It's that time of year again! I see an army of green gourds advancing on the horizon, zucchini days are here! It's still early, so we welcome the garden's gift by busting out recipes of every kind, promising ourselves that we will use every beautiful squash that comes our way. From zucchini bread to ratatouille, frittatas and quiches to muffins, creativity runs wild as we desperately look for new ways to use massive amounts of the perishable squash.
A gluten free blank palette comfort food, equally at home for breakfast, supper or dessert, polenta is an Italian corn porridge that deserves plenty of attention. Void of wheat, polenta delivers the homey comfort food goodness that gluten free folks crave since wheat pastas are off the menu. It's creamy carb goodness can be as sinfully satisfying as a baked pasta casserole in all it's saucy cheesy richness. This is honest food, straight from the rolling hills of Italy's countryside, and is as versatile as potatoes, rice, bread or pasta. So let's get corny and carb happy!
This Blue Potato Salad is an eye catcher as vivid as a stained glass window! And using a mayonnaise dressing here would be akin to splashing sludge on a lively mosaic...don't do it! I recommend my Best Balsamic Salad Dressing with a bit of cider vinegar added just to balance the sweetness of the corn and potatoes. But you can use any oil and vinegar dressing your choose.
Purple potatoes are native to South America. Varieties include Purple Majesty, Purple Viking and Purple Peruvian, all boasting brilliant blue flesh and skin. Although the taste and texture are pretty much the same as regular spuds, their purple pigment comes from the same rich antioxidant found in blueberries, pomegranates and other blue/purple produce, called anthocyanin. When cooking purple potatoes, it's best to leave the skin on, because it traps the flavonoid rich pigment and keeps moisture inside, retaining textural and nutritional properties. Truly, why eat white potatoes when you can paint a far more exciting dinner plate with these pretty Peruvian tubers! |
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