Broccoli rabe, also called rapini, is a leafy vegetable with small flower clusters resembling broccoli florets. I like to cook it with onions because their natural sweetness balances its slight bitterness. The bow-shaped pasta is worth going out of your way to get; it...
Traditional tabbouleh is more like a parsley and mint salad with a little bulgur thrown in. I prefer to let the bulgur dominate and have the herbs play a supporting role. This nutritious and substantial salad has just the right balance to me. SERVES 6 TO 8 1ВЅ cupsВ...
Vegetable Lasagne MAKES: 6 to 8 servings TIME: 1 hour, with prepared pasta sheets and sauce At its simplest lasagne is a baked layered dish of pasta, sauce, and cheese; adding some cooked vegetables, like spinach, zucchini, or mushrooms, is a no-brainer. Make your...
Tofu-Stuffed Wontons MAKES: 4 to 6 servings TIME: 30 minutes, with premade wrappers These are wonderful wontons, with crisp exteriors and soft insides. The best wrappers are super-thin, and some of the store-bought kinds may need a little more rolling. If you're...
Stir-Fried Wide Rice Noodles with Pickled Vegetables MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes Pickled or fermented cabbage is often combined with Asian noodles but requires some forethought. So here I mimic the flavor by pickling the vegetables with a little vinegar in the...
Steamed Dumplings, Asian Style MAKES: 4 to 6 24 dumplings; 4 to 6 servings TIME: 40 minutes This is a simplified, streamlined stuffing, but you can get as elaborate as you like; there are few limits to the vegetables you can use in dumplings. The only secret is to...
Spinach-Ricotta Ravioli MAKES: 30 to 60 ravioli TIME: About 1 hour, with prepared pasta sheets A standby stuffed pasta; this stuffing is great in cannelloni too (see the variation). Serve it with Fast Tomato Sauce, Traditional Pesto, or the sauce from Fettuccine...
Spaetzle MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes Hailing from Alsace, spaetzle is a cross between a dumpling and pasta; it's made from a pancakelike batter that's dropped into boiling water and cooked. From this point it can be seasoned and served, sauted, tossed with...
Soba Noodles with Dipping Sauce MAKES: 4 to 6 servings TIME: 20 minutes Lightning-fast, cool, and refreshing, this is a standard summertime soup in Japan, where summers are plenty hot. Soba noodles, with their marked and pleasant buckwheat flavor, are available at...
Rice Cakes with Sweet Soy Sauce MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes These sauted or stir-fried rice cakes are sweet, salty, spicy, and addicting. I love them spicy with lots of Chile-Sesame Paste, Korean Style, or any other hot sauce. 1 pound rice cakes, sliced 3...
