Black Calypso and Cauliflower Spread on Toasted Bread
This is a smart appetizer for entertaining because you can make all the components in advance and assemble them just before your guests arrive. You could also serve this as...
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Teri Adolfo's Tomato, Bean, and Coconut Soup
Teri Adolfo has been practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine, Body Work, and Ayurveda for 30 years. She works with clients diagnosed with cancer and various inflammatory conditions. Her joy is using...
Red Cabbage and Red Bean Salad
2 cups shredded red cabbage 1 cup cooked, drained Domingo Rojo, Mayan Red, or Hidatsa Red beans, or other firm heirloom beans 1/4 red onion, chopped or thinly sliced Handful of fresh...
Ceci Piccoli and Cucumber Salad
Using cucumbers in a salad seems obvious, but they can be very wet, and after a short while, your salad might look more like a cold soup. Here, the seeds and middle...
Nut-Dusted Beans and Sauteed Greens in Bean Broth
A big bowl of sauteed greens and heirloom beans always makes me happy. One lazy Sunday l used Italian green chard and King City Pinks, and something possessed me to add a handful of dust from the...
Mississippi Vegan's Vegetable Lentil Soup
Timothy Pakron of Mississippi Vegan has a talent for building flavor in every dish. He describes this lentil soup as “comforting yet bright, with layers of flavor,” and we couldn’t agree...
Black Eyed Peas Extremadura Style (Carillas Extremenas)
In Spain, black-eyed peas are called carillas, or “little faces.” This dish gets a smoky kick from Pimentón de la Vera, a specialty of Extremadura. You can add Spanish chorizo...
Raw Beet Salad with White Beans, Pomegranate Seeds, and Black Walnuts
I used to hate beets with a passion. I found them to be the most disgusting food I've ever known. Then I tried borscht, with loads of sour cream, and...
Arnab Chakladar's Dum Alu with Chipotle Chiles in Adobo
We're very pleased to announce that Rancho Gordo Press will be publishing Arnab Chakladar's Contemporary Indian Cooking next year. I've known Arnab for years. We met on the food forums,...
Preeti Mistry's Warming Masoor Dal
From Chef Preeti Mistry: "Masoor dal is a handy lentil due to its very quick cooking time, and the Rancho Gordo dal is so aromatic. This warming dal is like...
Poblano Peppers Stuffed with Vegan Chickpea Salad
Dora Ramirez is a chef, recipe developer, and photographer at dorastable.com and Mi Mero Mole. Her new book, Comida Casera, is available now. She says: "This vegan chickpea tuna salad...
Garbanzo and Tomato Salad with Sumac-Marinated Onions
Inspired by a recipe we read in The Washington Post, this salad gets a flavor boost from onions marinated in sumac, paprika, and lemon. We made it with Garbanzo beans...
Three Sisters Summer Salad
This recipe comes from Chími Nu'am: Native California Foodways for the Contemporary Kitchen by Sara Calvosa Olson (Heyday, 2023). She calls for fresh cranberry beans, shelled and simmered in water...
Julia Turshen's Warm Three-Bean Salad
Julia Turshen is a New York Times bestselling cookbook author whose latest cookbook, What Goes with What, is now available. She also provides endless inspiration to home cooks in her weekly...
Fatted Calf’s Tomato Salad with Peppers & White Beans
Fatted Calf Charcuterie, owned by husband-and-wife team Taylor Boetticher and Toponia Miller, is best known for its cured meats, but their sandwiches and salads are just as remarkable. We...
Marcella Hazan's Radicchio and Warm Bean Salad
A simple salad like this one, from Marcella Hazan's Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition, requires the freshest, best-quality ingredients you can find. She says: "The ideal components...