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Entrées — spicy

#EssentialRecipe => Grilled Nectarines and Quinoa Salad.

This is such a delicious and practical salad. Quinoa is packed with protein and you will feel energized every time you take a bite. You can serve it as is or you could add spinach, chard, kale, nuts, almost anything you have in your fridge.

 

Salad Ingredients:

-1 Cup tri-color quinoa

-3 Small to medium nectarines cut into thick wedges

-4 Medium Heirloom tomatoes cut into wedges

-1/2 Red onion thinly sliced

-1/4 of a small fennel thinly sliced on a mandoline

-Small bunch...


#EssentialRecipe => Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce

When we know we are about to get really busy, we try to make a really big batch of pasta sauce. It takes a bit of time to chop all the vegetables (a large sodoku knife comes in really handy to gain speed ), but it is so practical to have some real home made food in the fridge and the freezer. This recipe is so simple and delicious. 

Ingredients:

-3 Tbsp olive oil

-3 Large cloves garlic finely chopped

-2 Medium red onions finely chopped

-1 Large green pepper finely chopped

-4 Stalks celery finely chopped

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#EssentialRecipe => Mushrooms and Sea Asparagus Pasta

Granville Island is the perfect spot to source fresh ingredients for a delicious meal. We stopped by Seafood City to see Brian for some sea Asparagus and we picked up fresh spaghetti we watch being made at Zara's Italian Deli, and finally some cheese at Oyama, along with fresh mushrooms and herbs from one of the many produce markets.

Ingredients:

-1 Cup sea asparagus

-2 Portions fresh pasta

-1 Cup assorted...


#EssentialRecipe => Classic Caesar Salad with a Spicy Twist

A fresh caesar salad with homemade dressing is something we crave often. There's simply nothing quite like it!

Ingredients:

-1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil 

-2 egg yolks 

-Freshly squeezed juice of one lemon 

-1 anchovy

-2 garlic cloves 

-Sea salt to taste and black pepper to taste

-1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese  

-1 tsp Jonny Hetherington Essentials Peach Habanero Hot Sauce 

 

Method:

You want to start this dressing with room temp eggs, so get them out of the fridge an hour or two before you start. 

Separate the yolks from the whites and save...


#EssentialRecipe => Baked Red Gurnard

Brian at Seafood City brings in some of the best local fish, but he also likes to keep things interesting by bringing in rare imported delicacies. This month I was lucky to stumble upon his Red Gurnard from Japan.

Check out this simple recipe for Baked Red Gurnard served with a Quinoa Tabouleh.

Baked Red Gurnard Ingredients:

-Whole red gurnard

-8 garlic cloves 

-6 lemon slices

-A few sprigs fresh sage

-2 Tbsp melted butter

 

Tabouleh Ingredients:

-1 cucumber

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