Veggie night tonight was totally awesome. We didn't even use forks. When do you get the chance to do that! And we had several very good things, some new, some old, that all complimented each other very well and really filled us up with vegetarian goodness.
We had: Curried Carrot Fritters, Grilled Fava Beans, Butter Lettuce Salad and Pappadums.
Curried Carrot Fritters
4 carrots, with ends trimmed off, leave skin on
About 1/2 cup flour
About 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
1 egg
1 tb curry powder
salt
Make your bread crumbs first and then shred your carrots either with a grater, or this time, I just threw all the ingredients into the cuisinart and pulsed till mixed, but not gooey. Put about 1/2 c oil (I used Canola, don't use olive)in pan on hi heat till shimmering, and then drop tbs of batter into oil and cook about 1-2 minutes then flip and repeat, should be browned on both sides. Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with salt.
Grilled Fava Beans (Revolutionary Concept!)
About 15 pods of Fava Beans fresh
2tb olive oil
crushed red pepper
lemon
kosher or sea salt
Wash the pods and toss with olive oil, throw on a hot grill for about 5 minutes with lid down. They should be charred, flip em over if you want and let cook for about 1 min more. Remove and toss with pepper and sea salt. Squirt with a piece of fresh lemon if you like. Eat them whole or pop our the beans. We found the pods to be tender with a lovely charred taste, though the weird "spine" running up both sides can be annoying.
Salad
Just some butter lettuce, tomatoes and fresh lemon
Pappadums!
I love Indian breads and whatnot, but these things are a pain in the you-know-what to make from scratch, not a weekday menu item. However, I had read about a kind of premade one that you can just throw in the microwave. I have looked for it ever since at the market and the grocery and finally they carry them at the Farmer's Market! Vimal is the brand. You just throw one in the micro for 1.5 minutes and Voila! A Hot crispy pappadum. It's like a lentil crispy tortilla, or tostada.
Wine: We drank the other bottle we got the other night with this meal, and it went down very well also. It was a Redwood Creek $6 Sauvignon Blanc. Since I love the Redwood Pinot Noir so much, I decided to let the winery try to woo me with a white, not an easy task. I much prefer red wine. However, this was just plain great. It was crisp and clean and refreshing, especially in contrast to the warm flavors of our meal.
We are grateful for: the boy was thankful no one got hurt in the bus crash he was in today (sigh Marta). I was grateful for the Fava Beans, um, I mean I was grateful he didn't get hurt!
We had: Curried Carrot Fritters, Grilled Fava Beans, Butter Lettuce Salad and Pappadums.
Curried Carrot Fritters
4 carrots, with ends trimmed off, leave skin on
About 1/2 cup flour
About 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
1 egg
1 tb curry powder
salt
Make your bread crumbs first and then shred your carrots either with a grater, or this time, I just threw all the ingredients into the cuisinart and pulsed till mixed, but not gooey. Put about 1/2 c oil (I used Canola, don't use olive)in pan on hi heat till shimmering, and then drop tbs of batter into oil and cook about 1-2 minutes then flip and repeat, should be browned on both sides. Drain on paper towel and sprinkle with salt.
Grilled Fava Beans (Revolutionary Concept!)
About 15 pods of Fava Beans fresh
2tb olive oil
crushed red pepper
lemon
kosher or sea salt
Wash the pods and toss with olive oil, throw on a hot grill for about 5 minutes with lid down. They should be charred, flip em over if you want and let cook for about 1 min more. Remove and toss with pepper and sea salt. Squirt with a piece of fresh lemon if you like. Eat them whole or pop our the beans. We found the pods to be tender with a lovely charred taste, though the weird "spine" running up both sides can be annoying.
Salad
Just some butter lettuce, tomatoes and fresh lemon
Pappadums!
I love Indian breads and whatnot, but these things are a pain in the you-know-what to make from scratch, not a weekday menu item. However, I had read about a kind of premade one that you can just throw in the microwave. I have looked for it ever since at the market and the grocery and finally they carry them at the Farmer's Market! Vimal is the brand. You just throw one in the micro for 1.5 minutes and Voila! A Hot crispy pappadum. It's like a lentil crispy tortilla, or tostada.
Wine: We drank the other bottle we got the other night with this meal, and it went down very well also. It was a Redwood Creek $6 Sauvignon Blanc. Since I love the Redwood Pinot Noir so much, I decided to let the winery try to woo me with a white, not an easy task. I much prefer red wine. However, this was just plain great. It was crisp and clean and refreshing, especially in contrast to the warm flavors of our meal.
We are grateful for: the boy was thankful no one got hurt in the bus crash he was in today (sigh Marta). I was grateful for the Fava Beans, um, I mean I was grateful he didn't get hurt!
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