Recipes From The Pacific Northwest

Tartine of Roasted Vegetables Provencal

8 plum tomatoes; seeded, medium dice and seasoned with salt and pepper
1 can artichokes; quartered
¼ cup kalamata olives; roughly chopped
6 slices proscuitto, roughly chopped
1 whole head of garlic roasted
olive oil to coat about 1/3 cup
1 Tbls. balsamic

pesto
goat cheese
baguette; sliced

Roast tomatoes, olives and artichokes with olive oil (to coat) at 400 degrees for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Cut the top off the head of garlic and coat with olive oil, roast separately about 1 hour. Squeeze roasted garlic cloves into roasted vegetables and diced proscuitto, drizzle with balsamic and mix all together.

To serve; spread pesto on toasted baguette slices, top with roasted vegetables and a dollop of goat cheese, place in 350 degree oven for 4-5 minutes or until goat cheese is slightly melted.


Indonesian Brown Rice Salad

2 cups brown rice; cooked

Dressing:
1/3 cup grapeseed oil
3 Tbls. sesame oil
½ cup orange juice
1-2 garlic cloves
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbls. soy sauce
½ tsp. crushed red pepper
2 Tbls. rice wine vinegar
1 cup crushed pineapple
Combine the above in a medium bowl.

Add hot rice to a bowl; add dressing and refrigerate.

Before serving add:
3 green onions finely chopped
1 celery stalked finely chopped
1 red pepper thinly sliced
1 8 oz. can sliced water chestnuts
½ lb. bean sprouts
½ cup raisins
1 cup lightly toasted, coarsely chopped peanuts






Cedar Planked Salmon with Roasted Yellow Pepper Aioli

1 salmon fillet (wild-pacific) approx. 1 lb.
olive oil
salt and pepper
1 cedar plank soaked in water at least ½ hour

Rinse and pat dry salmon, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Place the cedar plank on medium high heat grill for just a minute-to heat up. Place salmon, skin side down on plank. Cook about 8-10 minutes or until salmon is opaque.

Roasted Yellow pepper Aioli
1 yellow pepper that has been blackened
and placed in a paper bag
1 Tbls. capers
squeeze of lemon juice
1-2 Tbls. mayo

*have a water bottle ready incase plank catches on fire!

Nanaimo Bars Recipe (Na nye mo)

1/2 C. butter or margarine
1/4 C. white sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
5 tbsp. cocoa

Beat egg, melt butter, sugar, vanilla and cocoa in top of double boiler. Add egg

Add:

2 C. graham cracker crumbs
1 C. coconut, fine
1/2 C. finely chopped walnuts

Press mixture in a pan 8 X 11 and chill.

2 C. icing sugar
1/4 C. butter or margarine
2 tbsp. custard powder
3 tbsp. milk

Mix as for icing and spread over the above chilled mixture. Chill

Melt 4 squares semi-sweet chocolate and 1 tbsp. butter or margarine and spread over the top.
Store in frig. Will keep indefinitely.

Enjoy