Deep-Fried Baby Artichokes, Gazpacho, Iceburg Lettuce Salad, White Bean Stew
Dinner 7/8
Deep-Fried Baby Artichokes
(with Saffron Aioli dipping sauce: vegenaise, garlic, saffron threads soaked in 1 tsp. of water)
Gazpacho
(tomato, cucumber, red bell pepper, basil, garlic, bread, sherry vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, smoked paprika)
Iceburg Lettuce Salad
(dried cherries, pine nuts, garlic/miso/vegenaise dressing)
White Bean Stew
(great northern beans, cremini mushrooms, scapes, shallot, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, olive oil)
Pugliese Bread
sort of a mini-tapas night -- the orphan tomatoes made a fabulous soup, the scapes gave a big garlic hit to the white bean stew, and the saffron aioli made us wish there were more baby artichokes ;)