Recipes By Martha Rose Shulman
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Cabbage Pirozhki
A rich-tasting Eastern European pastry that isn’t rich at all. Of all the different fillings for the small oval Russian pies called pirozhki, cabbage has always been my favorite. The filling is a simple mixture of onions and cabbage, cooked in butter (traditionally in much more than I use here), until soft and sweet but not browned, then seasoned with dill, salt and pepper, and enriched with chopped hard-boiled eggs. I sometimes add a little ricotta to the mix. Traditional pirozhki dough is a rich pastry made with butter and sour cream. I tried my yeasted whole-wheat olive oil pastry and it worked beautifully.
Chard Stem Pickles
It occurred to me that pickling would be a great thing to do with wide chard stalks. They’re crunchy and absorbent, and the texture stands up to weeks of pickling. Red chard or a mix of rainbow chard stalks is especially pretty if you serve within a few days of pickling; in time, the color will fade. Slice them very thin.
Spicy Stir-Fried Japanese Eggplant and Cucumber
This light side dish is inspired by a more substantial pork, cucumber and garlic dish in Grace Young’s “Stir-Frying to the Sky’s Edge.” I’d never thought about stir-frying cucumber until I saw this recipe. It’s a great idea: the crunchy, watery cucumber contrasts beautifully with the soft eggplant. Make sure to slice the eggplant thinly, or it won’t cook through. This stir-fry cold is also good served cold.
Baked Beans With Pomegranate Molasses, Walnuts and Chard
This Iranian-inspired rendition of baked beans is sweetened with pomegranate molasses, which you can find in Middle Eastern markets.
Bulgur Bowl With Spinach, Mushrooms and Dukkah
This is a simple skillet supper, a bowl of bulgur topped with a savory mixture of mushrooms and spinach. It gets a final flourish of dukkah, a Middle Eastern seasoning made with toasted nuts (or in some places chickpea flour), seeds and spices that is as much a snack as it is a seasoning; a favorite way to eat dukkah is to dip vegetables or bread into olive oil and then into the dukkah. There are many versions of the mix. Ana Sortun, a chef at Oleana in Cambridge, Mass., and the author of “Spices: Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean,” adds coconut to hers. The recipe for the dukkah makes more than you will need for this meal, but it keeps well (I keep mine in the freezer) and it is great to have on hand.
Bulgur and Kale Casserole
This comforting kale and bulgur casserole is modeled on the casserole I made a few weeks ago for Recipes for Health, with eggplant and bulgur.
Eggplant, Bulgur and Tomato Casserole with Yogurt Topping
This is a vegetarian moussaka, with bulgur standing in for meat. The tangy Balkan-style yogurt and egg topping has a wonderful pillowy texture, much lighter than béchamel. I like to begin this dish by making the tomato sauce, which I often prepare a day ahead.
Red Bean and Pepper Pâté
Because red beans conjure up Cajun cooking for me, I spiced this bean pâté with paprika and cayenne and added red peppers and tomatoes.
Spinach and Millet Timbale With Tomato Sauce
A timbale is a molded custard, somewhat similar to a quiche without a crust. It differs from a gratin because it is cooked at a lower heat in a water bath so the sides don’t brown and stick to the baking dish, allowing you to unmold it. This one is delicious served with homemade marinara sauce (see recipe).
Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts and Red Beans With Lemon and Mustard
When you have lots of leftover vegetables in your fridge, a simple and delicious vegetarian skillet supper might be just the thing. Two things to remember: 1) A wok should not be limited to Asian stir-fries. 2) The cooking water drained off from cooked barley or brown rice can be added to cooked vegetables the way pasta cooking water is sometimes used to moisten and add texture to an accompaniment. The starch in the nutrient-dense water enriches the vegetables like a sauce. Just add more water than the usual proportion that you’d use – say a quart for a cup of brown rice or barley, and drain the grains through a strainer set over a bowl when they’re tender. You can cook this beautiful, lemony skillet dinner in a well-seasoned wok or a heavy nonstick pan. You’ll get the best seared flavor in a wok. Serve with quinoa.
