SIMPLE CITRUSY FARRO SALAD

Just like my Kale and Brussels Salad Base for All Winter Long, this recipe is simple and versatile, and just as good (if not better) made a few days in advance. The zest of both orange and lemon imparts a welcome brightness during these colder winter months, the shallot and scallions just enough bite, and the parsley a touch of green.

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A KALE AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS SALAD BASE FOR ALL WINTER LONG

Sometimes the best recipes are the simplest. It feels strange to share a recipe without a particularly original take, or an interesting ingredient or preparation, but is that what we always need? No. We need recipes that make getting a delicious and nourishing meal on the table the slightest bit easier. Recipes that taste as good on day one as day four and are highly tweakable so you never have to eat the same thing twice.

Enter this Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad Base for All Winter Long.

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BROCCOLI AND CHEDDAR SOUP WITH GARLICKY CROUTONS

Soup season is upon us. With temperatures entering frigid territory, now is the time to make this Broccoli and Cheddar Soup with Garlicky Croutons.

Can I let you in on a secret? On the whole, a big old bowl of soup doesn’t typically excite me.

While I’m oversimplifying the process a bit here, to make soup, you put a bunch of stuff in a pot and let it do its thing. Each ingredient gently imparts its flavor on its neighbor. Components like vegetables, legumes and grains soften until they can be slurped up with a spoon in one homogeneous gulp.

Yawn.

Who wants to eat something where the first bite tastes exactly like the last? While I know the answer to this question is “many people,” I crave distinct flavors and competing textures in every bite.

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SPICED RICE WITH CRISPY SHALLOTS, TOASTED ALMONDS AND YOGURT

Perfectly cooked rice is a thing of beauty. 90% of the time, I serve it unadorned alongside some other dish I’ve spent time on (like this crispy tofu and brussels hash!). But every so often I’m reminded that rice itself can be the star.

A recent picture on Yotam Ottolenghi’s instagram feed was just the inspiration I needed to dress up a pot of jasmine rice this week.

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