Teri’s Coleslaw

Teri of Nash’s Farm Store generously shared her coleslaw recipe. You, too, can submit a recipe and potentially be published here on our recipes blog!

4 to 5 cups grated green cabbage
1 cup minced fresh Italian parsley
1/2 cup minced white sweet onion or red onion
1 cup minced celery or 1/2 cup minced loveage
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon raw honey
1/2 to 1 cup plain whole milk yogurt
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste

Combine vegetables and greens in a bowl. Dissolve honey in vinegar and add salt and pepper. Pour over mixed greens and stir. Add yogurt and toss until blended.

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Posted on February 19, 2014

Roasted Beets with Mustard

You can’t beet these beets!

2 pounds small beets (12-16 beets)
2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup sliced scallions
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 425°F.

Scrub the beets well and cut in half lengthwise. Toss the beets with oil on a baking sheet with sides. Arrange cut-side down and roast until tender when pierced with a fork, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes, then peel off and discard the skins.

Cut the beets into matchsticks. Place in a serving bowl and toss with scallions, mustard and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.

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Posted on February 19, 2014

Potato and Sweet Potato Torte

These Alaska Bloom potatoes would love to become potato torte!

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 large leeks, trimmed, washed (see tip) and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme, or 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
1 pound sweet potatoes (about 2 small), peeled and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices
1 pound all-purpose potatoes, preferably Yukon gold (2-4 medium), peeled and cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices.

Position oven rack at the lowest level; preheat to 450°F. Coat a 9 1/2-inch, deep-dish pie pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom with parchment paper or foil and lightly coat with cooking spray.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add leeks and thyme; cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes. (If necessary, add 1 to 2 tablespoons water to prevent scorching.) Season with 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper.

Arrange half the sweet potato slices, slightly overlapping, in the prepared pie pan and season with a little of the remaining salt and pepper. Spread one-third of the leeks over the top. Arrange half the potato slices over the leeks and season with salt and pepper. Top with another third of the leeks. Layer the remaining sweet potatoes, leeks and potatoes in the same manner. Cover the pan tightly with foil.

Bake the torte until the vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes. Run a knife around the edge of the torte to loosen it. Invert onto a serving plate. Remove paper or foil and serve.

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Posted on February 19, 2014

Stuffed Delicata Squash

Delicata squash are delicate squash, and quite tasty when stuffed with these nuts and herbs.

Serves 4

3 tablespoons butter
2 medium yellow onions, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
1/3 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup chopped pistachios
1/3 cup chopped almonds
1/3 cup chopped pine nuts
1/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
About 1/2 cup freshly shredded parmesan cheese
2 delicata squash (about 2 pounds total), halved lengthwise and seeded

Preheat oven to 350°. Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add onions, garlic, and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in sage and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in nuts. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine yogurt, eggs, and 1/2 cup parmesan. Stir in nut mixture. Divide stuffing among squash halves, sprinkle with more parmesan, and bake until tender when pierced with a fork and tops are browning, about 45 minutes.

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Posted on February 18, 2014

Sweet Orange Slaw

This isn’t your typical kohl slaw — add some orange and sweeten it up!

1 cup green shredded cabbage
2 apples, chopped small
1 cup shredded red kale
1/3 cup walnut pieces
1/3 cup raisins
2 teaspoons finely grated orange peel
Juice of 1 orange
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup yogurt
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fennel seeds (optional)

Combine cabbage, apples and red kale in bowl. Add raisins, walnuts and fennel seeds. Squeeze orange juice on top and mix. Let sit for a few minutes while you combine honey, yogurt, orange peel and salt in separate bowl. Mix until blended, pour over vegetable mix, and stir well. Serve chilled.

