GRILLED CAESAR SALAD WEDGES WITH GARLIC GRILLED CROUTONS AND BLISTERED BABY TOMATOES
Serves: 2
Ingredients
1 ea romaine heart, split lengthwise
4 large bias slices of baguette
EVOO to brush
1 garlic clove
8 ea small cherry or grape tomatoes
1/2 cup Caesar salad dressing
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
1. Brush the cut sides of the romaine, the croutons, and the tomatoes very lightly with the olive oil
2. Season all with salt and pepper
3. Place on pre-heated grill (medium high)
4. Grill until the lettuce begins to char and wilt (about 30 seconds), the bread is toasted, and the tomatoes begin to "pop"
5. Place warm wedges of romaine on platter, garnish with the croutons and the tomatoes
6. Drizzle with Caesar dressing and serve warm
GRILLED PEACHES WITH LEMONY & MINTY MASCARPONE
Serves: 2
Ingredients
1 just ripe peach
EVOO to brush
1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tsp chopped fresh mint
Pinch cinnamon
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Mint sprigs to garnish
Directions
1. Season peaches with salt and pepper and brush with a thin film of oil
2. Grill cut side down (medium high) for about 3 minutes or until the peaches begin to char and soften
3. Place peaches on platter
4. Mix together the mascarpone, lemon, cinnamon, chopped mint, and a pinch of black pepper
5. Drizzle cheese mixture over peaches, slightly filling cavities
6. Garnish with mint sprig
GRILLED FLATIRON STEAK WITH BALDUCCI'S CHIPOTLE LIME MARINADE
Serves: 2
Ingredients
12-16 oz Flatiron steak
1/2 cup BALDUCCI'S Chipotle lime marinade
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
1. Marinate meat for 1 hour
2. Scrape off excess marinade
3. Season with salt and pepper
4. Grill to desired temp and rest for 3 minutes
5. Serve
GRILLED FLATIRON STEAK WITH SALT PEPPER AND FIRE
Serves: 2
Ingredients
12-16 oz Flatiron steak
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
FIRE
Directions
1. Season meat with salt and pepper
2. Grill with fire until desired temp
3. Rest for 3 minutes
CALAMARI FRA DIAVOLO
Serves: 4-6
Cook Time: 2 h
Ingredients
2 lbs of calamari rings and tentacles (de-beaked)
1 small white onion, diced
1 tbsp minced fresh garlic
4 ounces olive oil, plus a small amount to finish
pinch red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
1 cup dry red wine
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
6 cups of marinara sauce or crushed tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes and sauté for about 5 minutes.
2. Add the calamari and sauté another minute.
3. Add the red wine, bring to a simmer, and reduce by half.
4. Add the marinara sauce and bay leaf.
5. Season with salt and pepper and simmer gently for 1.5 hours or until the squid is very tender.
6. Remove from heat and finish with parsley and a small amount of olive oil.
7. Serve over cooked linguini or slices of crusty bread.
PERLINE MOZZARELLA WITH BABY PEAS, AND CRISPY SPECK ALTO ADIGE IGP
Serves: 4-6
Cook Time: 15 min
Ingredients
2 cups perline mozzarella
3/4 cup fresh, or frozen and thawed, baby peas
6 oz of speck, julienned
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Directions
1. Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the speck to the olive oil and slowly render until crispy.
2. Cool the speck, reserving oil and rendered fat.
3. Toss speck and reserved oil with the cheese and peas. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
4. Serve over pasta or on its own as a side dish.
ROASTED FALL MUSHROOMS WITH ASIAGO CHEESE
Serves: 4-6
Cook Time: 25 min
Ingredients
2 lbs of assorted wild and domestic mushrooms, cut into rough pieces about 1 inch
4 ounces of extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
3 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
4 ounces shaved asiago DOP cheese
3 cups of baby greens
Salt and pepper to taste
juice of half a lemon
Directions
1. Toss together the mushrooms, oil and garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
2. Place mushrooms on a cookie sheet and roast in a pre-heated 375 degree oven for about 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms begin to brown.
3. Cool mushroom mixture. Toss with parsley, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper if necessary.
4. Serve mushrooms over baby greens. Top with shaved asiago.
BROOKLYN MEATBALLS
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 1 hr 45 min
Ingredients
1 cup plain bread crumbs
1/2 cup milk
1.5 lbs ground beef
2 eggs lightly beaten
1 cup grated pecorino Romano cheese
4 garlic cloves, minced
5 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Pinch of dried red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 cups marinara sauce
Directions
1. Soak the bread crumbs in the milk for 10 minutes.
2. Mix the bread crumbs with all the remaining ingredients, except the oil and the marinara sauce.
3. Roll the meat mixture into 1 inch balls and chill in the fridge for 1 hour. Meanwhile, heat the marinara sauce to a simmer, covered.
4. In a large skillet, heat the oil until barely smoking. Add meatballs and brown well on all sides.
5. Drain meatballs and transfer to the pot of hot marinara sauce. Cook to an internal temp of 155 degrees.
6. Serve over pasta, in a sandwich, or all by themselves.
RAW CORN AND HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 15 min
Ingredients
4 ears sweet corn, kernels cut off the cob
1 large ripe heirloom tomato, cored and medium diced
2 shallots, minced
12 basil leaves, roughly torn
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Combine all ingredients and let sit for 15 minutes to marry.
