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Watermelonade

6/29/2022

This recipe appeared in our emails from Cooking Professionally and with the hot weather we thought it the perfect offering for July 4 weekend. A blend of homemade watermelon puree and freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Ingredients • 4 cups water, plus more to taste, divided
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 4 cups watermelon, chopped
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice or juice of 6 fresh lemons
Optional, for serving:
• fresh rosemary sprigs, to taste
• lemon wedges, to taste

Directions

In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of the water and the sugar to a boil. Stir occasionally to ensure the sugar melts.
Stir in the honey and add the rosemary.
Turn off the heat and let the rosemary steep, for about 30 minutes.
Purée the watermelon in a blender. Add some water to taste if extra liquid is needed.
If you are serving the lemonade later, pour some of the purée into an ice cube tray. Put it in the freezer.
Strain the rosemary syrup into a pitcher.
Add the watermelon purée, the lemon juice, and the remaining water to the rosemary water. Stir until combined.
Add the watermelon purée ice cubes to the pitcher, if you made them.
Pour in a glass and serve with the rosemary sprigs and the lemon wedges.

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Pickled Garlic Scapes

6/22/2022

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These are easy "refrigerator pickles," which means they require no heat processing, but they must be kept in the fridge.

Ingredients
15 garlic scapes
1 dried chile, optional
1 cup cider vinegar
4 teaspoons fine sea salt
4 teaspoons sugar

Preparation

Gather the ingredients.
Trim the garlic scapes, curl them up, and place them in a pint jar with a tight-fitting lid. Stack them on top of one another to make them pretty, and then fill in the center space with more tightly curled scapes, but you can also cut the scapes into bite-sized pieces and then just pile them in.
Work the chile, if you're using it, into the jar with the garlic scapes. Tuck it in the center, or work it in along the side of the jar so you can see it. (This is especially useful if you're making more than 1 pint and some have chile and some don't.)
In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring the vinegar, salt, and sugar with 1 cup of water to a simmer. Cook, swirling the pan if necessary until the salt and sugar are fully dissolved.
Pour the warm vinegar mixture over the garlic scapes in the jars to cover them (you may not use all of the vinegar mixture), but leaving about 1/2 inch of headspace at the top (between the top of the liquid and where the lid will be). Screw the lid on the jar.
Let it sit until cool, then store it in the refrigerator for at least four weeks and up to six months to let the flavors blend and the garlic scapes to "pickle." The pickles will get more tender over time, but their flavor will stay garlicky strong.

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Roasted Carrot and Cauliflower Hummus

6/15/2022

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Yield: 1 1/2 - 2 cups

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds whole carrots (about 6 large carrots)
4 tablespoons olive oil, halved and divided
1/2 head of small cauliflower, roughly 2 1/2 cups florets
1/8 cup tahini
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoons cumin

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 415 degrees.
Line the whole carrots and cauliflower florets on a large baking sheet. Coat with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Cook for 45-55 minutes or until carrots and cauliflower are soft and slightly caramelized.
Place all remaining ingredients, the other 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and roasted vegetables in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy.
Store in the refrigerator.

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Sautéed Bok Choy

6/8/2022

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Sautéed bok choy is an easy to make and flavorful side dish. It's a 5-ingredient recipe that is made in under 10 minutes.
Ingredients
1 pound baby bok choy
1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Sea salt
Half of a lemon, cut into wedges

Directions
1. Remove any discolored outer stalks of the bok choy and discard them (or save for stock later). Place the bok choy into a colander and rinse with cool water, rubbing any grit or dirt from between the leaves. 2. Trim the ends then slice each bok choy in half lengthwise. Or if they are large, cut into quarters. Pat dry.Add the oil, garlic and red pepper flakes to a wide room-temperature skillet. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until the oil begins to bubble around the garlic, but before the garlic starts to turn light brown.
3. Toss in the boy choy and spread into one layer. Sprinkle with about 1/4 teaspoon of salt then cook, without stirring, until the bottom is starting to turn brown, about 2 minutes.
4. Flip then cook another 2 minutes or until the green leaves have wilted and the white bottoms are beginning to soften, but still have some crunch.
5. Transfer to a platter then squeeze 2 lemon wedges on top. A teaspoon or so of olive oil is nice, too. Serve with more lemon wedges on the side.

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Carrot Slaw

6/1/2022

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This recipe is adapted from a Bobby Flay original.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 Tablespoons olive oil
3 large carrots, peeled and shredded
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Directions

In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, red pepper flakes and some salt and pepper until smooth.
Whisk in the olive oil until completely blended.
Toss the shredded carrots with the dressing in a large bowl. Taste and season with more salt or pepper as needed.
Add the parsley and toss.
Chill 30 minutes before serving.

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Watermelonade

Pickled Garlic Scapes

Roasted Carrot and Cauliflower Hummus

Sautéed Bok Choy

Carrot Slaw

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