mint | | Page 2

Tabouli

9 October 2009 by local kitchen

In keeping with the Middle Eastern theme of late (oh-so appropriate while I am traveling through the wilds of the Canadian Rockies, I know, but there is not a lot of elk or bison to be had in Northeastern America), this is a tasty, cool salad, using up lots of end-of-garden parsley and mint with the zest of lemon and the heartiness of bulghur wheat. Simple and delicious. Adapted from Authentic Lebanese Tabouli at Epicurious ————————————————————– Tabouli INGREDIENTS 1 cup bulghur wheat […]

Categories: citrus, grains & legumes, herbs, mint, parsley, quick & easy, salad, side dish, summer • Tags: chicken, cooking, food, local, recipes

Summer Tomato Risotto with Mint

26 August 2009 by local kitchen

I had a bunch of tomatoes, from the weekend’s farmer’s market, from the CSA, and a few stragglers from my garden that escaped the blight, but I just couldn’t get inspired by the thought of making a big batch of pasta sauce. So I did the next best thing, a light, delicious, summery risotto with fresh tomatoes and the zing of garden mint. This one’s a keeper! Adapted from Fresh Tomato Risotto in The New Basics by J. Rosso and […]

Categories: appetizer, basil, main course, mint, rice, summer, tomatoes • Tags: cooking, food, local, recipes, tomatoes

Seriously Minty Mint Pesto

24 July 2009 by local kitchen

I’ve been quite overwhelmed with fresh mint of late (not mint from my garden of course, given my complete inability to grow anything resembling an herb; finicky heirloom tomatoes from [the country formerly known as] Czechoslovakia? Check. Basic garden basil? Not a chance.). Given all the rainy weather, it is not surprising that water-loving mint is doing well, but the big bunches keep coming in my CSA and there are only so many mojitos a girl can drink. I’ve dried […]

Categories: condiments, mint, sauces • Tags: cooking, food, local, preserving, recipes