California Spinach Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 lbs fresh spinach, washed and dried thoroughly
• 5 medium ripe hass avocadoes, seeded, peeled and cubed
• 2 tablespoons limes or 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup ripe olives, thinly sliced
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cups mandarin oranges, drained and quartered
• spinach salad dressing (recipe follows)
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dry leaf tarragon, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dijon-style mustard
• 2 cups vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 in small saucepan, bring vinegar and tarragon to a boil. cool.
• 2 blend mustard and vinegar mixture in deep bowl. stir well.
• 3 gradually add oil, beating until well blended.
• 4 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 5 tear spinach into bite size pieces and place in a large mixing bowl. in medium bowl, generously drizzle lime juice over avocado cubes before tossing in salad to prevent browning and to enhance flavor. add avocados, olives, onions and oranges to mixing bowl and toss together with salad dressing.

Cashmere Mutton Chop

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 6 mutton chops
• 1 tablespoon granted ginger
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 4 spring onions
• 200 g green peas
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons sesame
• 1 sprig fresh coriander

Recipe

• 1 sauce the mutton chops with ginger and sesame oil and put it in your fridge about 2 hours to rest.
• 2 heat your wok and to stir fry your mutton chop until the sauce turns brown.
• 3 add spring onions and green peas and cook them about 30 seconds.
• 4 add lemon juice, honey, coriander and sesame in your saucepan.
• 5 add this honey sauce in your wok and heat it until it pearling.
• 6 (my english is bad so if you have any questions ask me: y.c.ozturk@gmail.com).

Creamy Corn Au Gratin

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup green onion, sliced
• 1/2 cup red pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup margarine, divided
• 2 (10 ounce) packages sweet corn, thawed and drained
• 1/2 lb cheese spread, cubed
• 2/3 cup tortilla chips, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon mexican seasoning
• 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Recipe

• 1 cook and stir onions and pepper in 2 t margarine. reduce heat to low.
• 2 stir in corn and process cheese spread. cook 5 to 7 minutes or until process cheese spread is melted and mixture is thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.
• 3 melt remaining margarine in separate pan; stir in tortilla chips and seasoning. cook over medium heat 3 minutes; stir in cilantro.
• 4 spoon corn mixture into serving bowl; sprinkle with tortilla mixture. garnish with additional cilantro and red pepper.

California Pizza Kitchen Balsamic Provencal Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 1/4 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 tablespoon dried herbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed black pepper
• 1 cup olive oil, plus
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 head romaine lettuce
• 1 lb baby arugula leaf
• 3 cups slivered red cabbage
• 6 roma tomatoes, cut and diced
• 18 sun-dried tomatoes
• 1 lb feta cheese
• 24 kalamata olives, pitted and cut in half

Recipe

• 1 vinaigrette preparation.
• 2 n a mixing bowl, use a hand held electric mixer on low speed or a whisk to blend together the vinegar, garlic, herbs, salt, lemon zest, and pepper.
• 3 beating or whisking continuously, slowly pour in the oil, blending until it is thoroughly incorporated. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• 4 salad preparation:.
• 5 in a large mixing bowl, use salad servers to toss together the romaine, arugula, cabbage and dressing.
• 6 transfer the salad to chilled serving plates. surround each serving with a ring of diced roma tomatoes, then top with sun dried tomatoes, feta cheese and kalamata olives.

Cheesy Salsa Chicken Roll-ups

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup thick & chunky salsa
• 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 cup shredded colby-monterey jack cheese, blend
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• sour cream (optional)
• chopped avocado (optional)
• cilantro (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. top each tortilla with salsa and chicken. fold in opposite sides of each tortilla, then roll up burrito-style.
• 2 arrange tortillas, seam-sides down, in an 8-inch square baking dish. sprinkle with cheese.
• 3 bake 15 minutes or until cheese is melted. sprinkle with lettuce. garnish with sour cream, avocado or cilantro, if desired. serve 2 roll-ups per person.

Chicken Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb cooked chicken breast
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons finely minced celery
• 3 tablespoons finely minced onions
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper

Recipe

• 1 using a stand mixer with paddle attachment, blend chicken breasts until thoroughly shredded, or shred by hand (or you can just chop the chicken).
• 2 remove bowl from the stand mixer and add in all other ingredients. stir by hand to mix well.
• 3 serve over lettuce leaves or in sandwiches.

Baked Hush Puppies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 pinch chili powder
• 1/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons lite olive oil

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 425f degrees.
• 2 spray of small muffin tin with veggie oil.
• 3 mix dry ingredients.
• 4 stir in onion.
• 5 mix egg, milk& olive oil, beat well.
• 6 add to cornmeat mixture and stir gently until just blended.
• 7 spoon batter into muffin tins fill 1/2 to 2/3 full.
• 8 bake until golden, about 15-20 minutes.
• 9 serve immediately.