The Kitchn's Guide to Storing Fruits and Vegetables

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The Kitchn's Guide to Storing Fruits and Vegetables

Vegetable Hummus Tortills Wraps

Vegetable Hummus Tortillas Wraps

Makes 2  wraps

1 teaspoon sugar
1 & 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
1/4 cup carrots, julliennned
1/3 cup seedless cucumber, julliennned
2/3 cup red onion, julienned
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
2 10-inch tortillas
1/3 cup roasted red pepper hummus, homemade or store-bought
1/2 cup spinach leaves (original recipe calls for bean sprouts and alfaalfa sprouts)

 Dissolve sugar in vinegar. Mix into carrots, cucumber and onion. Season with salt, pepper and refrigerate for 3 hours.

Drain veggies
Spread 1/4 sup of the hummus across each tortillas. On bottom third, add half the marinated vegetables, top with spinach and roll up. Square ends and cut in half.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

1 can (14oz) garbanzo beans
1 roasted red pepper
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon tahini paste
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika
1/8 cup water
1 teaspoon chili flakes


Place all ingredients in blender. Whirl until smooth. Make sure to scrape down sides of blender pitcher to get any lumps.

Recipe comes from "Family circle" magazine.

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Green salad with spiced chickpeas

Green salad with spiced chickpeas

Make 2 servings

3 cups baby greens
1 medium size cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
1 medium size avocado, peed, pitted and dices
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup chickpeas from can, drained
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/8 tespoon paprika

Dressing
2 Tablespoons olive oil
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grainy mustard
1 tespoon sugar
1 tespoon honey

Salt to taste

Combine paprika and cayenne in a small bowl and set aside. Heat oil in a 12" skillet over medium-high heat. Add chickpeas to skillet and sauté, stirring frequently, until golden and crispy, 15–20 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer chickpeas to paper towels to drain briefly. Place in a medium bowl. Sprinkle paprika mixture over; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt.

For dressing, mix together olive oil, lemon  juice, mustard, sugar and honey.

In a medium bowl, combine greens, avocado, and cucumber. Add spiced chickpeas and pour the dressing on a top. Gently toss until evenly coated. Season with salt.

Зеленый салат с острым турецким горохом

На 2 порции

3 чашки руколлы
1 средний огурец, очищенный и тонко нарезанный
1 среднего размера авокадо, очищенное и мелко нарезанное
1 чайная ложка оливкового масла
1/2 чашки турецкого гороха (консервированного), отжать от воды
1/8 чайная ложка красного жгучего перца
1/8 чайной ложки паприки

Соус
2 стаоловые ложки оливкового масла
2 столовые ложки лимонного сока
2 чайные ложки горчицы
1 чайная ложка сахара
1 чайная ложка меда

Соль по вкусу.

Смешать паприку со жгучим перцем. В сковороде нагреть оливковое масло. Добавить турецкий горох и зарить на среднем огне 15-20 минут. Ложкой выложить горох на бумажное полотенце и дать посушиться несколько минут. Добавить горох к перечной смеси и хорошо перемешать. По желанию добавить соль.

Для соуса, хорошо перемешать оливковое масло, лимонный сок, горчицу, сахар и мед.

На большую тарелку выложить руколлу, огурец и авокадо, добавить горох и полить соусом. Немного перемешать и добавить соли по желанию.

Quick Apple Puff Turnovers

Quick Apple Puff Turnovers

1 package (17.3 ounces, 2 sheets) frozen puff pastry, defrosted

1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water, for egg wash
Sugar for sprinkling (optional)

Filling
5 large apples, cored, peeled and chopped
5 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup golden raisins
2 tablespoons palin dry breadcrumbs

For filling: Melt butter in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add sugar. Mix in apples and lemon juice. Cook until apples are tender and all liquid evaporates, about 20-30 minutes Mix in cinnamon and raisins. Add breadcrumbs. Cool filling at least 20-30 minutes.

Flour a board and lightly roll each sheet of puff pastry to a 12 by 12-inch square. Cut each sheet into 9 smaller squares and keep chilled until ready to use. Brush the edges of each square with the egg wash and neatly place about 1 tablespoon of the apple mixture on half of the square. Fold the pastry diagonally over the apple mixture and seal by pressing the edges with a fork. Transfer to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Place in refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Take sheet pan with pastries out of refrigerator. Brush the top with egg wash, sprinkle with sugar, and bake for 20 minutes, until browned and puffed. Serve warm or at room temperature.

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Cornbread for Khrushchev

Cornbread for Khrushchev

"Say "Khrushchev" and Russian will laugh and immediately cry kukuruza (corn)! And so, in memory of Nikita "kukuruznik" (corn man) Khrushchev and his loony cruisade to hook our Union on corn. Mom and I wanted to prepare a maize tribute, " - Anya von Brenzen.

Serves 6

2 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups milk
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing pan
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups fine yellow cornmeal, preferably stone-ground
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
2 cups grated or finely crumbled feta cheese (about 12 ounces)

1. Preheat the oven to 400F (I did 350F) with rack set in the center. In a large bowl, throughly stir together the first four ingredients. In another bowl sift together the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk the dry ingredients into the egg mixture until smooth. Add the feta and whisk to blend throughly. let the batter stand for 10 minutes.

2. Butter a 9x9 x 2-inxh baking pan. Pour the batter into the pan and tap to even it out. Bake the cornbread until light golden and firm to touch. 35-40 minutes. Serve warm.

Кукурузный кекс для Никиты Хрущева.

На 6 порций.

2 больших яйца,  немного взбитых
2 чашки молока
6 столовых ложек сливочного несоленого масла, растопленного, плюс еще немного для дечки
1/2 чашки сметаны
2 чашки кукурузной муки
3/4 чашки обыкновенной муки
1 чайная ложка сахара
2 чайные ложки разрыхлителя
1/2 чайной ложки соды
2 чашки мелко накрошенной брынзы или натертой на мелкой терке (приблизительно 350 грамм)

Нагреть духовку до 400Ф (Я сделала 350Ф). Установить полку в духовке на середину. В большой посуде хорошо перемеать первые четыре ингридиента. В другой посуде смешать кукурузную муку, обыкновенную муку, сахар, разрыхлитель и соду. Всыпать мучную смесь в жидкую и хорошо перемешать. Добавить врынзу и еще раз хорошо перемешать. Дать постоять тесту 10 минут.

Промазать маслом  деко размерами 9х9х2 дюймов. Вылить в деко тесто. Печь кекс 35-40 минут до появления коричневой корочки. Подавать теплым.

Recipe came from the book  "Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking" by Anya von Bremzen