italian — Cooking for Baby & Me

CHILDREN’S RECIPE: Roasted Eggplant Dip with Pita
Ingredients:
1 Eggplant, diced
½ White Onion, diced
3 cloves Garlic
1 Tomato, diced
4 spears Chives
Pinch of Parsley
6 leaves Spinach
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1 tsp Sherry Vinegar
2 tbsp Panko Bread Crumbs
1 Loaf Pita Bread

Method of Preparation:
Sear eggplant in pan, add onion, garlic, tomato, chives, parsley, and spinach, sauté ingredients down for 5-8 minutes. Add lemon juice, sherry vinegar and bread crumbs. Then put in food processor. Serve with sliced pita bread.

FAMILY RECIPE: Roasted Eggplant Lasagna with Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil
Ingredients:
1 cup Marinara Sauce
8 sheets Lasagna Pasta
½ Eggplant, roasted and sliced
6 cubes Mozzarella
3 oz Basil
10 leaves Spinach
Eggplant Dip, from children’s recipe
2 tbsp Olive Oil
¼ cup Parmesan Cheese, grated

Method of Preparation:
Build your lasagna layers with marinara sauce, pasta sheets, eggplant, cheese, basil and spinach. Use eggplant dip between layers. Finish off in oven at 350F until cheese is melted.

CHILDREN'S RECIPE: Green Beans and Potatoes
Ingredients:
2 tbsp Butter
1 lb small Potatoes, halved
¼ cup Shallots, sliced
1 cup Ham, diced
1 lb Green Beans, snipped and blanched
½ cup Cheddar Cheese, shredded

Method of Preparation:
To blanch green beans, put them in boiling water for 1-2 minutes, then immediately put in ice bath to stop cooking. This will maintain color and nutrients. Melt butter; sauté potatoes, shallots and ham together for 10 minutes until tender. Add green beans toss together, then add cheese on top.

FAMILY RECIPE: Italian Style Green Beans and Potatoes
Ingredients:
¼ cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 lb small Potatoes, cooked
2 shallots, sliced thin
1 cup Ham, diced
1 tbsp Butter
2 cloves Garlic, sliced thin
2 Anchovies
1 lb Green Beans, snipped and blanched
1 Plum Tomato, diced fine
Salt, Pepper to taste

Method of Preparation:
To blanch green beans, put them in boiling water for 1-2 minutes, then immediately put in ice bath to stop cooking. This will maintain color and nutrients. In a large pan, heat oil, add potatoes to brown slightly. Add shallots, ham, butter, garlic, anchovies, green beans, tomatoes and sauté on medium heat. Sauté together until garlic is cooked and starting to caramelize, season well with salt and pepper.