4 roasted specialty greens Recipes

tomatoes, sliced thick, mushrooms, quartered, red bell pepper, chopped, yellow onion, halved, with the skin left on, shallots with the skin intact, heads of garlic , the outer skin removed, leaving the cloves attached at the root end, red pearl onions (available at specialty produce markets) or white pearl onions, blanched in boiling water for 3 minutes, drained, and peeled, fresh rosemary sprigs, fresh oregano sprigs, fresh thyme sprigs, olive oil, a 6-lb leg of lamb , trimmed of excess fat, mixed baby vegetables as an accompaniment, fresh mint sprigs for garnish, baby zucchini and/or baby yellow squash, baby yellow and/or green pattypan squash, baby carrots, trimmed and peeled, haricots verts* (thin green beans), trimmed, potato (about 1/4 lb), olive oil, pearl onions reserved from the herbed roast leg of lamb, minced fresh dill and/or mint leaves, or to taste

sliced herb bread (it s okay to use day old, cus you re gonna give em a quick heat up, anyway, sliced specialty spicy italian cured meats (salami, calabria, capiccola, pancetta, etc), gruyere or fontina cheese, sliced thin, high quality olive oil, garlic, cut in half, pears, cored and sliced thin, peppadews, sliced into strips(or sub 1-2 roasted red peppers, also in strips), fresh arugala or other bitter leaf green

uncooked specialty wild rice blend (such as uncle ben s), apple juice, low-salt chicken broth, olive oil, skinned, boned chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, sliced green onions, firm ripe bosc pears (about 1 1/2 lb), cored and cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices, dried cranberries or dried tart cherries, sugar, salt, ground cinnamon