Serve up loads of great flavor with slices of tender, browned pork, avocado, red onions slices, green chiles and salad greens wrapped in warmed tortillas.
Empanadas are Mexican-style pastries filled with meat, vegetables, or even dessert. This family-sized version is known as an empanada gallega. It's served in wedges like a stuffed pizza. Pork Carnitas would also be a delicious filling. Leftovers are best reheated in the oven.
This salad is shaken, not tossed. All the ingredients - arugula, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese and an oil and vinegar dressing - are combined in a plastic bowl with a lid and given a few shakes. Topped with avocado slices, it is very presentable for guests.
Everyone loves a Cobb salad and this is a great recipe. It makes plain old, shredded iceberg lettuce shine. Bacon, hard boiled eggs, chicken, tomatoes, blue cheese, avocado, green onion and dressing.
Cornish game hens stuffed with a vegetable mixture, then roasted. A Cornish game hen recipe that I found and tweaked a bit for the taste and size of our small family, but it would be very easy to adjust it to fit your needs. It goes well with oven-roasted potatoes.
A slow cooker casserole version of the beloved Russian verenike or vereniki (little dough pockets stuffed with cheese), this is made in the slow cooker with cottage cheese, lasagna noodles, and ham to give you the flavor without the work of filling all the pastries.
The tang from the Dijon, freshness from the lemon, and liveliness when paired with watercress makes this recipe a MUST! This recipe tastes best when paired with wheat bread, watercress and avocado!! But I can eat it by itself
Spinach and romaine lettuce combine with chopped hazelnuts, juicy golden raisins, red onion, creamy avocado slices, and mini shredded wheat cereal biscuits. The delicious dressing features sugar-free strawberry preserves, aged balsamic vinegar, and extra-virgin olive oil.
Do you love the favors of the classic Cobb salad, but want a more flexible or party friendly presentation? Then you will love this sandwich. It combines chicken, avocado, bacon, and blue cheese into a fabulous sandwich, perfect for party platters or picnics.
