Sunday, May 4, 2008

Food Plans for the Week

We've got some veggies in a holding pattern. Given last night's research I'm motivated to use them up rather than deal with composting. Here's the current plan:
I'm still not so sure about the agretti, but will just try it as a side this week following a recommendation off the Marquita Farm's website:

Agretti sautéed with Lemon Juice, White Wine and Garlic
1 lb. Agretti, root ends removed
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 large or 2 small shallots, sliced thin
1-2 Tbsp. garlic
Dash red pepper flakes
grated lemon peel from 1 lemon
juice from 1 lemon
½ cup dry white wine
salt and pepper to taste
optional: finely grated hard cheese, e.g. parmesan

Heat the olive oil over medium low heat, add shallots and cook until they begin to soften, about 5 min. Add garlic, lemon peel and red pepper flakes, cook and stir a few minutes more. Add white wine and stir a minute, add agretti, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until agretti is tender – about 8-10 minutes. Serve warm, with grated cheese on top if desired.

Then there's the mixed greens...

3 comments:

  1. I made the Agretti yesterday and loved it. Very simple preparation: olive oil, agretti, chili flakes and pepper (agretti supplies the salt). Wrap in a tortilla (swiss cheese optional) and eat.

    With the mixed green just pretend they're actually something interesting. :) Olive oil + onion/garlic/scallions + chili flakes and almost anything is worth eating! (Mix in an egg and you have an instant breakfast burrito.)

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  2. Great idea on the mixed greens. I've never cooked them before -- anything to know? Guessing go lightly...

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  3. Yup, go lightly is right. They cook fast, they cook down very quickly, and once their cooked it is easy to throw them into something else (w/eggs, pasta, burrito, etc.).

    You can also chop them and throw them into a soup at the end, say in the last 5 minutes and let them cook in the soup.

    Almost takes longer to wash them than to cook them!

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