Cucumber & Mint Limeade

Recipe originally published on soletshangout.com Serves 6 Ingredients: 1 large English cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped 4 sprigs of mint, de-stemmed Juice of 2 limes 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 tsp course sea salt 3 1/2 cups filtered water 1 cup ice Cucumber spears, mint...

Summery Green Coleslaw

Recipe found on bbc.co.uk (so many recipes!) Ingredients: For the coleslaw: 3 1/2 oz. peas or fava beans 1 small green cabbage, shredded 1 large zucchini, grated or cut into matchsticks 1 large fennel bulb, finely sliced into matchsticks 1 bunch scallions, finely...

Seared Sugar Snap Peas

Recipe featured on simplyrecipes.com Serves 4-6 as a side Ingredients: 1 lb. sugar snap peas, strings removed 3-4 scallions or green onions, sliced on the diagonal 2 Tbs. extra virgin olive oil Salt A pinch of sugar Zest of a lemon 3 Tbs. chopped fresh mint Black...

Spinach Rice

Adapted from Modern Greek by Andy Harris Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 2 lb spinach 1/3 cup long-grain white rice, washed 2 garlic cloves 4 scallions (including green), finely chopped 3 Tbsp fresh dill (including stems), finely chopped  4 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp dried...