Year's Best: Fast Recipes from the F&W Test Kitchen

By Food & Wine
Updated May 24, 2017
Credit: © Stephanie Foley
These super-fast recipes include grilled flank steak with Sichuan peppercorns and a warm farro salad with braised radishes.
Start Slideshow

1 of 9

Spicy Avocado-Cucumber Soup

Credit: PHOTO © JOHN KERNICK
Go to Recipe

This tangy, luscious soup is an excellent make-ahead dish: Simply puree everything except the garnish, then chill. For a milder version, scale back on the serrano.

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 9

Grilled Flank Steak with Sichuan Peppercorns

Credit: © John Kernick
Go to Recipe

Marcia Kiesel loves the numbing heat of Sichuan peppercorns. Inspired by dan dan, the Sichuan noodle dish, she seasons flank steaks with a simple but potent blend of the peppercorns and store-bought Chinese black bean-garlic paste.

3 of 9

Warm Farro Salad with Braised Radishes

Go to Recipe

For a farro salad inspired by New York City's Gramercy Tavern, F&W's Grace Parisi braises radishes in raspberry vinegar.

Advertisement

4 of 9

Italian-Sausage Burgers with Garlicky Spinach

Credit: © Stephanie Foley
Go to Recipe

Using sausage in burgers is a smart shortcut, because the meat is already seasoned.

5 of 9

Blue-Cheese-and-Walnut Dip with Waldorf Crudités

Credit: David Malosh
Go to Recipe

With walnuts, mayonnaise, apples and grapes, this recipe is a riff on classic Waldorf salad.

6 of 9

Winter Vegetable Chili

Credit: © Con Poulos
Go to Recipe

This vegetable chili, thick with kidney beans and hominy (dried, hulled corn kernels), is deliciously smoky and spicy.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 9

Fish Teriyaki with Sweet-and-Sour Cucumbers

Go to Recipe

This is a fairly classic take on teriyaki—broiled or grilled slices of marinated meat or fish. The small amount of sugar in the soy-based sauce caramelizes in the heat, creating a deliciously sticky glaze.

8 of 9

Farfalle with Spicy Sausage and Butternut Squash

Credit: © Tina Rupp
Go to Recipe

This delicious recipe from F&W's Grace Parisi goes well with wine (Rosé), cocktails (Sazerac) or beer (Lambic)—making for a sublime pairing free-for-all.

9 of 9

Giardiniera with Ham and White Beans

Credit: © Stephanie Foley
Go to Recipe

This recipe is a nod to the pickled vegetables (giardiniera) in the Gramercy Tavern salad. Grace Parisi quickly soaks baby cauliflower in vinegar and sugar, then combines it with snap peas, white beans, ham and sunflower seeds to create a unique main-course dish.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Up Next

By Food & Wine