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Salad Week – Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad with burrata

August 26, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 10 Comments

So we’ve all had caprese salad right?

And it’s a favorite of ours.

Not only is it easy…

But it’s delicious too!

But this ain’t your average caprese…

Oh no…

featured Salad Week Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad with burrata

This is with some gorgeous heirloom tomatoes from our local CSA.

And some buttery divine burrata cheese.

featured Salad Week Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad with burrata

Burrata is fresh italian cheese made of mozzarella and cream.

It’s a hard mozzarella shell outside and soft mozzarella and cream inside.

When you serve it a room temperature it oozes out all over spreading its gooey goodness all over anything in it’s path.

featured Salad Week Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad with burrata

In this case, it’s the heirloom tomato and basil…

Check it out.

featured Salad Week Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad with burrata

WHAT YOU NEED:

2 cups mixed greens

1 -2 heirloom tomatoes, cut into large chunks

1 ball of fresh burrata, room temperature

10 large leaves basil, torn

Handful of chopped parsley

Kosher salt

Fresh ground pepper

Really good extra virgin olive oil

Dash of good balsamic vinegar

Crusty bread for dipping

WHAT TO DO:

On a large serving platter, spread out your mixed greens.

Arrange tomatoes on top of greens.

Top tomato with cheese.  Cut cheese open (make sure it’s room temp) and let it melt over tomato.

Top with torn basil leaves, parsley, S&P, vinegar, and olive oil.

Use bread to scoop it up and enjoy.

Thanks to wikipedia for the use of some of these images.


 

 

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Salad Week – Pesto Pasta Salad

August 24, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 4 Comments

This is one of our favorite recipes.

You can make it quickly by taking some help from the store…

In other words,

Pick up a container of pesto sauce and a rotisserie chicken.

Or make ‘em from scratch…

That’s how we roll, yo…

dinner Salad Week Pesto Pasta Salad

Pesto Pasta Salad

WHAT YOU NEED:

1/3 cup toasted pine nuts

6 cloves of garlic, divided

4 cups fresh basil leaves

1 1/2 cups extra virgin olive oil, plus 1 T divided

1 T fresh lemon juice

1 cup parmesan cheese

S&P

1 box whole wheat rotini or ziti

1 cups cooked chicken, diced

1 large zucchini, diced

1 yellow squash, diced

1/2 cup yellow green beans

WHAT TO DO:

Bring a large pot of water to boil.  Season with salt when boiling and cook pasta until al dente.

Meanwhile in the bowl of a food processor combine toasted pine nuts and garlic.  Pulse quickly, about 10-15 seconds.  Next add in basil and a pinch of S&P.

Turn the food processor on and allow basil to be chopped.  Next stream in olive oil, slowly, until well combined.  Add in lemon juice.  Pulse it again and add in parmesan cheese.  Once it is all combined set aside until your pasta is done.

2 minutes before pasta will be finished toss in your yellow green beans.  Drain, reserving 1 cup of pasta water (I always save a cup of water in case my sauce needs to be thinned out a bit.)

In a separate skillet heat the remaining tablespoon olive oil over high heat.  Chop remaining garlic clove and add it to the oil.  Just before the garlic begins to brown add in your zucchini and squash.  Cook for about 5 minutes, until it begins to soften up.

dinner Salad Week Pesto Pasta Salad

In a large bowl, pour half of your pesto sauce.  Pour pasta and veggies on top of the sauce.  Top with chicken.  Pour remaining sauce on top and mix well.  Season with S&P if necessary.

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CSA Special – Braised Mix BLT Salad

June 6, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 13 Comments

I’m sooooooo excited!

This weekend I got to pick up my first CSA share at our local farm.

So I grabbed my reusable grocery bags and went on down to the Farm.

Stone Gardens Farm in Shelton, CT to be exact.

featured CSA Special Braised Mix BLT Salad

And my big box of fresh goodies was there waiting for me!

I got tons of lettuce, like green leaf and red deer…

An asian mix and braising mix…

Radishes and kohlrabi…

Kale and bok choy.

And my favorite…escarole and basil!!!

featured CSA Special Braised Mix BLT Salad

So this week I’ll be bringing to you some fun and new ways to cook up the things you’ll be finding at your local Farmer’s Market right now that you may not be familiar with or know what to do with.

More importantly, how to make the kids want to eat up these goodies.

Today, it’s the Braised Mix.

I must admit, I wasn’t terribly familiar with it.

It’s like a bunch of lettuces that are a bit tougher than your usual baby lettuce mix.

I didn’t braise them…I wilted them.

