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Mexicali Chopped Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

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A bright, colorful and fresh salad... perfect for summertime!

1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1 clove fresh garlic
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
2 limes (juiced)
1/2 cup extra light olive oil
1 large head romaine (chopped)
6 ounces grape tomatoes (quartered)
1 orange bell pepper (diced)
2 cups grilled yellow corn (about 2 ears)
1 avocado (quartered and sliced (2 avocados if small))
1/2 cup roasted and lightly salted pepitas
1 medium red onion (diced)
1 (15 ounce) can black beans (rinsed and drained)
sea salt (for garnish)
lime wedges (for garnish)
tortilla strips (for garnish)

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Homemade Stromboli

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This is our favorite homemade stromboli recipe! From scratch pizza sauce, sandwich pepperoni, genoa salami and ham is rolled up with mozzarella cheese in homemade pizza dough. Baked until golden perfection and then sliced and served with extra pizza sauce.

1 recipe homemade pizza dough
1 recipe homemade pizza sauce (divided])
2 cups grated mozzarella cheese
15 slices sandwich pepperoni
10 slices ham
12 slices genoa salami
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon melted butter
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon italian seasoning

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Caesar Salad with Homemade Caesar Dressing

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The best caesar salad salad means: fresh crisp romaine, topped with homemade croutons, Parmesan shavings and a creamy Caesar dressing (minus the anchovies)!

1 to 2 cloves garlic
1 cup mayonnaise (homemade or store bought)
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1 heaping teaspoon grainy Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (plus two tablespoons, divided)
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper (plus two pinches, divided)
6 slices crusty bread (cut into cubes)
kosher salt
1 large head romaine lettuce
1/4 cup parmesan cheese shavings (more or less)

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How to Make Couscous

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Here's a quick step-by-step post on how to make couscous. Regular or whole grain, Couscous is quick cooking and is lovely as is or tossed with either roasted vegetables or fresh tomatoes and mozzarella for a delicious salad. At the end of this post, I'll have links to recipes that call for couscous. This recipe yields 2½ cups cooked quinoa.

1 cup water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup uncooked couscous
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

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Lemon Dijon Grilled Chicken : a 15-Minute Marinade

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This Lemon Dijon Grilled Chicken is perfect as is or for topping a salad. Six ingredients and 15 minutes is all you need!

1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1 large lemon (juiced)
1 teaspoon extra light olive oil
2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon marjoram
1/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts ( pounded thin)

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Grilled Corn Pico de Gallo

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A fun and delicious spin on a classic condiment.

2 ears sweet corn (grilled and charred)
4 medium roma tomatoes
1 small red onion (about 1/2 cup, finely diced)
3 green onions (minced)
1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and minced)
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 clove fresh garlic (minced)
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 lime (juiced)
1 tablespoon olive oil

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Summer Vegetable Breakfast Skillet

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In this summer vegetable breakfast skillet are some of summers finest vegetables sautéed and tossed in homemade enchilada sauce and topped with a fried egg!