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Zucchini and Fennel Salad with a Spicy Honey Dressing

Zucchini and Fennel Salad with a Spicy Honey Dressing

This is recipe #4 in the #TABASCO10 third annual 10 Ingredient Challenge - creating 5 different recipes in 5 days with the following 10 ingredients: TABASCO® Original RedGreen Jalapeño or Chipotle Sauce, Chicken, Eggs, Mozzarella, Fennel Bulb, Zucchini, Rice (Brown, Basmati, Jasmine or Wild), Rigatoni, Ciabatta, and Honey (Salt, pepper, oil are 'free' ingredients).

Shaved Brussel Sprout Slaw with Pink Grapefruit and a Maple Cider Vinaigrette

Shaved Brussel Sprout Slaw with Pink Grapefruit and a Maple Cider Vinaigrette

This salad (which is actually more of a slaw than a salad) is chalked full of wonderfully delicious flavors. Brussel sprouts pair wonderfully with dried cranberries and maple. I added some chopped hazelnuts, because they are delicious, and seem to taste good in everything.

Brown Butter Sauteed Brussel Sprouts with Cranberries and Toasted Almonds

Brown Butter Sauteed Brussel Sprouts with Cranberries and Toasted Almonds

In my family, we traditionally eat sprouts boiled, with butter, white vinegar, salt, and pepper. Ever since I can remember, this has been the way. Last year, I was on a brown butter kick. Literally, everything I made had it in the recipe. I tried sautéing some sprouts, after a quick steam, in some delicious nutty aromatic butter, and it worked.

Roasted Winter Vegetables

Roasted Winter Vegetables

A week ago, while cleaning out the fridge - a necessary routine as a food blogger - I noticed a lonesome bunch of carrots, a few beets, and a sweet potato. Recalling a recent conversation with Brent about the flavor changes that occur when roasting vegetables, I thought it to be an ideal opportunity to roast these sweet gems before they hit their expiry date.