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Cooking for Salud!: Chilled Tomato Soup
Cooking for Salud! Chilled Tomato Soup Created by Chef Joe Pastry Ingredients 3 large tomatoes, rough chopped 2 cloves garlic 1 Tablespoon shallots, chopped 1 lemon, zested and juiced 6 leaves of basil salt and pepper olive oil Directions 1. Place all ingredients in a pot except for fresh basil and cook on low to …
Garden Greens with Fresh Herb Vinaigrette
Garden Greens with Radish Pods and Flowers, Shaved Beets, and Fresh Herb Vinaigrette Created by Chef Amy Finley Serves 8 Ingredients and Directions for Fresh Herb Vinaigrette ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon sugar salt and freshly cracked black pepper 1 Tablespoon minced parsley 1 Tablespoon minced basil 1 …
Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Garlic, and Basil
Quinoa Salad Makes about 3 quarts (cut in half for a dinner for 4) Created by Chef Matt Gordon Ingredients and Directions to Cook Quinoa ½ gallon vegetable stock (heated to a boil) 4 cups BLACK quinoa (rinsed right before cooking) ½ cup oil blend (75% canola, 25% olive oil) ¼ cup shallots, minced ¼ …
Tomato Basil Pizza Sauce
Tomato Basil Pizza Sauce Created by Chef Ricardo Heredia Makes 2 quarts Ingredients 10 pounds whole ripe tomatoes (approx. 15 med tomatoes) 6 cloves of garlic 2 Tablespoons oregano, chopped 1 large stalk basil ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional) 1 Tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon ground pepper ½ cup red wine Directions 1. If using …
Summer Squash and Tomato Pizza with Bell Pepper Sauce
Summer Squash and Tomato Pizza with Bell Pepper Sauce Created by Chef Joe Pastry Ingredients and Directions for Bell Pepper Sauce 2 red peppers 2 green peppers 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 shallot, minced 1 lemon, zested and juiced 3 fresh lemon basil leaves pinch of salt and pepper 1. Add all ingredients except basil to …
It’s Almost Halloween… A Fall Pizza
Chef Marguerite Grifka created this healthy, fall-inspired pizza using fruit, vegetables, and herbs from our garden! Roasted Kabocha squash, fresh corn, dried figs and mint adorn this whole wheat pizza with a little olive oil and a sprinkle of brown sugar and cinnamon… Yum!
Baby Beet and Summer Squash Pizza
Baby Beet and Summer Squash Pizza Serves 4-6 Ingredients for Pizza 1 large beet, shredded 1 summer squash, cut into 1/8 medallions 1 package of whole wheat pizza dough (can be found in the refrigerator section at the grocery store) ¾ cup mozzarella cheese, shredded 1/3 cup basil pesto Directions for Pizza 1. Preheat oven …
Tomato Bruschetta
Tomato Bruschetta Created by Marguerite Grifka Ingredients 2 cloves garlic chopped ¼ cup onion chopped 2 medium tomatoes, chopped in 1/2 inch chunks 4-6 basil leaves, shredded or torn with fingers 2 Tablespoons olive oil 4 slices toast Directions 1. Sauté onion in olive oil over medium heat for 2 minutes, and add garlic. Cook …
Panzanella
Panzanella (Tuscan Bread and Tomato Salad) Created by Carolyn Kates Ingredients 4 large vine ripened tomatoes, cut into large cubes or wedges ½ pound stale country-style Italian bread, crusts removed and cubed (about 8 cups) 1¼ cups red onions, thinly sliced 2 teaspoons garlic, minced ¼ cup red wine vinegar ½ cup Italian extra-virgin olive …
Vietnamese Spring Rolls
Vietnamese Spring Rolls Created By Chef Sara Polczynski Ingredients for Spring Rolls 8 rice paper skins 1 cup bean sprouts ½ bunch mint leaves 2 carrots, julienned 1 cucumber, julienned ½ bunch basil leaves ½ bunch cilantro Ingredients for Sauce 1/8 cup fish sauce 1/8 cup sugar 1/8 cup fresh lime juice ½ glove garlic, …
