Chickpea Soup
Chef Norm Pastorin The Cornerstone Flavourful garnishes add punch to this cozy soup Ingredients Chickpea Soup 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup onion, minced 2 Tbsp celery, minced…
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Butternut Cups
Chef Sean Bernard The Roost Social House These bite size appies deliver sweet and savoury in a single mouthful. Ingredients 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1" cubes…
Market Salad
Chef Sean McKay Mitchell Block Sunchokes are available at local markets in the summer. Ingredients Dijon Apple Cider Vinaigrette 1/3 cup Dijon mustard 4 Tbsp local honey 1 ¼ cups…
Tabbouleh
Chef Mohamed Ali Ben Ahmed Shawarma Khan This summer salad is traditionally served as an appetizer with wine. Ingredients 1/2 cup white bulgur wheat 1 cup of warm water 4…
Beet & Apple Salad
Chef Mohamed Ali Ben Ahmed Shawarma Khan Icing sugar emphasizes the natural sweetness of beets Ingredients 4 large beets 4 green apples 4 Tbsp icing sugar 1 cup red wine…
Eggplant Involtini
Chef Michele Di Fonte Monticchio Fluffy and light battered eggplant encapsulates creamy ricotta. Ingredients 2 large eggplants 1/2 cup flour 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 cup ricotta cheese 1 clove…
Green Bean Shiraae
Chef Edward Lam Yujiro The nutty flavour of sesame seeds complements crisp beans. Ingredients 1 pkg whole button mushrooms 2 Tbsp olive oil 4 Italian sausages, grilled 2 cloves garlic,…
Kinpira Gobo
Chef Edward Lam Yujiro Burdock root is high in fibre and antioxidants Ingredients 1 cup gobo (burdock roots) 1/2 cup carrots 4 large shiitake mushrooms 1 Tbsp vegetable oil 1…
Cauliflower
Chef Scott Bagshaw Enoteca This vegetable dish is dressed with a panade, a paste used as a binding agent in French cuisine, and a vinaigrette incorporating rich brown butter and…
Quinoa-Potato Cakes
Chef Ben Kramer Diversity Food Services Chef Ben Kramer serves these healthy morsels with tomato chutney, horseradish cream, and leaves from the quinoa plant. Ingredients 2-3 Tbsp coconut oil 4…
Radish Salad
Chef Ben Kramer Diversity Food Services Waste not, want not: this dish uses the whole radish. Miso butter is a complex flavour addition to the peppery root vegetable. Ingredients 2…