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Ridiculously Easy Southwestern Coleslaw

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1/2 medium cabbage
2 carrots
1-2 hot chile peppers, thinly sliced or chopped
5-6 tablespoons salsa verde
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
2 tablespoons vegan mayo or lite silken tofu
1/2 teaspoon agave nectar (or other sweetener)
1/4 teaspoon cumin

salt to taste

  1. Remove and discard the core of the cabbage, and cut cabbage in half. Use a food processor fitted with a shredding disk to shred the cabbage and carrots. Place in a serving bowl along with the sliced chile pepper.
  2. Whisk all remaining ingredients together until smooth. (If you’re using silken tofu, you may need to blend it in a small blender or food processor.) Add the dressing to the cabbage and mix well. Add salt to taste. Cover and allow to marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Check seasonings before serving and add more salsa, lime juice, cumin, or salt if necessary.

Asparagus with Orange Sauce – Laura Calder

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  • 2 oranges
  • 1 pink shallot
  • 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 20 spears green asparagus, trimmed
  • Parmesan cheese, for shaving
  1. First, make the dressing: Zest one orange into a bowl, then juice both oranges and boil the juice down in a small saucepan to about 3 tablespoons. Meanwhile, mince the shallot and put it in a ramekin with the vinegar poured over. Set aside five minutes. Add the mustard to the zest. When the orange juice has reduced, strain it over the zest. Drain the shallot, discarding the vinegar, and add. Whisk all together, then slowly whisk in the oil. Taste, and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. Bring a sauté pan full of water to the boil. Salt it, then add the asparagus and cook until tender. Drain, and immediately rinse under ice-cold water to set the colour. Pat dry with paper towels and transfer to a serving platter. Spoon over the sauce. Shave over Parmesan cheese. Grind over some pepper and serve.

Roasted Jewel Vegetables – Ellie Krieger

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1 1/2 lbs carrots — cut 1 inch pieces
8 clove garlic — unpeeled
1 1/2 lbs Brussels Sprouts — cut in half.. The same amount as the carrots
4 med beets — cooked and cut in the same size as sprouts and carrots (added after one hour)
1 tablespoon fresh thyme

Preheat oven to 375F

Toss the  carrots brussels sprouts and garlic together with olive oil and salt and pepper. Place on the sheet pan in the 375° oven for one hour. Add the cooked beets and a sprinkling of fresh thyme toss with vegetables and heat in the oven for 10 minutes to heat.  Serves 8

Quick Pickles Recipe — Kelsey Nixon

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2 cups red wine vinegar
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 cup kosher salt
1 teaspoon mustard seeds< 3/4 teaspoon coriander seeds 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds 1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorn 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 1 red Fresno , split in half 6 Kirby cucumbers (about 2 pounds)

In a saucepot, combine the vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, celery seeds, peppercorns, garlic, chile and 2 cups water and bring the mixture to a boil to dissolve the sugar and salt.

Using a mandolin (or sharp knife), slice the cucumbers 1/4-inch thick and place in a large heat-safe bowl or container.

Once the mixture boils, pour the liquid over the sliced cucumbers, making sure the cucumbers are submerged. Let the cucumbers sit in the liquid as it comes to room temperature, for about 20 minutes. Drain the pickles and reserve the liquid. Serve as is or fry em’ up! To serve, add a little of the pickling juice right on top of the pickles.

Cook’s Notes: Reserve your pickling liquid to use on the pickles later or as a vinegary addition to sauces. The longer the pickles sit in the liquid the softer they become, so for me 20 minutes is perfect. This pickling liquid is great to pickle a variety of vegetables, try carrots, one of my favorites.

DMV notes:used 1/2 jalaopeno, 2 kirby cukes and reduced the pickling liquid to 3/4. Very Tasty!!

Fresh Corn Salad (4-6 servings)

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The fresh corn salad is from the Barefoot Contessa Cookbook.

