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Portabella Mushrooms (Grilled) with Ratatouille (recipe), 142–43 sage (Salvia offi cinalis), 278–79, 279
Tomato Jalapeño Sauce (recipe), recipes vs. how to cook, 47 salads
254–55 Red Bread (deli), 256 Arugula Salad with Yogurt Goat Cheese
portion sizes, reducing, 14 Red Cabbage and Plum Salad (recipe), 103 Dressing (recipe), 74
potassium (K), 61 red peppers Asian Snow Pea Salad (recipe), 208
potassium (vegetable source), 96 Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Beet Salad (recipe), 86–87
potato (Solanum tuberosum), 36, 216–19, Sandwich (recipe), 143 Beets and Greens with an Orange
217 Roasted Red Pepper Soup (recipe), 214 Reduction (recipe), 87
Beet and Potato Puree (recipe), 86 Spinach-Stuffed Red Bell Peppers Broccoli Endive Salad (recipe), 95
boiling, 50 (recipe), 215 Carrot Salad (recipe), 106
Celeriac and Potato Purée (recipe), 115 references and resources, 303–4 Celeriac Apple Salad (recipe), 114–15
Celery Root and Potato Purée (recipe), relatively persistent chemicals, 300 Cold Asparagus Salad (recipe), 79
218–19 replanting, seasonal, 18, 41–42 Cucumber Raita Salad (recipe), 138
Colorful Mashed Potatoes (recipe), 219 rewarding experience of, 8–9 Cucumber Salad with Tomatoes (recipe),
Duffed Potatoes (recipe), 218 Rheum rhabarbarum. See rhubarb 138
East Village Potato and Onion Tart Rhizobia, 61, 120 Green on Greens with Ginger Green
(recipe), 199–201 rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum), 224–27, Sauce (recipe), 94–95
microwaving , 52 225 Mâche, Goat Cheese, and Blueberry
serving size, 11, 11 Bumbleberry Strudel (recipe), 226–27 Salad (recipe), 182
Steamed Leeks and Potatoes (recipe), Molded Rhubarb Strawberry Dessert Mâche with Berries (recipe), 182
171 (recipe), 227 Mesclun Salad with Fruit (recipe),
pots for seed germination, 29–30, 44 rice 178–79
potting soil, 30, 44 Boil ’N’ Steam Brown Rice (recipe), 293 Pea Salad with Curry and Almonds
powdery mildew, 34 Spinach Sauté on Rice (recipe), 234–35 (recipe), 209
P (phosphorus), 60 Ricotta Spinach Crustless Quiche (recipe), Plum and Red Cabbage Salad (recipe),
praying mantis (beneficial insects), 302 234 103
prices of food, increasing, 13–14 Risi Bisi (recipe), 209 Romaine Salad (recipe), 179
Primavera Frittata (recipe), 238 Roasted Brussels Sprouts (recipe), 98 String Wing Bean Salad (recipe), 83
produce transportation, negative impact Roasted Chickpea Snack (recipe), 122 Szechuan Cucumber Salad (recipe), 139
of, 5, 6, 14 Roasted Chioggia Beets (recipe), 87 Warm Brussels Sprout Salad (recipe), 99
See also growing a kitchen garden Roasted Eggplant, Mediterranean (recipe), Wilted Winter Salad (recipe), 119
protectants for fungal diseases, 301 142 Salmon with Cucumber Sauce (recipe),
Pudding, Trifle-Style Summer (recipe), Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper 138–39
246–47 Sandwich (recipe), 143 salsas
Puget Sound, 43 Roasted Pureed Turnips (recipe), 258 Green Pea Dip with Salsa (recipe), 208–9
purees Roasted Red Pepper Soup (recipe), 214 Hot Black Bean Salsa (recipe), 159
Beet and Potato Puree (recipe), 86 Roasted Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges Strawberry Jalapeño Salsa (recipe), 246
Carrot and Parsnip Puree (recipe), 106 (recipe), 251 See also dips; dressings; sauces
Celeriac and Potato Purée (recipe), 115 roasting, 47, 52, 54 saltimbocca, 278
Celery Root and Potato Purée (recipe), rochetta, 72 salt (sea), 51, 53–54, 56
218–19 rochetta/rocket. See arugula (Eruca salt (sodium)
Pureed Roasted Turnips (recipe), 258 vericaria sativa, domestic) fl avor enhancer, 48
Vegetable Puree (recipe), 259 Romaine (cos) lettuce, 176 herbs as replacement, 261
purines caution, 76 Romaine Salad (recipe), 179 Salvia officinalis (sage), 278–79, 279
Romans, 66, 92, 180 sampling soil, 18–19
Quiche, Crustless Spinach Ricotta (recipe), rosemary (Rosmarinus offi cinalis), 276–77, Sandwich, Roasted Eggplant and Red
234 277 Pepper (recipe), 143
Quinoa (recipe), 294 Italian Bread with Olives and Rosemary San Juan Islands, 43
(recipe), 289–90 saturated fats, 48 , 48–49
rabbits, control, 25–26, 38, 260 Rosemary Braised Brussels Sprouts Satureja hortensis (summer savory), 236,
radish (Raphanus sativus), 220–23, 221 (recipe), 98–99 280–81, 281
Miso Soba (recipe), 222 rotation, 61, 302 sauces
Simmered Radishes (recipe), 222–23 rototilling, 22, 22 , 23 Balsamic Sauce (recipe), 255
Spring Vegetable Sauté (recipe), 223 Roundup, 21 Carrot “Cheese” Sauce (recipe), 111
raised beds, 4, 18, 24–26, 24–26, 32 runoff, 19, 23 Cucumber Sauce (recipe), 138–39
Raita Cucumber Salad (recipe), 138 rutabaga (Brassica napus), 228–31, 229 Ginger Green Sauce (recipe), 94–95
Raphanus sativus. See radish Kareena’s Soup Base (recipe), 230–31 Tomato Jalapeño Sauce (recipe), 254–55312 • INDEX