Tag: olives

Baltimore, recipes, salad

Bookmaker Salad

Ingredients: for the dressing: 3 tablespoons finely grated parmesan 1/4 cup white wine vinegar 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil tiny pinch salt freshly ground black pepper for the salad: 2 heads romaine lettuce, chopped 1-pint cherry tomatoes, halved (I used an heirloom mix) 1/3 cup large Spanish pimento-stuffed olives 1/4 cup kalamata olives 1/2 […]

pantry cooking, pantry friendly, pasta dishes, pasta salad, preserved fish, recipes, salad, seafood, weeknight meals

Lemon Sesame Tuna & Chickpea Orzo Salad

Ingredients: for the salad: 8 oz dried orzo, cooked to package instructions and drained 1 stalk celery, sliced 1 bunch green onions, diced 3 3-oz pouches Safe Catch Elite Wild Tuna 15-oz canned chickpeas, drained 3 oz crumbled feta 1/4 cup roughly chopped Italian parsley 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 1 (jarred, drained) fire-roasted red […]

recipes, stew

Fennel, Mushroom, Olive and Beef Ragout over Polenta

Ingredients: for the ragout: 1 1/2 lb crimini mushrooms, sliced 2 bulbs fennel, sliced into half-moons 1 red onion, sliced into half-moons 2 cloves garlic, sliced 1 1/4 lb cubed sirloin or stew beef superfine flour (like Wondra) quart beef stock 1/4 cup (drained) kalamata olives 1 tablespoon coarse herbs de Provence 1/4 cup chopped […]

pantry friendly, preserved fish, recipes, seafood

Sardine and Summer Squash Spaghetti with Olive, Tomato and Capers

Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced into quarter moons 2 medium yellow squash, cut into bite-sized wedges 3 cloves garlic, sliced 1-pint cherry or other small tomatoes, halved 2 4.4 oz tins sardines in olive oil 2 tablespoons nonpareil capers 1/3 cup (drained) Kalamata olives 1/2 cup (loose) coarsely chopped Italian parsley red pepper flakes 3/4 lb […]

pasta dishes, pasta salad, recipes, weeknight meals

Midsummer Orzo Salad

Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup (dry) orzo 2 ears’ worth corn kernels 1 1/2 cup halved cherry tomatoes 2 “baby” cucumbers, sliced into half-moons 3 tablespoons minced dill 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley 1/3 cup pitted kalamata olives 4 oz baby arugula, coarsely chopped 4 oz crumbled feta 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar salt freshly ground black […]

recipes, salad

Greek-esque Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad

Ingredients: 1 small head cauliflower, cut into florets 2 heads broccoli, cut into florets 1/2 cup halved kalamata olives 1/2 crumbed feta 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon Greek seasoning salt freshly ground black pepper red pepper flakes Directions: Lightly steam the caulflower and […]