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 […]
Side Dishes
Purple Mashed Potatoes ~ Yes, Please!
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 in the grocery store […]
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 […]
Fried Queso Fresco with Salsa
Fried Queso Freso with Salsa Ingredients Queso Fresco (aka Queso Blanco) Oil * Salsa * Instructions Heat small amount of oil in pan Add sliced queso fresco to hot oil Remove from pan when browned to your liking Top with salsa *I used grape seed oil and store bought mango salsa. Feel free to substitue […]