Mediterranean Rice with Castelvetrano olives, dried apricots, pine nuts, fresh basil, parmesan and brown rice. Perfect for a side dish served with grilled chicken, fish or even kabobs. The earthiness of brown rice pairs very nicely with a few simple, but key ingredients. If you haven’t tried Castelvetrano olives, you are in for a real treat. They are smooth and buttery. I keep a jar on hand in my pantry for recipes like this or to add as a pizza topping. In fact, the ingredients in this rice are all ideas from my favorite wood fired pizza. Ingredients in Mediterranean Rice Related Recipes Love that Mediterranean vibe as much as…
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Asparagus-Tomato Crispy Rice transforms leftover rice into a delicious meal with asparagus, grape tomatoes, garlic, basil and fresh parmesan. This is one of my favorite ways to use leftover rice and top with my favorite ingredients. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and topped with all the freshness. Asparagus gets a quick blanch and is sauteed with grape tomatoes and garlic then served over crispy rice. Top with freshly grated parmesan, fresh basil and a little extra olive oil drizzle. Tuck in a few lemon wedges and you can have this dish on the table in 20 minutes. Ingredients in Asparagus-Tomato Crispy Rice Related Recipes Try these related…
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Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe is an easy and flavorful dish accented with fresh basil, pine nuts and pecorino romano. Perfect as a main dish with your favorite bread or serve on the side of grilled steak. The orecchiette or ‘little ears’ are the perfect vessel for all that pecorino and pine nuts. Broccoli rabe adds that beautiful green color and its slightly bitter taste pairs great with the lemon garlic olive oil dressing. Ingredients in Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe Related Recipes Need a pasta salad to bring to the party? You’ve come to the right place. No boring pasta salad here, just fresh ingredients with lots of flavor. First up…
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Spring Frybread with Ricotta and Hot Honey topped with fresh sugar snap peas, sliced cucumber, radish and delicate microgreens. A perfect snack to showcase fresh spring vegetables. These warm frybread have crispy edges and a soft pillowy inside making them the perfect vessel for toppings. Frybread is a Native American recipe passed down through family members. Essentially a flat bread that doesn’t require yeast and comes together quickly. Most commonly topped with butter, cinnamon, sugar and honey and sometimes made into a taco, frybread is very versatile. Topping something warm and crunchy with something creamy like whipped ricotta is kind of a no brainer. Whipped ricotta is super easy to…
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Out West Poblano Mac with fire roasted poblano peppers and a blend of sharp white cheddar and creamy jack cheese for ultimate flavor. A truly rich and decadent dish that can be served as a main or a side dish. Perfect for game day with the little bit of heat from the serrano peppers. This dish calls for both serrano peppers and poblano peppers. Serrano peppers, I would say, are a medium heat and poblano peppers are milder to almost no heat. When looking for poblano peppers at the grocery, they are sometimes labeled as pasilla peppers. After researching, I’ve found that they are two different peppers entirely. The poblano…
