The Berkeley Bowl cookbook Recipes inspired by the extraordinary produce of California's most iconic market

Laura McLively

Book - 2018

Celebrating the unfamiliar yet extraordinary produce from California's most iconic market, Berkeley Bowl, this cookbook offers recipes for a panoply of fruits and vegetables that have been largely overlooked or forgotten in popular cuisine. Registered dietitian Laura McLively, an avid home cook and creator of the popular blog MyBerkeleyBowl, created a recipe for every unfamiliar or "exotic" fruit and vegetable she found at Berkeley Bowl. Here is a collection of her favorite discoveries, and a tribute to the remarkable, 40-year-old family-run market that inspired them. Shining a spotlight on the versatile and unique qualities of the astonishingly beautiful, plant-based bounty that's available to vegetarians and meat ea...ters alike, these recipes and photographs will help you embrace hundreds of exciting fruits and vegetables you may never have tasted or thought of cooking, including crunchy sea bean spindles, tubers bigger than a toddler, wiry haired rambutans, and wrinkly skinned Indian bitter melon. Eating more types and colors of plants exposes us to a wider variety of nutrients, antioxidants, and beneficial bacteria. Berkeley Bowl is a mecca for great chefs, and with the recipes in this cookbook, you'll see why. Even if you don't live near Berkeley Bowl, getting your hands on these ingredients can be a fun and rewarding experience in its own right, and cooking with them will make your meals explode with flavors, textures, and new culinary adventures for all your senses. --

