Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Radishes & Mint
This wonderful springtime salad gets an extra flavor boost courtesy of crunchy radish slices and zingy lemon zest.
Ingredients:
1 cup crème fraîche or Greek yogurt
¼ cup lemon juice, plus the zest of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons freshly-chopped mint
½ bunch radishes, trimmed of greens, washed and thinly-sliced into rounds
1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed and halved
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Method:
1. Whisk together the crème fraîche, lemon juice and fresh mint. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Fold in the radishes and snap peas, and then garnish the salad with the lemon zest. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours before serving.
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Braised Fava Greens
The tender, succulent greens are lovely simply sautéed in butter and topped with crispy pork belly.
Ingredients:
1 bunch fava greens
2 tablespoons butter, olive oil, or a combination or both
¼ cup crispy diced pork belly (see recipe)
Sea salt
Freshly-squeezed lemon juice
Method:
1. Thoroughly clean greens, trimming of any tough stems.
2. Heat a large sauté pan over high heat. Once warm, add butter to melt, then add in greens. Cook, stirring occasionally, until greens are wilted about 3 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, season with salt and a squeeze of lemon juice. Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with extra lemon and crispy diced pork belly.
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Sage Blossom Pesto
Utilizing the gorgeous flowers from the sage plant, this full-flavored pesto is excellent served on grilled crostini.
Ingredients:
1 bunch flowering sage (enough for about 2 cups of combined leaves and flowers)
¼ cup roasted nuts, such as cashew, walnut or pine nuts)
½ cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, peeled
¼ cup onion, coarsely chopped
¼ cup Grana-style cheese
Method:
1. Remove a few of the leaves and all of the blossoms from the sage stalks.
2. Pulse the blossoms and leaves with the rest of the ingredients in a food processor until well-combined. Transfer the pesto to a serving dish and top with a drizzle of olive oil and a generous squirt of lemon.
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English Shelling Peas with Parsley Compound Butter & Mint
This beautiful spring side is accented by stewed pearl onions, fresh Romaine and bright mint.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups freshly-shelled English peas
6-8 pearl onions
½ cup chicken stock
1 cup thinly-sliced baby Romaine
3 tablespoons fresh mint
1 tablespoon Farm & Larder parsley compound butter, at room temperature
Method:
1. To peel onions, trim root ends of onion, and drop in a stockpot of cold water. Season with salt. Bring water to a boil, quickly blanching onions until just tender, about 1 minute. Strain and rinse onions with cold water. Gently squeeze the pointed, non-root tip of each onion, the tender flesh will pop right out.
2. Bring chicken broth to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add peas and onions and simmer until peas are heated through, and onions begin to soften, about 4 minutes.
3. Add in Romaine lettuce and fresh mint. Toss to coat with parsley compound butter. Season with salt as needed.
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Sautéed Fiddlehead Ferns
These bright green fronds lend themselves to many of the same uses as asparagus. Here they shine with a simple dressing of butter and lemon juice.
Ingredients:
24 freshly-picked fiddlehead fern fronds
2-3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon lemon juice Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Method:
1. Remove the dry, sheath-like papery particles from the fiddleheads. Fill a medium bowl with cool water; add 1 teaspoon salt and the lemon juice. Add ferns, and push them down into the water several times to clean them. Transfer to paper towel to drain.
2. On a steamer rack set over an inch of water in a saucepan, steam fiddleheads, covered, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
3. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add fiddleheads, and cook 1 to 2 minutes on each side, until golden. Season with salt and pepper, and serve.
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Roasted Baby Carrots with Parsley Compound Butter
Sweet baby carrots are roasted and tossed with our signature compound butter for this simple side.
Ingredients:
1/2 pound baby carrots, green tops trimmed leaving about 1 inch of stem for color
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon parsley compound butter, at room temperature
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Peel baby carrots and place in a bowl. Toss with olive oil, then season with salt and pepper.
3. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes, until carrots are tender. Toss with parsley compound butter and serve warm, topped with additional chopped fresh parsley if desired.
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Lemon-Pepper Pasta with Smoked Salmon & Asparagus
Bright with the flavors of lemon and smoked salmon, this pasta is a light and lovely lunch dish!
