Recipes By Martha Rose Shulman
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Roasted Mushroom and Gruyère Sandwich
For this sandwich, you can also pan-fry the mushrooms, which give this sandwich a somewhat meaty quality. But in this case I used the toaster oven to roast the mushrooms. You’ll need only half of the roasted mushrooms for 1 sandwich but you’ll find a good use for the rest of them, I’m sure.
Carrot, Parsnip and Potato Colcannon
In anticipation of Thanksgiving, I was playing around with colcannon, thinking it would be nice to make this year’s mashed potatoes with a twist. Colcannon is an Irish dish that traditionally pairs mashed potatoes with cabbage or kale. I decided to broaden the range of combinations, choosing different vegetables to mix with the potatoes, and used carrots and parsnips to great effect. Carrots and parsnips, whose flavors are quite similar, outweigh the potatoes in this sweet, light version. Scallions are traditional in colcannon, but I wanted something with a bit more substance, so I used leeks instead. I cooked them until soft in a little olive oil and stirred them into the purée with warm milk and butter. The resulting mashed potatoes are beautiful, delicious and healthful, too. Because parsnips can be fibrous, I recommend straining the purée or putting it through a food mill.
Bean and Yogurt Caesar Salad Dressing
Lisa Feldman’s bean and yogurt base is a great solution for a creamy Caesar salad dressing if you don’t like the idea of using a raw egg. Parmesan is added to the mix, and I also use an anchovy fillet, which you can omit if you wish. But the anchovy and the Parmesan are what make this resemble a Caesar dressing.
Pappardelle With Greens and Ricotta
This is the kind of pasta dish you could make for a dinner party when you have little time to prepare food in advance. Seek out fresh ricotta at Italian markets for best results.
Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans
This is a great winter seafood stew adapted from a much richer recipe by the late Mark Peel, executive chef of Campanile Restaurant in Los Angeles. It’s easy to make and easy to serve.
Carrot Wraps
Chef Ana Sortun, a chef who has a wonderful restaurant in Cambridge called Oleana, presented a delicious carrot “shawarma” at the recent Worlds of Healthy Flavors conference at the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena, Calif. Her husband is a farmer, and at this time of year she i’s always looking for ideas for using the carrots he grows. These wraps are inspired by Ana’s, but have a slightly less complex paste/sauce than hers. (It is also more Georgian than Turkish.).
Georgian Cilantro Sauce
Years ago, I found an intriguing recipe for a sauce similar to this one. I loved it, but it wasn’t until I read Dara Goldstein’s “The Georgian Feast,” from which this recipe is adapted, that I realized this sweet, pungent sauce is a mainstay of Georgian national cuisine, often served with grilled meat, chicken or vegetables.
Skillet Mushrooms and Chard With Barley or Brown Rice
Mushrooms and barley are a classic combination, but brown rice is also very nice with this dish, and it cooks faster. Whichever you use, simmer the grain in abundant water and used the drained water to moisten the mushrooms and chard.
Parsley Salad With Barley, Dill and Hazelnuts
I was going to call this a barley salad with parsley, dill and hazelnuts, but it is really a parsley salad, like a Middle Eastern tabbouleh. The relatively small amount of barley contributes substance and a wonderful chewy texture, as do the hazelnuts. I prefer it on the lemony side so I use 3 tablespoons lemon juice, but I’ve given you a range.
Beet Greens, Green Garlic and Barley Gratin
I use a certain formula for Provençal gratins combining grains and vegetables. I cook the greens and garlic, and then toss them with a cup of cooked grains, three eggs, a half cup of milk and some Gruyère cheese. I happened to have purple barley in my freezer when trying out this recipe, but you can use any type of barley, brown rice or arborio rice.
Skillet Collards and Winter Squash
Barley water is used to make nutritious beverages in many cuisines. I discovered that it can be useful as a sort of sauce when I used the water I'd drained from my purple barley to moisten a pan of vegetables. The barley water added rich flavor and texture to the already delicious vegetables.
Bulgur and Lentil Salad
The best lentils for this hearty salad are French green lentils or black beluga lentils. They’re more likely to stay intact while cooking than brown lentils.
Bulgur Pilaf With Chickpeas and Herbs
This is the type of satisfying high-protein grain and legume dish that easily occupies the center of your dinner plate, accompanied by vegetables or a salad. Cook the chickpeas, then use the soaking water for reconstituting the bulgur. It couldn’t be a simpler dish to make.
