Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Broccoli, Pink Grapefruit, Salad - Savory Tarte with Salad



Press the rolled out crust into a from, poke a few holes in the bottom of the crust, and brush some mustard on the bottom. Sprinkle dry herbs over mustard. Any kind of mustard or dry herbs can be used.
Add thin-sliced, sautéed onions (you can use leek or shallots).
Add small pieces of raw broccoli flowers and raw diced carrots on top.

Whisk 2 beaten eggs with ½ cup of milk (or cream), add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour the egg mixture over vegetables. Sprinkle grated or shredded hard cheese (any hard cheese like gruyere) over vegetable mix.
Preheat oven to 400F. Bake for 25-35minutes until brown.

Serve with a green salad. I toped my salad with fresh seasonal pink grapefruit and capers, mixed it with a simple salad dressing (vinaigrette).

Broccoli: cabbage family, high in Vitamin C and dietary fiber.
Salad: good for rabbits, turtles and other small animals - or you and me.
Pink Grapefruit: has become popular in 19th century. High in Vitamin C, Fiber Pectin. Helps lower cholesterol. 




Friday, March 16, 2012

Kale, Arugula & Quinoa Salad


I finally did something other than a soup.
Red kale and arugula!
Revised from: Warm Quinoa salad with Kale and Arugula

1 bunch of red kale (doesn't have to be red)
1 bunch of arugula
1 lemon (zest and juice)
1/2 cup of sun dried tomatoes sliced thinly
3 cloves of garlic minced
Extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp minced onion
1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken broth
Lawry's Seasoned salt
Pepper

Combine broth and quinoa, bring to a boil and simmer about 20 minutes. In another pan, add about 2tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, sun dried tomatoes, garlic and onion flakes. Sautee for about 10 minutes. Add kale - wilt/cook another 10, add arugula until wilted. Combine quinoa and and greens. Serve warm.
The Results: Flavorful!
This is definitely a recipe I'll have to tweak. It was very flavorful, and I found that after I cooked it, it was still fairly bitter (from the greens), but the next day after a reheat, I found the flavors (the lemon juice cutting the overall bitterness) had become well acquainted with each other. I think some sort of salty cheese would have produced a better dynamic than the lemon juice. I decided to do this recipe spur of the moment in the middle of the night, and I think despite the haste and lack of ingredients it came out pretty good.