Tag: green garlic

  • Coconut Cabbage and Eggs

    Coconut Cabbage and Eggs

    Coconut cabbage and eggs with spring peas, almonds, and herbs

    Coconut cabbage and eggs with spring peas, almonds, and herbs

    I was craving some vegetables this morning and remembered I had a beautiful Wakefield cabbage in the fridge–I unpacked it from my CSA box from Eatwell Farms last Thursday and noticed how soft and supple its leaves were, and its unusual pear shape. I don’t think I’ve had this variety before–it’s a pale, bearess lime type of green with a pointed top. The green garlic and eggs in this recipe are also from Eatwell.

    The bowl in the photos above is my favorite at the moment, for everything from a meal of strawberries & cashew cream to soup to salad and beyond. It’s from Art & Manufacture on Etsy, and she shipped super quickly!

    Coconut Cabbage and Eggs Recipe with Green Garlic
    Serves 1-2

    3-4 large cabbage leaves (tender Wakefield if you can find it), sliced very thinly
    1 stalk green garlic or 2 scallions or 1 spring onion, sliced thinly
    1/4 C fresh English peas, shelled (I bought 5 lbs from Mariquita Farms recently!)
    1/3 C coconut milk or Spicy Lemon Coconut Sauce
    2 eggs, whisked
    10 almonds
    2 tsp olive oil
    1 Tbsp parsley, chopped
    Optional: 1/2 Jalapeno or other hot, small pepper chopped finely

    Heat a pan to low heat and add 1-2 tsp olive oil. Add the green garlic (or scallion/spring onion) and cook until beginning to lose shape, a few minutes. Turn the heat to medium high and add the cabbage, stir, and add a generous pinch of sea salt. Cook 2-3 minutes until cabbage begins to wilt.

    Add the coconut milk, peas,  and the pepper if using, and cook until cabbage is totally wilted, about 4 minutes. It will still have texture. Reduce heat to medium and add the scrambled eggs.

    Chop the almonds (mine were soaked and sprouted) while the eggs cook, stirring the egg and cabbage mixture occasionally. When eggs are cooked, it is finished. Top with parsley and lightly mix, and finally the almonds.

     

  • Green Garlic Soup & Fennel Barley Salad with Roast Radishes

    Green Garlic Soup & Fennel Barley Salad with Roast Radishes

    Green Garlic Soup

    Fennel Barley Salad with Roast Radishes

    Paired with a quick asparagus appetizer, this Green Garlic Soup and Fennel-Barley Salad made a wonderful vegetarian 3-course meal. I made this for an old roommate who came to visit last night; were stuffed but happy and feeling good. Our fourth course was chocolate-covered honey cake with sliced mango.

    Green Garlic Soup Recipe
    Serves 4

    ~1lb green garlic, sliced roughly
    2 T butter or olive oil
    1/2 C dry sherry
    1 large turnip, roasted or boiled
    3-4 cups spinach
    8 cups vegetable or chicken broth
    salt & pepper

    In a soup pan, warm the oil or butter over medium high heat. Add the green garlic, cooking until nearly tender and beginning to color.  Add the sherry and cook 3-4 minutes until no brash smell remains. Add salt, and the broth, and bring to a simmer. Add the turnip and the spinach, cooking 1-2 minutes more. Puree in a high powered blender or by another method, being sure to go in batches if needed to avoid a mess. Adjust the seasoning, adding some sherry or wine vinegar if needed. Serve with delicious croutons and garlic chives on top.

     

    Fennel Barley Salad Recipe (with roast radishes and flageolet beans)
    Serves 3

    1.5 C cooked pearled barley
    1/2 head fennel, sliced very thinly
    1 C flageolet beans, cooked, or other salad bean
    9-12 stem on mix of easter egg radishes, french radishes, or petite turnips, roasted whole and sliced in half
    3-4 C mixed tender salad greens
    3-4 T Fennel Citrus Dijon Salad Dressing
    2 T olive oil

    On high heat, fry the cooked barley in olive oil until grains separate easily and everything is warm. Add the fennel for 1 minute, then turn the heat off and add the radish mixture and beans to the pan. Toss well. In a large bowl, dress the salad greens generously in dressing. Add the warm barley mixture and toss. Serve!

     

    Fennel-Citrus Dijon Salad Dressing Recipe

    1 T dijon
    1/4 C fennel fronds
    Juice of 1/2 large orange
    Zest of 1/2 an orange
    1 T honey
    1 T olive or sunflower oil
    2 T apple cider vinegar

    Blend all ingredients very well. Stores for up to a week in the refrigerator.

  • Crostini with Green Garlic & Fava Bean Chevre Spread, Delicious Home-made Sparkling Limeade

    Crostini with Green Garlic & Fava Bean Chevre Spread, Delicious Home-made Sparkling Limeade

    crostini with green garlic, fava bean and chevre spread

    crostini with green garlic, fava bean and chevre spread

    home made sparkling limeade

    Green Garlic and Fava Bean Goat Cheese Spread Recipe
    makes about 2 cups

    1.5-2 C shelled and blanched fava beans
    1 head green garlic, peeled of any extra tough leaves, stems chopped
    2 oz chevre/fresh goat cheese
    1/4-1/2 C olive oil
    1 T tasty light-colored vinegar of your choice
    zest and juice of 1 lemon
    salt & pepper to taste

    Combine all ingredients in a food process or or blender. Add oil as needed to blend smoothly. Delicious as a sandwich spread as well.

    Home-made Sparkling Limeade Recipe
    Method using a Vita-Mix or other high powered blender
    Makes about two large drinks

    2 whole limes, peeled and chopped in quarters
    1 T honey or agave nectar
    1/2 C water
    sparkling water

    Combine all but sparkling water in blender. Puree until very smooth. Can reserve up to two days in refrigerator. Add sparkling water to serve, as strong or mild as you like. Consider adding fresh strawberries and ice for a strawberry-lime sparkling smoothie, or adding iced tea for a home-made lime arnold palmer.