn, lemon juice, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper; toss to thoroughly combine. Just before serving garnish with basil. Serve with crusty bread and extra virgin olive oil. In a medium pot over medium heat, warm the oil; add the carrots or squash, ginger, garlic onion, curry paste, salt and pepper. Squeeze juice from half the lime over mixture and stir. Place noodles in 4 bowls, spoon veggie mixture over them, add juice from other lime half, if desired, and garnish with cilantro.
Slice the skirt steak on the bias and fan out over the salad. Finish with the pickled red onion chimichurri over the steak. Cook pasta according to package directions but 3 minutes before end of cooking time add peas to pasta water and continue to cook until it is al dente. Meanwhile, in a very large skillet over moderate heat, melt butter; add herbs. Add pasta and peas, grated cheese, half a cup of pasta water, salt and pepper to skillet.
Tossing constantly, continue cooking the mixture over low heat until pasta is coated with a light creamy sauce, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add crabmeat and cook over medium-low heat, just enough to heat through, about a minute or two. Serve hot or warm with an arugula salad and crisp dry white wine. Cook fusilli according to package directions. Meanwhile place basil, cheese, nuts, garlic, 3/4 cup of the oil, salt and pepper in bowl of electric food processor. In large skillet heat remaining oil over medium-high heat; add zucchini, potato and tomato and saute, stirring frequently until tender, about 5 minutes.
In large pasta bowl, toss pesto and pasta together, sprinkle with sautéed veggies and serve hot, warm or at room temperature with a crusty bread. Place the salmon on a sheet tray and bake for 5 to 7 minutes until cooked to desired internal temperature. In a hot saute pan add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and saute the pickled carrot farro and summer squash until hot.
Meanwhile remove the lid of the smoked eggplant puree and microwave until warmed through. Prepare a medium-hot fire in a grill. In a large bowl, combine the green beans, mushrooms, shallots, thyme, olive oil, salt and pepper and stir to coat.
Place half the green bean mixture in a mesh grill fry pan. Place the pan on the grill and cook, stirring occasionally with tongs, until the green beans and mushrooms are soft, 10 to 12 minutes. It's one of our favorite flavorful pork chop recipes.
First spoon the potato puree in the center of the plate. Place the maitake mushrooms and pole beans directly over the potato puree. Fan out the chicken over the vegetables and finish with the grilled ramps and savory brown butter jus. Meanwhile, make a fresh tomato sauce using the red onion and lots of garlic–both diced. Sautee olive oil until golden brown. Add bit of honey, a twist of black pepper, a generous glug of olive oil, and three or four chopped tomatoes.
Cover, and let them simmer for ten minutes or so. Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray; place fish fillets on sheet. In a large bowl toss together the tomato, jalapeno, cilantro, cabbage, onion, oil, lime juice and salt and pepper. In a large skillet warm tortillas on both sides; place on platter. With a fork or your fingers, break fish into bite-size chunks and divide evenly among tortillas; top with veggie mixture.
Serve with sour cream, tomato salsa and ice cold beer. Add the garlic, cook for another minute and then stir in 2 cups frozen green beans and 2 crumbled strips of precooked bacon. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes until the beans are hot, then turn the heat to low. Stir in 1/2 cup sour cream, plus a dash or two of salt and pepper. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, then serve the beans immediately.
Place the smoked pork chop sheet tray and bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until desired doneness. Remove the lid to the cheddar grits, braised greens, and chanterelle mushrooms. Also remove the lid to the huckleberry jus. Microwave the huckleberry jus for 1 minute and the cheddar grits and vegetables for 2 minutes or until warm through. On a large warm entree plate spoon the romesco sauce down thinly on the bottom of the plate.
Arrange the roasted vegetables on top of the romesco. Slice the ribeye on a bias and fan it out over the vegetables. Drizzle the meat with the lemon juice and olive oil and finish with some coarse salt and pepper. Place the bavette steak, smoked potatoes,and romanesco on a sheet tray and bake for 5 to 8 minutes until desired internal temperature.
Meanwhile remove the lid to the celery root puree and horseradish brown butter jus and microwave until warm. Keep the pickled carrots at room temperature for garnish. In a medium bowl combine shrimp, tomatoes, scallion, and beans.
In a small bowl, vigorously whisk together the oil, juices, herbs, mayonnaise, and salt and pepper; pour over shrimp mixture and toss to coat thoroughly. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate one hour. Line a serving plate or bowl with lettuce leaves, scoop shrimp salad onto them.
Immediately before serving, peel and slice avocado and arrange on top. Serve with focaccia and a crisp dry chilled white wine. Toss peaches and green beans with oil in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a grill pan or skillet and cook over high heat, tossing often, until beans are crisp-tender and peaches are lightly charred, 8–10 minutes. Gently peel the husks back, remove the silk and then slide the husk back up over the corn.
