Celery Soup (With or Without Cream)

Recipe sourced from christinascucina.com Makes 6 servings Ingredients 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil1 medium onion, chopped1 1/2 cups celery stalks, choppedLeaves from the celery stalks, if you have them leftover6 cup vegetable broth (or chicken stock or broth –...

Blistered Shishito Peppers

Recipe found on cooking.nytimes.com Makes 4 appetizer servings Ingredients 8 ounces shishito peppers1 Tablespoon neutral oil (such as vegetable or grape seed)Flaky salt Directions In a large bowl, toss the peppers with the oil. Heat a large (12-inch) cast-iron skillet...

Eggplant Caviar

Recipe sourced from spoonuniversity.com Yields 1 large bowl for a group, or many bites for individual snacking Ingredients 2 pounds eggplants 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 onion, chopped 2 tomatoes, chopped 2 teaspoon red wine vinegar Olive oil Pepper Salt...

Watermelon Gazpacho

Recipe sourced from loveandlemons.com Yields 6 servings Ingredients 4 heaping cups cubed seedless watermelon1 English cucumber, diced, reserve half3 medium tomatoes, diced, reserve half1 small red bell pepper, diced, reserve half⅓ cup chopped scallions, diced, reserve...