Braised Endives With Orange, Toasted Almonds and Ricotta
This dish is inspired by a salad I had recently at Hearth Restaurant in Manhattan. There’s a nice contrast of flavors here — bitter endive, sweet oranges, mild ricotta, almonds and a nutty, mildly acidic dressing.
Sautéed Shredded Cabbage and Squash
You can just cook these vegetables in a skillet and serve them with grains for a great vegan dinner, or turn them into a hearty vegetarian (but not vegan) Provençal-style gratin.
Fettuccine With Braised Mushrooms and Baby Broccoli
I buy baby broccoli at my local Trader Joe’s. The stalks are thin, like broccoli raab’s, and the flowers are delicate. If you really want an intense mushroom experience, seek out the fabulous mushroom fettuccine made by Al Dente Pasta. You can find it in gourmet markets, in catalogues such as Zingerman’s, and online.
Artichoke, Mushroom and Potato Ragoût
This robust Provençal ragout is more of a cool weather recipe than Tuesday’s ragout with peppers and tomatoes.
Savory Bread Pudding With Swiss Chard and Red Pepper
Don’t throw out that stale baguette! Here an old bread gets new life after being soaked in milk and mixed with some cooked chard and red pepper. Topped with cheese it makes for an easy, thrifty, midweek meal.
Savory Bread Pudding With Kale and Mushrooms
These dishes, known also as strata, can be rich, but they are just as satisfying when made with low-fat milk. The formula works well for any number of cooked vegetables tossed with stale bread and mixed with milk, eggs and cheese.
Lentil Stew With Pumpkin or Sweet Potatoes
This easy, subtly seasoned stew is an adaptation of a Moroccan recipe by Kitty Morse, from her lovely book “The Vegetarian Table: North Africa.” Whether you choose to use sweet potatoes or winter squash, you’ll be using vegetables with a great deal of vitamin A.
Savory Bread Pudding with Tomatoes and Herbs
Stale baguettes and country breads give me a welcome excuse to make savory Italian bread puddings, called stratas. You can add different vegetables in season, such as sautéed mushrooms or greens to the mix.
Savory Bread Pudding With Broccoli and Goat Cheese
For this comforting gratin, broccoli is briefly steamed and seasoned with garlic and thyme before being tossed with the bread, eggs, goat cheese and milk. You can include tomatoes if you can still find good ones.
Winter Strawberry Gelato
I’m calling this “winter” strawberry gelato only because I’m making it with frozen organic strawberries. You can use sweet, fresh strawberries when they’re in season. The recipe is inspired by Sherry Yard, a pastry chef who taught me that you can make perfectly wonderful ice cream with no cream and no eggs. I make this one with 2 percent milk, but you could use whole milk. If you’re thinking of using skim milk, substitute water and make sorbet.
Savory Whole Wheat Bread Pudding With Seared Tomatoes and Mushrooms
Tomatoes are just coming into the markets. You can get by with slightly under-ripe tomatoes in this dish.
Summer Squash Bread Pudding With Feta
This savory whole-wheat bread pudding has Greek overtones, with the dill or mint and feta cheese. Make sure to squeeze as much water as you can out of the grated squash, or the dish will be too watery.
Whole-Wheat Pie Dough
Most of the vegetable tarts that I post on Recipes for Health call for a yeasted olive oil crust that I love to work with. With French quiches, however, I prefer a crust that resembles classic French pastry. However, I always use at least half whole-wheat flour – which is not so French – not only for its nutritional superiority, but also because it gives the resulting shell a nuttier, richer flavor that is particularly welcome in a savory tart. This dough, adapted from Jacquy Pfeiffer’s recipe for pâte brisée in “The Art of French Pastry,” involves more butter than you’re used to seeing in my recipes, but an occasional butter-based crust, especially when it’s made with whole-wheat flour and contains a filling that is all about vegetables, is not going to kill us. Instead, it’s a vehicle for the foods that we want to move toward the center of our plates.
Salmon With Sautéed Mushrooms, Shallots and Fresh Herbs
You’ll never want to cook salmon any other way after you make this. It steams above a pan of water in a low oven, resulting in a very moist piece of fish. The mushrooms are wonderful on top or on the side.