Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers by Moosewood Collective (great book club books txt) 📗

thin slices of rye or pumpernickel bread, toasted

4 tomatoes, thinly sliced

8 ounces thinly sliced Swiss cheese

In a bowl large enough to hold the coleslaw mix, stir together the mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar, salt, pepper, and sugar. Add the coleslaw and toss well.

Assemble the open-faced sandwiches on a baking sheet if you are going to use your oven broiler, or on trays if you’re going to broil in batches in a toaster oven. Arrange the slices of toast an inch apart. Place about ¼ cup of coleslaw on each slice and top with tomato slices and then cheese.

Broil the sandwiches until the cheese melts, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve open-faced.

variations

Use well-drained sauerkraut instead of coleslaw.

Add sliced seasoned tofu or Easy Baked Tofu.

serving & menu ideas

Serve our Vegetarian Reuben deli-style with kosher dill pickle spears, potato chips or onion rings, and a 5-Minute Milkshake for dessert.

tortilla melt

Up to a day before baking, Tortilla Melts can be assembled, wrapped in foil, and refrigerated. Bake in the foil for about 15 minutes and then remove the foil and bake for about 5 minutes more for the tortillas to crisp. Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to a week and reheat well.

SERVES 2 TO 4

TIME: 45 MINUTES

3 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing on the tortillas

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar

2 large portabella mushroom caps

1 small red onion

salt and black pepper

6 flour tortillas (about 8 inches in diameter)

3 tablespoons cream cheese, softened

3 tablespoons jarred pesto or Classic Pesto, or ½ cup chopped fresh basil

1 large tomato, sliced

6 ounces sliced mozzarella, smoked mozzarella, provolone, or a combination

Preheat the oven to 450°. Lightly oil a baking sheet.

In a bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons of olive oil and the vinegar. Slice the portabellas and red onion and add to the bowl. Stir well to coat evenly with marinade. Spread on the baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven until the onions are softened and the mushrooms are juicy, about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°.

To build the sandwiches, lightly brush one side of two tortillas with oil and place them oiled-side down on a clean baking sheet. Spread the top side of the tortillas with cream cheese. Pile roasted portabellas and onions on the cream cheese. Spread pesto on two more tortillas and lay them on top of the onions. Top the pesto-covered tortillas with tomato and cheese slices. Place the last two tortillas on the stacks and brush the tops with oil. Bake until the cheese is melted and the top and bottom tortillas are crisp, about 15 minutes.

Let the sandwiches cool for a minute or two before cutting into quarters.

serving & menu ideas

Although this sandwich is filling enough on its own, Red Bean, Potato & Arugula Soup would be a nice accompaniment. Vanilla ice cream with one of our Two Sweet Sauces would be the perfect dessert.

spinach cheese burritos

These burritos, with their creamy spinach filling, are one of the dishes that always elicit customer requests for the recipe when we serve them in the restaurant.

SERVES 4 TO 6

HANDS-ON TIME: 25 MINUTES

BAKING TIME: 20 TO 25 MINUTES

FILLING

1 bunch scallions, chopped

3 garlic cloves, pressed or minced

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

10 cups loosely packed fresh baby spinach (about 10 ounces)

1 teaspoon ground coriander

generous pinch of nutmeg (optional)

3 cups lightly packed grated Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese (about 10 ounces)

⅓ cup cream cheese (3 ounces)

8 to 10 flour tortillas (7- or 8-inch)

Blender Tomato Hot Sauce or your favorite salsa

Preheat the oven to 375°. Oil a 9 × 13-inch baking dish.

In a large skillet on medium heat, cook the scallions and garlic in the oil for 2 or 3 minutes. Add the spinach and cook until the leaves are wilted and the water has evaporated. Stir in the coriander, nutmeg, cheese, and cream cheese. Remove from the heat.

To soften the tortillas so they won’t crack when you roll them, lay out the tortillas on a baking sheet (overlapping is fine) and place in the oven for a minute or two.

To prepare the burritos, place about ½ cup of filling on the lower half of a warm tortilla, fold the bottom up and the sides in to encase the filling, roll it up, and place seam-side down in the prepared baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the filling and tortillas. Brush the tops lightly with oil, cover the dish with foil, and bake until hot, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve topped with Blender Tomato Hot Sauce or salsa.

INGREDIENT NOTES If you want to use frozen spinach instead of fresh, look for bags with loose clumps of spinach instead of a solid block, and defrost before adding to the filling.

You can use thinly sliced onions instead of scallions.

serving & menu ideas

We usually serve burritos on Yellow Rice or plain brown or white rice. A crisp salad or a crunchy slaw is nice on the side. New England Squash Pie would make the evening divine.

easy egg rolls

These egg rolls made with filo dough bake in the oven, so there’s no deep-frying. Crisp and delicious, they are a fine supper. They can be assembled a day ahead, wrapped in plastic, and refrigerated until they go into the oven.

SERVES 3

HANDS-ON TIME: 20 MINUTES

BAKING TIME: 20 MINUTES

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 tablespoon grated peeled ginger root

2 garlic cloves, minced or pressed

1 16-ounce package of slaw mix (about 6 cups)

1 tablespoon soy sauce

½ teaspoon salt

generous pinch of black pepper

6 sheets of filo pastry

about ¼ cup vegetable oil

Duck Sauce

Preheat the oven to 375°. Lightly oil a baking sheet.

Warm a wok or large skillet on medium-high heat. Add the oil and when it is hot, add the ginger and garlic and sizzle for just a few seconds. Add the slaw, soy sauce, salt, and pepper and stir-fry for 3 or 4 minutes, until the vegetables are hot, coated with oil, and somewhat wilted but not