Recipes from Feb. 5, 2008

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Healthy Recipes

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Warm Antipasti of Asparagus, Roasted Local Eggplant with Citronette and Baby Carrot Namasu

4 asparagus spears

Blanch in boiling water for 1 minute and cool in ice bath.

1 small eggplant

Slice eggplant and toss with light olive oil and salt and pepper. Transfer to sheet pan and roast in oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes or until tender.

1 garlic bulb

To make garlic paste, rub garlic bulb with light olive oil and roast in oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes or until soft. Squeeze softened garlic from cloves; puree with about 3/4 cup olive oil.

Baby Carrot Namasu
1 cup mirin
1 cup rice vinegar
4 baby carrots

In a small sauce pan, bring mirin and rice vinegar to a boil. Pour over carrots. Cool and marinate overnight in refrigerator.

Citronette
2 Tbsp. minced shallots
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt, pepper and sugar to taste

Whisk shallots, lemon juice, Dijon mustard and parsley in a small mixing bowl. Slowly drizzle in olive oil and continue to whisk until thick and combined. Add salt, pepper and sugar to taste.

To prepare and assemble dish, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet. Add 2 tablespoons garlic paste and 2 tablespoons citronette. Mix well. Add carrots, asparagus and roasted eggplant. Sauté over medium heat to combine flavors. Drizzle with small amount of citronette to garnish. Makes 2 servings.

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Sexy “Bubble Bath” Vanilla Bean Panacotta with Orange Blossom Foam

2 cups heavy cream
1/4 cup sugar (or to taste)
1 Tbsp. vanilla extract or 1/2 vanilla bean
1/2 cup milk
2 sheets gelatin or 1/2 packet (1 tsp.) granulated gelatin

In a medium saucepan, bring cream, sugar and vanilla extract or vanilla bean to a boil. Turn off heat and allow to cool about 10 minutes. Reheat and add milk and gelatin. Stir until gelatin fully dissolves, making sure not to re-boil the mixture. Pour into chilled cups and refrigerate overnight until firm. To serve, garnish each cup with fresh berries, drizzle with a little honey, and spoon orange blossom “bubble bath” foam on top. Makes 10 (4 oz.) servings.

Fruit Topping Per Serving
2 raspberries
2 blackberries
3 blueberries

Honey

Orange Blossom Bubble Bath

2 cups orange juice
1/2 tsp. orange blossom flower water*
2 Tbsp. soy lecithin protein*

Boil orange juice in a small saucepan. Stir in orange blossom water. Add soy protein and stir until dissolved. Pour mixture into a mixing bowl. Cool. Using a hand blender, aerate mixture to produce a frothy foam.

*Available at health food stores.

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