Salads & Dressings

Preheat broiler. Quarter figs, but do not cut through wide end. Fill with a slightly rounded tablespoon of cheese. Place on unheated rack of broiler pan, cheese side up. Broil approximately 4″ from heat for 6-8 min, until warm. Arrange mesclun on 4 serving plates. Top each salad w 2 figs; sprinkle w remaining cheese.…

Combine shallots & vinegar. Slowly whisk in oil. Season w salt and pepper. Add endive leaves and walnuts and toss to coat well. Divide among 4 plates and sprinkle w Roquefort. Shallot 2 small, mincedVinegar 2T, SherryWalnut Oil 0.25cSalt, Kosher to tastePepper to tasteEndive 6 heads, separatedNuts, Walnuts 0.5c, toasted & choppedCheese, Roquefort 1oz, crumbled

Prepare a very hot grill or preheat the oven broiler. Heat a pot of salted water to boiling. Meanwhile, cut the top and bottom off each eggplant. Peel a wide strip of skin off 2 opposite sides of each. Holding the eggplant vertically, slice it lengthwise into 1/3″ thick slices, so that each has a…

In lg saucepan, set a steamer basket over water and bring to a boil. Add the beets, cover and cook over moderate heat until tender, about 20 min. Transfer beets to a plate. Steam beans in dame basket about 5 min. Rinse in cold water, then pat dry. Peel and cut the beets into wedges.…

Put all ingredients except blue cheese in blender. Cover and blend until smooth. Add blue cheese. Cover and chill. Garnish blue cheese if desired. Onion 1 small, choppedMayonnaise 1cVegetable Oil 0.33cupKetchup 0.25cupSugar 2TVinegar 2TMustard 1tspSalt 0.5tspPaprika 0.5tspCelery Seeds 0.25tspCheese, Blue 1c crumbled

Sprinkle cucs w salt and press 1 hr. Squeeze. Combine rest of ingredients and toss w cucs. Chill. Cucumber 2lg., sliced thinSour Cream 1cLemon Juice, Fresh 2TPepper to tasteChives 0.5tspOlive Oil 2TRadishes 1 bunch, longDill 1tspMint 1tsp

Slice cucumber. Add salt, vinegar, sugar, onion, dill, mint, lemon juice & chili pepper. Chill several hours. Cucumber 1 largeVinegar 0.25cLemon Juice, Fresh 0.25cSugar 3TOnion 1 slicedChili Peppers 1 driedDill 0.5tspMint 0.5tspSalt 0.5tsp

Blend yolk, vinegar, water, s&P in blender. With motor running, add oil in slow stream. Toss crabmeat w dressing, tarragon, and chives. Season tomatoes w salt and serve topped w romaine and crab. Chives 3 T choppedCrab 1 lb jumbo lumpEgg Yolks 1 largeOlive Oil 3 TRomaine 3 c baby leavesTarragon 2 tsp choppedTomato 2…

Put 1 cup couscous in heatproof bowl and add 1 ½ c boiling water. Cover and let stand 5 min. In medium bowl, combine 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 jalapeno, seeded and thinly sliced; ¼ c plus 2 T olive oil; ¼ c vinegar; ¼ c chopped mint; ½ tsp salt; and ¼ tsp pepper.…

Clean mushrooms and slice. Arrange on serving platter. Sprinkle (or brush) oil over top. Sprinkle w blossoms and chives and season w salt and pepper. Mushrooms 1lb whiteOlive Oil 0.5cChives 12 blossomsChives 0.33c, choppedSalt/Pepper