Fruit salad

FRUIT SALAD

Fruit salad

Portions:8
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Ingredients

FOR THE DRESSING

  • ¼ c. honey
  • ¼ c. freshly squeezed orange juice
  • Zest of 1 lemon

FOR THE SALAD

  • 1 lb. strawberries hulled and quartered
  • 6 oz. blueberries
  • 6 oz. raspberries
  • 3 kiwis peeled and sliced
  • 1 orange peeled and wedges cut in half
  • 2 apples peeled and chopped
  • 1 mango peeled and chopped
  • 2 c. grapes

Instructions

  • In a small bowl whisk together honey, orange juice, and lemon zest.
  • Add fruit to a large bowl and pour over dressing, tossing gently to combine.
  • Chill until ready to serve
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Course Fruit / Salad

Greek salad

GREEK SALAD

Greek salad

Portions:4
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Ingredients

FOR THE SALAD

  • 1 pt. grape or cherry tomatoes halved
  • 1 cucumber thinly sliced into half moons
  • 1 c. halved kalamata olives
  • ½ red onion thinly sliced
  • ¾ c. crumbled feta

FOR THE DRESSING

  • 2 tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • Juice of 1/2 a lemon
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ c. extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, stir together tomatoes, cucumber, olives, and red onion.
  • Gently fold in feta.
  • In a small bowl, make dressing: Combine vinegar, lemon juice, and oregano and season with salt and pepper.
  • Slowly add olive oil, whisking to combine.
  • Drizzle dressing over salad.
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Course Salad
Cuisine European / Greece
Diets Vegetarian

Cobb salad

Cobb salad

Portions:6
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Ingredients

  • c. red wine vinegar
  • 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • c. olive oil
  • kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 head romaine lettuce coarsely chopped
  • 4 hard-boiled eggs peeled and quartered
  • 12 oz. cooked chicken diced
  • 8 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 1 avocado thinly sliced
  • 4 oz. crumbled blue cheese
  • 5 oz. cherry tomatoes halved
  • 2 tbsp. Chopped chives

Instructions

  • In a jar, shake together vinegar, mustard, and oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • On a large platter, spread out lettuce, then add rows of hard-boiled egg, chicken, bacon, avocado, blue cheese, and cherry tomatoes.
  • Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with dressing, and garnish with chives.
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Course Salad

White Chocolate Cashew Clusters

White Chocolate Cashew Clusters

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Ingredients

  • 16 ounces white chocolate chips
  • 8 ounces milk chocolate chips
  • 8 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 4 cups salted cashews
  • 12 ounces milk chocolate English toffee bits

Instructions

  • Put the chocolate in a saucepan and melt in a low heat.
  • Stir and mix well until the chocolate will melt evenly.
  • Add the cashews and toffee bits.
  • Stir frequently set to boil until the mixture is cooked.
  • Using a spoon, drop gradually into the foiled pan the mixture making a candy shape toffee.
  • Let it cool and firm in a fridge and taste its yummy flavor.
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Course Candy / Chocolate
Holliday Christmas

Granola Fudge Clusters

Granola Fudge Clusters

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Ingredients

  • 6 ounces Semisweet Chocolate Chips
  • 6 ounces butterscotch chips
  • cups granola cereal without raisins
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Melt in the semi-sweet chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in a microwave safe bowl, stirring softly until melted and mixture are well blended.
  • Add gradually the granola and walnuts.
  • Mix well and stir while setting to boil.
  • Remove from the heat when finally cooked and one by one using a spoon drop in the pan with lined foil a spoonful amount to mixture.
  • Lined in the pan the mixture shaped candy.
  • Set aside to cool and once firm.
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Course Candy
Holliday Christmas

Toffee Peanut Clusters

Toffee Peanut Clusters

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Ingredients

  • 24 ounces chocolate chips
  • 16 ounces dry roasted peanuts
  • 8 ounces milk chocolate English toffee bits

Instructions

  • Prepare a cookie sheet with waxed paper, set aside.
  • In a large microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips, stirring often to prevent burning.
  • Remove from microwave.
  • Stir in peanuts and toffee.
  • Drop by the teaspoon onto the prepared cookie sheet.
  • Refrigerate for one hour to allow clusters to set.
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Course Candy / Chocolate
Holliday Christmas

Cherry Almond Clusters

Cherry Almond Clusters

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Ingredients

  • 12 ounces white chocolate chips
  • 1 cup dried cherries
  • 1 cup toasted almonds

Instructions

  • Prepare a cookie sheet with waxed paper, set aside.
  • Coarsely chop the cherries and the almonds, set aside.
  • In a microwave safe bowl, melt the white chocolate chips, stir often to prevent burning.
  • Remove from microwave.
  • Mix the cherries and almonds into the chocolate.
  • Drop by teaspoon onto prepared cookie sheet.
  • Refrigerate to chill for one hour.
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Course Candy / Chocolate / Nuts
Holliday Christmas

Pecan Clusters

Pecan Clusters

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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 7- ounce jar marshmallow cream
  • 1 pound chocolate kisses
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 ounces evaporated milk
  • 4 ounces butter
  • 1 ½ cups pecan halves

Instructions

  • In a saucepan, Combine the sugar, milk and butter let it boil and simmer for 8-10 minutes until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Take off from the heat and pour the mixture into the marshmallow and chocolate prepared earlier in a large bowl.
  • Stir until evenly mix.
  • Add the pecans and stir to blend.
  • Let it cool and firm.
  • Break into pieces or any desired shape.
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Course Candy / Nuts
Holliday Christmas

Chocolate Caramels

Chocolate Caramels

Chocolate Caramels

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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup light corn syrup
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate chopped
  • cups heavy whipping cream divided

Instructions

  • Boil in a saucepan the sugar, corn syrup and chocolate in a medium heat until it becomes smooth.
  • Stir frequently then add the ½ cup of cream.
  • Let it boil until a soft ball stage will appear.
  • Add another ½ cup of cream until a firm ball of mixture will appear.
  • Pour the mixture into another pan and let it cool overnight, once firm lift the cover foil and cut the candy into squares.
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Course Candy / Chocolate
Holliday Christmas

Pecan Caramels

Pecan Caramels

Pecan Caramels

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup light corn syrup
  • cup honey
  • 2 ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate finely chopped
  • 1 ¾ cup toasted pecan halves

Instructions

  • In a pan, toast the pecan halves until brownish in color then scatter it into the separate foiled pan thenset aside.
  • In a large saucepan, add the syrup, the honey, sugar, salt, butter and cream.
  • Stir to mix evenly until such time the sugar is dissolved and the mixture blended well.
  • Take off from the heat then gradually add the vanilla extract and unsweetened chopped chocolate.
  • Stir frequently until the sugar melted and caramel becomes smooth.
  • Transfer the caramel mixture into the pan and pour evenly over the top of pecans.
  • Set aside to cool the caramelized pecans.
  • Once firm and hard, break into pieces and enjoy its crunchy lovely taste.
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Course Candy / Nuts
Holliday Christmas