Russs Vegetable Melange Recipes

RUSS'S VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, Add the vegetables and toss well, then cover until cooked and tender but not mushy (about 8 minutes). Stir every couple of minutes.
• Add the cream and mustard and bring back to a simmer. Cook for a couple of minutes more, then remove from the heat, sprinkle over the parmesan, season to taste, stir then serve.

VEGETABLE MELANGE

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• Boil green beans and broccoli for about for 2 minutes. Melt butter in a pan then saute with vegetables. Season with salt and pepper or any other seasonings.

VEGETABLE MELANGE

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• In a large saucepan, combine water and bouillon cube; heat until cube dissolves. Add broccoli, cauliflower, and mushrooms. Cover and cook until broccoli is tender-crisp, about five minutes. Drain.
• In small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until sauce is heated to serving temperature. Pour over vegetables.

VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water and bouillon cube; heat until cube dissolves. Add broccoli, cauliflower, and mushrooms. Cover and cook until broccoli is tender-crisp, about five minutes. Drain.
• In small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until sauce is heated to serving temperature. Pour over vegetables.

SUMMER VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• Shave squash and carrot into ribbons using a vegetable peeler or mandolin.
• Heat oil in skillet, saute onion and carrot until almost tender. Add squashes and saute 1-2 minutes more. Remove from heat and toss with lemon juice, red pepper, and parsley.

VEGETABLE MELANGE

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• Scrape the carrots and leave them whole. Peel the turnip and the potato and cut them in half. Cut each half into 6 or 8 segments.
• Place the green beans, carrots and the onions in a saucepan. Add water to cover, and salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add turnip and potato. Cook 5 minutes, or until tender. Drain well.
• Heat the butter in a skillet. Add the shallots and cook briefly, then add the vegetables, salt and pepper and thyme. Cook for 1 minute while stirring and shaking the skillet.

VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water and bouillon cube; heat until cube dissolves. Add broccoli, cauliflower, and mushrooms. Cover and cook until broccoli is tender-crisp, about five minutes. Drain.
• In small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until sauce is heated to serving temperature. Pour over vegetables.

MELANGE OF VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Unless the eggplant is very small, cut it in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 1/4-inch slices. There should be about 2 1/2 cups. (If it is very small, cut it into rounds.)
• Repeat this procedure with the yellow squash and zucchini, cutting as indicated, depending on size. There should be about 2 cups of each.
• Heat the oil in a heavy, deep skillet or casserole. When it is quite hot add the eggplant and onions. Cook, stirring often, about 2 minutes.
• Add pepper flakes, zucchini and yellow squash, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, 3 to 4 minutes. Cover and continue cooking about five minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and basil and stir to blend.

SOUTHWEST VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet and saute onion until it is tender. Add zucchini and jalapeno and cook about 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Stir in corn and tomatoes and cook an additional 5 minutes, until corn is heated through and tomatoes are soft.
• Season with salt and serve.

BRAISED MELANGE OF VEGETABLES GLAZED WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the carrots, potatoes, sugar snap or snow peas, green peas, scallions, tomatoes and garlic in a large, shallow casserole. Toss with the salt and pepper. Drizzle the olive oil over the top and pour in the chicken broth. Bake until all of the vegetables are soft, about 2 hours.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the top and place under the broiler until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Serve with grilled veal chops or roast chicken, if desired.

VEGETABLE MELANGE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water and bouillon cube; heat until cube dissolves. Add broccoli, cauliflower, and mushrooms. Cover and cook until broccoli is tender-crisp, about five minutes. Drain.
• In small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients. Cook and stir until sauce is heated to serving temperature. Pour over vegetables.

MELANGE OF VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cut the zucchini and yellow squash lengthwise into quarters. Cut the pieces crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces. There should be about 3 1/2 cups of each vegetable.
• Cut the onion into 1/2-inch or slightly smaller pieces. There should be about 2 cups.
• Cut each tomato into quarters. Cut the quarters into 1/2-inch pieces. There should be about 2 1/2 cups.
• Check the spinach to remove and discard any tough stems and blemished leaves. Rinse the spinach thoroughly and spin or pat dry.
• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the garlic and onions. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is wilted.
• Add the zucchini, yellow squash, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper and stir.
• Cook about 5 minutes or slightly less and add the tomatoes. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Add the spinach to the vegetables and stir. Cover and cook about 4 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and serve.

MELANGE OF WINTER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Wrap beets tightly in foil and roast in middle of oven 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Unwrap beets carefully and cool until they can be handled. Slip off and discard skins and stems. Cut each beet into 6 wedges. Beets may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. In a large saucepan of salted boiling water blanch turnips 3 to 6 minutes (depending on size), or until barely tender, and transfer with a slotted spoon to ice water. Return water in pan to a boil and blanch carrots 5 minutes, or until barely tender. Transfer carrots with a slotted spoon to ice water and drain turnips and carrots in a colander. If using baby turnips, cut each in half.
• Return water in pan to a boil and blanch onions 3 minutes, or until barely tender. Drain onions in another colander until cool enough to handle and peel. Vegetables may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead, patted dry, and chilled, covered. Bring vegetables to room temperature before proceeding.
• In a large non-stick skillet heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté turnips and carrots with pepper and salt to taste, stirring, until tender and golden, about 4 minutes. Transfer turnips and carrots with slotted spoon to a bowl and keep warm, covered. Add oil to skillet and heat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Sauté onions with pepper and salt to taste, stirring, until tender and golden brown, about 4 minutes, and with slotted spoon add to turnip mixture. Stir parsley into vegetable mixture.
• In oil remaining in skillet cook beets with pepper and salt to taste over moderate heat, stirring, until heated through.
• Serve beets with other vegetables (but do not toss together).