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The Best Vegetarian Recipes: From Greens to Grains, from Soups to Salads: 200 Bold Flavored Recipes
By Martha R. Shulman
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2001
Black-Eyed Peas with Cumin Vinaigrette : page 56
Excellent for packed lunches (if you put the arugula on the top and mix it in only when it’s time to eat), this flavourful salad was easy to put together. I liked the use of some of the seasoned cooking water from the peas in the dressing, replacing most of the oil.
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Pasta with Asparagus and Gremolata : page 207
Very light and fresh tasting 1-pot pasta dish.
Most of the flavour comes from the parsley-garlic-lemon gremolata that’s tossed with the cooked pasta and asparagus at the end. Though raw, the garlic isn’t overwhelming in this application. I did find that the pasta was a little dry so added some of the pasta cooking water to it.
Would be delicious with broccoli as well.
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Stir-Fried Tofu with Asparagus and Mushrooms : page 272
We really enjoyed this stir fry. The tofu in particular had great flavour, having first spent the night in a simple marinade and then absorbed more from the garlic, ginger and (optional) chili pepper during cooking. However, there wasn’t enough of the marinade to form the sauce so I mixed up a second batch and added it to the water-cornstarch slurry.
I appreciated some of the cooking techniques used to make this dish: sweating the mushrooms first in a hot pan with a little salt meant they didn’t absorb much fat, and blanching the asparagus ensured that it remained crisp and bright green.
Delicious as is but would also be great with broccoli instead of asparagus.
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