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23
March
2012

Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

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Fried Green Tomatoes
 
Ingredients
  • 2 eggs
  • Salt
  • 1½ cups panko bread crumbs
  • 2 tsp. fresh thyme
  • 3 green tomatoes, sliced ½ inch thick
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1¾ cup oil
  • 1 tsp. sriracha sauce
  • ¾ cup mayonnaise
Instructions
  1. Whisk eggs with generous pinch salt
  2. Mix panko and thyme
  3. Coat tomatoes with flour, then egg, then panko
  4. Heat oil in large, deep skillet
  5. Fry in batches until golden, 2 minutes per side
  6. Mix sriracha and mayo for dipping
Notes
Makes the perfect snack! YUMM

 

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23
March
2012

Potato Salad Recipe

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Potato Salad Recipe
 
Ingredients
  • 2 pounds small potatoes (preferably Yukon gold)
  • 2 large eggs
  • kosher salt
  • ½ bunch slices scallions, white and green parts
  • 2 tablespoons of drained capers
  • 2 cups mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup Dijon mustard
  • ¼ cup finely chopped dill pickles with ¼ cup juice (WE CALL IT BRINE) roughly about 2 pickles
  • PICKLE LICIOUS PICKLES OF COURSE!
  • ½ small red onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • ½ bunch dill, chopped
  • ½ lemon, juiced
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Extra-Virgin olive oil (for drizzling)
Instructions
  1. Put the potatoes and eggs Into a big saucepan of cold salted water.
  2. Bring to a simmer.
  3. After 12 minutes remove the eggs with a slotted spoon and let cool.
  4. Continue cooking the potatoes until a paring knife poked into them goes In without resistance, about 3
  5. minuted longer.
  6. Reserve some scallion greens and capers for garnish.
  7. Meanwhile stir together the:
  8. Mayonnaise,mustard,pickles,and their juice, onion, remaining scallions and capers, parsley and lemon
  9. juice In a bowl large enough to hold the potatoes.
  10. peel and cool eggs and grate them into the bowl.
  11. Stick a fork into the potatoes and lift them one at a time out of the colander.
  12. Break up the potatoes by hand into rough chunks.
  13. Add them to the bowl and toss to coat with the dressing.
  14. Season, to taste, with salt & pepper.
  15. Drizzle with a little olive oil before serving.
Notes
Make sure to get as many ingredients at the Farmers Market as possible AND ENJOY!

 

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23
March
2012

Creamy Pickled Soup

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Creamy Pickle Soup
 
Ingredients
  • 2 TBS Butter
  • 1 Med Onion
  • 4 Cups Chicken or Veggie Stock
  • 4 Large Kosher Dill Pickles or Hot & Spicy Pickles (for those who like to kick It up a notch)
  • ⅔ Cup Liquid from the Pickles (we call It BRINE)
  • 4 Lg Potatoes _peeled & cut into ½ in and diced)
  • 2 TBS Flour
  • 1 Cup Sour Cream
  • Chopped Fresh Dill (as a garnish)
Instructions
  1. Melt butter, saute onion (about 3-4 minutes)
  2. Add broth, pickles, brine & potatoes.
  3. Bring to a boil, reduce heat & simmer until potatoes are tender (approx. 20 min.)
  4. Blend flour with sour cream.
  5. Add a small amount of hot soup to the sour cream mixture.
  6. Blend together and than constantly whisking back into hot soup, until soup comes to a boil.
  7. Reduce heat & simmer 3 minutes until slightly thickened.
  8. At this point soup can be left chunky or pureed.
  9. AND ENJOY!

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23
March
2012

“Bob’s” Mushroom and our Homemade Tapenade Recipe

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"Bob's" Mushroom and our Homemade Tapenade Recipe
 
Ingredients
  • 1 dozen white cap mushrooms (medium to large size)
  • 6 cloves roasted garlic & oil
  • ½ pint Pickle Licious Homemade Tapenade
  • 4 oz. goat cheese
  • 3-4 Tbs. panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
  • Fresh parsley
Instructions
  1. Remove stems and chop finely
  2. Saute oil with roasted garlic & chopped stems
  3. Brush mushroom caps with oil and grill caps side down 3-4 minutes
  4. Remove from grill and drain liquid
  5. Combine chopped mushrooms with olive tapenade and panko
  6. Stuff mushroom caps with goat cheese and top with olive mixture
  7. Put under broiler for 1-2 minuted (until just browned on top)
  8. Sprinkle with fresh parsley

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