Spinach Salad with Roasted Garlic & Thyme Vinaigrette

Ingredients:

  • 1 head of garlic
  • 1 t Piment d’ Espelette (or cayanne)
  • 1 t ground nutmeg
  • 1 t cardamon
  • 1/2 lb thinly sliced bacon, sauteed
  • 1/3 cup cup crumbled goat cheese
  • 1/2 cup spiced nuts

Prep:

  1. Start by roasting the garlic.  Cut about 1/3 off the top of the head of garlic and place on tin foil.  Sprinkle Piment d’ Espelette (or cayenne pepper), ground nutmeg, and ground cardamon on top.  Drizzle with olive oil and bake at 350 for about 40 minutes, until garlic is very soft and caramelized.
  2. Blend the garlic with the juice of a small lemon and a few tablespoons of chopped fresh thyme. Drizzle olive oil while blending unit you reach the desired consistency — should be about 1/2 cup.  Add salt and pepper to taste.
  3. Toss the salad dressing with fresh spinach and top with warm bacon, goat cheese, and warm spiced nuts.

American
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Morocco: Essoauira Beach Fish Shack

Taguenza is a little beach fish shack/hut WAY off the beaten path on the beach in Essaouira, a favorite escape of Les Soeurs Miserables.  Everything is grilled perfectly, seasoned with a small amount of salt and pepper, and served with fresh lemon.  Really doesn’t get much better than this.

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Pinto Bean Tacos with Cabbage & Avacado Salad

For the beans: soak dried pintos over night.  In a medium pot, saute thinly sliced bacon over high heat.  Remove and saute finely chopped onion and jalapeno peppers in fat from bacon.  Add the bacon, the beans, and a few cups of water or stock to the pot.  Cook unit beans are soft and mash.  Add salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste.

For the cabbage & avocado salad:  in a large bowl, whisk together the juice from 2-3 fresh limes, a few tablespoons of blood orange vinegar, and salt and pepper.  Slowly drizzle olive oil into the mixture while whisking until you reach desired consistency.  Add chopped cabbage and sliced avocado.

To finish: bake a flour or corn tortilla until slightly crispy.  Remove from the oven, add bean spread and top with cheese.  Bake until cheese is melted and golden.  Top with salad and serve.

Mexican
Winter

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