Apple Pecan Farro Salad is hearty and flavorful with celery, craisins, red onion and parmesan in an apple vinaigrette dressing. This rustic salad would be a fabulous addition to your holiday table. The earthy flavors of farro and pecans with sweet apple and craisins pair well with poultry or roast. There are so many different textures and flavors coming together with layers of apple flavor throughout. Farro is an ancient grain that has so many health benefits. It’s high in fiber and hearty enough to hold up to the apple vinaigrette. The leftover salad can be stored in the refrigerator overnight fully dressed with vinaigrette and still tastes great the…
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Stone Fruit Salad layers fresh, seasonal nectarine, cherry, cucumber, tomato, greens and pine nuts over ricotta with agave lime vinaigrette. Stone fruit such as nectarines, peaches, apricots, cherries and plums are in season from late spring to early fall. They are the perfect addition to a green salad and add great color and texture. Use whatever stone fruit you have in season in your area. This salad can be made family style served on a large serving plate with a nice swoosh of ricotta across the plate, piling the salad on top. Or serve as individual salad plates with just a dollop of ricotta on each plate. Either way, it’s a…
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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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Mushroom Chive Pappardelle with portobello mushrooms and fresh chives in a light pan sauce with fresh pappardelle pasta. A true celebration of seasonal mushrooms and freshly made pasta. This dish can be prepared with your favorite mushrooms. Showcase your freshly foraged morels in the springtime, chanterelles in the fall or any edible mushroom you love to eat. Slice them thick and let them absorb all that beautiful pan sauce. Sometimes less is more and that’s definitely the case in this recipe. Simple and minimalist, but oh so classy. You won’t miss the meat in this dish. Portobello mushrooms are sliced extra thick for that hearty flavorful bite. Add your favorite…
