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Showing posts with label parsley. Show all posts

Friday, January 7, 2011

Roasted Branzino with Fingerling Potatoes, Chimichurri and Bread Crumbs + Cucumber and Radish Salad

I've been cooking a lot lately but haven't really felt like posting about anything until right now. Last night I made a reaaalllyyy delicious meal which I then turned into the best breakfast ever this morning (I'll be posting about that next).

First, I cut the potatoes into even pieces and coated them in salt, pepper and olive oil before roasting them at 400 degrees. Next, I prepared the stuffing for the fish. I sliced up a shallot, a bulb of fennel, some parsley stems and a meyer lemon and seasoned them in a bowl with salt and olive oil. I then seasoned the fish and filled each cavity with a handful of the fennel mixture. The fish were roasted at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes.

For the Chimichurri, I combined parsley, mint, tarragon and chives with a clove of garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and sherry vinegar in a blender.

For the salad, I sliced some radishes and cucumber and then at the last minute tossed them with a little wild arugula, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Finally, at the last minute, I toasted up some homemade sour dough bread crumbs in a little butter and olive oil with salt and some chili flakes.








Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Deborah Madison's Pasta with Chickpeas and Parsley

My mom has been making this dish forever and it's always been one of my favorites. It takes less than 20 minutes to prepare so it's always a great fall-back meal for a busy night.

First, chop an onion and sautée it in about 1/4 cup of olive oil for 2 minutes. Add in 2-3 minced garlic cloves and however many chili flakes you'd like, cook on medium-high heat until the edges are golden. In the meantime boil water and cook pasta (I usually use orecchiette). Chop 1/4-1/2 cup of parsley (Deborah Madison also calls for sage, but I didn't have any). I also use thyme when I have it on hand. Rinse a 14oz can of chickpeas and fry them up with the onions at the last minute. Mix everything together, add some reserved pasta water if need be, and top with parmesan!