- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Spray a standard muffin tray with pam. Set aside.
- Whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepperoni medium mixing bowl. Set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. When oil begins shimmer, add shallot and chopped broccoli. Sauté until shallot is translucent, about 3 minutes.
- Add greens to the skillet and toss until green just begins to wilt.
- Remove from heat and spoon 2 tablespoons of greens mixture to each muffin slot.
- Pour egg mixture into each slot so that it fills each slot 3/4 of the way.
- Pop tray into the oven and cook for the 20-25 minutes, or until the egg coagulates.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Remove mini frittatas from the tin and serve. Enjoy!
Pool Side Veggie Dip
Recipe created by Chef Justin Kouri
- 2 cup summer green spinach, tetragonia and/or amaranth
- 2 lemons Juiced
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 8 ounce cream cheese softened
- Combine greens, lemon juice, garlic, salt and red pepper flakes in a food processor.
- Pulse until greens are finely chopped, about 30 seconds. Be sure to periodically scrape down the sides.
- Add cream cheese to the processor with the greens and continue to pulse for another minutes.
- Transfer to a bowl and serve with crudity, pita bread or tortilla chips. Enjoy!
Street Corn Stuffed Pepper
Recipe created by Chef Justin Kouri
- 8 hot pepper
- 1/2 cup cream cheese Softened
- 2 ears corn removed from cob
- 1/2 cup cilantro chiffonade
- 3 limes juiced and zested
- 2 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Preheat oven to 400F
- Remove and reserve tops of the peppers, while removing and discarding the seeds. Set aside.
- Combine cream cheese, corn, cilantro, lime juice, zest, garlic, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir to incorporate.
- Stuff each pepper with 4 teaspoon of corn filling.
- Place reserved pepper top back on pepper and secure with toothpick.
- Place pepper on parchment lined sheet tray and place in the oven. Roast for 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes. Enjoy!
Sweet & Spicy Summer Greens Salad
Recipe created by Justin Kouri
- 1/4 cup basil
- 1/4 cup blueberries
- 1/2 Cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cup summer greens spinach, tetragonia and/or amaranth
- 1 cucumber Thinly sliced
- Combine basil, blueberries, jalapeño, olive oil, salt and pepper in a food processor and pulse until smooth. Set aside.
- Place summer greens and cucumber in a large mixing bowl and dress with blueberry dressing. Toss to evenly coat.
- serve plain, as a side salad or top with you favorite grilled veggies. Enjoy!
Okra with Turnip & Roselle Greens
Adapted by the VegOut! Team from Shubhra Ramineni’s recipe for the Recipe for Success Foundation Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education™ program in schools.
- 1 pound fresh okra sliced into ¼ inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 bunch fresh turnip greens
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 bunch roselle greens
- 3 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 limes juiced
- 1/2 tablespoon turmeric
- 1 small onion sliced into half moons
- 1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
- 3-4 hot peppers seeded & diced *optional
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh cracked pepper
- Pour oil into a large nonstick skillet and place over medium-high heat
- Once the oil is heated, add the okra and lime juice. Sauté for 5 minutes, stirring frequently
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Add the onion, garlic, hot peppers (optional), turmeric, cayenne, salt, and black pepper. Sauté until onions become translucent
- Add turnip greens and roselle greens then sautéed until wilted about 5-7 minutes.
- Serve over rice, quinoa, or the grain of your choice and enjoy!