hi spring. nice to see you buddy of mine. i like your soft breeze kisses. you’re such a flirt spring. also, nice job on the produce. so many pretty shades of green. you know, geniuses pick green spring.
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i really like you spring. you inspire swing sets and flip flops. you don’t mind my pale legs, thanks for that. you make me want to bbq, make drinks called buffalo punch in coolers and run through the grass with my puppy. you hand me lilacs, ranunculus and lily of the valley. i like you best spring. don’t tell fall, he’s sensitive.
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i made this for you spring. it’s a salad with all your best stuff in it. plus some burrata for creamy, gooey goodness. i hope you like it.
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breezy kisses back atcha spring. and a cheek pinch. you pick the cheek.
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spring vegetable salad with burrata and fried zucchini blossoms
serves 4
recipe by rachael sheridan
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1 cup thinly sliced asparagus, cut on the bias
1 cup fresh English peas
10 baby artichokes
1 cup chopped zucchini
1/4 cup thinly sliced green garlic
2T fresh mint, chopped
2T fresh parsley, chopped
1 small shallot, minced
the juice of one lemon
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt & pepper
lemons
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2 4oz. ball burrata
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8 zucchini blossoms
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sparkling water
salt
grapeseed oil
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First: Fry the blossoms. Whisk flour, pinch salt and sparkling water together to make batter. Dip blossoms in batter to thinly coat.
Fry blossoms in a saucepan, 2 or 3 at a time, in 1 inch of hot (375°F) oil.
Drain on paper towels and season with salt.
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Second: Prepare artichokes. Squeeze juice from 1 lemon into a large bowl of cool water, then drop the lemons halves into water. Cut off artichoke stems and discard. Cut off top 1/2 inch of 1 artichoke with a serrated knife. Bend back outer leaves until they snap off close to base, then discard several more layers of leaves in same manner until you reach pale yellow leaves with pale green tips. Cut off green tips. Rub cut surfaces with another other lemon half. Drop artichoke into prepared lemon water.
Trim remaining artichokes in same manner. Once done, dump the artichokes and their lemon water into a saucepan. Add 2t salt. Bring to a boil and simmer until artichokes are soft when pierced with a knife. Remove from heat. Drain. Allow to cool a few minutes and cut in half.
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Third: In a large bowl, combine asparagus, peas, cooked and cooled artichokes, chopped zucchini, and green garlic. Toss to combine.
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Fourth: Make vinaigrette. Combine chopped mint, parsley, shallot, extra virgin olive oil and juice of one lemon in a small bowl. Whisk to combine. Taste the vinaigrette and add salt and pepper to taste.
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Fifth: Toss the vinaigrette with the combined vegetables. Spread the salad on a platter. Right before serving, cut the burrata into 4 chunks each. Arrange atop the platter of vegetable salad. Garnish with the fried zucchini blossoms and serve immediately.
spring in a bowl with burrata. the best spring vegetable salad.
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Hi spring. Nice to see you, buddy of mine. I like your soft breeze kisses. You’re such a flirt, spring. Also, nice job on the produce. So many pretty shades of green. You know, geniuses pick green, spring.
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I really like you spring. You inspire swing sets and flip flops. You don’t mind my pale legs, thanks for that. You make me want to bbq, make drinks called buffalo punch in coolers and run through the grass with my puppy. You hand me lilacs, ranunculus and lily of the valley. I like you best spring. don’t tell fall, he’s sensitive.
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I made this for you spring. it’s a salad with all your best stuff in it. Plus some burrata for creamy, gooey goodness. I hope you like it.
.
Breezy kisses back atcha spring. And a cheek pinch. You pick the cheek. Wink wink.
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Spring Vegetable Salad with Burrata, Fried Zucchini Blossoms, and Mint
Serves 4
Recipe by Rachael Sheridan
Photos by Amy Sheridan
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1 cup thinly sliced asparagus, cut on the bias
1 cup fresh English peas
10 baby artichokes
1 cup chopped zucchini
1/4 cup thinly sliced green garlic
2T fresh mint, chopped
2T fresh parsley, chopped
1 small shallot, minced
the juice of one lemon
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt & pepper
lemons
.
2 4oz. balls burrata
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8 zucchini blossoms
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sparkling water
salt
grapeseed oil
.
First: Fry the blossoms. Whisk flour, pinch salt and sparkling water together to make batter. Dip blossoms in batter to thinly coat. Fry blossoms in a saucepan, 2 or 3 at a time, in 1 inch of hot (375°F) oil.
Drain on paper towels and season with salt.
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Second: Prepare artichokes. Squeeze juice from 1 lemon into a large bowl of cool water, then drop the lemons halves into water. Cut off artichoke stems and discard. Cut off top 1/2 inch of 1 artichoke with a serrated knife. Bend back outer leaves until they snap off close to base, then discard several more layers of leaves in same manner until you reach pale yellow leaves with pale green tips. Cut off green tips. Rub cut surfaces with another other lemon half. Drop artichoke into prepared lemon water.
Trim remaining artichokes in same manner. Once done, dump the artichokes and their lemon water into a saucepan. Add 2t salt. Bring to a boil and simmer until artichokes are soft when pierced with a knife. Remove from heat. Drain. Allow to cool a few minutes and cut in half.
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Third: In a large bowl, combine asparagus, peas, cooked and cooled artichokes, chopped zucchini, and green garlic. Toss to combine.
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Fourth: Make vinaigrette. Combine chopped mint, parsley, shallot, extra virgin olive oil and juice of one lemon in a small bowl. Whisk to combine. Taste the vinaigrette and add salt and pepper to taste.
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Fifth: Toss the vinaigrette with the combined vegetables. Spread the salad on a platter. Right before serving, cut the burrata balls into 4 chunks each. Arrange atop the platter of vegetable salad. Garnish with the fried zucchini blossoms and serve immediately.
thanks you the photos seems very profesyonel.thnks