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Breakfast Polenta with Chorizo and Queso Fresco
This dish would be great served with fried eggs for brunch.
Mâche Salad with Blood Oranges, Pistachios, and Pomegranate
Using blood orange juice in the dressing means less oil is necessary, which lowers the fat in this dish. Mâche, sometimes called lamb's lettuce, can be found in four-ounce packages in the produce section of many supermarkets.
Cumin-Scented Beet Latkes
Mix and match: Pair these and the gingered carrot latkes with the celery relish and the apple salsa.
Sauteed Collards with Anchovies
Unlike southern-style slow-cooked collards, this blanched and quickly sautéed version has a bit of chew.
Mâche Salad with Creole Vinaigrette
Mâche is sold in different ways — sometimes it comes in a package with soil plugs attached and sometimes you can find it loose, like mesclun. If you're buying it with plugs attached, you'll need 1 1/2 pounds; if you're buying it loose, you'll need 5 ounces.
Braised Mustard Greens with Garlic
If you can't find mustard greens, broccoli rabe is a good substitute. Cut off and discard the tough stem ends, then coarsely chop the tender stems, leaves, and florets.
Celery-Root and Potato Latkes
To make these celery root latkes a little easier, you can shred the potatoes, onions, and celery root in a food processor with the shredding disk.
Bulgur with Apricots and Almonds
This dish, combining crunchy almonds and sweet apricots, tastes great with lamb or chicken.
Shaved Fennel, Radish, and Grapefruit Salad
If you're making the striped bass in agrodolce sauce as well as this salad, save 1/3 cup chopped fennel fronds for garnishing the fish.
Hazelnut and Olive Rugelach
These savory rugelach are made with a cream-cheese-based dough, which softens very quickly. If the dough becomes tricky to work with, chill it until firm, then continue with the recipe.