Moroccan Carrot Salad

4 cups Carrots, peeled and sliced

1 Tbl Vegetable Oil

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Toss carrots with oil, place on a baking sheet in one layer. Bake Carrots for 10 minutes. Place Carrots in a medium bowl.

¼ cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice

1 Tbl Honey

½ cup Raisins

½ tsp Salt

½ tsp Allspice, ground

Add Lemon Juice, Honey, Raisins, Allspice and Salt to Carrots.  Toss until evenly coated.

Curried Cauliflower

3 cups Cauliflower, cut into ½ inch pieces

¼ cup oil

1 tsp Salt

1 ½ tsp Curry Powder

In a medium bowl toss cauliflower with oil, salt and curry powder. Place on a baking sheet in one layer. Bake Cauliflower for 10 minutes.

To assemble Tartines –

Moroccan Carrots

Curried Cauliflower

Tomato Head Hummus

Flour Head Bakery Knoxville Sourdough

Slice Sourdough, and spread slices with Tomato Head Hummus. Sprinkle with Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese. Top with Curried Cauliflower and Moroccan Carrots. Bake in 350 degree oven until cheese has melted and vegetables are heated through.  Serve immediately.

Carrots can be served at room temperature as a side dish with Chicken, Fish or Steak.

Mahasti’s interpretation of this classic brunch dish is perfect for the upcoming Christmas holiday. Think about preparing the biscuits, country hollandaise sauce, and breakfast sausage a day in advance so you can spend more time with your family on Christmas morning opening presents. Mahasti used sausage from Riverplains Farm in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee.

Click the photo below to watch Mahasti’s appearance on WBIR from last weekend.

For the Country Hollandaise

1 cup Mayonnaise

1 Tbl + 2 tsp Fresh Lemon Juice

2 tsp Cider Vinegar

With a whisk, mix all ingredients together in a small bowl, until smooth.

For the Knox Benedict:

4 Biscuits, Baked (can be baked a day ahead)

4 Eggs, Scrambled

Breakfast Sausage

Monterey Jack Cheese, Shredded

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut biscuits in half and place the biscuits on a cookie sheet. Top each half with some of the scrambled eggs, followed by some breakfast sausage, and cheese. Top with about 1 tablespoon of “Mock Hollandaise.” Place the topped biscuits in the preheated oven and bake for 13 – 15 minutes or until hot. Remove from oven and serve immediately.

We’ve got the perfect sandwich for summertime picnics – Mahasti’s Benedictine. Spread a generous amount of Benedictine on a slice of Flour Head Bakery Everyday White bread, top with Benton’s bacon, lettuce and tomato. You can also serve it as a dip with Flour Head Bakery pita crisps. Yum Yum Yum!

8 oz cream cheese, soft

1 cup cucumber, grated

¼ cup onion, grated

2 – 3 tsp jalapeno

¼ cup sour cream

¼ tsp plus a pinch of salt

Mix all ingredients together until well combined.