5 vert purple Recipes

frozen or fresh edamame (soybeans) in the pod or 2 1/2 lb fresh fava beans in the pod, shelled, boiling potatoes (preferably purple or red fingerling), haricots verts (thin french green beans) or thin regular green beans, minced shallot, chopped fresh mint, extra-virgin olive oil

haricots verts (french thin green beans) or regular green beans, fresh chanterelle mushrooms, olive oil, minced garlic, fresh black truffle * (about 9 g), shallots, sea salt, six 5-oz skinless halibut fillets, fresh lemon juice, fresh thyme leaves, fresh tarragon leaves, fish stock, vin jaune or dry sherry, purple-potato and crab gratin

mixed green beans (wax beans, purple beans, haricots verts and your favorite garden varieties), heirloom tomatoes (fresh from your garden), fresh cod (portioned to about 3 oz pieces), salt and pepper, canola oil, olive oil, leek (julienned and washed), ginger (minced, fresh ), anchovy paste, sherry wine vinegar, vegetable stock (or chicken), dry chorizo sausage (julienned, texture of beef jerky. or use prosciutto), fresh parsley, extra virgin olive oil (garnish ), coarse sea salt (garnish ), cracked black pepper

hardneck garlic (about 24 cloves), cloves separated and skin left on, sea salt, a couple handfuls each of assorted farm-fresh vegetables : asparagus, baby golden beets, baby carrots, baby zucchini, cauliflower or purple cauliflower, haricots verts, pattypan squash and/or sugar snap peas (1 1/2 to 2 lb total), evoo, two 2-oz tins or 1 4-oz jar good-quality flat anchovy fillets, drained, heavy cream or half-and-half, butter (4 tbsp), freshly ground pepper, egg pasta , such as tagliatelle, spinach pasta , such as tagliatelle, fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped