Isn't it about time to start nose-to-tail cooking with vegetables?
Learn how to make the most of the edibles in your garden or the
farmer's market bounty!
The No Waste Vegetable Cookbook will help you cook your way through
greens, beans, roots, and herbs with seasonal recipes that utilize
every edible part of the plant. Author Linda Ly shares a wide variety of
recipes and techniques from her popular CSA Cookbook, from creative
pickling (think watermelon rind) to perfect pestos. Chapters and recipes
include:
- Tomatoes and Peppers: Spicy Minty Tomato Sauce Infused with Tomato
Leaves, Spicy Fermented Summer Salsa, Ginger-Spiced Chicken Soup with
Wilted Pepper Leaves, Blistered Padron Peppers and White Onions
- Leafy Greens: Kale Stem Pesto Spring Bulgur Salad with Kale Buds,
Stuffed Collard Greens, Potlikker Noodles with Collard Greens,
Broccoli Green and Baked Falafel Wrap
- Peas and Beans: Pea Shoot Salad with Radish and Carrot,
Pan-Charred Beans with Bean Leaf Pesto, Yardlong Bean Curry with
Wilted Spinach, Fava Leaf Salad with Citrus, Feta, and Walnuts,
Charred Fava Pods with Parmesean
- Bulbs and Stems: Fennel Front and Ginger Pesto, Kohlrabi Home
Fries with Thyme Aioli, Leek Green, Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese
Crostini, Scallion Soup, Green Onion Pancake with Spicy Soy Dipping
Sauce
- Roots and Tubers: Carrot Top Salsa, Beetza Beetza, Quick-Pickled
Sweet 'n Spicy Radish Pods, Savory Sweet Potato Hummus, Creamy Sweet
Potato Soup with Maple Syrup, Hasselback Potatoes, Vietnamese Carrot
and Daikon Pickles
- Melons and Gourds: Watermelon Rind Kimchi, Stir-Fried Watermelon
Rind, Gingered Butternut Bisque, Four Ways to Toast Pumpkin Seeds,
Sicilian Squash Shoot Soup, Drunken Pumpkin Chili, Pan-Fried Cucumber
in Honey Sesame Sauce
- Flowers and Herbs: Chive Blossom Vinegar, Nasturtium Pesto,
Cilantro Pepita Pesto, Chimichurri, Marinated Feta with a Mess of
Herbs, and "All In" Herb Dressing
Whether you're excited to make the most of the farmer's market or use
every bit of your garden's bounty, this is the book that keeps the
food on your table and out of the trash can (or compost bin)!
