Freshgreensavocadowithalimevinaigrette Recipes

Steps:

• Shake the rinsed greens in a colander to remove the excess liquid, but the leaves don't have to be thoroughly dry.
• Heat a large pot over high heat until very hot. Add the olive oil. When the oil is almost smoking, add the garlic and cook for a few seconds until it is light brown. Add a couple of handfuls of greens and toss with tongs, incorporating the garlic so it doesn't burn on the bottom of the pan.
• Add the remaining greens all at once, or in batches if your pot isn't large enough to hold it all at once. Toss constantly so the greens wilt evenly. When wilted, season with salt and pepper. Continue cooking over high heat, tossing often, until the excess liquid evaporates.
• Turn greens out into a bowl and let it cool to room temperature, then season with vinegar. Serve at room temperature, or refrigerate for up to 2 days and eat cold.
• Michael's Notes: The wine vinegar will cause the greens to lose their beautiful green color. You can omit it, but I think it improves their taste.

Steps:

• Place tomatoes, tomatillos, garlic, and jalapenos in a saucepan, and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat, drain, and allow to cool.
• Place avocados, the cooked vegetables, sour cream, and cilantro in a blender or food processor, and blend until smooth. Season to taste with salt. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium-high.
• Drizzle the carrots on a baking sheet with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Sprinkle evenly with salt and use a small strainer to sprinkle evenly with the cumin. Arrange the bell pepper halves cut-side up next to the carrots, then drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil, sprinkle with salt and sift with paprika.
• Cut the outer layer off the leeks and trim and discard 2 inches off the top. Split the leeks lengthwise and rinse the dirt out from the inside layers. Wipe dry and keep them in intact halves. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
• Grill the vegetables (leeks and peppers cut-side down) in a single layer in a medium-hot area of the grill. Close the lid and cook until you see liquid emerge, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn everything on its second side, then close the lid and cook until the peppers are tender but still hold their shape, 5 to 8 more minutes.
• Move the peppers to a cooler or foiled area of the grill, then close the lid and let the carrots and leeks continue to cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a knife, an additional 5 to 8 minutes.
• Season the parsley in a bowl with 1 tablespoon olive oil and a pinch of salt. Place the parsley on a medium-hot part of the grill and cook until fairly charred, 10 to 12 minutes. Chop the parsley finely. Drizzle the jalapeno with 1 tablespoon olive oil and grill until charred, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the jalapeno from the grill and coarsely chop.
• Combine the red wine vinegar, brown sugar and orange juice in a medium bowl until the sugar dissolves. Whisk in the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil, the mustard, parsley and jalapeno. Taste for seasoning.
• Place the leeks on a flat surface and cut each half into 3 even pieces. Cut the peppers in half again. Arrange the carrots, peppers and leeks on a serving platter and top with the dressing.

Steps:

• In a food processor or with mortar and pestle, process or pound the garlic and salt to a paste. Add onion, chilies and tomatillos; pulse in processor or pound to make a slightly chunky paste.
• Scoop out the avocado flesh. For a smooth machine-finished puree, add it and the cilantro to the processor and process very fine. To do it by hand, finely chop the avocado and mash it into the onion-tomatillo mixture; stir in cilantro leaves. (For a medium texture, pour the machine-processed onion-tomatillo mixture into a bowl, and mix in the chopped avocado and cilantro.)
• Serve immediately as a dip or a sauce with chips or vegetables.

Steps:

• Salad -- in a large bowl, mix up the greens. Add the onion, avacado, cilantro, beans, salt and pepper and cherry tomatoes.
• Dressing -- mix all the dressing ingredients in a measuring cup and stir well.
• Finish -- Just toss the salad dressing over the salad and that simple. A great unique flavor. Don't be afraid to make this a whole dinner. Add some rotisserie chicken, or grilled shrimp, anything. Just have fun with it.
• You can even top this with some good Mexican shredded cheese. It is a great salad. Even chopped up fresh fried tortillas or even just corn chips for a little crunch.

Steps:

• Remove peels and piths from grapefruits with a sharp knife. Working over a bowl to catch juices, carefully cut between membranes to remove whole segments. In a bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons grapefruit juice, vinegar, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and yogurt. Slowly drizzle in oil, whisking until combined.
• Toss together greens and basil; divide evenly among 4 plates. Top with grapefruit and avocado. Drizzle with vinaigrette, sprinkle with poppy seeds, and serve.

Steps:

• For the Salad:.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Place butternut squash on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Season generously with salt and pepper and transfer to oven. Roast, flipping pieces after 20 minutes, until golden, about 25-30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, in a medium pot, combine quinoa, a large pinch of salt and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Top with a lid and reduce heat to low. Cook 12 minutes. Remove lid and continue to cook, stirring occasionally and adjusting heat if necessary, until water is evaporated and quinoa is tender but still al dente, about 4 minutes more.
• Place sunflower seeds on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil, season generously with salt and pepper and sprinkle with cayenne. Toss to coat and transfer to oven. Roast until toasted and fragrant, about 10 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove from oven and let cool.
• Divide greens, chicken, tomatoes, parsley leaves, avocado, apple, red onion, shaved parmesan, quinioa, butternut squash and sunflower seeds among two serving bowls. Dress with White Balsamic Vinaigrette and serve.
• For the White Balsamic Vinaigrette:.
• Whisk to combine olive oil, white balsamic and dijon mustard. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Dressing can be kept up to two weeks in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Place the water, pepper, onion, garlic, jalapenos, cilantro, avocado, and tomatillos in a blender, or the bowl of a food processor. Puree or process to desired consistency, adding more water as needed. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Wash and dry greens.
• Whisk oil, vinegar and mustard in salad bowl; stir in greens.