You're going to want to get your kitchen gloves ready for this one... Beets are messy. This recipe is relatively mess-free, but you'll still end up purple if you're not careful. One trick is lemon juice, so juice a lemon using your hands when this is all said and done, and … [Read more...] about Beet, Orange, and Black Olive Salad with Orange Flower Water from “Plenty”
Salads
Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash
Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes 6 tbsp olive oil, divided 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper 1 cup mixed wild and basmati rice (or whatever kind of rice you have or want to use) 1 cup quinoa (I … [Read more...] about Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Butternut Squash
A Salad I Could Eat Everyday: Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Okay, Mr. Ottolenghi, lets see how you did... ...for the 4th Annual Volk/Watson Extravaganza I cherry-picked from Yotam Ottolenghi's gourmet vegetable cookbook, "Plenty". I kind of cheated because I did choose some recipes I'd already tested and knew to be wonderful (the roasted … [Read more...] about A Salad I Could Eat Everyday: Quinoa Salad with Lime and Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Barley Jambalaya or Middle Eastern Kisir
These are two very different dishes - jambalaya and kisir. One is a Cajun specialty that usually involves chorizo sausage, shrimp, chicken, green peppers, spices, and rice while the other involves bulgur, no meat, pomegranate molasses, pomegranate seeds, and mint. Skip the meat … [Read more...] about Barley Jambalaya or Middle Eastern Kisir
Barley-Pomegranate Salad
Its pomegranate season! No, not here, unfortunately. But in pomegranate-growing regions of the world it's pomegranate season. Which means that you can find both ridiculously over-sized spheres and almost sanely-sized organic versions of the explosive fruit all over Montreal. … [Read more...] about Barley-Pomegranate Salad
Beet, Carrot, and Apple Slaw
Generally, when I have a whole bunch of vegetables in my fridge and I don't feel like turning on the oven or getting out the cutting board, I ask myself, "How much of this can go in the food processor?" If the answer is "lots," I say, "Great!" and start shredding. No need to … [Read more...] about Beet, Carrot, and Apple Slaw
Shaved Beet, Carrot & Apple Slaw with Cider Vinegar Dressing
This was an accidental miracle. I needed to make a dish for two friends with the following restrictions: No wheat, dairy, gluten, refined sugar, MSG, corn, or mushrooms. And no raw vegetables. I also had limited resources in my fridge. What I did have were carrots, beets, and … [Read more...] about Shaved Beet, Carrot & Apple Slaw with Cider Vinegar Dressing
Lentils with Broiled Eggplants from “Plenty” by Yotam Ottolenghi
It was a miracle. I got through a Thanksgiving dinner without that sick feeling from too much delicious stuffing, gravy, and chicken, squash, potatoes, and my own personal starchy bliss-coma. I had all those things, yes, but I also made about 6 lbs of roasted vegetables (the … [Read more...] about Lentils with Broiled Eggplants from “Plenty” by Yotam Ottolenghi
Sweet and Savoury Fig and Tomato Salad and How to Make a Decent Salad Dressing
Have I ever mentioned that I hate raw garlic? It stays on my breath for at least the rest of the day. Often it turns into "morning after" garlic without most of the fun of what that should involve. So when I make a salad dressing I'm torn. I want body and depth, and I want tang … [Read more...] about Sweet and Savoury Fig and Tomato Salad and How to Make a Decent Salad Dressing
Sweet Summer Turnip and Miso-Apple Dressing
Outside a smoked meat shop in Point St-Charles last week, two men sitting on benches across from each other in the late afternoon sun. As I walk between them, generally avoiding eye contact and anything resembling an encouraging smile, they comment, as only older Quebecois men … [Read more...] about Sweet Summer Turnip and Miso-Apple Dressing