Family Dinner

Success!!

I opted to make Sunday dinner for my sisters and made 4 successful dishes!!!

There will not be any lengthy commentary this post however I will advise anyone who is working with beets to purchase gloves unless you want it to look like you recently fondled Barney the Dinosaur's no no zone (and if that is in fact a look you are going for, know I am judging you).

Any way posted below are the pictures and recipes! Enjoy!

Beet Salad

Ingredients:

5 Beets
1 Green Onion
Feta Cheese (to taste)
3 Table spoons of Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper

Instructions:

Peel 5 medium beets and cut into 1/2-inch pieces. Toss with 3 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste on a baking sheet. Roast at 450 degrees F, stirring once or twice, until tender, 35 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; toss with 4 chopped green onion and 2 teaspoons lemon/lime juice. Top with crumbled feta.

Pasta Primavera Salad Style

Ingredients

12 ounces fusilli or other corkscrew pasta
1/2 pound snow peas
Broccoli florets
2 carrots, shredded
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
1/2 cup roughly chopped fresh mint
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
1/2 Table spoon lemon juice
1/2 table spoon lime juice
Sliced black kalamata olives

Instructions:

Cook the noodles until al dente, strain, and place in fridge until cool. Once pasta is cool mix in vegetables and cheeses. In a separate bowl mix olive oil, garlic, chili flakes, lemon juice lime juice, and mint. Stir the dressing and apply to salad. Stir that puppy up and enjoy!! For best flavor, cover and let sit in fridge for 20-30 minutes.

Maple Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Bacon

Ingredients:

20 Brussel Sprouts
Real Bacon
1 Granny Smith Apple
Maple Syrup (does not have to be the real deal)
Balsamic Vinegar
Olive Oil

Instructions:

Put your bacon into the oven and cook for about 15 mins or until crisp. Rip bacon into bits. Cut brussel sprouts in halves or thirds. Cut apple up into dice shape. Mix bacon, brussel sprouts and apples together in a bowl. Add about 2 table spoons of balsamic vinegar, 3 Table spoons of maple syrup and 1/4 cup of olive oil. Mix everything together and place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400F for about 20 minutes (flip occasionally), broil for the last minute (your end goal is to ensure the brussel sprouts are tender and browned).

AND THE LAST ONE!!!

Cucumber Salsa

Ingredients:

1 or 2 Jalapeno
A little bit of fresh Parsley chopped
25 Cherry Tomatoes chopped finely (you can use any tomatoes this is just what I had)
1 English cucumber chopped finely
1/3 of a Red onion chopped finely
2 Garlic cloves, you've guessed it, chopped finely
Lemon and/or lime juice
1 teaspoon of Cumin powder
1/3 cup of regular sour cream

Instructions:

Once everything is cut up mix it all together. Let sit covered in the fridge for 30-40minutes. After it has sat you may need to strain off some of the extra moisture that will be released from the tomatoes and cucumber.
Enjoy with your favorite brand of nacho chips or pita!!!

Hope everyone enjoys the good eats!!!