Kasha Salad With Hazelnuts And Feta Recipes

KASHA AND VARNISHKES

Steps:

• Heat oil, then saute onions until soft. Add carrots and saute until the onions take on some color. Add mushrooms, then garlic. Saute for 2 more minutes. Meanwhile, mix kasha with eggs and seasonings. Add the kasha egg mixture to the saute pan with the vegetables and cook over medium heat until dry looking and kernels separate. Add stock and cook, covered, until liquid is absorbed and kasha is tender, about 12 minutes,. Mix in bowties. Serve with ketchup and/or gravy.

PUMPKIN AND BEET SALAD WITH HAZELNUTS AND FETA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Toss cubes of pumpkin or butternut squash with one tablespoon of the olive oil, saving the rest for the dressing. Spread on nonstick foil on a baking sheet in a single layer.
• Roast pumpkin for 30 minutes, give it a stir, and roast for 10 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, drain beets and rinse well, then drain again. Dice the beets about the same size as the pumpkin if you can.
• Whisk together the remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar red wine vinegar, and honey. Toss baby greens with the dressing and arrange on salad plates with pumpkin, beets, feta, and chopped toasted hazelnuts. Season with salt and pepper.

BULGUR WITH HONEYDEW AND FETA

Steps:

• Bring 1 cup salted water to a simmer. Remove from the heat and add 1/2 cup bulgur; cover and let sit 20 minutes. Fluff with a fork, then let cool. Toss with 4 diced Persian cucumbers, 2 cups diced honeydew melon, 1/2 thinly sliced small red onion, 1 cup crumbled feta, 1/4 cup each chopped fresh mint and dill, 1/3 cup olive oil and 3 tablespoons lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.

ROASTED GRAPE RISOTTO WITH HAZELNUTS AND LA TUR CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together. Roast at 400 degrees F until soft and caramelized golden. Take out and leave at room temperature.
• In a 350 degrees F degree oven, roast hazelnuts until lightly browned, for approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool. Reserve for later.
• Melt 4 ounces of butter in a heavy-bottomed pan. Add diced onions and cook over medium to high heat, stirring until uniformly caramelized. While the onions are cooking, bring the stock up to a simmer in a separate pot. It is always best to add hot stock to your risotto. Add the rice to the onions and stir. Coat all kernels well. Add the verjus and stir. Add 4 cups of hot stock and stir well. Turn the heat down to medium. When the rice has absorbed most of stock, begin adding 1/2 cup more at a time. Stir every minute or two until the stock is absorbed. Continue until about 7 cups total have been added to the rice. Taste and add more stock if not cooked through. When rice is just done and still very moist, turn off the heat and let rest for 2 minutes off the burner. Divide the remaining butter into three portions. Add one portion at a time into the risotto, beating with a wooden spoon until well incorporated. Add one-half wheel of the La Tur cheese and stir vigorously. Fold in the roasted grapes and stir gently. With the remaining wheel of the La Tur, divide into 6 sections and roll in the reserved roasted hazelnuts. Divide and plate the grape risotto onto six plates. Garnish each with hazelnut La Tur cheese.

WHOLE-WHEAT PASTA WITH BROCCOLINI AND FETA

Steps:

• Put the shallots in a bowl and cover with cold water. Soak for about 10 minutes; drain.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it generously. Fill a medium bowl with ice water and salt it as well. Add the broccolini to the boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the radish slices, and cook 30 seconds, more. Use a slotted spoon or strainer to scoop out the vegetables and plunge them immediately into the ice water. Drain the vegetables, pat them very dry.
• Add the pasta to the same pot of boiling water, and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 8 to 9 minutes. Drain and set aside.
• Whisk the sherry vinegar, orange zest, the 3/4 teaspoon salt and pepper, to taste, in a large serving bowl. Gradually whisk in the oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream, to make a dressing.
• Toss the rigatoni, broccolini, radish and shallot with the dressing. Add the feta cheese and toss lightly. Serve warm or room temperature.