Showing posts with label ingredients. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ingredients. Show all posts

Thursday, April 20, 2017

It’s a jumble not a salad – what?





















Yep, I like to call any salad that is less than 25% lettuce and has 75% “stuff” a jumble. I just think it better describes the dish and also it sounds more filling than a salad, right? The beauty of creating jumbles for meals is they can be vegetable or protein centric or a combination of both like the one below. Here is a recipe for Southwest Shrimp Jumble, a tasty salad for those days when the weather starts to heat up…….


I like to combine both raw, grilled and roasted vegetables into a jumble with a protein, in this case shrimp. You could use chicken in this same recipe of vary the vegetables. Sometimes a jumble is a great way to clean out the frig or use leftovers.


Southwest Shrimp Jumble                                                                 4 servings

Shrimp, peeled, deveined                               1 lb.
Olive Oil                                                          1 T
Chili powder                                                    1 T
Lettuce, spring mix                                         1 C
Cucumber, peeled & sliced                             ½ C
Grape tomatoes, halved                                 1 C
Grilled Asparagus, cut into 1/3’s                   ½ lb.
Golden Beet Slices, peeled & roasted                       1 C
Orange* slices, quartered                              1 orange
Carrots, grilled, sliced                                     1 C
Red onion, sliced                                            ½ C
Avocado, chunks                                             1 Whole avocado
Salt & Pepper                                                  To Taste

Dressing
Lime juice                   2 T
Honey                          1 T
Dijon Mustard             1 T
Rice Vinegar               3 T
Avocado Oil                 ¼ C



Procedures:
1.     Toss the shrimp in oil, and then season with chili powder
2.     Place on a medium –hot grill and cook until done – turn once, remove and cool
3.     In a large bowl place the Spring mix, cucumber, grape tomatoes, grilled asparagus pieces, beet slices, orange slices, carrot slices, red onion, and avocado
4.     Season with salt and pepper and toss well
5.     Add the cooled shrimp, toss again
6.     In a separate bowl make the dressing by adding the lime juice, honey, Dijon and rice vinegar. Drizzle in the avocado oil and whisk to emulsify
7.     Add enough dressing to the jumble bowl and toss well – DO NOT OVER DRESS
8.     Check and adjust seasoning – serve





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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Rolling in the Greens!!! Final winter crop harvest.

Well here is the final harvest for the winter crops - collards and kale. Both slow cooked for 6 hours in the crock pot (sorry I am too busy to tend a dutch oven on the stove)  Recipe to follow - this is easy simple and oh so delicious greens to make




Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Meatless Monday does not mean Tasteless Monday!

We have been eating more meatless dishes at home, simply because it feels better! So I am using my culinary skills to create "full flavor" and texture experiences using vegetables as the center of our meal. I have to say I am having loads of fun with it - some cuisines are easier to convert than others - Thai, Mexican, Italian, all are easy to move to tasty meatless entrees. I continue to look to the vegetarian cooking of the Middle East for flavor inspiration. Here is a classic dish twisted to be meatless and even Vegan if you skip the cheese. Oh yes, it is gluten free too........


Mushroom “Meatballs”

1/2 lb.             White Button Mushrooms
1/2 lb.             Cremini Mushrooms
½ C                  Onion, diced
¼ C                  Carrots, diced
¼ C                  Celery, diced

1-1/2 C             Gluten free bread crumbs
1 ea.                Egg
¼ C                  Pesto
1 tsp                Dried Oregano
1 tsp                Fennel, ground
½ tsp               Crushed red pepper
2 tsp                Kosher Salt
1 tsp                Black pepper

½ c                   Olive oil for cooking


Place the mushrooms, onion, carrot and celery in to a food processor and pulse until all is well ground and still has some meat like texture. Transfer to a baking pan and place in a 300 degree oven for about 20 minutes to dry the mixture out

Once dry – place in refrigeration and chill to room temperature

Transfer cooled mixture to a large bowl, add the bread crumbs, egg, pesto, herbs and spices

Mix well with your hands to incorporate all the ingredients

Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until well chilled








To cook
Place a large sauté pan over medium heat add the olive oil

Using a #24 scoop/ disher – scoop round balls of the mushroom mixture, place in heated oil and brown on all sides, transfer to a sheet pan to bake

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes – hold warm until served.



To serve
In a large sauté pan, place al dente spaghetti squash and ½ c up of your favorite red sauce (I used Whole Foods Organic pasta sauce) toss to warm through


Place sauced squash noodles on a plate and top with three “meatballs”, garnish with a little more sauce (parmesan cheese optional and makes dish meatless but not vegan) 

Serve! We added a gluten free roll to enhance the meal