Blue Apron ~ Tomato-Basil Burgers

Tomato-Basil Burgers with Olive Aiolo and Green Bean-Tomato Salad

Another winner.  The burgers were served on toasted buns with tomato slices, fresh basil leaves and a creamy aioli sauce.  The aioli sauce, with the Kalamata Olives, was delicious.  The string bean and tomato salad was delicious.  The dressing was made with Dijon Mustard, minced shallot, lemon juice and olive oil.  The meal was delicious.

5 Stars

Blue Apron ~ Taiwanese Three-Cup Chicken

Three-cup chicken is named for the folk recipe used to make its sauce ~ one cup each of soy sauce, sesame oil and rice vinegar.  This recipe actually modifies the sauce to balance the flavors and make it less salty.  The chicken was browned it the sauce, which also contained garlic, ginger and scallions.

It was served an a bed of Jasmine Rice and Choy Sum.  I loved the chicken dish, but wasn't so crazy about the Choy Sum, which is a leafy vegetable with a crunch stem.

4 Stars

Blue Apron ~ Seared Cod & Fregola Sarda

This meal was not winner.  For the second meal this week, ingredients were missing.  As I began to prep the food, I realized I was missing a red onion.  Fortunately, my hubby was home, so he ran out to the store for the missing vegetable.

The vegetables were braised summer vegetables, which included onion and green beans cooked in a tomato sauce with olives and spices.  The vegetables were good, however, the Fregola Sarda, which is a type of pasta was insufficient.  There was barely enough for one serving, let alone two.  I will probably not make this dish again.

2 Stars.

Blue Apron ~ Rigatoni Puttanesca

Puttanesca is a classic Sicilian sauce made with olive oil, tomatoes, and capers.  I browned the eggplant, then added it to the sauted garlic, onion and tomato paste.  Spicy red pepper flakes were also added to the sauce before adding the rigatoni and Parmesan cheese and fresh oregano.  Delicious!

I loved this dish and my hubby loved it even more.

4 Stars.

Blue Apron ~ Tandoori-Spiced Chicken

Tonight's meal was Tandoori-Spiced Chicken with Green Lentils, Heirloom Eggplant and Cucumber-Mint Yogurt.  Unfortunately, this meal arrived without the lentils.  I didn't have any on hand, so I had to buy a package.  I hope I can find a use for the remainder of the package.

The lentils were cooked with the eggplant and onion.  I substituted chicken broth for the water to cook the lentils.  After the vegetables were cooked, the cucumber-mint yogurt was mixed in with them.  It made for an interesting taste combination.

The chicken was coated with a Tandoori-spice mix and cooked.

My hubby really enjoyed the chicken, but the lentils, not so much.  I enjoyed both.

3 Stars

Blue Apron ~ Spiced Meatballs with Garlic Toast and Summer Squash Salad

This was okay.  It consisted of meatballs, that were not extra special in a tomato sauce.  There was not a lot of tomato sauce.

A summer squash salad was placed on top of the meatballs.  The salad was just okay.  It was a raw summer squash, cut into strips and marinated in fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, Castevetrano Olives and fresh mint.  I didn't care so much for the salad.

I also toasted bread, which I then spread with garlic butter.

I supplemented this dish with a Caesar salad.

3 Stars

Blue Apron ~ Stir-Fried Ginger-Basil Chicken

This dish is a twist on a Thai classic dinner.  The chicken is stir-fried with eggplant and tinker bell peppers, and spiced with ginger and garlic.  After stir-frying with a tangy ponzu sauce, it is served on coconut flavored rice.

The dish was very tasty, but the servings were small.

4 Stars.

Blue Apron ~ Seared Salmon and Panzanella

Another winner.  I had to skip two weeks of my Blue Apron for a number of reasons, so was very excited to start up again.  Tonight  I made the Seared Salmon that was served with a Panzanella salad.  I am a fan of salmon, so that was delicious.

I had never had, however, Panzanella.  The Panzanella salad is a traditional Tuscan salad and is made with crispy garlic toast.  It was delicious.  it's made with fresh corn, cucumber, shishito pepper, Castelvetrano olives, shallot and Thai Basil.  We enjoyed a very tasty meal.

5 Stars