Powerless Cooking with 'The Storm Gourmet'

No electricity? No problem. Daphne Nikolopoulos has you covered. Sigvision hide caption
Think you're completely prepared for a hurricane? What about recipes? In The Storm Gourmet, Daphne Nikolopoulos offers dishes to make when the power is out, working with ingredients that have a long shelf-life.
Nikolopoulous, managing editor of Palm Beach Illustrated magazine, tells Howard Berkes what to stock up on before the storm to enjoy a candle-lit dinner with finer fare than stale pretzels and warm soda.
Two Recipes from Daphne Nikolopoulos

If a summer storm knocks out your power, you need not dine on pretzels and soda. Pineapple Press hide caption
Gazpacho 'Martinis'
1 (14.5-ounce) can petite-diced tomatoes
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/2 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
Tabasco sauce
Combine tomatoes, garlic, lemon juice, oil, vinegar, parsley, salt and pepper in a martini shaker. Shake vigorously (about 10 seconds). Pour into martini glasses. Add Tabasco to taste. Garnish with avocado cubes. Serve with breadsticks or flatbread if desired. Makes two servings.
Salade Nicoise
2 (6-ounce) cans light tuna in extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 (14.5-ounce) cans sliced white potatoes
1 (14.5 ounce) can French green beans
1 cup marinated artichokes, quartered
1 tablespoon capers
1/4 cup pitted and halved Kalamata or other black olives
Anchovies (optional)
Salt and pepper
(dressing)
7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons prepared Dijon mustard
Pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon cracked pepper
In a small bowl, toss tuna with lemon juice. Set aside.
In a large salad bowl, combine potatoes, beans, artichokes, capers, olives and anchovies. Season with salt and pepper and toss well. Add tuna. In a screw-top jar, combine dressing ingredients. Shake vigorously until creamy and frothy. Pour over salad and serve. Serves four.