Greens

This week's recipes from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen

2013-04-06 09:00:00

This week, I share some personal adventures with dandelion greens: "'But they're weeds." My much better half is not, shall we say, "adventurous" when it comes to greens.... So when I pitched dandelion greens for dinner the other night, well, you can...

Recipe: Salad of dandelion greens, blood oranges, goat cheese and pecans

2013-04-06 00:00:00

� 20 minutes. Serves 4 to 6 2 blood oranges 1 (1-pound) bunch dandelion greens, trimmed and torn 1 cup toasted pecan halves 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced 2/3 cup raisins 1/4 cup sherry vinegar 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons fruity olive oil...

Recipe: Dandelion pesto

2013-04-06 00:00:00

� 40 minutes. Makes about � cup pesto. 1 to 2 cloves garlic 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 3 tablespoons pine nuts 3/4 bunch (12 ounces) dandelion greens, trimmed and chopped 2 tablespoons finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 2...

Recipe: Wilted dandelion greens with bacon

2013-04-06 00:00:00

� 20 minutes. Serves 2 to 4. 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 slices applewood-smoked bacon, cut crosswise into �-inch strips 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped 1 (1-pound) bunch dandelion greens, trimmed and torn into 3- to 4-inch strips Salt and...

Dandelions for dinner? A weed by any other name...

2013-04-06 00:00:00

"But they're weeds." My much better half is not, shall we say, "adventurous" when it comes to greens: A "real" salad is built around a wedge of iceberg or chopped romaine. Stewed collards are fine for New Year's Eve, and saut�ed spinach can make an...

Dandelion greens 101 ... and 14 recipes

2013-04-05 13:44:00

You know it's spring when the dandelions start sprouting in the yard. You might at first think "weeds," but with a little love these assertive greens can work wonders in the kitchen. Have you ever bitten into a dandelion leaf? The flavor is tangy,...

Dinner tonight! Savory stuffed French toast

2013-02-12 12:04:00

Who said French toast was just for breakfast? This savory take on the comfort food -- stuffed with bacon, Gruy�re cheese and dandelion greens and pan-fried to ooey-gooey perfection -- works well served any time of the day. And dinner is served in less...

Black-eyed pea recipes for the new year

2012-12-31 15:16:00

Black-eyed peas are the New Year's tradition -- a Southern tradition, for the most part, brought to the Carolinas and Georgia from West Africa via the West Indies -- believed to bring luck and prosperity. Make them with pork fat, make them vegetarian,...

Crisp-skinned duck breasts on white beans with dandelion greens

2011-10-27 00:00:00

Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes plus about 2 hours baking time for the beans Servings: 6 Note: This can also be made without the duck breast by increasing the garlic sausage to 3/4 pound or more. White beans 1/4 pound fresh garlic sausage, crumbled...

Recipe: Salmon with lentils, bacon and dandelion greens

2012-01-05 00:00:00

Recipe: Roasted acorn squash and apple salad

2012-01-19 00:00:00

Roasted acorn squash and apple salad Total time: 1 hour Servings: 4 Note: Adapted from Susan Dumeyer and David Sundeen of Windrose Farm. They use white acorn squash; you can substitute regular acorn or even delicata squash. Arugula can be substituted...

The Find: Kentro Greek Kitchen

2011-12-01 00:00:00

The menu at Kentro Greek Kitchen might as well be a manifesto. The downtown Fullerton restaurant is practically revolutionary, a stereotype-smashing example of what a Greek restaurant can and should be. Here there are no azure murals of the Aegean, no...

Dandelion greens

2013-05-13 15:56:43

One of many small signs in the Literacy Garden identifies mustard greens. Volunteers work to transform a vacant lot into a community garden through Baltimore Reads, a literacy advocacy group. The garden, called the Literacy Garden, across from St.

2012-04-04 00:00:00

HEARTY: White bean and shrimp stew with dandelion greens.

2009-02-17 10:54:56