11 easy cure Recipes

polish kielbasa (or other cured sausage), potatoes, cheese soup, salsa (or more ), instant mashed potatoes

polenta, slices sliced 1/2 inch thick, olive oil, for brushing, anchovy fillets, in olive oil- roughly chopped, oil-cured black olives, roughly sliced, rosemary, pizza sauce, locatelli cheese

heads romaine lettuce, watercress or arugula, black oil-cured or kalamata olives, pitted, sliced in half, red onion , sliced thinnly, oranges, peeled and chopped, dressing, extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper to taste, orange juice, sherry vinegar

feta cheese (block-style , preferably greek feta), dried oregano (or to taste, rubbed between fingers to release flavors), black pepper, bottled roasted peppers , coarsley chopped (can use more), kalamata olives, pitted and coarsley chopped (can use other brine-cured pitted olives), olive oil (use extra-virgin )

evoo, garlic, finely chopped, fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped, fresno or italian cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, marsala wine , sherry or spicy red wine, blood orange or organic navel orange, chicken stock, honey, grated red onion, kosher or fine sea salt, garlic, finely chopped, a few sprigs fresh rosemary, lemon, sliced, skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 lb), evoo, for brushing, puttanesca-style panzanella , for serving, recipe follows, tomatoes, coarsely chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, red onion (you can use the rest of the onion you grated for the brine, recipe above), chopped, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, evoo, red wine vinegar, anchovy paste, garlic, finely chopped or grated, fresno or italian red cherry chile pepper, finely chopped, lemon, peasant bread, oil-cured black olives, pitted and chopped

soft flour tortilla, sliced cured ham, coin-sliced slices pickled green jalapeno peppers from a jar, chopped, grated cheese, scallion, finely sliced, few fresh cilantro leaves, olive oil (not extra-virgin), salsa of your choice

chicken stock, extra-virgin olive oil, yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, red pepper, seeded , ribbed and thinly sliced, green pepper, seeded , ribbed and thinly sliced, spanish saffron , pistils only, links spanish dry-cured chorizo (about 6 oz), sliced, white rice, diced tomatoes with chiles, tomato paste, raw, peeled large shrimp, sea scallops, salt and pepper, chopped italian parsley leaves, lemon wedges, for decoration

sauerkraut, not drained (without vinegar, i use silver floss barrel cured shredded sauerkraut), green bell pepper, finely chopped, red onions or 1 large sweet vidalia onion, finely chopped, stalks celery, finely chopped, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar , firmly packed, water, to cover