Here's a menu perfect for an afternoon spent with guests watching your favorite sporting event:
| 1 1/2 lb |
ground white turkey or chicken |
| 1/2 each |
onion chopped |
| 1 tb |
chopped fresh garlic |
| 1/4 cup |
organic ketchup |
| 2 tb |
low sodium tamari soy sauce |
| 1 tb |
Dijon mustard |
| To taste |
ground black pepper |
|
cooking spray |
1. Spray a pan with olive or canola cooking spray
2. Sauté onions for 2 minutes
3. Add garlic sauté 30 seconds
4. Remove from stove
5. Place remaining ingredients in a bowl
6. Add onion mixture, mix and make into 6 oz patties
7. You can freeze patties for use in the future
8. Spray a sauté pan with cooking spray or a griddle
9. Place burgers in warm pan or on a warm griddle and sear on each side
10. Finish cooking in a 350 oven about 15 minutes
Serve with: whole grain buns, tomatoes, onions, lettuce and secret sauce (see below)
Secret Sauce (not such a secret)
| 1/2 cup |
organic or agave sweetened ketchup |
| 1/2 cup |
dill pickle relish |
1. Mix ingredients together
2. This will keep for a month refrigerated
Whole Grain Spiced Tortilla Chips
Mix up the tortillas: sprouted, whole grain, corn, blue and yellow; Feel free to add your favorite spices
| 12 oz mixed |
tortillas cut into 1/4 triangles |
| 1/2 tsp |
ground cumin |
| 1/4 tsp |
granulated garlic |
| 1/2 tsp |
chili powder |
| 1/8 tsp |
cayenne (optional) |
| 1/4 tsp |
sea salt |
| 1 tb |
lime zest (optional) |
|
cooking spray |
1. Place cut tortillas in a bowl
2. Toss with remaining ingredients
3. Place on a sprayed baking sheet
4. Bake in a 350 oven about 15-20 minutes until firm and light golden
Roasted Tomato Salsa
| 4 each |
tomatoes |
| 1 each |
jalapeno pepper |
| 1 clove |
garlic |
| 1/2 each |
onion |
| 1/2 tsp |
sea salt |
| 1 tb |
cilantro chopped |
|
juice from 1/2 lime |
|
cooking spray |
1. Place tomatoes, onion and garlic on a cookie sheet sprayed with olive or canola cooking spray
2. Roast in a 350 oven until tomatoes are bursting and bubbling (about 20-25 minutes)
3. Place all ingredients except cilantro in a food processor and blend or chop by hand
4. Add chopped cilantro and serve
Gus' Famous Guacamole
Gus has worked in my kitchen for 13 years. He grew up in Guatemala and this is his Grandmother's recipe. Hint: to keep the guacamole a green color, place the pit from one avocado deep in the guacamole. Just don't bit into it!
| 5 each |
ripe avocados |
| 1/2 cup |
red onions diced small |
| 2 tb |
freshly squeezed lime juice |
| 1/2 tsp |
oregano |
| 1 tb |
cilantro chopped |
| 1/2 tsp |
garlic chopped |
| 1/2 each |
tomato chopped (optional) |
1. Pell avocados
2. Place in a wooden bowl; chop or pulverize (I prefer mine chopped)
3. Add remaining ingredients
4. Fold in chopped tomatoes if you desire
5. Garnish with cilantro leaves
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Hint: try to use organic strawberries due to the high level of pesticides sprayed on commercially grown
| 6 oz |
good quality dark chocolate, chopped |
| 1 qt |
strawberries |
|
white chocolate or chopped walnuts (optional) |