Colcannon With Roasted Squash and Apple
This is the sweetest of the colcannons I experimented with this week. The apple is the secret ingredient. I roasted the squash with the apple, but pulled the apple out before the squash because it roasts more quickly at 425 degrees.
Fava Bean Stew With Bulgur
I usually go through the tedious process of shelling and skinning fava beans to make this robust stew. But if fava beans aren’t available in local markets, use frozen skinned favas instead.
Cantaloupe-Lime Agua Fresca With Chia Seeds
A light, refreshing blender drink that is sweet and a little bit tart. Although I make this in a blender, I think it qualifies as an agua fresca rather than a smoothie, as it is made with pure fruit, enriched with a spoonful of soaked chia seeds. The flavor of the drink will only be as good as your melon, so seek out the best cantaloupe, or other sweet orange melon, you can find. I don’t add sweetener to the drink, but you can if you think it needs a little something.
Whole Wheat Bread, Apple and Cranberry Dressing
Having grown up with Pepperidge Farm stuffing, I will always have a weakness for bread stuffing seasoned with sage and thyme, with plenty of chopped onion and celery. I prefer to use 100 percent whole wheat bread, one that isn’t at all sweet. A mixed grains bread would also work. The apple and cranberries contribute sweetness, tartness and texture to the classic dressing. I bake this in a gratin dish; you can double the recipe if you want to use it for a stuffing as well, and put half inside the bird. But, moistened with a well seasoned vegetable stock, the dressing makes a great vegetarian side dish. Just be sure to use plenty of stock to moisten, as the problem with most stuffings that are baked outside the bird is that they are dry. Tender apples like McIntosh, Gala, Macoun and Cortland work well in this dish.
Romaine Salad with Couscous Confetti
You can use regular couscous or Israeli couscous for this lemony, confetti-like mixture of couscous, mixed diced peppers and mint. I categorize this salad as a salad with grains rather than a grain salad (I know, couscous isn’t a grain, but it plays a grainy role here), as there’s more lettuce than couscous.
Bulgur and Walnut Kibbeh
These patties make a great destination for fine bulgur. Kibbeh (called kufteh in Persian and köfte in Turkish) are usually made with a mixture of ground meat and bulgur, but there are vegetarian versions as well. This mixture of bulgur and walnuts is pungent with garlic and fragrant with parsley and fresh mint. They make a nice appetizer.
Bulgur Pilaf With Dried Fruit and Nuts
Pear Cranberry Galette
I used Bartlett pears for this juicy galette, but pretty much any variety will work, as long as they’re not overly ripe.
Pearl Couscous With Sautéed Cherry Tomatoes
This is a simple dish with few ingredients and lots of flavor. The sauce, inspired by Melissa Clark’s pasta with burst cherry tomatoes, is incredibly sweet and wraps itself around each nugget of couscous in the most delicious way. Cherry tomatoes break down in a hot pan in about five minutes, collapsing just enough to release some juice, which quickly thickens and caramelizes a bit. You want the tomatoes to stay partially intact so that you don’t just get skins floating in sauce, but you need to cook them long enough to achieve the caramelized flavor that makes a tomato sauce sweet. You can cook the couscous a couple of days ahead and reheat in a pan with a little olive oil or in the microwave.
Sautéed Apple Rings
I came across this utterly simple idea in Deborah Madison’s “Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone.” She serves hers as a dessert with ice cream, a lovely use for the apples (which she also embellishes with raisins and pine nuts). I think they make a great addition to the Thanksgiving buffet, to go with the turkey along with cranberry sauce. Or serve them with your latkes next month! Breakfast is another meal where these are welcome, right on top of your whole wheat buttermilk pancakes. I find that the apples will caramelize most efficiently if you don’t crowd the pan, so I begin by sautéing the apples in 2 batches, then I combine the batches for the final addition of vanilla and optional brandy or calvados. Both tender apples like McIntosh, Gala, Macoun and Cortland, as well as firmer apples like Braeburns, work well in this dish.
Curried Waldorf Salad
Try this version this year instead of the traditional Thanksgiving salad. The original Waldorf salad combined celery, apples, and mayonnaise. Gradually walnuts and raisins were added to the mix. This version is not made with the gloppy mayonnaise we associate with Waldorf salad, but it has the same sweet, savory and crunchy mixture of celery, apples, raisins, and walnuts. Slice the apples and celery thin for a more elegant salad.