Extra celery? Here’s how to use it.
Рубрика: Vegetables
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Pickle-Brined Chicken with Herb Sauce
Who hasn’t poured a jar of pickle juice down the drain? We all have. But hold up: That’s some fine brine you’re squandering. This pickle-brined poultry, roasted with celeriac, rutabaga and carrots, proves there’s no better way to cram extra zing into a dish.
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Saltine Cracker Pork Tonkatsu Bowls
When your roster of pantry staples no longer excites, look beyond the usual suspects. Tired of ketchup? Spice it up with sambal oelek. Are you in an acidity funk? Try rice wine vinegar. This logic motivated our Japanese tonkatsu take on good old reliable pork cutlets, served with julienned, marinated vegetables atop sushi rice. A few surprises lurk within this dish: the snap of raw parsnip in the slaw, the subtle heat of the vinaigrette and the sweet-meets-umami marriage of the hoisin with the crunch of the spiced, breaded pork. Another unexpected (and low-cost) element? Soda crackers, in lieu of the usual panko bread crumbs.
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Loaded Baby Potatoes
Scaled-down riffs on common comfort foods make for fun conversation-starters. Take these baby potatoes, studded with bacon and dollops of sour cream. They’re basically our version of loaded baked potatoes, only in itty-bitty, snackable form. Lightly smashed to better soak up flavours of garlic, thyme and bacon fat, the taters are sure to be scooped up and scarfed down in no time.
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Wrapped Breadsticks
If you like exploring new tastes, try using red-pepper hummus, whipped cream cheese with chives or a mixture of mayonnaise and Dijon mustard as the “glue” for your appetizers.
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Creamy Onion Soup with Fried Sage and Rosemary
A creamy soup with four—count ’em, four—ingredients: Now there’s a recipe to ease holiday stress! There’s a strong possibility you have all the items you need in your pantry already. Onions, olive oil, chicken broth and potatoes are all it takes to make this inexpensive and refined first course that you simply reheat before serving.
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Spinach and Mashed Potatoes au Gratin
While they’re a bit on the labour-intensive side, we didn’t want to omit mashed potatoes from the holiday table. Our solution: an anti-stress version that doesn’t require an insanely smooth, puréed texture. It’s even okay if it has lumps! Prepare this dish in advance and, bonus, reheat in the oven that was used to roast the turkey, while the bird rests on the counter before serving.
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Asparagus, Onion and Feta Toasts
These are fancier than your everyday, garden-variety open-face sandwiches. It all starts with a bed of golden (but not quite caramelized) onions, a dollop of sour cream, crisp asparagus and crumbled feta. Dashes and splashes of sumac, parsley and lemon juice brighten up the party considerably. For textural oomph and depth of flavour, make sure to use good country-style bread.
