Daily Archives: November 22, 2009

Roasted Tomato Bean Soup

22 Sunday Nov 2009

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This is a super easy and quick recipe that tastes delicious. During tomato season, try using CSA or farmers’ market tomatoes in place of the canned tomatoes. (*Indicates farmers’ market vegetable.)

Recipe adapted from the Moosewood Restaurant Celebrates cookbook.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 1/2 cups chopped red onions (about 2 large onions)*
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 2 cups organic, free-range chicken broth
  • 2 (15.5 oz) cans white beans (such as great northern or cannellini)
  • 3 (14.5 oz) cans Muir Glen organic fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 3 tbsp freshly grated parmesan cheese (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Warm oil in a large stockpot. Add the onions and saute on medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until they begin to brown. Stir in oregano and basil and add chicken broth. Bring just to a boil; then cover and simmer for 5 minutes, until the onions are very soft.
  2. In batches in a blender, puree the onion mixture with 2 cups of beans and 3 cups of tomatoes. Pour the pureed mixture back into the stockpot. Stir in the remaining beans and tomatoes and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the balsamic vinegar and pepper to taste.
  3. Serve hot, topped with parmesan cheese.

Pasta with Chickpea Garlic Sauce, Broccoli Rabe & Tatsoi

22 Sunday Nov 2009

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The chickpea garlic sauce is delicious, flavorful, and savory. It clings nicely to all shapes of pasta and can be combined with quite a number of vegetables. This time I used sauteed broccoli rabe and tatsoi, but you can also use sauteed fresh tomatoes, different types of herbs, sauteed red bell peppers, roasted eggplant, etc. (*Indicates CSA vegetable.)

Recipe adapted from Cooking Light’s Pasta with Chickpeas and Garlic Sauce.

INGREDIENTS

Chickpea Garlic Sauce

  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 large cloves of garlic, minced (or more if you really like garlic)
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1 (15.5 oz) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1 3/4 cup organic, free-range chicken broth

Other

  • 16 oz pasta (such as cavatappi shape – try Severino Homemade Pasta 100% Pure Semolina Flour available at Whole Foods)
  • 1 bunch broccoli rabe, rinsed and chopped (use all the leaves, stems, and florets; discard roots and bottom inch of the stem)*
  • 1 head/bunch of tatsoi (use all the leaves and stems, except discard last 1 inch of the stem)*
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 3 tbsp freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, saute 1 minute. Add salt, red pepper, chickpeas, and broth; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
  2. Start heating 4-5 quarts of water for the pasta (try using an electric kettle and transferring the water to a large stockpot; this will save you a lot of time).
  3. While garlic mixture simmers and the water heats, chop broccoli rabe and tatsoi, rinse and drain. Saute greens in 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil heated in a large non-stick frying pan on medium heat, until greens are wilted.
  4. Place chickpea mixture in a food processor or blender and process or blend until smooth. Add chickpea garlic sauce to greens, reduce heat to simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes while pasta cooks (see step 5).
  5. Bring preheated water to a rolling boil. Cook pasta in the boiling water, according to package directions, omitting salt and oil; drain well.
  6. Combine pasta, chickpea garlic sauce and greens in a large stockpot (such as the one you used to boil the pasta in). Serve immediately. Sprinkle with freshly grated cheese.

CSA Share Week 8

22 Sunday Nov 2009

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It’s the weekend before Thanksgiving and the second to last share of our autumn CSA. This is what we received in our weekly box of produce:

  • 1 medium bunch of broccoli rabe
  • 1 small bunch of tatsoi (an asian green similar to bok choy, but smaller, more delicate, with a slightly sweet and nutty aroma; usually eaten raw, but can be cooked like spinach to soften its flavor)
  • 1 small bunch of baby kale
  • 1 head of romaine lettuce
  • 1 large stalk of brussel sprouts (bulbs still on the vine)
  • 1/2 gallon of apple cider
  • 6 apples (different varieties)
  • 2 Bosc pears
  • 3 white potatoes

I think I’ll use the apples to make either an apple-cranberry pie with streusel topping or an apple crisp; and the brussel sprouts, kale, and potatoes for a roasted vegetable dish for Thanksgiving dinner. I’ll probably use the broccoli rabe and tat soi in a winter pasta dish for dinner tonight.