Heirloom Tomato Salad

This is so easy I think my pics will tell you the recipe 🙂

Fresh heirloom tomatoes chopped.

Add Salt and Pepper, drizzle of balsamic vinegar and EVOO

Add Fresh Basil

Cheese of choice, traditional Mozzarella or I used Feta here 🙂

ENJOY!!

 

Summer Baby Squash on the Grill

 

Super easy and delish! I cut them in quarters and drizzled olive oil on these babies. Then you can add salt and pepper to taste with some fresh garlic minced and sprinkled in. I cook them on the traegar grill right on my sheet pan.  When I took them off the grill I added shards of parmesan cheese, and fresh chopped parsley. Yum!

Pico de Gallo

Fresh, simple and delicious!

There are such wonderful authentic Mexican restaurants here in Southern California.  I seem to always have tortillas on hand as a staple alongside my bread. My daughter likes cheese quesadillas  and the rest of us like beef and chicken fajitas, burritos, etc etc.

Pico de Gallo is basically an uncooked salsa, also known as Salsa Fresca.  Traditionally it is made with fresh tomatoes, onions and chillies.   Make this a few hours ahead of time to allow the flavors to blend.

• Servings: 6-8
• Time: 20 min
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

• 3 ripe tomatoes chopped small (sometimes I cheat and use  1 can of diced tomatoes well-drained)
• 1/3 of a medium size red onion finely minced
• 1 green onion finely minced
• 1 jalapeno pepper finely minced
• 1 clove of garlic finely minced
• a bunch of fresh cilantro chopped medium.
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• juice from one lime.

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together, cover, refrigerate and let sit for a few hours before serving to allow flavors to develop.

French Green Beans with French Fried Onions

Fresh green beans! Your palette will thank you.

Green beans with French Fried Onions

• Servings: 6
• Time: 15min
• Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

• 1 package of ready to go french green beans. (I’m guessing this would be about 4 cups worth)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tbsp of butter
• 1/4 cup of French’s french fried onions
• 1/4 cup of toasted sliced almonds (optional)

Directions:

Par boil your french green beans in 1/2 cup of water in your frying pan then drain the water. Just before you are ready to serve your green beans add 2 Tbsp of butter and your salt and pepper to taste. Toss to cook through aproximately 5 minutes and add your fried onions and sliced almonds at the end.   Toss well and serve.

 

Grilled Roasted Potatoes

Super easy, clean fresh tasting!

Grilled Roasted Potatoes

• Servings: 4-6
• Time: 30min
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Ingredients:

• 8 small baby potatoes cut in quarters
• 2 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 tsp of kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp of fresh cracked black pepper
• 1/4 tsp of garlic powder
• 1 tbsp of fresh rosemary chopped fine
• 1 tsp of fresh thyme

Directions:

Place parchment paper on a half sheet pan and place your cut potatoes on the paper (otherwise the potatoes stick to the pan). Add all other ingredients and toss well. Cover the half sheet pan with tin foil and place on a 425 degree grill for aproximately 20 min. I open the tinfoil half way through to give them a stir and then close up the tinfoil again.  Also pick the potatoes with a fork to double-check if they are done 🙂

Super easy and wonderfully delicious.