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Recipes for 12/3/2021

Check out these amazing recipes coordinated with the ingredients in this week's Organic Fruit & Vegetable basket.


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This Week's Ingredients

FL Red Chard

FL Green Leaf Lettuce (In large & Jumbo baskets)

Red Jumbo Onions

Zucchini Carrots

Turnips Jewell Yams

Portabella Mushrooms (In the Jumbo baskets) Gala Apples Bananas Blueberries




MEAL #1




Entrée (Main Course)


Seared Portobello and Wilted Chard Over Barley Pilaf

With their meat like consistency, portobello mushrooms, served with chard and barley, make a satisfying meal.

Ingredients

2 onions, finely chopped

3/4 cup barley

1 teaspoon salt

4 large portobello mushrooms, stems trimmed

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Marsala wine

2 cups homemade or low-sodium canned vegetable stock

2 teaspoons chopped rosemary

1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

8 ounces (about 1/2 bunch) green Swiss chard leaves, cleaned and roughly chopped

1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Olive oil cooking spray

Directions

Place a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. When hot, spray with cooking spray. Add onions; stir, cover, and cook 1 minute. Add barley; cook, stirring frequently, until barley is lightly toasted, about 8 minutes. Add salt and 1 1/2 cups water. Cover, and bring water to a boil. Simmer until water has been absorbed, about 20 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat, and keep covered.

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, spray with cooking spray. Add mushrooms, tops up; cover, and cook 8 minutes. Turn mushrooms over; cook 5 minutes more. Transfer to a plate.

Add Marsala to skillet; cook 10 seconds. Increase heat to high; add vegetable stock, rosemary, and pepper. Cook until liquid has reduced by three-fourths and has slightly thickened, about 12 minutes. Add Swiss chard; cook, stirring once or twice, until chard has slightly wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer chard to a plate. Add butter to pan; swirl until combined. Remove the sauce from the heat.

Cut the mushrooms thinly on bias. Divide barley among 4 plates. Top each with chard, mushrooms, and sauce. Serve.


https://www.marthastewart.com/1143314/seared-portobello-and-wilted-chard-over-barley-pilaf



Side #1

Balsamic-Glazed Red Onions

PREP TIME15 mins

COOK TIME70 mins

TOTAL TIME85 mins

SERVINGS4 servings

Ingredients

For the onions

4 medium red onions (1 1/2 to 2 pounds total)

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (See our Guide to Balsamic Vinegar)

1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

For the glaze

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper


Method

Prepare the onions:

Preheat the oven to 400F. Slice off any straggly roots from the onions, leaving the firm root centers intact. Cut the onions in half from tip to root. Peel off the skins until all the papery layers are removed. Cut each half into 4 wedges, slicing through the root so that the wedges stay intact.

Pack onions into baking dish:

Pack the onions as tightly as you can into a 1 to 1 1/2 quart baking dish (9-inch round or oval, 8-inch square).

Sprinkle the olive oil, balsamic, 1 tablespoon of the oregano, salt, pepper evenly over the top. (No need to stir or you'll disturb the pretty arrangement!)

Roast the onions:

Cover the baking dish with foil and roast the onions for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue roasting the onions uncovered for 30 minutes more.

Make the glaze:

In a bowl, whisk the balsamic, mustard, salt, and pepper. Gradually whisk in the olive oil.

Pour the glaze over the roasted onions and return the dish to the oven:

Continue cooking another 10 minutes, or until the onions are very tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.

Serve:

Sprinkle the onions with the remaining 1 teaspoon oregano before serving.



https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/balsamic_glazed_red_onions/



Side #2

Roasted Turnips, Sweet Potatoes, Apples, and Dried Cranberries

Yield: 7 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

3 cups (1/2-inch) cubed peeled turnips (about 1 1/4 pounds)

3 cups (1/2-inch) cubed peeled sweet potato (about 1 1/4 pounds)

2 ½ cups (1/4-inch) cubed peeled Granny Smith apple (about 1 1/2 pounds)

1 cup dried cranberries

½ cup packed dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Cooking spray

2 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, cut into small pieces

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°.

