Grilled Potato Salad with Shallot Vinaigrette is a flavorful addition to your table with fresh herbs, bacon, chopped egg and pickled peppers. Sliced Yukon Gold potatoes are grilled before soaking up a light, somewhat creamy shallot vinaigrette. Nestled in amongst the potato slices are bits of Mama Lil’s Peppers, smoky bacon, hard boiled egg, garlic scapes and chopped dill. The combination of vibrant flavors and textures make this a favorite side dish. If you have never grilled potatoes, the first step is to par boil them. The goal is to boil them until a fork can pierce through the outside, but there is still resistance on the inside. You want…
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Light and refreshing Avocado Pineapple Salad with Halibut takes Summer into full swing and simplifies your weeknight dinner. Creamy sliced avocado pairs with bright juicy pineapple and fresh herb greens in a light agave lime dressing. This makes for the perfect Summer salad to top with seared halibut. I like the rich, buttery taste of local halibut, but you can use your favorite seasonal white fish as a substitute. This easy weeknight meal comes together in less than 15 minutes and that is what I call the perfect dish, especially on those hot nights. What makes this meal so easy is the short list of ingredients. Grab a box of…
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Panzanella Salad is the perfect summer dinner salad with vine ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, mozzarella, cucumber, red onion and crusty French bread. Fresh From the Garden My first summer craving is always Panzanella Salad. Juicy tomatoes, crusty French bread and fresh basil paired with crunchy cucumber, thinly sliced red onion and fresh mozzarella in a red wine vinaigrette. It screams summer and celebrates all of the goodness we waited all winter for. I like to let all the vegetables sit and soak up the flavor before adding the crusty French bread. Tonight I’m using rosemary bread that’s been toasted until extra crunchy. Sometimes I use Kalamata olive bread, which is…
