SauteĢed Spring Greens with Garlic
Kissed with garlic and red pepper flakes, these greens add fresh, flavorful appeal to this weekās polenta.
Ingredients:
2 large bunches of your choice greens (Swiss chard, collard greens or any other spring greens)
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or apple cider vinegar
Pinch red pepper flakes
Sea salt
Method:
1. Rinse greens well. Tear or cut leaves away from stems and discard stems. Coarsely chop.
2. Heat a large skillet over high heat. Cook garlic and pepper flakes in oil briefly, then add greens, a few handfuls at a time, stirring in between.
3. Stir in vinegar and salt. Cover. Cook until just tender, 3-10 minutes, depending on the type of greens and your preference.
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Cauliflower PurƩe
This creamy side dish from Martha Stewart is an excellent alternative to traditional mashed potatoes.
Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower, stem and tough stalks trimmed, florets roughly chopped
1 cup water or chicken stock
2-3 tablespoons mascarpone cheese
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Method:
1. Combine cauliflower and water or chicken stock in a medium saucepan, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook until cauliflower is very tender, about 10 minutes.
2. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cauliflower to the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth, adding 1-2 tablespoons cooking liquid, 15-20 seconds. Add the mascarpone and butter, and process 5-10 seconds more. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.
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White Polenta with Wild Mushroom Confit
This creamy dish is deeply-flavorful, accented with truffles, wild mushrooms and spring greens.
Ingredients:
White polenta mix
Farm & Larder mushroom confit
SauteĢed greens with garlic (see recipe)
4 cups chicken stock
Ā¼ cup water
Grated Vecchio cheese
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Method:
1. Bring chicken stock and Ā¼ cup water to a simmer in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan. Add polenta mix in a slow stream, whisking until incorporated. Simmer, stirring frequently with a long-handled whisk or wooden spoon, until liquid is absorbed and polenta is thick and soft, about 10 minutes.
2. While polenta simmers, transfer mushroom confit to a non-stick skillet and gently re-warm over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally. (The re-warmed mushrooms may release a little excess butter. Try mixing it into the polenta, or with roasted vegetables, to provide extra depth of flavor.)
3. Remove polenta from heat and stir in Vecchio cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. Top with warm mushroom confit and sauteĢed greens. Serve immediately.
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Honey-Lemon Dressing
This bright and light dressing is wonderful tossed with spring spinach greens, or even with roasted veggies for an unexpected touch!
Ingredients:
Ā½ cup crĆØme fraĆ®che
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Method:
1. In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice and honey. Taste for seasoning and add sea salt and fresh-cracked pepper as necessary. Can be used immediately or refrigerate for a later use.
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Roasted Broccolini with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette
Accented with our lemon vinaigrette, this bright dish is wonderful topped with a grating of our Vecchio cheese.
Ingredients:
1 pound broccolini
1 Ā½ tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Farm & Larder preserved lemon vinaigrette
Grated Vecchio cheese (optional)
Method:
1. Preheat an oven to 350Ā°F. Wash and trim broccolini.
2. In a fry pan over medium-high heat, warm 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly golden, about 1 minute. Add the broccolini, salt and a few grindings of pepper. Cook, stirring often, just until the color of the broccolini deepens, about 1 minute more.
3. Scrape the contents of the pan into a baking dish, add the remaining Ā½ tablespoon olive oil and turn to coat. Transfer to the oven and roast until the broccolini is tender-crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a platter and drizzle with preserved lemon vinaigrette and top with cheese if desired.
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SautƩed Swiss Chard with Grana
Nutty Grana cheese and rich butter add nuanced flavor to Swiss chard in this easy stovetop recipe from The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters.
Ingredients:
1Ā½ pounds fresh Swiss chard
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
Ā½ cup grated Grana-style cheese
Sea salt
Method:
1. Pull chard leaves from the ribs; tear leaves into large chunks. Wash the leaves and cook until tender in a large pot of well-salted water, about 4 minutes or so.
2. Drain the leaves and cool, then squeeze out most of the water out and coarsely chop.
3. Melt the butter in a heavy sauce pan over medium heat. Add the chopped chard and salt to taste. Heat through and add a generous amount of Grana-style cheese. Serve warm.
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Hazelnut Hotcakes
Crafted with toasted hazelnut flour and hearty whole-grains, our signature mix produces one satisfying flapjack!
Ingredients:
2 cups Farm & Larder hotcake mix
2 cups milk
2 eggs
Method:
1. Mix together mix, milk and eggs in a large bowl.
2. Heat skillet over medium-high, adding a dab of butter to grease the pan. Spoon a scant Ā¼ cup hotcake mixture into the pan. Cook 3-4 minutes, then flip and continue cooking until browned on both sides. Set aside and repeat process; mix should yield 12-14 hotcakes.
3. Top with honey-cinnamon butter and barrel-aged maple syrup. Enjoy!
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Potato Mash with Leek Confit
This easy, casserole-style dish is rich with buttery leeks and Russet potatoes.
Ingredients:
For confit:
2 large leeks, white and light green parts only
1 tablespoons butter
ā
cup water
Ā¼ teaspoon sea salt
3-4 Russet potatoes, peeled and cut into small cubes
Ā½ teaspoon sea salt
1 cup chicken broth, or enough to cover potatoes in a sauce pan
Ā¼ cup cream
3 tablespoons butter
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Method:
1. To prepare confit, wash leeks and quarter them lengthwise, and then cut crosswise into quarter-inch pieces. In a medium sauce pan with a lid, melt butter, then add leeks, water, and salt and cook covered on medium low heat for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring frequently. When soft, remove the lid and cook a few more minutes until most of the liquid has evaporated. Set aside.
2. Boil the potatoes in the chicken broth until fork tender. Drain, reserving about Ā¼ cup of the broth. Mash the potatoes with a ricer or in a stand mixer.
3. Preheat oven to 350Ā°. Warm the cream, broth and butter and mix into the potatoes. Add more cream if mixture seems dry. Season generously with salt and pepper.
4. Stir in 3 tablespoons of the leek confit and salt to taste, and spread the mixture into a buttered shallow 9- by 11-inch baking dish. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Serve warm. (The casserole can be made the night before and refrigerated before being finished in oven.)
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Scrambled Eggs with Pepperoncini Asiago
Infuse your morning eggs with a spicy kick courtesy of pepperoncini-kissed cheese.
Ingredients:
6 eggs
Ā¼ cup cream or milk
Ā½ cup grated pepperoncini Asiago cheese
Sea salt and fresh ground pepper
1 cup loosely-packed chopped spinach leaves (optional)
Diced scallions for garnish
Method:
1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and cream. Season with salt and pepper.
2. Preheat a large skillet over medium heat, adding a touch of butter or oil. Pour in eggs and cook until just set, stirring occasionally.
3. Add chopped spinach (if using), then cheese; stir to combine, allowing spinach to wilt slightly. Season with more salt and pepper as needed and top with diced scallion.
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Fruit Crisp
To craft this signature dessert, simply toss apple slices with cornstarch and sugar, then sprinkle with the topping from this weekās box.
Ingredients:
4 cups peeled and sliced Pippin apples
Ā½ cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1-2 tablespoons of butter
Farm & Larder fruit crisp topping
Method:
1. Preheat the oven to 375Ā°.
2. Toss the apples with sugar and cornstarch.
3. Place in oven safe dish and add butter dabs to the top. Sprinkle the fruit crisp topping evenly over the fruit, covering completely.
4. Bake until the topping is lightly browned and the fruit is bubbly, about 35-40 minutes.
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