arugula

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French Endive Salad

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French Endive Salad

  • Servings: 2
  • Difficulty: easy
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Endive Salad
Ingredients:

  • 1 head endive frisée, rough chopped
  • 1 grapefruit (or other citrus fruit), peeled skinned and cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 1 cucumber, cut into cubes
  • 2 TBSP fresh chopped parsley
  • 2 TBSP olive oil
  • 2-3 TSBP cider vinegar (or more depending on your salad dressing preferences
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 garlic clove
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup crushed and toasted pistachios

Directions:

  1. Chop all the vegetables and place in large salad bowl
  2. To make the dressing, blend together (with an emersion blender if possible): oil, vinegar, garlic, honey and mustard. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Toss salad and dressing together. Top with toasted pistachios
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Italian Carrot Salad

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Italian Carrot Salad
  • Servings: 2-4
  • Difficulty: easy
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Italian Carrot Salad

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Carrots
  • 1 cup turnip tops (we cut off about ¾ of the tops off our bunch this week)
  • 3 Tbsp T Red Wine Vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup Garbanzo Beans
  • 2 cloves of Garlic
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • ½ cup sliced almonds

Directions

  1. Use a potato peeler or food processor (using the shredding disk) to shred the carrots into long, thin strips.
  2. In food processor, combine turnip tops, garlic and garbanzo beans and pulse until coarsely chopped.
  3. Add to bowl with carrots.
  4. To make the dressing, whisk the red wine vinegar, olive oil, sugar salt and pepper together.
  5. If your oil and vinegar are separating, add a small clump of the garbanzo mixture to the dressing. The added bulk will help to properly emulsify your dressing.
  6. Top with almonds
  7. Eat!

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Campanelle pasta with fresh arugula and peas

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Campanelle pasta with fresh arugula and peas

Campanelle with Peas

Ingredients

  • 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 cup fresh peas, roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup basil, chopped
  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon pepper
  • 1 TBSP lemon zest and 1 TBSP lemon juice
  • 1 pound campanelle pasta
  • 3 cups green salad mix (or arugula) roughly chopped
  • Fresh-shaved Parmesan

 

Directions

  • Chop peppers, peas and basil and put in large bowl
  • Mix dressing (oil, garlic, salt, pepper, lemon zest and lemon juice)
  • Boil the pasta. When al dente, drain and rise with cold water to chill
  • Add pasta to veggies. Add arugula and toss with dressing.
  • Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
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Shaved Summer Squash Salad

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Check out this recipe from HFO fans Alicia and Caleb!

You can view the complete recipe online at Epicurous

Shaved Summer Squash Salad

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons whole almonds
  • 1 pound summer squash (a mix of green and yellow)
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Baby arugula
  • Pecorino cheese

Directions:
Roast almonds and coarsely crush. Meanwhile, trim the ends off summer squash. Using a vegetable peeler, thinly slice the squash lengthwise into strips and transfer to a large bowl.
In a small bowl, whisk together extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, minced garlic clove, and kosher salt to taste. Pour dressing over squash. Let stand for a few minutes, then add a few handfuls of baby arugula. Shave a little Pecorino over the squash and toss. Season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Garnish with the crushed almonds.