Spring Ramen

Ingredients: Cooked Ramen ginger garlic fresno chile celery carrots cilantro salt lemon lemon grass scallions Preparation: Cooked ramen in pot. Boil vegetable stock with ginger, garlic, fresno chile, celery, carrots, cilantro, lemon, salt, lemon grass, scallions for 15 minutes. Then add siracha and seasame chili oil. Put raw veggies thinly sliced: asparagus, carrots, snowpeas, red […]

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Arugula Pesto

Ingredients: 2 cups packed arugula, blanched in salted water 1 cup packed parsley leaves, blanched in salted water 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup finely grated pecorino or low-salted sheep’s milk cheese 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts lemon juice to taste 1 whole spring garlic, blanched in salted water Kosher salt and freshly […]

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Smashed Fava Beans with Mint

Ingredients: 2 cups of shelled fava beans 1 tbsp mint 2-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp mint, minced salt and pepper to taste Preparation: Shell the fava beans, and blanch them in salted water until they become tender (1-2 minutes). Remove them from the water and pop out the green bean from the […]

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Hummus

Ingredients: 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas or 1 1/2 cups (250 grams) cooked chickpeas 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup well stirred tahini 1 small garlic clove, minced 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving 1/2 tsp ground cumin salt to taste 2 to 3 tbsp water dash ground paprika for serving […]

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Potato Salad

Ingredients 5 potatoes 3 eggs 1 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup sweet pickle relish 1/4 tsp garlic salt 1/4 tsp prepared mustard ground black pepper to taste 1/4 cup mayonnaise Preparation: Bring a large pot salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 […]

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Black Bean Dip

Ingredients: 2 cups cooked, drained black beans 4 tsp tomato paste 3 tbsp water 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp lime juice 1/2 tsp ground cumin 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (to taste) 2 green onions, chopped 2 tbsp mild green chilies, chopped Preparation: Process all ingredients exceptgreen onions and chilies in a blender or food […]

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