Pickled Vegetables and Feta Salad with Herb Dressing
Here’s the perfect do-ahead salad, full of vibrant color and flavor. You can adjust the piquancy of the pickled vegetables to your liking; the longer they’re immersed in the sweet-tart vinegar mixture, the softer and more seasoned they’ll be.
Farro and Pecorino Salad
Farro is an ancient, unhybridized type of wheat believed to have potent antioxidant qualities. Hardy loves it for its textural contrast against warm-weather produce such as cucumber and tomato, and for the way it emphasizes the nutty richness of the Pecorino. The secret, he says, is the fattiness of the sheep’s milk, which balances the […]
Arugula and Escarole Salad with Sweet Feta and Green Onion Dressing
Try this feta dressing as a sauce for roasted veggies or even slathered on your favorite grilled meat. And as a sauce, it’s glorious paired with hot, sizzling frites.
Ricotta Ice Cream
While spring is not necessarily ice cream season (especially in the still-cold Midwest), ricotta ice cream presents an option that doesn’t feel too summery. Topped with ripe late-spring strawberries—or a rhubarb compote if you can’t wait that long—it’s a fitting finish to a spring meal. Melissa Trimmer of Le Cordon Blue in Chicago prefers to […]
Taleggio Risotto with Earthy Flavors
Each step of this three-part recipe serves to enhance and intensify the deep, sweet flavors of the final dish.
Fried Quesadillas (Quesadilla Mijita)
If you’ve never made fresh tortillas, don’t be intimidated. Prepared masa can be bought at most Mexican markets and some restaurants; tortilla presses are readily available (even at Target). And this recipe for a flaky, fried quesadilla is about as easy as making a grilled cheese sandwich. But what a thrill it is to take […]
Indian Creamy Spinach with Cheese (Palak Paneer)
Because it doesn’t melt and its texture is chewy, paneer is a perfect substitute for meat in a lot of Indian dishes. (Vegan or vegetarian dishes abound in India for both economic and religious reasons.) Paneer’s mild flavor blends well with all kinds of vegetable-based sauces. Palak Paneer—the classic creamy Indian spinach dish studded with […]
Kale, Asiago, and Bacon Agnolotti with Mushroom Topping
A few drops of truffle oil added to the pasta dough makes a sublime difference in these mushroom-topped stuffed morsels, shaped like little turnovers.
Green Angel Pasta
This Green Angel Pasta from Chris Reilly at Traffic Jam & Snug features angel-hair pasta with sautéed zucchini, spinach, and grated Bleu Asiago, dressed with a drop of truffle oil.
