I used a very large
head of romaine for this.
Its smooth, even - heating surface is also great for charring veg (think halved small
heads of romaine for a next - level Caesar, or rounds of delicata squash), as well as toasting thick slabs of olive oil - rubbed bread for crostini, cooking homemade tortillas (or, you know, reheating store - bought ones), or just making a great big pile of grilled cheese sandwiches.
Not exact matches
I also cut the
romaine heads in half, drizzled them with oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper and then grilled them on the stove top
for a couple
of minutes on the cut side.
1 cup red grapes 2 teaspoons chia seeds, soaked
for about 10 minutes 2 bananas 1
head romaine lettuce or other green leaves 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 4 to 5 ounces
of filtered water
Now
for the
romaine lettuce... the morning before serving the salad, I cut off the end
of the
head of romaine and thoroughly washed the leaves.
Rub the
heads of romaine with oil and sear them on the grill
for a couple
of minutes on each side.
Salad 1/2 cup chopped mint 1 Tablespoon chopped oregano 1/2 cup chopped green onions 10 yellow and red cherry tomatoes, halved 1
head of crispy
Romaine letter, washed and dried 1/2 cup crispy bacon 1 cup croutons 3/4 cup Pecorino cheese, grated, with 1/4 cup reserved
for garnish
Those gorgeous, frilly
heads of romaine, red oak, and chicories are not only good
for salad bowls.
I like to think that demand
for squash will continue to grow as people move toward seasonal eating, realizing that eating locally - farmed squash in November has a much smaller carbon footprint than importing refrigerated
heads of Romaine from California greenhouses.
INGREDIENTS 6 ripe avocados 2 large handfuls cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped 1 large handful parsley leaves, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely minced 2 teaspoons plus one pinch sea salt 2 cups julienned jicama 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 3
heads of romaine hearts Additional parsley or cilantro,
for garnish PREPARATION In a large bowl, mash the avocados well with a fork.