Farm Shop Recipes

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Sauces

Sep 19, 20110

Nikki’s All Purpose Tomato Sauce

Categories: Recipes, Sauces

This recipe is from FarmShop employee Nikki and she has it refined over the yearsstrong> If you are a vegetarian, omit the sausagep>

Ingredients

3 Tbsp olive oil
4 cloves or garlic, diced >
1 medium onion, diced
1 large or 2 small carrots, grated
2 sweet , diced  /capayvalleyfarmshoptags/peppers/” class=”st_tag internal_tag” rel=”tag” title=”Posts tagged with Peppers”>peppers I have lying around>
1/2 tsp red chile flakes
1 lb Italian sausage, casings removed >
1 1/2 Tbsp tomato paste
1- 2 lbs fresh, [...]

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Sep 13, 20110

Oregano Pesto

Categories: Recipes, Sauces

Ingredients

2 cups kale, or

1 bunch fresh , chopped

1/2 bunch fresh , chopped

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Juice of 1/2

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil p>

3 medium cloves garlic, finely chopped

Preparation

If using chard or kale, saute it lightly [...]

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Aug 15, 20110

Frozen Basil

Categories: Recipes, Sauces, Side

If you have an abundance of , it freezes easily and will be a welcome fresh flavor in the winter months/capayvalleyfarmshoptags/basil/” class=”st_tag internal_tag” rel=”tag” title=”Posts tagged with Basil”>basil in water, it keeps its color betterp>

Ingredients

1 bunch p>

2 ice-cube trays

cold water

Preparation

Chop basil finely, place in ice cube tray and cover in water>

 

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May 23, 20110

Spinach Arugula Pesto

Categories: Recipes, Sauces

This pesto recipe is excellent for burgers of all varietiesp>

Ingredients

8 oz baby leaves

4 garlic cloves, peeled

1/2 tsp finely grated peel

Large pinch of dried crushed red pepper

4 oz fresh leaves

¼ cup walnuts

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

3 tablespoons p>

Preparation

Rinse spinach; drain briefly and wilt in pan over medium-high heat, covered, [...]

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May 16, 20112

Fava Bean Sauce for Pastas and Meats

Categories: Recipes, Sauces

This is a smooth, creamy dressing, great for topping fettuccine or grilled chicken or fishp>

Ingredients

2 Tblsp extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tblsp finely chopped fresh 4 tsp dried>
1 C chicken stock >
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 1/2 C cooked, peeled

Preparation

Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat>

 

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May 2, 20110

Basic Chives Recipes

Categories: Appetizer, Recipes, Sauces

are a silghtly spicy and delicate green herb that can be used to flavor almost any dish/capayvalleyfarmshoptags/chives/” class=”st_tag internal_tag” rel=”tag” title=”Posts tagged with Chives”>chivesp>

- Chop chives finely and top your soup, chilli, curries or meat dishes

- Add whole or chopped chives to a quesadilla or grilled cheese sandwhich

- Mince chives with garlic and p>

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Feb 28, 20110

Swiss Chard Pesto

Categories: FarmNews, Recipes, Sauces

This pesto is a great winter alternative to summer pesto/capayvalleyfarmshoptags/basil/” class=”st_tag internal_tag” rel=”tag” title=”Posts tagged with Basil”>basil frozen, it makes a nice addition to the this recipesp>

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil

1 bunch of Swiss , chopped

4 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 cup pecans or walnuts

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 Tblsp juice

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil in [...]

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Feb 15, 20110

Cilantro Parsley Butter

Categories: Recipes, Sauces

This herbed butter is a great topping for garlic bread or mashed potatoes and is particularly tasty atop poached eggs for breakfast or lunchp>

Ingredients

3 Tbsp salted butter

1 1/2 Tbsp chopped

1 Tbsp chopped

Preparation

Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat/capayvalleyfarmshoptags/greens/” class=”st_tag internal_tag” rel=”tag” title=”Posts tagged with Greens”>greens are bright and tender p>

Adapted from From Asparagus to Zucchini, from the Madison Area Community [...]

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Jan 17, 20110

Cilantro Pesto

Categories: FarmNews, Recipes, Sauces

This is a great alternative to the classic pesto and can be a welcome burst of flavor when you’re missing summer herbsp>

Makes pesto for 3-4 servings

Ingredients

1 bunch fresh cilantro

5 cloves garlic, minced

1 Tbsp white wine vinegar or juice

¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Salt to taste

½ cup olive oil

1/4 cup finely chopped [...]

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Jan 17, 20110

Zesty Meyer Lemon Dressing

Categories: Recipes, Salad, Sauces

This  delicious recipe is great for any winter salad or for other veggie dishesp>

Ingredients

1 Tbsp/capayvalleyfarmshoptags/parsley/” class=”st_tag internal_tag” rel=”tag” title=”Posts tagged with Parsley”>parsley

3 Tbspp>

1 tsp/capayvalleyfarmshoptags/lemon/” class=”st_tag internal_tag” rel=”tag” title=”Posts tagged with Lemon”>lemon zest

4 Tbspp>

2 tspp>

1 garlic clove, pressed

½ tspp>

½ tspp>

1/3 cup olive oil

Preparation

Whisk together chopped fresh parsley and remaining ingredients, except oil, in a small bowlp>

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