5 ears of corn, shucked
1/2 cup small diced red onion
3 tbsp cider vinegar
3 tbs good olive oil
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup julienned basil leaves or use chopped chives

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the corn for 3 minutes until the starchiness is just gone. Drain and immerse it in ice water to stop the cooking and to set the color. When the corn is cool, cut the kernels off the cob, cutting close to the cob.

Toss the kernels in a large bowl with the red onions, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Just before serving, toss in the fresh basil. Taste for seasonings and serve cold or at room temperature.

Beatrice’s notes: The first time I made the salad, I cut the kernels off the cob and then sauted in a pan.  The second time I grilled the corn instead of boiling, then cut the kernels off the cob.  Both were good but I liked the grilled flavour better.  The second time I made the salad I added diced red pepper and substituted chives for the basil.  I liked this better than basil.  I think thyme would also be good.

DMV notes: I used two ears of corn, cooked for 3-4 min, cooled kernels removed. Divided other ingredients by 1/3. Used chives. Very quick, easy and TASTY.

Enjoy!

Dilly Green Beans or Green Tomatoes – June McIlwain

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4 lbs. whole green beans or green tomatoes – wash, drain, cut to fit pint jars
Pack into 7 hot, sterilized pint jars

Add to each jar: 2 cloves garlic
½ tsp. whole mustard seed
½ tsp. dill seed
¼ tsp. crushed red pepper
5 cups vinegar
5 cups water – Combine vinegar, water & salt and bring to boil.
½ cup canning salt

Pour in boiling liquid – fill to ½” of top.
Seal & process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes after water comes to boil.

Shredded brussel sprouts – Sara Moulton

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1 pound brussels sprouts, trimmed of stems and coarse outer leaves
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
Salt and pepper
Balsamic vinegar, to taste
Grated Parmesan

By hand or in a food processor shred sprouts. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add sprouts and saute until tender but still crisp. Add balsamic vinegar and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Elote Con Crema (Fresh Corn With Cream, Chiles, and Cheese – The Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy

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1/4 c Butter
4 c Corn 
1/2 md Onion; finely chopped
1/4 lb Mild Cheddar cheese; in
1 Clove garlic; peeled and
1 ts Salt
5 Chilies Poblanos; roasted and
Thick sour cream see recipe

There are so many variations of corn-chile-cream dishes that is is hard to know just which recipe to choose. For a change, the chiles could be left whole, stuffed with corn and cheese, and cooked in cream. But this combination is delicious any way. This is a very rich dish, and is very good served as a separate course with hot tortillas. It is best eaten right after its cooked, as the cheese gets tough when reheated.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Melt the butter and cook the onion and garlic, without browning, until they are soft.

Cut the chiles into rajas (strips), add them to the pan, and cook them, covered, 8 minutes.

Add the corn, cheese, and salt to the chile mixture. Cover tightly with foil or a lid and cook for 10- 20 minutes, until corn is tender. Add the cheese after the first 10 minutes of cooking time.

Serve the vegetables hot, with the sour cream

Rumbledethumps

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Similar to the Irish combinations of potatoes and other vegetables mashed together, rumbledethumps from Scotland makes a good supper or high tea dish, or it can be served as an accompaniment to stews or roasts

Potatoes – 450g (1 lb),
diced Cabbage – 450g (1 lb)
shredded Butter – 50g (2 oz)
Onion – 1 large, sliced
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Dunlop or Cheddar Cheese – 50g (2 oz), grated

Cook the potatoes in boiling water till tender and mash them. Boil the cabbage until tender.Melt the butter in a pan and fry the onion gently. Add the mashed potato and cooked cabbage and mix well.Season and turn into a greased baking dish. Cover with grated cheese and bake at 190 °C / 375 °F / Gas 5 for about 20 minutes or until the top is brown. Serve hot.

Serves 6

variation–I’ve also made indentations in the mixtures, put in eggs and popped back into the oven until the eggs are cooked, a full meal for the vegetarians here.