It was delish!  Cooper couldn’t get enough of this one.

featured CSA Special Braised Mix BLT Salad

WHAT YOU NEED:

3 cups braised mix lettuce (or any lettuce you have on hand – baby spinach would be great!) I threw in some of my red deer lettuce too.

1/4 red onion, sliced

1 tomato, diced

1 t olive oil

4 slices bacon

8 button mushrooms

3 T apple cider vinegar

1 T dijon mustard

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

In a large bowl toss in your lettuce mix, red onion, and tomato.  Set aside.

In a small saucepan heat the olive oil over medium high heat.  Add in your bacon and cook it until it’s nice and crisp.  Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel and set aside.  Once it’s cooled a bit, add  to the top of your salad.

Pour off all but 2 T of the bacon fat.  Set the pan back on the heat and add in your mushrooms.  Season with S&P and let the mushrooms soften up.

Once the mushrooms have softened knock the heat down a bit and deglaze the pan with your vinegar.  Stir in some dijon mustard, season with a bit more S&P, and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

featured CSA Special Braised Mix BLT Salad

Pour the dressing over the top of your salad and toss to wilt your lettuce mixes.

Look out!  This one’s a keeper.

Think your kids don’t like salad?

Try a salad with BACON!

Everything is better with Bacon…

featured CSA Special Braised Mix BLT Salad

We decided to have ours with an awesome Roast Chicken.

featured CSA Special Braised Mix BLT Salad

I got the chicken from the Farm too!  Along with some hamburger and farm fresh eggs.

Stay tuned this week for the coolest ways to use kale and kohlrabi that you’ve ever seen!

Want to find your local farm or farmers market so you can buy local too?

featured CSA Special Braised Mix BLT SaladJust visit the Local Harvest finder on right side of our page there and add in your zip code to find your local Farmers Market and Farms!

You’ll be glad you did!

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Salad Week – Tuscan Bean Salad

April 29, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 7 Comments

This is a quick and easy salad to throw together.

I love white beans and if you’re avoiding starches

say for bikini reasons…

This is a great side dish to serve with grilled chicken or shrimp!

The boys eat the beans first.

dinner Salad Week Tuscan Bean Salad

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 bag baby arugula (you can use baby spinach or mixed baby lettuce if you want)

1/4 red onion, sliced

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

1 can cannellini beans

4-5 basil leaves, torn

handful of italian parsley, chopped

2 T balsamic vinegar

1 T extra virgin olive oil

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

In a large bowl combine, arugula, onion, tomato, basil and parsley.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper then drizzle with vinegar and olive oil.  Toss to coat and serve.

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Salad Week – Asian Cucumber Salad

April 27, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 7 Comments

Quick, delicious and a crowd pleaser.

Everyone loves this cukes salad.

The kids’ll gobble it up and they love to help make it.

featured Salad Week Asian Cucumber Salad

WHAT YOU NEED:

For the salad -

1 english cucumber, sliced thin

1 bunch scallions, chopped – reserve two for garnish

1/2 cup shredded carrots

1/4 cup edamame

For the dressing -

1 T sugar

1 T soy sauce

1 t sesame oil

1/2 t chili oil

1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

2 T mirin (Japanese sweet wine)

S&P

sesame seeds for garnish

WAHT TO DO:

Combine all the ingredients for the salad in a large bowl.  Set aside.  In a smaller bowl combine everything for the dressing except the sesame seeds.  Mix well.

Pour over your salad and allow to sit for at least 30 minutes in the fridge to get nice and cold.

featured Salad Week Asian Cucumber Salad

Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with a delicious fish like Salmon Dynomite!

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Salad Week – Beet Edamame and Goat Cheese Salad

April 25, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 5 Comments

So the calendar says spring.

Though the thermometer doesn’t agree.

Looks like here in the Northeast we’re going to be going straight from winter…

To summer.

At least that’s what they’re telling me.

Time to get back in bathing suit shape.

So I hereby christen this…

SALAD WEEK

My boys love the salads!

This one comes together quick and easy.

Add some grilled chicken or shrimp for a more filling meal

Beet, Edamame, and Goat Cheese Salad with Raspberry Vinagrette

dinners on a dime 2 Salad Week Beet Edamame and Goat Cheese Salad

WHAT YOU NEED:

2 heart romaine lettuce, torn

1 small can sliced beets, drained

1/4 cup shelled edamame

1/2 small red onion

4 ounces goat cheese crumbled

1 t oregano

2 T raspberry jam

1/4 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

In a large bowl toss together lettuce, beets, edamame, red onion and goat cheese.

In a smaller bowl combine oregano, jam, and vinegar.  Stir well to thin out the jam.  Slowly stream in your olive oil while whisking the dressing.  Season with S&P.

Pour dressing over salad and serve.

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