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Subjects
Genres
Cookbooks
Published
Berkeley, California : Parallax Press [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Laura McLively (author)
Other Authors
Erin Scott (photographer)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
215 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781941529966
  • Introduction
  • The Berkeley Bowl Story
  • Kitchen Notes
  • Leaves
  • Gai Lan
  • Catalan-Style Gai Lan with Raisins and Pine Nuts
  • Sorrel
  • Lemon Sorrel Butter
  • Chrysanthemum Greens
  • Chrysanthemum Greens and Turnip Fried Rice
  • Epazote
  • Corn Tortillas with Epazote Leaf
  • Treviso
  • Treviso Spring Rolls with Black Tahini
  • Stinging Nettle
  • Stinging Nettle Filo Bites
  • Pea Shoot
  • Breakfast Pea Shoots and Polenta
  • Opal Basil
  • Matcha Mousse with Opal Basil Syrup
  • Mizuna
  • Grilled Cheese with Mizuna, Dates, and Goat Brie
  • Rau Ram
  • Summer Salad with Rau Ram Chimichurri
  • Taiwanese Spinach
  • Beans and Greens
  • Salad Savoy
  • Toasted Salad Savoy with Pears and Goat Cheese
  • Chinese Cabbage
  • Spanish-Style Chinese Cabbage on Manchego Toast
  • Shiso
  • Shiso Limeade
  • Flowers, Seeds, and Pods
  • Romanesco
  • Romanesco Slaw with Chili-Lime Pepitas
  • Purple Okra
  • Purple Okra Pickles
  • Tamarind
  • Tangy Tamarind Mustard
  • Fresh Chickpea
  • Spring Chickpea Tabbouleh
  • Squash Blossom
  • Sweet Corn and Chive-Stuffed Squash Blossoms
  • Banana Blossom
  • Banana Blossom with Glass Noodles and Crispy Garlic
  • Snake Bean
  • Smokey Snake Beans
  • Purple Cauliflower
  • Purple Cauliflower Quesadillas with Curry Crema
  • Cranberry Bean
  • Three Sisters Succotash with Crispy Sage
  • Chestnut
  • Roasted Chestnut Chocolate Torte
  • Spores and Succulents
  • Sea Bean
  • Sea Bean and Soba Salad
  • Wood Ear Mushroom
  • Wood Ear and Israeli Couscous Consommé
  • Nopal
  • Charred Cactus and Black-Eyed Pea Chili
  • Hedgehog Mushroom
  • Hedgehog Mushroom Toast
  • Morel Mushroom
  • Morel Pot Pies with Asparagus and Peas
  • Abalone Mushroom
  • Abalone Mushroom Schnitzel
  • Aloe Vera
  • Aloe Vera Mango Ceviche
  • Purslane
  • Purslane with Chilled Melon and Feta
  • Matsutake Mushroom
  • Matsutake Miso Soup
  • Fiddlehead
  • Fiddlehead Tempura with Sriracha Crème Fraîche
  • Alba Pioppini
  • Meyer Lemon-Marinated Pioppini and Frisée Salad
  • Stems
  • Long Choy Sum
  • Tortilla China
  • Bac Hà
  • Garlic Soup with Bac Hà
  • Yellow Garlic Chive
  • Nori Packets with Yellow Garlic Chives
  • Cardoon
  • Moroccan Cardoon Stew
  • Rhubarb
  • Vanilla Rhubarb Jam
  • White Asparagus
  • White Asparagus with Preserved Lemon
  • Ramp
  • Ramped-Up Mushrooms
  • Green Garlic
  • Green Garlic Soup with Lemon Cardamom Yogurt
  • Lemongrass
  • Lemongrass Coconut Ice Cream
  • Kohlrabi
  • Kohlrabi Ramen
  • Roots and Tubers
  • Purple Potato
  • Purple Potato Galette with Tarragon
  • Daikon
  • Savory Daikon Pancakes with Ginger Maple Syrup
  • Malanga
  • Malanga Masala Latkes
  • Satsuma Sweet Potato
  • Chipotle-Roasted Satsuma Tacos with Cilantro Yogurt
  • Golden Beet
  • Golden Beet Tamales with Red Pepper Sauce
  • Water Chestnut
  • Greek Spaghetti with Water Chestnuts
  • Watermelon Radish
  • Watermelon Radish and Pineapple Carpaccio
  • Burdock Root
  • Burdock Root Pizza
  • Jicama
  • Forbidden Rice Bowls with Stir-Fried Jicama
  • Horseradish
  • Port Roast with Horseradish Crisp
  • Salsify
  • Creamy Salsify Soup with Salsify Chips
  • Lotus Root
  • Spiced Lotus Chips
  • Parsley Root
  • Curry-Roasted Parsley Root with Feta-Yogurt Sauce
  • Sunchoke
  • Sunchoke Farro with Roasted Apricots
  • Celeri AC
  • Celeriac Ravioli with Celery Leaves and Lemon Oil
  • Yuca
  • Buñuelos de Yuca
  • Savory Fruits
  • Moqua
  • Moqua Pisto with Fried Egg
  • Anaheim Chile
  • Anaheim Chile and Corn Chowder
  • Winter Melon
  • Tom Yum Soup with Winter Melon
  • Plantain
  • Thai-Style White Curry with Plantain
  • Milpero
  • Roasted Milpero Salsa Verde
  • Blue Hokkaido Squash
  • Spiced Rice with Blue Hokkaido
  • Armenian Cucumber
  • Falafel Waffles with Armenian Cucumber Slaw
  • Indian Eggplant
  • Stuffed Mini Eggplants
  • Singua
  • Singua Paneer Curry
  • Indian Bitter Melon
  • Indian Bitter Melon Tonic
  • Chayote
  • Chayote Pozole
  • Cherry Bomb Pepper
  • Stuffed Cherry Bomb Peppers
  • Green Papaya
  • Green Papaya Gazpacho
  • Carnival Squash
  • Carnival Spice Cake
  • Sweet Fruits
  • Redcurrant
  • Redcurrant Almond Clafoutis
  • Pomelo
  • Broiled Pomelo with Cinnamon Crème Fraiche
  • Fuyu Persimmon
  • Persimmon Gingersnap Smoothie
  • Mangosteen, Longan, Kiwi Berry, and Fragrant Pear
  • Not Your Run-of-the-Mill Fruit-and-Cheese Plate
  • Pepino Melon
  • Pepino Melon Poke
  • Sour Cherry
  • Sour Cherry Rosemary Corn Muffins
  • Rambutan
  • White Chocolate Rambutan
  • Guava
  • Guava with Cotija and Honey
  • Papaya
  • Papaya Canahua Breakfast Boats
  • Buddha's Hand
  • Buddha's Hand Scones
  • Cherimoya
  • Cherimoya Panna Cotta
  • African Horned Melon
  • Kiwano Cooler
  • Blood Orange
  • Braised Leeks with Blood Oranges
  • Cape Gooseberry
  • Gooseberry Sweet-and-Sour Tofu
  • Dragon Fruit
  • Dragon Fruit and Lime Curd Tart
  • Sour Plum
  • Sour Plum Salsa
  • Quince
  • Moscato-Poached Quince
  • Passionfruit
  • Passionfruit Zabaglione
  • Kumquat
  • Pickled Kumquats
  • Starfruit
  • Starfruit Almond Torte
  • Prickly Pear
  • Prickly Pear Sorbet
  • Seasonal Menus
  • Ingredient Key
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index
  • About the Author
Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Food blogger McLively's enthusiastic debut showcases recipes featuring the unusual and exotic produce found at one of California's most recognizable grocers: the Berkeley Bowl. McLively organizes the recipes by produce type: flowers, seeds and pods, spores and succulents, stems, and sweet and savory fruits. The leaves category, for example, includes recipes with chrysanthemum greens, stinging nettle, and opal basil. The ricotta-filled sweet corn, chive-stuffed squash blossoms, and fiddlehead tempura with sriracha crème fraîche make perfectly light and delicate appetizers; heartier dishes include falafel waffles with Armenian cucumber slaw, and hedgehog mushroom toast with crusty sourdough. Even McLively's desserts, dishes such as lemony Buñuelos de Yuca (cheese and yuca fritters) and roasted chestnut chocolate torte, showcase the uniqueness of her Berkley Bowl treasures. McLively offers alternatives for each featured ingredient so readers can make their favorite recipes year-round with produce from their local markets, though it's the specialty items that make this cookbook fun. The recipes are adventurous, but their execution is straightforward-perfect for those looking to cook outside their culinary comfort zones. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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