Grill over medium, indirect heat, turning occasionally, until the kernels are tender when pierced with a knife – about minutes. Then add green beans and cook for a minute until beans turn bright green. Add the chicken broth, chopped red pepper, salt and black pepper.
Turn heat to low and cover with a lid, leaving lid cracked to allow steam to escape. Cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until liquid evaporates and beans are fairly soft, yet still a bit crisp. Pour about 1 inch of water into a saucepan; add green beans, bacon, garlic, olive oil, sea salt, and pepper. Bring the water to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and place a cover on the saucepan. Cook beans until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Whisk together olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl until well combined.
Drizzle vinaigrette over arugula; toss to combine. Serve grilled peaches over salad. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the green beans and cook for several minutes, stirring, until the beans are lightly charred. Remove from the heat and season with the black pepper. Arrange the peaches on a platter, add the green beans and burrata, and drizzle with the balsamic glaze.
Prepare grill for medium-high heat. Toss beans with ½ tablespoon olive oil and season to taste with salt and pepper. In a separate bowl, toss sliced peach and almonds with ½ tablespoon olive oil. Transfer beans to a grill pan and cook, stirring often, until beans are crisp and tender, about 10 minutes. Place ribeye, fingerling potatoes, grilled broccoli, and spring onions on a sheet tray and bake for 5 to 8 minutes until desired internal temperature.
Keep the smoked chili and pumpkin seed romesco and the olive oil and lemon juice at room temperature. Place the halibut, summer squash, and the maitake mushrooms on a baking sheet and bake for 4 to 7 minutes until warmed through. Meanwhile remove the lid to the potato puree and corn hash and microwave until warmed through.
Keep the almond parsley salsa at room temperature until ready to serve. Slice the skirt steak on the bias and fan out over the salad and arrange the maitake mushrooms around the steak. Finish with the ramp chimichurri on the grilled sliced steak and maitake mushrooms. Place the roasted black cod, hen of the wood mushrooms, and summer squash on a sheet tray and bake for 5 to 7 minutes until warmed through.
Meanwhile remove the top to the yellow corn risotto and microwave for 1 to 2 minutes until hot. Keep the parsley pistou at room temperature. Heat the oil in a large, wide saucepan over medium heat.
Add the onions and garlic and stir to coat evenly with the olive oil. Turn the heat down to low and continue cooking until they are soft and translucent, about 8-10 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent the garlic from burning.
Add the beans along with the cooking liquid, the salt and pepper. Place the olive oil in a large saute¢ pan over medium high heat. When the oil is hot, add the sliced onions, the salt and the pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions just start to brown. Turn the heat down to medium and cook until they are tender and translucent, about 10 minutes. Give them a stir every now and then to prevent sticking.
While my parents filled the brown paper bags with produce, I dreamed of tomato sandwiches dripping with mayonnaise. Slow cooked black eyed peas and pole beans perfumed with fat back and sweet onions. Creamed corn cooked in bacon fat. Slippery okra with butter and salt. In a large frying pan, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the shallots and garlic and cook over medium heat until the shallots are translucent. Add the tofu chunks, then the chili, cumin, turmeric and paprika and move around, making sure the tofu is evenly coated in the spices.
Add a big pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 5-6 minutes until the tofu is starting to take on some golden color. In a medium bowl thoroughly combine the scallops, lemon juice, salt and pepper, celery, dill and mayonnaise. Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. In a small bowl combine mustard, orange juice , orange zest, whiskey, Worcestershire sauce, sage and pepper. Smear over both sides of pork chops and let sit for 30 minutes at room temperature. Oil grill rack and heat grill to medium-high.
Cook, turning once, until chops are barely pink inside, 4 to 5 minutes. Serve with sweet potato fries and salad. Add soy sauce, whole grain mustard, olive oil, ginger, salt and pepper to the brown sugar mixture and mix well.
Brush salmon with half of the mustard glaze. Put drained the peaches to the other half of glaze and coat them well. Spread the peaches over the salmon. Please preheat your oven to 350F. Meanwhile, heat the chickpeas, yellow corn, and broth on the stove in a sauce pot. Place the white seabass, grilled eggplant, and escarole on a baking sheet and warm in the oven for 5 minutes.
On a large warm platter, make a bed of the whipped potatoes. Then arrange the maple carrots on top of the bed of potatoes. Slice the steak thinly cutting away from the bone.
Season the meat with a little coarse salt and black pepper. Using the knife as a spatula, lay the steak over the bead of whipped potatoes, maple carrots and finish with the warm horseradish jus. Serve the brussels sprout salad in a nice warm bowl next to the roasted steak. Place the salmon on a sheet tray and bake for 4 to 7 minutes or until desired internal temperature.