Step 2

Combine the first 6 ingredients in a shallow 2-quart baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with butter. Bake at 350° for 1 1/2 hours or until tender, stirring after 45 minutes.



https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roasted-turnips-sweet-potatoes-apples-dried-cranberries


Dessert

Banana Bread Scones

From Samantha Seneviratne

PREP TIME20 minutes

COOK TIME22 minutes

MAKES8 scones

Ingredients

1 extra-large, extra-ripe banana, mashed (1/2 cup)

1/3 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing

1 large egg, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into roughly 1/2-inch pieces

2 1/4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped (1/2 cup)

1 1/4 ounces hazelnuts, toasted, skinned, and finely chopped (about 1/4 cup)

Sanding sugar for sprinkling (or turbinado or granulated)


Directions

Heat the oven to 425°F.

In a small bowl, whisk together the banana, cream, egg, and vanilla. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in the butter with a pastry blender, or 2 knives used like scissors, until the mixture resembles coarse meal with some larger pieces. (You can use your fingers if you work fast enough that the butter stays cold.) Toss in the chopped chocolate and hazelnuts.

Drizzle in the banana mixture and stir with a fork until the mixture is crumbly and moistened, but stop before you’ve mixed it into a uniform batter. Tip out the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and pat it into a craggy, 6-inch circle. Using a sharp knife or a bench scraper, cut the circle into 8 equal triangles. (At this point, you could freeze the triangles well-wrapped on their sheet for another day. Bake them from frozen.) Spread the triangles a good couple inches apart and brush the tops with the cream. Sprinkle with sanding sugar.

Bake until the scones are golden brown and set, about 18 to 22 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of a scone should come out clean. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm or room temperature. Scones are best the day they’re made, but any leftovers can be frozen (or stale ones can be split in half and toasted in butter in a skillet to revive them).




https://food52.com/recipes/82986-banana-bread-scones-recipe




Meal #2




Entrée (Main Course)


Swiss Chard Garden Salad

Prep time

10 mins

Total time

10 mins

Author: Alea

Ingredients

5 -6 Swiss Chard Leaves, whole or chopped

6 -8 zucchini, sliced with seeds removed

4 -6 heirloom pear tomatoes, whole

2 eggs, fried over-easy

2 -4 red or Spanish onion, halved and sliced

¼ cup blueberries, whole

¼ cup apples, cut shoestring style

¼ cup bread crumbs, homemade

Kosher salt, to taste

Fresh cracked black pepper

Directions

Pulse in a food processor two slices of rustic white bread until you get fine breadcrumbs. Using a skillet over medium heat add a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil. When olive oil is hot, add bread crumbs a little at a time until all of the breadcrumbs are coated with olive oil. Stir bread crumbs until toasted. Add Kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper to taste. Pour contents into a bowl and set aside.

On a serving platter arrange Swiss Chard leaves.

Add red onion, zucchini, tomatoes, blueberries and apples.

Top with fried eggs, toasted bread crumbs and grated Parmesan cheese.

Serve.


https://premeditatedleftovers.com/recipes-cooking-tips/swiss-chard-garden-salad/


Side #1

Zucchini Carrot Fritters

Ingredients

for 8 fritters

1 cup chickpeas

1 zucchini, grated

1 carrot, grated

2 eggs

½ cup whole wheat panko

2 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped

½ teaspoon garlic powder

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon pepper

olive oil

GARNISH

plain greek yogurt

green onion, diced

Preparation

Mash chickpeas with a fork in a large bowl. Set aside.

Grate zucchini. Place in a clean dish towel or cloth.

Grate carrots. Place in a clean dish towel or cloth with zucchini.

Squeeze out as much moisture as possible.

Add veggies, panko, egg, basil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the bowl with the mashed chickpeas.

Stir until completely combined.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet on medium heat.

Scoop 2 tablespoons of mixture into your hand press to compress it into a patty.

Cook for about 1-2 minutes, until the underside is golden brown then flip and repeat.

Serve with a dollop of plain greek yogurt and diced green onion.

Enjoy!


https://tasty.co/recipe/zucchini-carrot-fritters












Side #2


GARLIC HONEY ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Garlic Honey Roasted Sweet Potatoes are a sweet and savory sheet pan dish of cubed sweet potatoes that are perfectly seasoned and glazed with butter, honey and garlic!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time25 mins

Total Time35 mins


Servings: 6

Ingredients

4 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

5 tablespoons butter, melted

4 cloves garlic, minced

3 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon dried rosemary

Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375˚F.

Transfer cubed sweet potatoes to a large rimmed baking sheet. Set aside.

Melt the butter; then, whisk in garlic and honey.

Drizzle the butter mixture over the potatoes; season with rosemary, salt, and pepper and toss to evenly coat.

Arrange the sweet potatoes in one single layer.

Roast for 25 to 30 minutes, or until tender.