Immune Boosting Recipes

Keeping our immune system strong is key right now and eating healthy foods can help with that! By eating foods that are rich in vitamins, minerals, protein and fiber we help our disease fighting cells remain strong and fight off infectious diseases! Foods that are rich in Vitamin C such as citrus fruits as well as other vitamin rich foods like spinach, garlic, ginger, legumes, and turmeric are some of many immune boosting ingredients that we can incorporate into our diet. Below are some of our favorite immune boosting recipes from our alum chefs for you to try!   

Garbanzos with Farmer’s Cheese and 7 Minute Egg* – Chef Seamus Mullen

Ingredients:

• ½ cup Farmer’s cheese
• 1 ½ cups cooked garbanzos
• 1 clove garlic, sliced
• 2 tbsp EVOO
• Small handful of kale, torn up
• 1 tbsp tomato concentrate
• Sea salt
• ½ tsp harissa powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• Fresh cilantro
• 2 eggs, cooked for 7 minutes and shocked in an ice-bath *

Directions:

1. In a medium sauce pot, heat the olive oil over medium low heat and add the garlic to sweat for 2 minutes.
2. Add the kale, wilt briefly then add the garbanzos, tomato concentrate, cumin and harissa and heat through, about 4 minutes, then fold in the Farmer’s Cheese.
3. Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil and add in the eggs. Set a timer for 7 minutes and prepare an ice-bath. Shock and peel the eggs. *
4. Plate the garbanzos in the bottom of a bowl, top with an egg cut in half and finish with sea salt and fresh cilantro.

See recipe on Chef Seamus’ Instagram.

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Hopper Breakfast – Chef Stephanie Izard

Ingredients:

• 1 t dry yeast
• 1.5 t sugar
• ¼ cup warm water

*Mix for 15 min
Mix into:

• 1 ¼ cups rice flour
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 t salt

*Let sit for 45 minutes
Ramp Sambal:

• ¼ cup pickled ramp
• 1 t fresh ginger
• 1 t fresh turmeric
• 1 poblano, roasted and chopped
• 2 t smashed toasted coconut
• 1 t fish sauce
• ½ lime, juiced

Directions:

1. Turn hopper pan on low
2. Put batter and slowly swirl around to cover sides
3. Crack an egg in the middle and put the lid on
4. Cook on low for about 5 minutes for crispy sides and runny egg
5. Add Ramp Sambal

See process on Chef Stephanie’s Instagram Story. 

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Egg white and Spinach – Chef Nyesha Arrington

Ingredients:

• Wilted Bloomsdale Spinach
• Egg whites
• Green Garlic Chili Oil

Chili Oil Recipe:

• ½ cup minced green garlic
• ½ cup minced garlic
• 5 ea. Minced shallot
• ½ cup red chili flake
• ¼ cup gochugaru
• 2 cup grapeseed oil
• 2 tsp date syrup
• 2 tsp Tamari
• 3 ea. anchovy’s

See Chef Nyesha’s Instagram post for recipe and directions. 

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Chicken Thighs, Baby Artichokes, Olives & Meyer Lemon – Chef Chris Cosentino 

Ingredients:

• 4 each Chicken Thighs, boneless
• 8 each Baby Artichokes, cleaned and cut in half
• 28 grams Green Garlic, sliced in rings
• 34 grams Green Olives, pitted
• 5 grams Basil, leaves
• 5 grams Flat Leaf Parsley, leaves
• 35 grams Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 10 grams Salt, kosher
• 3 grams Black Pepper
• 500 grams Vegetable Stock
• 10 grams Lemon Juice

Directions:

1. In a nonreactive pan, over medium high heat, add the olive oil, season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
2. Place in the pan skin side down, let cook for 5 minutes then move the chicken to make room for the artichokes skin side down in the pan. Let the chicken and artichokes cook for 10 minutes then flip the chicken and artichokes.
3. Add the green garlic let cook for a few minutes then deglaze with the vegetable stock and let simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
4. Add extra virgin olive oil, pitted olives, lemon zest and juice let the sauce emulsify by moving the pan in a circular movement, then add the basil and parsley. Adjust the seasoning and serve on a hot platter.

See cooking process on Chef Chris’ Instagram.

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Preserved Lemon Garlic Roasted Chicken – Chef Tim Love 

Ingredients:

• 2 Cups of Minced Garlic
• 4 Whole Preserved Lemons

Directions:

1. Combine both ingredients in a food processer and "Pulse" chop until mixed thoroughly.
2. Spread mixture onto chicken and place chicken on an oven safe roasting pan, and roast in a 500° oven for 20-25 minutes. Or until 165° internal temperature.

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Keep those defenses up and boost that immune system with these delicious recipes!