2. Serve on a chilled plate for a summer treat!
WHITE PEACH, NECTARINE, MINT AND PROSECCO SALAD
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 10 min
Ingredients
4 tree ripened white peaches, skin on, cut into small wedges
2 ripe nectarines, skin on, diced into small pieces
2 tablespoons shredded mint leaves
1/2 cup Prosecco, a soft Italian sparkling wine
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Combine all ingredients and serve immediately.
WATERMELON, FETA & OIL CURED OLIVE SALAD
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 15 min
Ingredients
4 cups seedless watermelon, diced into 1/2 inch cubes
1 cup Greek Feta, diced into 1/2 inch cubes
1 small red onion, sliced paper thin and rinsed in cold water
2 tablespoons oil-cured olives, pitted
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Black pepper to taste
Directions
1. Gently toss together all ingredients. Serve and enjoy!
THE COOLEST TOMATO SALAD EVER!
Serves: 2
Cook Time: 20 min
Ingredients
1 large ripe tomato
1 shallot, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh basil
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Balducci's balsamic vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
(Boiling water to peel tomato)
Directions
1. Bring water to a boil.
2. Cut the core out of the tomato and score an X in the top skin.
3. Drop the tomato in boiling water for 30 seconds and plunge in ice water to cool. Peel off the skin.
4. Slice the tomato as thinly as possible and lay the slices out in the order you sliced them, so you can re-stack the tomato. Season each layer with the shallot, basil, oil, vinegar, and salt and pepper.
5. Re-stack the tomato on a salad plate. Serve cold.
SUMMER MUSHROOM SALAD WITH PROSCIUTTO DI PARMA
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 15 min
Ingredients
2 small heads butter lettuce, leaves separated, washed and dried
1/2 lb thinly sliced Prosciutto di Parma or La Quercia Prosciutto Americano
1 lb mixed chanterelles and black trumpet mushrooms
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup shaved Parmigiano Reggiano
Directions
1. Divide the lettuce leaves between 4 salad plates. Top with slices of prosciutto.
2. Heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and sauté for 3 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the heat and add the lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper. Top the prosciutto with the mushrooms and sprinkle with the cheese. Serve immediately.
ZUCCHINI SALAD WITH PINE NUTS & MINTS
Serves: 6
Cook Time: 15 min
Ingredients
4 medium zucchini
1/4 cup loosely packed mint leaves
3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Juice and grated zest of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Trim the ends off the zucchini and cut lengthwise in half. Scoop out as many seeds as possible.
2. Cut the zucchini into half moons about 1/4 inch thick and blanch in salted boiling water for about 2 minutes.
3. Shock in cold water and drain well.
4. Toss with the remaining ingredients and serve.
CREAMY ONION SOUP
Serves: 4-6
Cook Time: 1 hr 25 min
Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
6 cups of thinly sliced white onions
4 tablespoons flour
5 cups chicken broth
1 clove
1 bay leaf
1 clove garlic, smashed
5 ounces crumbled blue cheese
4 ounces port wine
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Heat the butter in a heavy pot. Add the onions and let cook over medium-low heat until deeply caramelized the onions. Stir only occasionally, scraping the bottom of the pan. This will take awhile - at least 25 minutes. Don't rush it or the onions will taste burnt, not sweet.
2. Add the garlic, bay and clove.
3. Stir in the flour until well distributed.
4. Add the broth and simmer for 35 minutes.
5. Remove the clove and bay leaf and puree the soup well.
6. Serve in warm bowls with the crumbled blue cheese scattered over the soup. Finish with a drizzle of port over the top.
ROSEMARY SCALLOPED POTATOES
Serves: 6-8
Cook Time: 1 hr 25 min
Ingredients
4 large russet potatoes, peeled and cut into thin slices about 1/4" thick
2 cups (plus or minus) heavy cream
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons fresh chopped rosemary
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1. Place the potato slices in an 8 inch oven safe dish.
2. Mix all remaining ingredients together and pour over potatoes
3. Tap the baking dish on the counter to make sure cream is in all layers of the potatoes. The cream should only just cover the potatoes.
4. Place in a pre-heated 400 degree oven and bake for 45 minutes.
5. Remove from the oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SALAD
Serves: 4
Cook Time: 20 min
Ingredients
4 cups peeled butternut squash, diced into 1 inch chunks
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 sage leaves, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
3 tablespoons minced red onion
Directions
1. Toss squash with the oil, sage, and salt and pepper.
2. Place on a cookie sheet in a pre-heated 425 degree oven.
3. Roast for about 13 minutes until the squash is tender.
4. Cool
5. Toss with the onion and vinegar. Serve!
FOOTBALL LOVER'S CHILI SAMPLER
Serves:
Cook Time: 20 min
Ingredients
Balducci's Turkey Chili
Balducci's Vegetarian Chili
Balducci's True Beef Chili
Sweet Onion
Sour Cream
Cornbread
Aged Cheddar Cheese, grated
Directions
Grab pre-packed chili from our Prepared Foods case and load your cart up with cornbread and tasty garnishes. Then, all you'll need to do is reheat the chili on the day of, spoon into some bowls, and serve alongside the chopped onion, grated cheese, cornbread and sour cream.
FOOTBALL LOVER'S GOURMET ITALIAN SANDWICH BUILDER
Serves:
Cook Time: 10 min
Ingredients
Sliced Prosciutto di Parma
Sliced Mortadella
Sliced Columbus Fennel Salami
Sliced Provolone
Olive Oil
Balsamic Vinegar
Crusty Bread
Directions
Visit our deli for some great sliced Italian meats and cheese. Pick up some olive oil and balsamic vinegar in our grocery department, and stop by our bakery for some crusty bread, which we'll be happy to pre-slice for you. Throw everything on a platter and you're done!!