PeeWee Potatoes and French Beans Ingredients: 1/4 cup Olive Oil 3 Cloves Garlic, sliced 12 oz. Melissa’s PeeWee Potato Medley, halved 6 oz. Melissa’s Premium French Beans, halved Cilantro, chopped 1/2 Lime Salt to Taste Instructions: Heat olive oil in heavy pan on high setting. Add garlic slices. Stir frequently. When garlic gets crispy, remove from […]
Side Dishes
Wavy Roasted Sweet Potatoes
I love sweet potatoes and prepare them in some form or another just about every week. Roasting them is one of my favorite ways, since it’s so simple and really brings out the natural flavors. I don’t care for sweetened sweet potato dishes with marshmallows, syrup or sugar, but prefer to treat them as a […]
Purple Mashed Potatoes ~ Yes, Please!
Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes Aren’t these mashed potatoes fun?!?! They aren’t dyed. I didn’t do anything strange to them. All I did was peel, slice, boil and mash. The only ingredients other than the potatoes are butter, milk and salt – perfectly normal. The difference is the potatoes. I’ve seen them labeled many different ways […]
Cucumber Beet Salad
Cucumber Beet Salad Ingredients: 4 Melissa’s Baby Cucumbers, sliced 1 Pkg Melissa’s Steamed Peeled Red Baby Beets (5 small beets), sliced 2 T Balsamic Vinegar Queso Fresco* Optional – Salt to taste Instructions: Gently toss cucumbers and beets Add balsamic vinegar – gently toss Crumble queso fresco into salad Serve immediately or can be chilled first to allow the […]
Lentil, Baby Beet and Edamame Salad
Lentil, Baby Beet and Edamame Salad by Chef Tom Fraker of Melissa’s Produce Ingredients: 2 packages Melissa’s Steamed Lentils 2 packages Melissa’s Edamame – shelled 1 package Melissa’s Peeled Red Baby Beets – diced 1 package Melissa’s Mini Cucumbers – diced 1 bottle Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar Salad Dressing Salt & Pepper to taste […]