Avocado, Mixed Greens, and Roast Beet Salad

Ingredients: Dressing: 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed Meyer lemon juice 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tablespoon diced shallot 1/4 teaspoon sea salt Salad: 6-8 cups mixed greens, torn into bite-size pieces (lettuces, mizuna, mustard greens, cilantro, etc.) 1 avocado, sliced with a squeeze of lemon juice to prevent browning 3 medium beets, trimmed and washed 1 [...]

By |2016-04-12T09:16:53-07:00April 12th, 2016|Recipes|Comments Off on Avocado, Mixed Greens, and Roast Beet Salad

Summer Solstice Salad

We made this salad for the Solstice celebration. It is a free flowing salad, using whatever your heart desires from the CSA box. This is what we used… Ingredients: SALAD 1 bunch chard, ends removed, stems chopped, and leaves cut into bite-size pieces 1 bunch mizuna and tatsoi, stems removed 1 bunch radishes, sliced, stems [...]

By |2014-06-24T14:27:29-07:00June 24th, 2014|Recipes|Comments Off on Summer Solstice Salad

Radicchio Salad with Oranges and Pistachios

Ingredients: ½ pound radicchio, torn into bite-size pieces handful of mizuna 6 leaves lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces Yogurty Orange Vinaigrette (click for recipe) 2 oranges, sectioned, sections removed from membranes ½ cup lightly toasted pistachios Directions: Wash the radicchio, mizuna, and lettuce, then spin dry and transfer to a large bowl. Add about 6 [...]

By |2014-06-17T14:13:53-07:00June 17th, 2014|Recipes|Comments Off on Radicchio Salad with Oranges and Pistachios

Butter Lettuce Salad with Vegetables and Herb Dressing

Ingredients: 1 head of butter lettuce 2-3 cups of mizuna or tatsoi 1 carrot, cut into fine matchsticks (cut the carrot on the diagonal in thin cuts then cut into strips) 1 beet, peeled and grated 6-8 radishes, cut into rounds then strips Herb Dressing (recipe follows) freshly ground black pepper Directions: Separate the leaves [...]

By |2014-05-16T13:33:51-07:00April 29th, 2014|Recipes|Comments Off on Butter Lettuce Salad with Vegetables and Herb Dressing

Celeriac and Arugula Salad

Ingredients: 1 celeriac (celery root) 3 tablespoons olive oil ¾ teaspoon sea salt, divided ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 love garlic 4 teaspoons sherry vinegar or your choice 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 8 cups arugula, stems trimmed 3 cups mizuna 1/3 cup dried cranberries Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. 2. Cut [...]

By |2014-01-21T15:37:43-08:00January 21st, 2014|Recipes|Comments Off on Celeriac and Arugula Salad

Salad of Greens and Radishes with Lemon Dressing

Ingredients: 3 cups mizuna 3 cups arugula 6 radishes, sliced thinly ¼ cup toasted pumpkin seeds 2 tablespoons dried cranberries ¼ cup chopped fresh herbs; such as cilantro, flat-leafed parsley, mint, and basil Dressing: 4 tablespoons olive oil juice of ½ lemon 1 clove garlic, crushed sea salt and pepper to taste Directions: 1. Wash [...]

By |2013-12-10T11:48:16-08:00December 10th, 2013|Recipes|Comments Off on Salad of Greens and Radishes with Lemon Dressing

Wide Green Noodles with Romanesco, Broccoli and Mustard Butter

Ingredients: 1 package of fresh spinach pasta 7 tablespoons soft butter 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 3 shallots, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, or more to taste 1 tablespoons parsley or handful mizuna, roughly chopped 1 cup breadcrumbs 2 sun-dried tomatoes, cut into small pieces 3-4 cups broccoli and romanesco florets, [...]

By |2013-12-03T13:53:18-08:00December 3rd, 2013|Recipes|Comments Off on Wide Green Noodles with Romanesco, Broccoli and Mustard Butter

Warm Mizuna Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette

Ingredients: 1 small clove garlic 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar 2 tablespoons white-wine vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon minced shallots ½ teaspoon honey 1/3 cup olive oil ¾ pounds mizuna 1 large pear, cored and thinly sliced (I use apple instead of pear sometimes) ½ cup shaved Parmesan Directions: 1. Mince and mash the [...]

By |2013-10-15T12:31:54-07:00October 15th, 2013|Recipes|Comments Off on Warm Mizuna Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette

Many Mizuna Ideas

A member who prefers to remain anonymous sent me these great suggestions. He, his wife and two children manage to consume TWO shares a week, so I know they know what to do with greens! We eat mizuna in many ways, but here are just a few: As a salad. Toss mizuna with whatever other [...]

By |2014-05-29T21:03:34-07:00May 29th, 2011|Recipes, Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on Many Mizuna Ideas

Arugula and Mizuna: What’s what?

Mizuna, a member of the mustard family, has a delicate, feather-like (or sometimes described as sawtooth) multi-pronged pale to medium-green leaf on a whitish stem. You’ve probably seen baby mizuna in mesclun or salad mixes in stores or at restaurants. Mizuna in the field. Arugula, also a member of the mustard family, has [...]

By |2014-05-29T20:57:47-07:00May 29th, 2011|Tips & Techniques|Comments Off on Arugula and Mizuna: What’s what?
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