2007 garden sambuca Recipes

courgette and garden herb pesto, courgette, coarsely grated, pine nuts, golden linseeds, parmesan cheese, grated, spinach, extra virgin olive oil, onion, finely diced, garlic, crushed, mixed herbs such as mint , lemon thyme, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and freshly cracked black pepper, juice of 1 lemon, heat a non-stick frying pan and saute the onions, garlic and seasoning in 2tbsp of the oil until golden about 4 -5 minutes. add the courgettes and saute for 1 minute. let the mixture cool., toast the linseeds and pine nuts and add to the sauteed onion and courgette mixture, cool., place the herbs , spinach, lemon juice, parmesan and remaining oil in the thermomix bowl and blend until still coarse., add the herb mixture to the cooled sauteed onion, courgette and nut mixture. adjust the seasoning if needed and let the flavours develop for about 20 minutes., food fanatics tips, do not be tempted to add too much oil, the mixture must be dry to prevent the bread becoming claggy. place the leftover pesto in a clean jar cover the surface with extra oil and keep refrigerated, it should last for up to 1 week.

dijon mustard, sherry vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper, ears corn, grilled (before grilling, spray with olive oil then sprinkle with salt and pepper.), green beans, blanched and cooled, yellow and red cherry tomatoes, halved (or use the tomatoes in your garden), sweet onion, thinly sliced, basil leaves, thinly shredded, gouda cheese, diced into small cubes

olive oil, pine nuts, sambuca, sugar, firm-ripe fresh purple figs, whole-milk ricotta (preferably fresh )

cooked shrimp, thawed if frozen, butter (separated ), minced fresh garlic , to taste, heavy cream, sambuca liqueur (or other anise based liqueur), salt and pepper

dough, all-purpose flour, white sugar, unsalted butter, ice water, salt, eggs, beaten, cheese, ricotta, farmer cheese, grated or diced (2 parts ricotta to 1 part farmer), flour, lightly beaten egg, diced orange peel (candied is by far the best), toasted pine nuts, sambuca, dried cherries, egg wash

chicken breast, garden salsa , recipe follows, potatoes, butter, olive oil, salt and pepper, rice wine vinegar, olive oil, diced yellow squash, tomatoes, diced fine, red onion, diced fine, cucumber, peeled and seeded, diced fine, red pepper, diced fine, cracked black pepper, fresh basil, salt , to taste

black pepper, carrots - diced, celery - diced, chunky pasta sauce (garden style), ground beef, hot pepper sauce, instant beef bouillon, macaroni shells, olive oil, onion - large - chopped, oregano - dried, parsley - fresh chopped, red kidney beans (drained and rinsed ), white kidney beans (drained and rinsed )

unsweetened chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter , cut into pieces, eggs, sugar, sambuca, all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, pine nuts, toasted golden

water, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably dutch process), salt, heavy cream, unsalted butter, vanilla, sambuca , or to taste

sugar, light fruit pectin, fresh blueberries, lemon , rind of, grated, water, sambuca romana, sugar, coffee beans (10 beans per jar)

sweet potatoes, squash, celery, turkey, diced, cranberries, turkey stock, whole wheat flour

vegetable oil, fresh minced garlic, shallot , roasted and diced, heavy cream, lobster stock, brie round, with rind, tomato paste, red peppers , roasted, fresh thyme, chopped, salt and pepper, olive oil, jumbo deep sea scallops (diver scallops), flour, sambuca romana

olive oil (plus more for drizzling ), garlic cloves, cut into thin slices, tomatoes, ripe plum (peeled and seeded ), red pepper flakes, crushed, sugar, salt, black pepper, freshly ground, sambuca romana, basil leaves, shredded

mascarpone, sugar, egg yolks, sambuca romana, amaretti or 10 other almond cookies, fresh mint, for garnish (optional)

unsweetened chocolate, chopped, unsalted butter, cut in pieces, eggs, sugar, sambuca romana, flour, flour, salt, baking powder, pine nuts, toasted

dried cranberries, pink grapefruit , segmented, zest reserved, navel orange , segmented, zest reserved, meyer lemon , segmented, zest reserved, lime , segmented, zest reserved, peach, cut into wedges 1/3 inch thick, mango, 1/2 inch dice, salt water (for blanching zests), ice water , 1 container (for shocking zests), sambuca romana, divided, water, granulated sugar, stalk lemongrass , split lengthwise, kaffir lime leaves, kosher salt, white pepper, watercress , picked and washed, toasted hazelnuts , rough chopped

prepared lb cake , from bakery section or frozen foods, defrosted, sambuca , or other anise liqueur, strawberries, halved or sliced, sugar plus 2 tbsp, whipping cream, chocolate syrup, for drizzling, good quality dark bittersweet chocolate

eggs, sugar, cornstarch, milk, vanilla, sambuca (anise-flavored liqueur), social tea biscuits, graham cracker pie crust, nonpareil multi colored sprinkles, chocolate bar (like hersheys)