I love adding a grain salad to my dinner party menus because it’s hearty and does well made in advance. Farro is like a bigger, chewier rice and Trader Joe’s has a 10-min bag of it that I use often. This recipe is from The Forest Feast Gatherings cookbook. Enjoy!
Favorite Winter Citrus Salads
I was in the market yesterday and was so excited that blood oranges have arrived! I love to use them in salads and salad dressings — and the color is so gorgeous on the plate.
Winter is a great season to combine citrus in salads since oranges, clementines, Meyer lemons, blood oranges and grapefruit are ripe, delicious, and readily available from your CSA box, farmer’s market, and grocery store.
To celebrate the abundance of citrus right now, here’s a round-up of favorite Forest Feast winter citrus salads….
Seared Fennel & Clementine Salad from The Forest Feast Mediterranean cookbook
These recipes come together in a matter of minutes, and they act as an easy way to get some extra Vitamin C during cold and flu season!
Bon Appetit!
xx
Erin
Blood Orange Cabbage Salad
Citrus Salad
Orange Avocado Salad
Seared Fennel & Clementine Salad
Happy New Year!
I can’t believe it is 2020! When I can, I like to spend some time during the holidays to take stock of the past year and set some intentions for the New Year. Two women who have inspired me recently in this regard are Gabby Bernstein and Tina Roth Eisenberg.
Tina Roth Eisenberg is the founder of Tattly, CreativeMornings, and a creative co-working space (to name a few!) and I love this talk she gave about the importance of pursuing side projects. Ever since I first heard it a few years ago, I like to go back and listen again when I need a little jolt of inspiration.
Gabby is a speaker and author and I just finished her book, The Universe Has Your Back. It has inspired me to carve out some time to get clear on what I really want to manifest this next year.
Do you have any creative side projects you want to take on in 2020?
And in case you are looking for healthy recipe ideas as we move out of the holidays, I love this Peanut Butter Avocado Shake from my first book!
PEANUT BUTTER AVOCADO SHAKE
1/2 ripe avocado
1 1/4 c (300 ml) milk (I use almond milk)
2 frozen bananas (peel & cut into chunks before freezing)
3 ice cubes
2 T peanut butter
Combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth!
Serves 2
DIY Al Fresco Entertaining Video
I recently partnered with nousDECOR to demo some easy summer recipes from The Forest Feast cookbook that would be great for outdoor entertaining: a Cucumber Spritzer Cocktail, Asparagus Straws and Guacamole Deviled Eggs. We shot it at the most beautiful stable-turned-home in Woodside, CA. Hope you enjoy the 2 minute video!
Video by Yiqian Peng and nousDECOR, www.nousdecor.com
Recipes by Erin Gleeson, www.theforestfeast.com
Photo above of Erin is by Yiqian Peng from nousDECOR. All others are by Erin Gleeson.
Avocado Onion Rings
These Avocado Onion Rings can be baked or fried and are great with any dipping sauce (I like tahini). If frying, just brown both sides in olive oil on medium in a non-stick pan. Cutting them into rings works best if the avocados are firm-ripe. Enjoy!
By Erin Gleeson for The Forest Feast
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