Category: Appetizer

20 Minute Meals, Appetizer, Breakfast, Dairy-free, Dinner, Gluten-free, Local Eats Project, No sugar, Nut-Free, Paleo, Salad, Sauce, Side Dish, Vegetarian

Corn Fritter Salad Stack with Tomato & Zucchini

Ever get your CSA share, take a look inside and have no idea how you’re going to make the ingredients into a meal? Well that was my challenge this week.

Local Roots NYC gifted me a lovely array of fresh vegetables for their Local Roots Cooking Challenge. I joined several food bloggers and photographers in an attempt to turn the ingredients below into a tasty dish.

Ingredient included:
2 ears of corn
2 zucchini
2 tomatoes
1 bunch of savory herb
1 bunch of green leaf kale


My recipe creation:
Corn Fritter Salad Stack with marinated Tomato & Zucchini topped with Savory Herb Aioli

All vegetables came from Bloominghill Farm in Blooming Grove, New York.

 

Corn Fritter Salad Stack with Tomato & Zucchini

Corn Fritter Salad Stack with Tomato & Zucchini

Corn Fritters
2 cups cooked corn
½ cup+ 1 tbsp cornmeal 
2 medium eggs
1 tbsp coconut flour
½ tsp salt
1-2 tbsp lard or coconut oil

Marinaded Tomatoes and Zucchini
2 cups tomatoes  – thickly sliced
2 cups zucchini – thickly sliced
¼ cup olive oil
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
6 sprigs of fresh savory herb
½ tsp salt

Savory Herb Aioli
½ cup mayo
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoon fresh savory herb, finely chopped


Begin by marinading the tomatoes and zucchini. Stir together the olive oil, vinegar and salt in a large bowl. Toss with the tomatoes, zucchini and fresh herb. Chill for 1-2 hours.

To make the fritters, beat the eggs in a large bowl. Mix in the corn, cornmeal, coconut flour and salt until a thick batter forms. Press into 6 patties, 1” thick.

Melt the lard or coconut oil over medium heat in a cast iron skillet. Carefully place corn patties into the pan, cooking only two or three at a time. Cook on each side for 3 minutes until crisp and browned. You may need to add more lard between each batch. Make sure to keep the pan greased or your fritters will stick to the pan.

For the aioli, blend the mayo, lemon and herb together.

Assemble the salad stacks by placing one corn fritter on a plate, topped with a slice of zucchini and tomato. Top it off with another corn fritter and add a dollop of aioli.

Enjoy!

Corn Fritter Salad Stack with Tomato & Zucchini

Corn Fritter Salad Stack with Tomato & Zucchini
Serves 3
Crispy, corn cakes stacked with marinaded tomatoes and zucchini. Topped with a dollop of herb aioli.
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Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
20 min
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
20 min
Ingredients
  1. CORN FRITTERS
  2. 2 cups cooked corn
  3. ½ cup+ 1 tbsp cornmeal
  4. 2 medium eggs
  5. 1 tbsp coconut flour
  6. ½ tsp salt
  7. 1-2 tbsp lard or coconut oil
  8. MARINATED TOMATOES & ZUCCHINI
  9. 2 cups tomatoes - thickly sliced
  10. 2 cups zucchini - thickly sliced
  11. ¼ cup olive oil
  12. 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  13. 6 sprigs of fresh savory herb
  14. ½ tsp salt
  15. SAVORY HERB AIOLI
  16. ½ cup mayo
  17. 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  18. 2 tablespoon fresh savory herb, finely chopped
Instructions
  1. Begin by marinading the tomatoes and zucchini. Stir together the olive oil, vinegar and salt in a large bowl. Toss with the tomatoes, zucchini and fresh herb. Chill for 1-2 hours.
  2. To make the fritters, beat the eggs in a large bowl. Mix in the corn, cornmeal, coconut flour and salt until a thick batter forms. Press into 6 patties, 1” thick.
  3. Melt the lard or coconut oil over medium heat in a cast iron skillet. Carefully place corn patties into the pan, cooking only two or three at a time. Cook on each side for 3 minutes until crisp and browned. You may need to add more lard between each batch. Make sure to keep the pan greased or your fritters will stick to the pan.
  4. For the aioli, blend the mayo, lemon and herb together.
  5. Assemble the salad stacks by placing one corn fritter on a plate, topped with a slice of zucchini and tomato. Top it off with another corn fritter and add a dollop of aioli.
  6. Enjoy!
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Corn Fritter Salad Stack with Tomato & Zucchini Corn Fritter Salad Stack with Tomato & Zucchini

20 Minute Meals, Appetizer, Dairy-free, Dinner, Egg Free, Gluten-free, Grain-free, Local Eats Project, No sugar, Nut-Free, Paleo, Side Dish

