Monday, July 23, 2012

Greek Salad

Big fat Greek salad!
Cook time: 20 minutes         |          Total time: 20 minutes           |           Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Salad:
. 2 cucumbers, diced
2 bell peppers, diced
. 3 tomatoes, diced
1/4 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved1/2 red onion, diced
1/2 cup of feta
. 3 grilled chicken breasts, cubed

Tazatziki Dressing:

. 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
3 cloves garlic
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Lemon juice from 1 lemon
. Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
1. Dice cucumbers, bell peppers, and onion and mix in a large bowl. Add feta and grilled chicken.
2. Cut olives in half and add them to the bowl.
3. Combine dressing ingredients. Serve dressing on the side or mix in with salad. Enjoy!

Source: Chef Jordan, Kirk, & Hannan. 

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Oatmeal Banana Smoothie

Knock your oats off.
Cook time: 5 minutes            |           Total time: 5 minutes         |             Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients:

. 2 ripe bananas 
2 cups Ice
1/3 cup greek yogurt
. 1/2 cup Cooked oatmeal
. 1/3 cup Almonds 
.  A drop of honey

Directions:

1. Cook oatmeal.
2. Blend ingredients together and enjoy!

Source: Chiquita Banana.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Prosciutto Arugula Pizza

Arugamazing!
Cook time: 20 minutes              |           Total time: 1 hour            |            Yield: 1 pizza

Ingredients 


Pizza Dough:
. 2 1/4 teaspoon (1 package) instant dry active yeast
. 1 cup warm water (not hot!)
. 1/2 tablespoon sugar
. 3 cups bread flour, or as needed
. 2 tablespoon olive oil
. 1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Toppings:

Extra-virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves minced
8 ounces fresh mozzarella, shredded
8 slices (3 ounces) prosciutto
4 cups fresh arugula
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano cheese

DirectionsPizza Dough:
1. In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. 
Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
2. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups bread  flour, olive oil, 
salt, white sugar and the yeast mixture; stir well to combine. 
Beat well until a stiff dough has formed.
 Cover and rise until doubled in volume, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Turn dough out onto a well floured surface. Form dough into a round and roll out into a pizza crust shape. 

Toppings:
4. Brush pizza with olive oil and sprinkle minced garlic on top.
5. Add shredded mozzarella and parmigiano cheese.
6. Top with strips of prosciutto.
7. Bake in oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
8. Add arugula on top and enjoy!

Source: Pizza dough: All Recipes