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Swiss Chard and Red Pepper Gratin
The seasons for red peppers and Swiss chard overlap, with the chard beginning to come in while peppers are still piled high in farmers’ market stalls. The two look beautiful side by side in the market and on the plate.
Beet, Fennel and Fig Salad With Cranberry-Sage Dressing
Soft Black Bean Tacos
These tacos are a beautiful way to serve black beans, which contain at least eight different flavonoids — phytonutrients with anti-oxidant properties. One caution, though: canned beans may contain high levels of sodium, which usually can be reduced by rinsing the beans in water. These black beans can't be rinsed, of course, and in fact will be reduced. Avoid the temptation to add salt to this recipe.
Carrot and Leek Frittata With Tarragon
Tarragon enhances the sweetness of the carrots and leeks in this bright frittata.
Sweet Peppers Conserved in Oil
Roasted peppers always look beautiful in a jar of olive oil. Feel free to add other herbs, like oregano or basil, to the mix.
Swiss Chard Stalk and Tahini Dip
If you are making a Swiss chard dish and don’t know what to do with the stems, save them for this luscious and ingenious Middle Eastern appetizer. Serve it with warm Arabic bread.
Stewed Peppers with Tomatoes, Onions and Garlic
There are variations of this dish throughout the Mediterranean. The Basque piperade, made with slender, slightly piquant peppers called piments d’espelette and stirred into scrambled eggs along with bayonne ham, has some heat; whereas Italian peperonata is sweet through and through. A North African version, chakchouka, is spiced with fiery harissa and a spice blend made with caraway and coriander, cayenne and garlic, and is usually served with eggs poached right on top of the stew. See the variations below.
Quince Compote
Quince is a fruit that grows abundantly throughout the Mediterranean. Though it’s too hard and tart to bite into, it has a wonderful perfume. I like to combine it with apples in this simple compote.
Stuffed Peppers With Red Rice, Chard and Feta
This filling of red rice, greens and feta, seasoned with fresh mint, is hearty and works very nicely with red peppers. Once your rice is cooked and greens are blanched it’s easily thrown together.
Grapefruit and Navel Orange Gratin
This winter dessert is adapted from a recipe from the French chef Olympe Versini's cookbook, "Olympe." The creamy custard that naps the fruit is made with orange and grapefruit juice instead of milk (with a small amount of crème fraîche thrown in). Since oranges vary in size, I’m giving you a weight rather than a number. You may not use the whole amount but I’m sure you’ll find a way to enjoy any leftover oranges. I used about eight small Valencia oranges in all for this but they were about a third as heavy – though juicer -- as big navel oranges.
Pecorino and Pear Salad
Mushroom Melt With Parsley Pesto, Kale and Arugula
A vegetarian sandwich that is light on the melt and generous with the greens. This vegetarian sandwich can be made in the oven, a toaster or in a panini grill. I use the toaster.
Sautéed Summer Squash with Red Pepper and Onion
This is the time of year when, no matter what part of the country you live in, tables at farmers’ markets are piled high with summer squash, mounds of it: yellow, light green and dark, round and long. This is a vegetable that expresses itself well in a wide range of dishes; just about every cuisine in the world knows how to show it off. It's an excellent low-calorie food, with only 19 calories per cup of raw squash. This dish is great on its own as a side dish, but it can also be incorporated into many other recipes.
Moroccan Carrot Dip
This vegan dip from America's Test Kitchen has a bright, spiced flavor that goes beautifully with pita chips. To retain the appealing, brilliant orange color, be careful not to brown the carrots when cooking them.
Risotto With Broccoli
Sometimes I get bored with broccoli — but then I use it in a risotto, and it’s like a completely new vegetable. The diced stems retain a nice texture that contrasts with the tender flowers. Make sure to slice the flowers thin for the most delicate results.
Andalusian Cabbage Stew
This simple Spanish stew is spiked with a splash of sherry vinegar as you finish cooking it. Serve the stew as a side dish or as a main dish with rice.
Summer Squash Ribbons with Cherry Tomatoes and Mint/Basil Pesto
The texture of these squash ribbons can be as satisfying as pasta if the squash is cooked just until flexible, about two to three minutes. The dish is quite beautiful, and once you’ve shaved the squash – which really doesn’t take that long – it comes together in no time. The best tool to use for tossing and stirring the squash and the cherry tomatoes is tongs. Serve as a light main dish or as a side.
Risotto With Eggplant and Tomatoes
You could make a different dish with tomatoes and eggplant every day of the summer in Provence. I used a couple of small eggplants for this, but you can use 1 large one if that is what is available. I also used round rice from the Camargue, the Rhone delta region of southern France, which has the same risotto-friendly qualities as arborio rice.
Apple, Cranberry and Goat Cheese Salad
Polenta With Mushrooms, Favas and Tomatoes
I can never resist adding fresh favas to a dish during their short season. The mushroom and tomato mixture is excellent on its own, but take advantage of favas before they disappear from the market.
Saffron Risotto With Spring Onion, Saffron and Green Garlic
This is inspired by — but much lighter than — risotto Milanese, the mother of all risottos. If you’ve never made a risotto, start with this utterly simple classic. Green garlic resembles spring onions or leeks. The young bulbs have not yet set cloves. The flavor isn’t at all sharp, but more like the flavor of leeks. Prepare as you would leeks.
Shaved Fennel and Apples With Mandarin Vinaigrette
Tunisian Winter Squash Salad
This recipe was brought to The Times by Joan Nathan and was featured in her cookbook "Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France."
Pâte à Choux for Cheese Puffs and Cream Puffs
Making pâte à choux is not difficult at all. It is simply a matter of bringing water and butter to a boil, then dumping in flour and stirring it until a mass forms, which takes only a minute or two. You let the steaming dough cool for a moment, then beat in a few eggs, one at a time. That’s it.