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Posted on February 18, 2014

Lebanese Garlic Sauce

This is a garlic-powered lemony dressing. Serve with meats, as a seasoning in salad dressings or on pocket bread sandwiches, or tear off pieces of pita bread and dip it, or on crackers, or on veggies, or just eat it by the teaspoon, umm-umm good! If sauce separates while in storage, just stir or blend again.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes
Servings: 32

5 bulbs garlic, cloves separated and peeled, enough to make up 1 cup (Polish garlic works great!)
1 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
3 cups olive oil

In a blender, combine the garlic cloves, lemon juice and salt and pepper. Blend at medium speed until smooth. Continue blending while pouring olive oil into the blender in a thin stream until the thickness you want. The mixture should become thick and white like salad dressing. Store refrigerated in a glass container. A squeeze bottle works great.

“A bag of veggie chips and a squeeze bottle of Garlic Sauce to squirt on the chips — it don’t get any better. Garlic Breath: the new you!”
— Walt Wielbicki (Garlic Breath), who we thank for this recipe. If you love garlic too, check out his Death By Garlic (Revived by Kale) and Honey-Poached Garlic Sauce for Ice Cream.

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Posted on February 14, 2014

Mild Beet Salsa

Cylinder beets are super-easy to peel and process because of their cylinder shape. They would make excellent salsa!

4 medium beets
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
2 teaspoons shallots, finely diced
2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated

To roast beets, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Trim tops off beets, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Wrap them in aluminum foil (or put in small roasting pan with lid) and roast until tender, about 40-50 minutes. When cool enough, peel and dice the beets.

While beets are roasting, place the shallot, ginger, and olive oil in a small bowl and stir to combine.

Combine salsa and peeled/diced beets, stirring gently. Taste for seasoning.

Great served with fish, or eat alone as a salad!

For a similar recipe with a stronger kick, try our Beet Jalapeño Salsa recipe.

We thank Karolina Tracz for this recipe.

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Posted on February 14, 2014

Quick & Easy Spinach

Spinach isn’t just for salads — it goes great with Parmesan cheese!

Layer these in a baking dish:

1 bunch fresh spinach, washed and dried, stems removed
Sliced mushrooms
Sliced tomatoes
Sliced bell peppers
Chopped green onions

Top with crumbled feta cheese.

Sprinkle with olive oil, salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Bake at 350F for 30 minutes. Top with chopped fresh basil. Serve immediately with some of that good artisan bread from Pane d’Amore.

This recipe brought to you by Nash’s Market Manager, Devon Beck.

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Posted on February 12, 2014

Beet Chutney

The earthy flavor of the beet is balanced by sweet raisins, spicy ginger, and sweet-spicy red onion in this tasty recipe.

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 3/4 cups chopped red onion
1 large beet or 2 small beets, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons raisins
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons chopped, peeled, fresh ginger
1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
Pinch of cumin seeds

Heat olive oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped red onion and beet cubes. Cook until onion is tender but not brown, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water. Increase heat to high and boil until mixture is thick, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar, raisins, sugar, ginger, mustard seeds, and a pinch of cumin seeds. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beet cubes are tender and chutney is thick, stirring often, about 8 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Cool.

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Posted on January 23, 2014

Parsnip and Apple Cider Soup

Let roots and soups warm you this winter.

1 large boiling potato
2 parsnips (about 1/2 pound), peeled and chopped fine
3 shallots, chopped fine (about 1/4 cup)
1 leek, trimmed, washed well, and chopped fine
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
2 to 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 cup apple cider or juice
1/2 cup heavy cream

Peel potato and cut into 1/4-inch dice. In a heavy kettle cook potato, parsnips, shallots, leek and parsley in butter over moderate heat, stirring, until leek is softened, about 12 minutes. Add broth and simmer, covered, 20 minutes, or until vegetables are very soft. In a blender purée mixture in batches and transfer to a large saucepan. Stir in cider or juice, cream, and salt and pepper to taste and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until heated.

In a heavy saucepan heat 1″ oil to 360°F on a deep-fat thermometer and fry a parsnip that has been cut into thin strips in batches until golden brown, transferring with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Season with salt. Serve soup topped with fried parsnip.

We thank epicurious.com for this recipe.

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Posted on January 16, 2014