Additional Recipes For The Week

 Roasted Garlic-Fava Bean Sauce

 Ingredients:

 8 cups chicken stock
1 garlic head roasted, cloves squeezed into a bowl
2 tablespoons cold butter cut into tablespoons
1 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
Salt to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper to taste
½ to 1 cup cooked fava beans

Directions:

1. Place stock and roasted garlic in a medium saucepan and reduce to 3 cups. Strain into a clean saucepan and bring to a simmer. 

2. Whisk in the butter and lemon juice and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the fava beans (from 1/2 to 1 cup, depending on desired consistency) and cook for 1 minute. 

3. Serve with roasted chicken or other meat, or over rice or polenta

 Green Chard and Tomato Frittata

Ingredients:

1 lb green chard

4 garlic cloves, minced

2 teaspoons olive oil

6 egg whites

2 whole eggs

3 tablespoons chopped basil

¼ teaspoon salt (more to taste)

¼ teaspoon pepper (more to taste)

1 medium tomato, sliced

Grated cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. Chop the chard. In a skillet, sauté the garlic and onions in 1 tablespoon of the oil.

2. Add the chard, cover and lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes

3. Lower the heat and cook for 10 minutes.

4.  Remove from heat and drain if juicy. 

5.  In a large bowl, beat the eggs, salt and pepper until blended. Stir in the chard. 

6. Coat the bottom of a skillet with the remaining oil and return to medium heat. 

7.When hot, pour egg mixture and arrange tomato slices on top. 

8. Cover and cook until the edges are firm and the bottom is golden and beginning to brown. Turn frittata    

    over and cook for about 5 more minute until eggs are cooked.  

9. Top with grated cheese if desired  

10. Serve immediately or at room temperature.

 Delicious Summer Salad

Ingredients:

 head of romaine lettuce

1 apple

1 c kalamata olives (or any olives you like)

1 c cherry tomatoes

1/2 c finely chopped red onions

Directions: 

1. Chop up head of romaine and throw in salad bowl.

2. Dump cherry tomatoes on top of lettuce.

3. Cut up apple into chunks and place in bowl.

4. Take chopped red onion and add to salad.

5. Add olives

6. Toss and enjoy with the dressing of your choice!