The chard was the best dish of the week, but you don't need a recipe for it. Just wash the chard, remove leaves from stems, chop the leaves, and saute them with garlic in a little olive oil, as you might do with spinach. Sprinkle salt on top before serving. Perfection.
The rest of the week's cooking seemed to revolve around just a few items:
- Butternut squash -- in a stew with turkey meat; roasted with green tomatoes and onions; and roasted alone and mashed;
- Green tomatoes -- roasted with the squash, as mentioned above; and in soup;
- Red cabbage -- braised with apples and caraway; and turned into slaw;
- Apples -- with cabbage; and in cake.
Quick Green Tomato and Bean Soup
(Inspired by this Gourmet recipe)
1 Tbsp olive oil
4 scallions, sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 pounds green tomatoes, chopped
2 cups water
1 can (15.5 ounces) small white beans, with liquid
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika, or to taste
Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or soup pot. Saute scallions and garlic in the oil for a couple of minutes; watch that they don’t burn. Add the tomatoes, water, canned beans and their liquid, and the spices. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 to 45 minutes or until the tomatoes break down to your liking. Adjust seasonings to taste and serve hot.
