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Appetizer
Sicilian String Bean and Red Skin Potato Salad
Note: The most important thing to look for when choosing beans is they snap when you bend them, rather bending like a rubber band
Green vegetables when cooked for more than 5 minutes or longer will lose there vibrant color, cook them 5 minutes or less, and then drop them into ice bath to stop the cooking. When you add vinegar, do so after you've coated the beans with oil
Ingredients:
1 Lb. of String Beans, Rinsed and Left Whole
10 Medium sized Red Skin Potatoes, Rinsed and Left Whole
1 Large Red Onions, Sliced
2 Oz. Dried Oregano
1/2 Oz. Red Wine Vinegar
Himalayan Salt and Fresh Ground Pepper
Extra Virgin Olive Oil First Cold Press Olive Oil
Italian Flat Leaf Parsley, Chopped
Method:
Bring 2 Pots with 2 Quarts of water to a boil
Blanch String Beans for 5 minutes and Drop in an ice bath
Boil potatoes for 15 - 20 minutes or until soft to touch, cool then cut in half
In a large bowl place Potatoes, String Beans and Onions and toss together
Add Olive Oil and toss until all ingredients are coated
Add Oregano, Salt and Pepper to taste and toss well
Add Vinegar and Mix all ingredients together well
Plate and garnish with Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
Dessert:
Macerated Sambuca Infused Berries topped with Fresh Whipped Cream
Sambuca (Italian pronunciation: [samˈbuːka]) is an Italian anise-flavoured, usually colourless, liqueur
The term comes from the Latin word sambucus, meaning "elderberry". The word sambuca was first used as the name of another elderberry liquor that was created in Civitavecchia around 1850 by Luigi Manzi
Ingredients:
2 Lb. Large Fresh Strawberries, rinsed stem cut off and sliced
2 Lb. Fresh Blueberries, rinsed
4 Oz. Organic Granulated Sugar
4 Oz. Sambuca Italian anise-flavoured liqueur
4 Cups Fresh Whipped Cream
4 Large Mint Leaves for garnish
Method:
Place Berries, Sugar and Liqueur in a large bowl and mix well
Place in your refrigerator over night
Spoon mixture assuring to spoon liquid as well into a Martini glass or something similar
Spoon Fresh whip cream over Berries
Garnish with Mint Leaf
