Table of Contents
Introduction 8
Where to Pick Your Vegetables 11
How to Wash, Store, and Make Your Veggies Last 15
Vegetables with Cheese 18
The Tools of the Kitchen 20
Barely Recipes
Caramelized Hakurei Turnips 27
Roasted Asparagus with Yummy Sauce 29
Creamy Spinach with Dill 30
Dilly Quick-Pickled Cucumbers 31
Compound Butters 32
Steamed Baby Bok Choy with Sesame 35
Roasted Beets, Julia-Style 36
Green Beans with Almonds and Brown Butter 39
Miso Greens 40
Steamed Grilled Corn with Three Sauces 42
Caramelized Corn with Mint 44
Boiled New Potatoes with Salsa Verde 45
Roasted Potatoes 48
Sweet and Spicy Collard Greens 49
Roasted Broccoli with Lemon and Parmesan 50
Cheesy Broccoli 51
A Big Bowl of Kale 54
Kale Salad 56
Kohlrabi Fries 58
The Simplest Slaw 59
Hot Sesame Celery with Ruby Cabbage 61
Butter-Braised Cabbage 62
Perfect Roasted Cauliflower 63
Caramelized Onions 65
Simple Sweet Potatoes 66
Maple-Baked Winter Squash 67
Butternut Squash Puree 69
Maple-Glazed Carrots and Parsnips 71
Smoky Delicata Chips 73
Ginger-Pickled Carrots 74
Panfried Brussels 77
A Pot of Soup
Roasted Tomato and Vegetable Soup 81
Nettle Soup 84
Hakurei Turnip Soup 87
Pea Soup 88
Chicken Soup with Lots of Greens 90
Shiitake Barley Soup 92
Corn Chowder 96
Roasted Tomatillo and Black Bean Chili 97
Caramelized Cabbage Soup 100
Winter Borscht 103
Posole 104
Celeriac and Apple Soup 106
Kale and White Bean Soup with Rosemary Oil 108
Butternut Red Lentil Dal 111
Cauliflower Cheddar Soup 112
Carrot Ginger Soup with Curry Leaves 114
Too Hot to Cook
Zucchini Slab Frittata 119
Zucchini and Garlic Scape Pasta 122
Beet and Cucumber Quinoa 124
Grilled Beets with Arugula and Chèvre 127
Frisée with Bacon and an Egg 128
Swiss Chard Stem, Fennel, and Salmon Fried Rice 131
Napa Coleslaw with Pecans and Peas 132
Creamy Broccoli Salad 134
Radicchio and Chickpeas with Creamy Lemon Dressing 135
Cucumber Shiso Soba 138
Grilled Summer Squash with Basil Ricotta 142
Fresh Corn and Stone Fruit 145
Millet-Stuffed Tomatoes 147
Caprese 150
Tomato Cheddar Pie 151
Roasted Tomato Panzanella 155
Eggplant Dengaku 156
Poblano Rajas Tacos 157
Melon with Arugula and Prosciutto 160
Warmth and Comfort
Garlicky Kohlrabi with Dandelion and Chickpeas 165
Polenta with All the Greens 166
Caramelized Fennel with Citrus and Ricotta 170
Shredded Brussels with Crispy Shallots and Pecans 172
Sausage and Swiss Chard Strata 175
Leek Carbonara 178
Roasted Radishes with Feta Mint Sauce 180
Asparagus and Bacon Pasta 182
Beet and Beet Green Risotto 184
Salty, Spicy Broccoli Raab Pasta 187
Whole Steamed Sweet Potatoes with Scallion Watercress Sauce 188
Butternut Squash Lasagna 191
Broccoli Raab and Sweet Potato Flash 194
Braised Endives with Bitter Caramel 196
Braised Kabocha Squash with Miso and Purple Cabbage 197
Roasted Vegetable and Cashew Curry 200
Creamy Celeriac Salad with Maple Pecans and Lime 202
Cauliflower Cheese 203
Big Skillet Cauliflower Pasta 206
Indian Spiced Shepherd's Pie 208
Celebrations and Other Excuses to Eat with Your Hands
Swiss Chard Rolls 213
Scallion Crepes 216
Chickpea Salad in Endive floats 219
Radicchio Pizza 220
Gado Gado 224
Green Bean Tempura Nests 227
Scarlet Turnip Galettes 230
Watermelon Radishes with Herb Butter 235
Cauliflower Hot Wings with Blue Cheese Dressing 236
Three Party Toasts 238
Sweet Potato Latkes with Roasted Applesauce 242
Pissaladicre 244
Caramelized Onion Dip 246
January Crudités 247
Cucumber Yogurt Pops 251
Zucchini Chocolate Bread 252
Butternut Squash Custard with Bourbon Pecans 254
Carrot Celebration Cake 257
Recipes by Vegetable 261
Acknowledgments 266
Index 268