Saturday, March 12, 2016

Roasted Spring Vegetables a la Francaise :: Chef Mark Cleveland @ Hungry Harvest ::




Difficulty: Intermediate

Time: 20 mins prep time, 1hour 20 mins roasting time

Servings: 4 to 6 as side dish

Oven temp: 375



This dish is lovely and you can take it right from oven to table to serve.



In a blender jar combine.  Let the apricots absorb some liquid before you blend.  Move on to the other prep for 15 mins or so before blending.



Pour La Sauce

Amount
Measure
Ingredient
Prep Method
½
Cup
Dried apricots

1
Medium
Apple
Peeled & cored
½
Cup
Dry vermouth
Or white wine
1 ½
Tablespoons
Dijon mustard

1 ½
Teaspoons
Herbs de Provance

½
Teaspoon each
Sea salt & black pepper

1
Clove
Garlic

2
Small
Citrus fruits
Juice of both, zest of one.  Use tangerines, navels, blood orange, Valencia etc
¼
Cup
Water




After 15 or 20 mins, blend well to emulsify.  Pour into a rectangular baking dish.  To the blender jar add another



¼
Cup
Water




To rinse out the blender jar on high speed.  Add that to the baking dish and stir to combine.


Meanwhile, prep out ¼ pound of each of the following vegetables



¼
Pound
Haricot verts
Petit French green beans
¼
Pound
Carrots
Large julienne, match stick cut
¼
Pound
Zucchini
Large julienne, match stick cut




Lay the vegetables out in a pleasant shape.  I like to put them into quadrants.  Sprinkle w/




1
Pinch each
Sea salt & pepper

2
Tablespoons
Evoo





Place the baking dish onto a parchment lined baking sheet and cover w/ lid or foil.  Roast in a 375 oven for 1 hour.  Remove cover and roast 20 mins longer. 



Garnish with your favorite flavors and colors for visual interest.  Superb garnishes include, Marcona almonds, Parsley, Citrus zest, Kiwi, Chives, Scallions, Fresh herbs, Avocado, Citrus supremes, Poppy seeds, etc.  

HINTS:  This is a great place to use a French style flavored sea salt like lavender or citrus.  Or a more gourmet French sea salt like grey salt or fleur de sel.  I prefer a sweet apple such as Fuji, Gala or Pink Lady for this, but a tart apple works well too.  I always hold back some liquid so I can use the power of the blender to rinse it out.  Why fight a blender jar w/ a rubber spatula. 

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