Vegetable Appetizers
Vegetable appetizers can be crisp, tender, cool, or gently charred. Zucchini pancakes, pepper preparations, and cucumber dip show how vegetables contribute both flavor and texture to the beginning of a meal.
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Olive Straws
This recipe for olive straws is courtesy of Michel Roux and is featured in “Pastry.” All-purpose flour, for work surface 13 ounces Rough Puff Pastry 15 large green…
Tostones
Craving fries? Try our tostones. We baked slices of plaintain — banana’s cousin — instead of frying, but they’re just as good. 3 medium to large light-yellow plaintains…
Potato and Onion Flat Bread
2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced into circles 1 russet potato, peeled and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon whole rosemary needles 1 teaspoon kosher salt…
Fried Dill Pickles
1 24-ounce Jar Kosher dill pickle spears or slices 1 teaspoon garlic powder ½ cup Louisiana hot sauce (I like Texas Pete) ½ cup buttermilk 1 gallon peanut…
Quick-Pickled Green Beans with Peppers
Green beans are marinated in cider vinegar-dill dressing and tossed with red pepper, snow peas, and asparagus. 2 lb. thin green beans 4 to 8 cloves garlic, thinly…
Olive Garden’s Fried Mozzarella
1 16-ounce package of Mozzarella cheese 2 eggs ¼ cup of water 1½ of cups Italian bread crumbs ½ teaspoon of garlic salt 1 teaspoon of Italian seasonings…
Cream Cheese-Olive Spread
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened ½ cup finely chopped pimiento-stuffed Spanish olives 1 tablespoon mayonnaise ½ cup chopped pecans ¼ cup chopped fresh chives Stir together cream…
Pecan-Stuffed Pickled Jalapeños
Whole pickled jalapeño peppers Spreadable garlic-and-herb cheese, softened Chopped toasted pecans Cut peppers in half lengthwise; remove and discard seeds and membranes. Pipe softened cheese into each pepper…
Spicy Pickled Shrimp
Serve Spicy Pickled Shrimp with cocktails or on lettuce leaves as a platted first course. 2 pounds unpeeled, large raw shrimp (26/30 count) 3 small white onions, thinly…
Fried Green Tomatoes
Though fried green tomatoes are commonly thought of as a Southern staple, they were actually an invention of 19th century Northern farmers who would pick the remaining green…
