Posts by Gail South

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.Place the cherry tomatoes in a small ovenproof skillet and drizzle the oil, salt and pepper on top. Gently stir. Roast on the middle shelf for 30 minutes; the skins should be almost bursting. Remove from the oven and let cool. (Or use pan roasted cherry tomatoes from the freezer)Arrange…

Cut fruit into 1″ pieces. Grate lime zest and squeeze t tsp juice. Toss all ingredients. Chill 15 min. Melon, Watermelon 2 lb piece, seedlessLime 1Cilantro 1T fresh leavesRum 1.5T

Combine onion & vinegar. Cover and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Cut avocados in half, remove pits and skin. Cut into 1″ chunks and toss w lime juice. Remove seeds from melon and cut into 1.5″ chunks. Toss together melon, avocado, orange juice, oil and cilantro. Drain onion and add to salad. Salt and pepper.…

In a small saucepan, whisk together all ingredients except oil and cress. Add oil in a stream, whisking and whisk until dressing is emulsified. Heat over moderately low heat, whisking occasionally until it is hot. In a bowl toss it w the watercress. Shallot 1.5T mincedMustard 2 tsp DijonHoney 1 tspVinegar 1.5T red wineSalt/PepperOlive Oil…

Sear cut sides of fruits over grill. Cook until tender (may be done in oven to avoid burning). Set aside. In blender, chop shallot, vinegar, salt and pepper. Add oil in steady stream to emulsify. Melt butter. Toss w pecans and toast at 400. Divide greens onto 4 plates. Arrange warm fruits, cheese and nuts…

Toss ingredients lightly to combine. Serve with seafood. Garnish w truffle slices if you’re lucky enough to have some. Mayonnaise 0.5c homemadeLemon Juice, Fresh 2 tspTruffle Oil 1.5tspShallot 0.25c mincedChives 8

Toss all together and mix well. Salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill 1-24 hours before serving. Turnips 3 medium purple-topped, peeled and coarsely gratedCarrots 3 large, peeled and coarsely gratedGranny Smith Apples 3 large, peeled and coarsely gratedRed onion 1 laarge, peeled, quartered and thinly slicedParsley 1/2 c coarsely chopped fresh​Dill 1/2 c…

EVOO 3 TTahini 3 TWhite Wine Vinegar 3 TLemon Juice 3 THoney 2 TDijon Mustard 1 tspS & PPoppy Seeds 2 T Mix all but poppy seeds. Sprinkle seeds on top

In large bowl, stir together bulgur and water. Let stand, covered, 30 min. Trim and peel beets. Using a mandolin, julienne beets and apple separately. In food processor, puree basil w oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Fluff bulgur w fork. Add beets, apples and dressing. Bulgar Wheat 1 cWater 1.3 c boilingBeets 2…

Cover wheat w boiling water to cover. Soak 1 hr. Squeeze water out and add remaining ingredients. (For a slightly sweeter salad, leave out the tomatoes, onion and garlic, and add some pitted and diced sweet cherries and toasted pistachios) Bulgar Wheat 1 cTomato 2 c, seeded & choppedOlive Oil 0.5 cParsley 2 cMint 1…