Friday, April 1, 2016

Ensalada Fideles Tostados + BONUS Fideles Latkes :: Chef Mark Cleveland @ Hungry Harvest ::



Difficulty: Easy

Time: 20 mins

Servings: about 4 quarts



We travel to Spain to make a salad of harvest vegetables with toasted pasta & brown rice.  Make it gluten free as I did today by using organic corn & brown rice spaghetti.  Or use your favorite long pasta or orzo, semolina, faro or whole wheat.  Scroll all the way down for a BONUS recipe to use any left over salad to make Fideles Latkes!



Amount
Measure
Ingredient
Prep Method
¼
Cup
Evoo

1
Pound
Favorite long pasta
Or orzo
2
Medium
Parsnips
About 2 ½ cups
2
Medium
Carrots
About 2 cups



Add the evoo to a deep skillet or wok over medium high heat along w/ the peeled & diced parsnips, carrot if using, and the broken pasta or orzo.   


Stir frequently as the pasta toasts & the vegetables roast as shown, about 6 mins.  Add



1 ½
Teaspoon
Sea salt

1
Teaspoon
Black pepper

2
Cloves
Garlic
Sliced or minced



and sautĂ© for 3 mins more. 


Then add



1
Quart
Water

1/3
Cup
Sherry




Turn the heat to high and cook until the pasta is tender & most of the liquid is absorbed.  

 Add



3
Cups
Cooked brown rice
Organic medley
1
Medium
Orange
Juice & zest
3 or 4
Tablespoons
Favorite vinegar






Today I used sherry vinegar.  Some people like more vinegar than others.  So go easy at first and add more to taste. When the mix is no longer hot (it cools rapidly when you add in the cool rice), stir in



1
Large
Cucumber
Half moon slices, about 2 cups
1
Bunch
Scallions
Thick slice, about 2 cups
1
Bunch 
Radish
Sliced, about 1 ½ cups
1 ½
Cups
Tomatoes
Diced
1
Cup
Grapes
Cut in half
1/3
Cup
Roasted sunflower seeds
Optional




I kept the tomatoes & grapes out of the mix and used as garnish along w/ the sunflower seeds, plus nasturtium petals & basil blossoms from my garden.  You can garnish w/ a drizzle of evoo too for a rich presentation & sumptuous taste.  You can use exotic radish like watermelon, icicle, daikon or black radish when available or the classic red. 




Feel free to use a lot more veggies as you wish.  I added a little shredded chicken too.  If you have leftovers, stir in an egg or two and make burgers or a scramble.  This is also good as a filling for lettuce wraps, or eaten rice ball style w/ roasted nori seaweed.  Precooked brown rice is readily available.



Fideles Latkes :: BONUS Kitchen Hack Morph Recipe ::

Difficulty: Easy
Time: prep time 5 mins, resting & cooking about 1 hour
Servings: about 4 quarts


Use up any left over Ensalada Fideles Tostados with these baked latkes that make really good lettuce wraps, fritters, dumpling like additions to brothy fare.

Amount
Measure
Ingredient
Prep Method
1
Quart
Fideles Tosdados

¾
Cup
Dry falafel mix

2
Large
Eggs
Organic
1
Tablespoon
Flax seed meal

2 to 3
Teaspoons
Dry herbs
Italian seasoning, chili powder, etc

Stir the mix together then put an empty sheet pan into the oven and preheat to 475.  Let the mix rest for about 30 mins while the oven heats the pan.  Stir the mix, put a piece of parchment on the sheet pan, spray well with oil & dollop the mixture on in about ¼ cup nuggets.  Bake for 35 mins, turn the pan once.  Remove from the oven and turn the nuggets over to brown the top.  You can leave some in the turned off oven to get extra crispy if you want.  


Left overs in the fridge are like money in the bank!


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Blog post by Chef Mark Cleveland

Chef Mark Cleveland has joined the team of Hungry Harvest creating recipe & culinary content for success in the kitchen with the amazing produce in each weekly Hungry Harvest box.  Visit www.hungryharvest.net/recipes/  for recipes, photos & More!  Follow HungryHarvest and ChefMarkCleveland on Instagram

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