- Green garlic, greens and ricotta ravioli
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- The filling for this ravioli is lighter than traditional fillings. Green garlic, the immature bulb of garlic, enhances the filling's spring-like flavor profile.
- Salmon with asparagus, potato, hard-cooked egg and salsa verde
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- "There are so many things you could put on this salad," chef Tom McNary said, listing beets, baby turnips and sugar snap peas as options. "It's a stepping-off point where you can go in a lot of different directions."
- Steak sauce with California prunes
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This sweet and savory sauce is both decadent and easy and can be enjoyed on your favorite steak!
- Duck confit salad
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- Rich duck is paired with fresh, hearty greens to make a salad delicious enough to be the star of any meal!
- Brown butter sunchoke sauce with mushrooms, bacon and local cheese
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- If you've never tried sunchokes, those knobby, odd-looking root vegetables, Evan Gotanda suggests you give this recipe a try: "Sunchokes are so naturally sweet. And once you caramelize them in the brown butter, it's one of my favorite flavors."
- Fresh fettuccine
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- Evan Gotanda offers several reasons why fettuccine is a great choice for home cooks: It's easy to make, even without a pasta machine. Plus, "it'll carry a lot of sauces well and it's really easy to eat."
- Pesto with peas and pea tendrils
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- Chef Evan Gotanda eagerly awaits the arrival of pea tendrils at the farmers market each spring: "It's nice to have a different varietal of a crisp green and it has such a nice flavor."
- Pork sausage with dandelion greens and chili flakes
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- This dish, based on one Evan Gotanda prepared as executive chef of a high-end Italian restaurant in LA, features a classic flavor combination: sausage and bitter greens.
- Dungeness crab with tomatoes and basil
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- "This is one of my favorite pastas to make," San Francisco chef Evan Gotanda said. "It's so simple, but there's a lot of flavor in it."
- Asparagus with lemon cream sauce, burrata and mint
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- Evan Gotanda is a fan of burrata cheese, especially as a complement to pasta: "It's so creamy and incorporates well into the pasta. It kind of oozes into everything."