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  • Herbed Chicken on the Grill with Tangerine Raw Summer Vegetables

    Herbed Chicken on the Grill with Tangerine Raw Summer Vegetables

    Lavender Grilled Chicken on Raw Summer Vegetables

    Lavender Chicken on the Grill with Tangerine-dressed Raw Summer Vegetables
    Serves 2-3

    Chicken & Poultry Rub
    2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4 inch thick
    2 tsp dry rosemary
    2 tsp lavender
    2 tsp oregano
    1 tsp salt

    Vegetables
    1 medium zucchini
    1 yellow patty pan squash
    2 C baby kale (or other hearty salad green, or blanched mature chopped kale)
    1/2 avocado

    Dressing
    Juice of 1/2 orange (about 2-4 Tbsp)
    1 tsp olive oil
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1/2 tsp salt

    Chop your zucchini julienne (matchsticks) and use a mandolin on your patty pan squash to create discs. Set aside.

    Grind all spices in a coffee grinder or with a mortar & pestle and dress your pounded chicken generously. Use olive oil spray to briefly coat each side, or alternatively, rub with olive oil prior to applying spice rub. Get your grill ready.

    Whisk all dressing ingredients together and toss your kale in it, placing it in warmed salad bowls. In the remaining dressing, toss the summer squash and place 2/3rds of it on top of the kale, gently mixing in avocado slices.

    When chicken is done cooking on the grill (or in a cast iron in a pan with a lid, or however you’d like to do it!), slice in 2 inch pieces and layer with remaining squash and avocado in bowls.

  • Zucchini & Purslane Soup

    Zucchini & Purslane Soup

    Zucchini and Purslane Soup

    Quick, healthy, and delicious zucchini soup recipe. Works best with a high powered blender, but a stick blender or regular one will work too, with a little finesse. Can be served chilled as well.

    Zucchini & Purslane Soup Recipe
    Adapted from Food & Wine
    Serves 2

    1.5 lb of zucchini or mixed summer squash, washed, trimmed, and sliced evenly*
    1/2 medium or large yellow onion, diced roughly
    3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
    1.5 cups water
    1/2 cup vegetable stock
    1 bay leaf
    1 tsp dried thyme or 1 tbsp fresh thyme
    1 cup purslane (or microgreens, which can be tossed with a little lemon or orange zest as well)
    Salt to taste

    In a 3 quart pan or larger, warm your vegetable stock over medium heat. Add onions, cooking until almost transparent. Add garlic, thyme, bay leaf, and zucchini, cover and cook about 5 minutes at medium heat, stirring occasionally, until softened but still firm. Add the water and cover. Cook about 10 minutes, until soft.

    Using your preferred blending method, puree the soup until smooth. Taste and season with salt, or salt at the table. To serve, do so immediately warm, reheat later with a little more vegetable broth, or add several ice cubes to the fresh puree to bring the temperature down, then store in the fridge up to two days and serve chilled. Garnish with generous purslane and raw zucchini strips.

    *Make some thin strips for garnish if you like, before chopping it all up