Ingredients:
1 pound fresh lemon-pepper pasta
½ pound asparagus, ends snapped and sliced into ¼-inch pieces
2 tablespoons butter
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
½ pound smoked salmon, broken into bite-sized pieces with a fork
¼ cup grated Grana-style cheese
3 tablespoons finely chopped mixed herbs, such as parsley, thyme and French tarragon
Zest of 1 lemon
Sea salt and freshly-ground pepper
Method:
1. Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over medium-high heat.
2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the asparagus and cook until the stalks are barely tender (but not too soft or mushy), 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute more. Season with salt and pepper; set aside.
3. Drop pasta into boiling water and cook until al dente. Drain well and transfer pasta to the skillet. Immediately toss pasta with the asparagus, and then top with the smoked salmon, Grana-style cheese, lemon zest and fresh herbs. Season generously with salt and pepper, if needed.
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Rhubarb Crumble
Topped with our signature almond & dried cherry crumble topping, this sweet-tart dessert makes the most of fresh spring rhubarb.
Ingredients:
2 pounds fresh rhubarb, chopped
½ cup sugar
¼ cup flour
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon orange zest
¼ teaspoon salt
Farm & Larder almond & dried cherry crumble topping
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. In a large bowl, toss together rhubarb, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, orange zest and salt. Transfer to a greased 8-by-8 glass or ceramic baking dish. Scatter almond & dried cherry crumble topping evenly over top.
3. Bake in preheated oven 45 minutes, or until golden on top and bubbly. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
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Red Wine-Poached Rhubarb
This wine-poached syrup is incredibly versatile: Try it served warmed over a scoop of ice cream or drizzled into your morning oatmeal!
Ingredients:
2 cups red wine
½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon honey
1 small cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
2-4 allspice berries
1 pound rhubarb, trimmed and rinsed
Method:
1. In a wide, non-reactive sauce pan, heat the wine, sugar, honey, and spices.
2. Cut the rhubarb into pieces, roughly the size of carrot sticks.
3. Once the wine is almost boiling, poach the rhubarb in two batches, standing vigilant with a slotted spoon. When just tender, remove the rhubarb and put it in a bowl and poach the remaining rhubarb. Depending on the rhubarb, each batch will take 1 to 3 minutes to poach.
4. Reduce the poaching liquid over moderate heat until you have about ¾ cup. Pour over the rhubarb pieces and let stand for a few minutes before serving.
Storage: The compote can be made up to a day in advance. Keep in the bowl, covered at room temperature, until ready to serve. Rewarm before serving or serve at room temperature.
Variation: Once cool, add a basket of raspberries or blackberries, or sliced strawberries. Or cook the rhubarb with fresh cherries, pitted and cut in half.
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Cherry-Rhubarb Polenta Cake
Our spin on the cheery Italian-style torta di polenta cake featured in this month’s Edible Seattle magazine.
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb, chopped into ½-inch pieces
2 cups fresh or frozen cherries, pitted
1 cup turbinado sugar
1 cup baker’s or granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon flour, for coating the pan
2 cups almond flour
3 eggs
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Juice of ½ orange
Zest of 2 oranges
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon polenta
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 tablespoons almond slivers, for garnish
Method:
1. In a bowl, mix rhubarb and cherries with turbinado sugar. Set aside for about an hour at room temperature, or until all the sugar is dissolved.
2. Preheat oven to 325°. Using wrappers from the butter, grease then flour a 9-inch cake pan and cut a circular piece of parchment paper to cover the bottom. (A springform pan is ideal for this recipe, but if you don’t have one, slide two extra thin strips of parchment underneath lining, leaving excess on both sides. This will create ‘handles’ to help you pull out the cake once it is finished.)
3. Using a stand or hand-held mixer, beat the softened butter and baker’s/granulated sugar until light and fluffy (about 4 minutes at medium speed). Stir in the almond flour, then beat in the eggs one at a time, until batter is airy and soft. With a large spoon, fold in vanilla extract, orange juice and zest. Add polenta, baking powder and salt, folding in gently. Fold cardamom gently in as well.
4. Spoon the batter into prepared pan and smooth out evenly. Take one cup of the marinated rhubarb and cherries out of their syrup and drain on a paper towel. Press piece gently into the batter and scatter almonds over top. Set cake pan on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes, until the cake set in the middle and deep golden brown on top. Remove from oven and let sit 5-10 minutes. Gently remove from pan and leave on a wire rack to cool.
5. Cook the remaining rhubarb and cherries over medium-low heat until liquid has reduced and is thick and syrupy. Serve over finished cake with fresh cream, ice cream or crème fraîche.
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