4/7/2012 Basket - Sweet Potato & Black Bean Soup and Baked Zucchini Sticks with Garlic Aioli

PSweet Potato and Black Bean Soup
Uses from this basket: Sweet potatoes
Other produce: Garlic, onion, shallot

• 3 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 large sweet potatoes, diced
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1/3 cup minced shallot
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 3/4 t ground coriander
• 1 t ground cumin
• 1 t ground ginger
• 1/2 t black pepper
• 2 T lime juice
  

Put the beans, sweet potato, onion, garlic, and shallot into a crock pot. Sprinkle with coriander, cumin, ginger, and pepper. Pour the chicken broth and water over the top. Cook on low for 8 hours (or on high for 5 hours).

When the beans and potatoes are very soft, stir in lime juice and blend with an immersion blender to desired consistency (I like to leave some chunks). If it's too thick, add some more broth to thin it out.

Salt to taste. Garnish with sour cream if desired.


Baked Zucchini Sticks with Garlic Aioli
Uses from this basket: Zucchini
Other produce: Garlic, lemon

• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp mayonnaise (the olive oil flavor is particularly good for this)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
  
• 2 medium zucchinis, peeled
• 3/4 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 tsp ground sage
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  
• 1/2 tsp seasoned salt
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbsp water

Mix mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Adjust seasonings. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Cut zucchini in sticks (about 1/2" by 3"). In a small bowl, combine bread crumbs, cheese, sage, garlic powder, and seasoned salt. In another bowl, beat egg and water. Dip zucchini in egg mixture, then coat with crumb mixture (or if you're feeling lazy, dump all the zucchini sticks into a ziploc bag with the egg and shake it up, then add the crumb mixture and shake to coat--it won't be quite as even of a coating as hand dipping each one, but it is a lot faster). Arrange breaded sticks on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Serve with garlic aioli.