Saucy Garlic Okra

1 tbsp lard or coconut oil
3 cups okra
3 tbsp garlic – minced
1 cup onion – minced
1 tbsp ginger – grated
½ tsp all spice      
1 tsp paprika     
½ tsp nutmeg      
¼ tsp cayenne powder   
¾ cup vegetable broth
1 tbsp tomato paste
⅓ cup coconut milk 
¼ tsp salt

 

  • Melt lard over medium heat in a large skillet.
  • Add onions, ginger, garlic and salt, and sauté for two minutes.  
  • Stir in the spices, vegetable broth, tomato paste, and coconut milk. Reduce heat to low and add the okra.
  • Cover the pan and simmer over low heat for ten minutes.
  • The okra is done when it is soft, yet still firm enough to keep it’s form.
  • Serve over rice or as is. Leftovers will keep in the fridge for a few days and in the freezer for a few months.

Enjoy!

Saucy Garlic Okra

Saucy Garlic Okra
Serves 4
A blend of garlic and Caribbean spices sautéed with fresh okra.
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Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
12 min
Total Time
17 min
Prep Time
5 min
Cook Time
12 min
Total Time
17 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 tbsp lard or coconut oil
  2. 3 cups okra
  3. 3 tbsp garlic - minced
  4. 1 cup onion - minced
  5. 1 tbsp ginger - grated
  6. ½ tsp all spice
  7. 1 tsp paprika
  8. ½ tsp nutmeg
  9. ¼ tsp cayenne powder
  10. ¾ cup vegetable broth
  11. 1 tbsp tomato paste
  12. ⅓ cup coconut milk
  13. ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
  1. Melt lard over medium heat in a large skillet.
  2. Add onions, ginger, garlic and salt, and sauté for two minutes.
  3. Stir in the spices, vegetable broth, tomato paste, and coconut milk. Reduce heat to low and add the okra.
  4. Cover the pan and simmer over low heat for ten minutes.
  5. The okra is done when it is soft, yet still firm enough to keep it’s form.
  6. Serve over rice or as is. Leftovers will keep in the fridge for a few days and in the freezer for a few months.
  7. Enjoy!
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Saucy Garlic Okra

Appetizer, Breakfast, Dairy-free, Dessert, Egg Free, Gluten-free, No sugar, Nut-Free, Raw, Sauce, Side Dish, Vegetarian

Summer Fruit Spring Rolls

Summer Fruit Spring RollsSummer Fruit Spring Rolls

SPRING ROLLS
1 papaya – sliced
1 pineapple – sliced
1 jicama – sliced
1 bunch fresh cilantro
1 bunch fresh mint
rice paper

GINGER DIPPING SAUCE
1 two-inch piece fresh ginger – peeled and finely chopped
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp Sriracha sauce
1 tbsp water

To make the sauce, place all ingredients except the honey in a food processor. Pulse for one to two minutes. The honey will incorporate into the sauce better when it’s slightly warm. Place it in a small bowl and heat in the microwave for 10 seconds. Drizzle honey into the food processor and pulse a few seconds to incorporate. Set aside.

Assemble the spring rolls. Soak individual sheets of rice paper in water until pliable. Gently move to a plate and begin layering fruit and jicama into the center of the paper. Include just a few leaves of mint and cilantro into each roll. Roll like a burrito and secure.

Serve immediately with ginger dipping sauce.

Enjoy!

Get creative with the fruit combinations! Try mango, watermelon, strawberries, peaches, or honeydew melon.

Summer Fruit Spring RollsSummer Fruit Spring Rolls

Summer Fruit Spring Rolls
Serves 4
Fresh summer fruit wrapped up with jicama, mint and cilantro.
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Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
2 min
Total Time
17 min
Prep Time
15 min
Cook Time
2 min
Total Time
17 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 papaya - sliced
  2. 1 pineapple - sliced
  3. 1 jicama - sliced
  4. 1 bunch fresh cilantro
  5. 1 bunch fresh mint 
rice paper
  6. GINGER DIPPING SAUCE
  7. 1 two-inch piece fresh ginger - peeled and finely chopped
  8. 2 tbsp honey 
1 tsp Sriracha sauce
1 tbsp water
Instructions
  1. To make the sauce, place all ingredients except the honey in a food processor. Pulse for one to two minutes. The honey will incorporate into the sauce better when it’s slightly warm. Place it in a small bowl and heat in the microwave for 10 seconds. Drizzle honey into the food processor and pulse a few seconds to incorporate. Set aside.
  2. Assemble the spring rolls. Soak individual sheets of rice paper in water until pliable. Gently move to a plate and begin layering fruit and jicama into the center of the paper. Include just a few leaves of mint and cilantro into each roll. Roll like a burrito and secure.
  3. Serve immediately with ginger dipping sauce.
  4. Enjoy!
Notes
  1. Get creative with the fruit combinations! Try mango, watermelon, strawberries, peaches, or honeydew melon.
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Summer Fruit Spring Rolls