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White Bean Soup with Wild Mushrooms & Chive Mascarpone
This elegant soup is really just a simple purée of white beans, but top it with some earthy sautéed wild mushrooms and a dollop of herbed mascarpone cheese, and it becomes a refined first course. The trick to getting a smooth, silky texture is to purée the beans and vegetables with only a small amount of the cooking liquid first, and then to slowly pour in more liquid until you get a nice, creamy consistency.
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Creamy Potato Soup with Pancetta Croutons
Here's a soup that's utterly pleasing—smooth and full-bodied without being heavy, thanks to starchy russet potatoes and just a little cream to enrich the flavor. Pair it wth a green salad for a simple but satisfying meal.
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Butternut Squash Soup with Apple & Bacon
Smoky bacon, herby sage, and sweet apple give this squash soup layers of flavor. Use the Creamy Vegetable Soups Recipe Maker to create your own velvety soup, or use the Hearty Bean & Vegetable Soup Recipe Maker if chunky soups are more your style.
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Roasted Carrot Soup Recipe
A tablespoon of ginger gives a nice, throat-warming heat to this soup, which tastes best if it sits in the fridge several hours or overnight. More soup recipesMore recipes where carrots are the star
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Silky Leek & Celery Root Soup
For the best flavor, make this soup a day in advance.
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Tomato Soup with Orange & Cumin
What makes this tomato soup extraordinary is the fresh orange and cumin that flavor it; they lend a mysterious, extra-special something to this modern version of a classic.
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French Onion Soup
Served with a tartly dressed green salad, this soup is hearty and filling enough for a light supper. I like the convenience of using chicken broth, but if you have a good beef broth on hand, feel free to use it for even deeper flavor.
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Chilled Beet Soup with Horseradish Sour Cream
If you find golden beets at your market, by all means use them here. And don’t worry about draining the horseradish; the water in it will help thin the sour cream.
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Parsnip & Leek Soup
The sweetness of the parsnips is offset by a healthy splash of dry sherry—if all you have is sweet sherry, substitute dry white wine. The croutons add a fine contrast of crunchy texture to this silky-smooth soup. Tie the thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns together in a leftover leek green if you don’t have any cheesecloth. For a richer, more elegant soup, add the cream to finish— although I like the purity of flavor that you get without the cream.
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Escarole with Green Apple, Celery Root, Toasted Pecans & Blue Cheese
The flavors of this salad come together best when it's allowed to sit for 10 or 15 minutes before serving.
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Arugula Salad with Blood Oranges, Fennel & Ricotta Salata
The sweetness of blood oranges will vary, so if you find that they’re making your vinaigrette too sweet, compensate by adjusting the amount of sherry vinegar to taste. If you can’t find blood oranges, substitute a mix of pink grapefruit and orange sections.
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Beet Salad with Fennel, Frisée & Feta
I like the slightly bitter edge frisée gives to the salad, but I use it as much for looks as flavor, since it mounds so well and looks so festive. Other greens like arugula or a mesclun mix would taste good, too.
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Warm Potato Salad with Gorgonzola, Baby Spinach & Walnuts
For a special-occasion dinner, this salad serves as a base for the Beef Tenderloin Roasted in a Salt Crust. The shallot and mustard vinaigrette that dresses the salad doubles as a sauce for the beef.
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Asian Pear & Cabrales Salad with Fig & Port Dressing
Instead of ending a meal with a plate of fruit and cheese, serve this elegant winter salad made with crunchy, juicy Asian pears and Cabrales, a sheep-and-cow's milk blue cheese from Spain. The long burgundy-streaked spears of radicchio di Treviso are very similar to red Belgian endive, which makes a good substitute.
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Snow Pea, Scallion, and Radish Salad
The lively flavors and eye-catching look of this salad, excerpted from the cookbook The Food You Crave, are testament to how much just a few ingredients can accomplish when they are put together with care.
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Arugula & Fennel Salad with Orange & Fennel Seed Dressing & Toasted Hazelnuts
Orange and fennel seeds add a lovely aromatic note to peppery arugula, while thin slices of fennel and chopped hazelnuts provide a nice crunch.
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Butter Lettuce with Poppy Seed & Tarragon Crème Fraîche Dressing
鲜奶油给这个沙拉轻微tanginess that marries beautifully with butter lettuce’s delicate flavor.
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Mixed Green Salad with Red-Wine & Dijon Vinaigrette
Consider this a guide to building a mixed green salad and use whichever leaves are available at the grocery store or farmers’ market. I love to add fresh herbs and celery leaves for an extra flavor boost.
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Arugula, Mint & Apple Salad with Walnuts & Buttermilk Dressing
This bright, tangy salad is a refreshing break between the rich bean soup and the luxurious prime rib in chef Suzanne Goin's holiday menu.
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Roasted Butternut Squash & Pear Salad with Spiced Pecan Vinaigrette
This salad combines fall's sweetest flavors: mellow butternut squash, crisp buttery pears, and crunchy pecans, with a slightly spicy kick from the vinaigrette.