Organic Garlic Scape Pesto

Enjoy your fabulous organic garlic scape pesto with your favorite pasta,French stick or crackers. You can enjoy right away or refrigerate in small mason jars or freeze in bags.

Ingredients:
-1/4 lb Garlic Scapes (about 12)
-1 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
-Juice of 1 Lemon + zest if desired
-1/2 cup olive oil (divided)
-1/4 cup nuts (walnut, almond, pine)
-Pinch of sea salt
-1/4 cup fresh cut Basil (optional)

Preparation:
Wash and trim garlic scapes. Cut garlic scapes into small pieces.
Place garlic scapes and 1/4 cup olive oil in a food processor and blend.
Chop nuts to small pieces.
Place Parmesan, nuts, lemon juice, zest, remaining olive oil and sea salt in food processor.
Blend until desired consistency.

Enjoy!

Strawberry Bruschetta

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups sliced fresh Strawberries
1 Nectarine, diced
1 cup quartered Grape tomatoes
3 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh Basil
1 shallot, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (12-oz.) French bread baguette
1 (10.5-oz.) goat cheese log, softened

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 375°. Stir together strawberries, nectarine, grape tomatoes, basil, minced shallot, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, freshly ground pepper, and salt.
2. Split baguette in half; cut each half crosswise into 4 equal pieces. Spread cut sides of bread with goat cheese. Place bread pieces on a baking sheet, and bake 13 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Remove from oven, and top with strawberry mixture. Cut into 2-inch slices.

Sauteed Fiddleheads

Original recipe makes 3 cups


Ingredients

3 cups fresh Fiddleheads, ends trimmed
3 tablespoons unfiltered extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove Garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon fresh Lemon juice


Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook fiddlehead ferns in the boiling water until barely tender, 7 to 10 minutes; drain.
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the prepared fiddlehead ferns, garlic, and the salt and pepper. Cook and stir until ferns are tinged lightly brown and tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and sprinkle with lemon juice.

Grilled Sweet Potatoes with cilantro

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes


Ingredients

2 pounds Sweet Potatoes
3-4 Tbsp olive oil
Kosher salt

Dressing

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh Cilantro (including tender stems)
1 teaspoon of lime zest or lemon zest
2 tablespoons of fresh lime or lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
Pinch of salt

Method

1 Prepare your grill for hot, direct heat. While the grill is heating up, peel the sweet potatoes and slice lengthwise, or on a diagonal, into 1/4 inch-thick pieces. Coat the sweet potato slices with olive oil and lightly sprinkle with Kosher salt.

2 Combine all of the dressing ingredients into a small bowl.

3 Once the grill is hot, lay the sweet potato pieces down onto the grill grates. Cover the grill and cook until each side gets some grill marks, between 3-6 minutes for each side, depending on how hot your grill is.

4 Toss the sweet potatoes in a bowl with the dressing and serve hot.

Pear and Blue Cheese Salad

Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Ready In: 15 Minutes

Servings: 6

Ingredients:
1 (10 ounce) bag mixed field greens
1/2 cup sliced Red Onions
1 Bosc Pears, cored and sliced
1/2 cup chopped candied pecans
1/2 cup crumbled Blue cheese
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground blackpepper
1/4 cup walnut oil

Directions:
1. Place the salad greens in a large bowl. Add the red onion, pear, pecans, and blue cheese, and toss to mix evenly.
2. To make the dressing, place the maple syrup, vinegar, mayonnaise, brown sugar, salt, and pepper in a blender, and blend thoroughly. With the motor running, slowly pour in the walnut oil. Blend until mixture becomes creamy, about 1 minute. Pour over salad mixture, and toss to coat greens evenly. Serve immediately.