Mangia, Mangia: September 2013

Veggie Broth

The Ingredients

1/2 head of garlic

1/4 onion

3 bay leaves

1 tsp whole cardamom

kosher salt (I used brown kelp salt)

parsley

sage

1 dried red pepper

2 tomatoes

1/2 bag spinach

(The last two ingredients came from leftover juice pulp)

Bring all ingredients to a boil and let simmer for at least 20 minutes. Store in ice cube tray to help with portions. The cardamom is quite flavorful. Enjoy!

Cooling broth

Freezing time.

Veggie Burgers

The Ingredients

1/2 bag spinach

2 carrots

small palmful of fresh ginger

1 apple

(I juiced all this and used the pulp as the base for this veggie burger)

1/4 cup diced red onion

1 shredded potato

1/2 cup flour

1 egg

salt

pepper

cumin

allspice

coriander

I shredded one medium-sized potato and added it to the bowl of leftover juice pulp. I then added the diced onion. The flour and egg act as a binder to hold everything together. Add spices and salt to taste- I always got a little heavy on the cumin since it's so delicious! I sautéed them with some light olive oil for a few minutes on each side. YUM!

Tomato-based Vegetable Juice

The Ingredients

3 roma tomatoes

2 cups raw spinach

2 small hot peppers

1 tsp kosher salt

The salt really adds a nice touch to bring all the flavors together. There was a lot more tomato than spinach, but the spinach color took over. So delicious!