Creamy Lemon Dill Sauce

I love summer. It's my favorite time of year...fresh veggies, fruits and herbs are in abundance and grilling outside is the preferred way of  cooking (not to mention my birthday just happens to be in the summer)! :) This recipe is perfect for grilled salmon.  Fresh, creamy, tangy and very flavorful! Hope you enjoy! 

Creamy Lemon Dill Sauce

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons fat-free plain Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons canola mayonnaise
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
salt to taste

mix it all together and top on your favorite grilled fish :) easy peasy!

Arugula and Grilled Veggie Pizza

Arugula and Grilled Veggie Pizza

Ingredients:

10" pre-made gluten-free pizza crust (I used the Gluten Free Bistro) 
Fresh Arugula and/or spinach  
Mushrooms, sliced 
Yellow peppers, sliced
Fresh tomato, sliced
Whole milk mozzarella cheese
Olive oil
Sundried tomatoes
Kalamata olives
2 Garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper, to taste

Toss mushrooms and peppers in olive oil, season with garlic, salt and pepper. Sautée or grill for about 5 min over medium heat. Remove and set aside. 

Top pizza crust with a thin layer of olive oil, salt and pepper and mozzeralla cheese. Next,  layer on remaining toppings- arugula, both tomatoes, grilled veggies, olives etc. place directly on grill (set at low-medium) for about 12 minutes or until pizza crust is crispy and cheese is melting and bubbly.
(or bake in  400 degree oven for 12ish minutes, directly on rack) 

I don't have any measurements of ingredients for pizza because I just chop veggies to my liking. Feel free to add more or less of anything! Grilled pizza is the best! 

Spicy Chicken Fajitas

I adapted this recipe from Jaime's Food Revolution cookbook. Naturally, being from NM I like a little more spice than recipe calls for, so adjust the seasonings to your liking. 

                                                                     Chicken Fajitas
                                                                        (serves 3-4)
Ingredients:
1 red or orange bell pepper
1 yellow onion
1 portobello mushroom
2 small zucchini/ summer squash
2 skinless, boneless chicken bread fillets (preferably organic or free-range)
1 tsp smoked paprika
generous pinch of ground cumin

2 tsp red chile powder
2 limes
olive oil
sea salt and fresh ground pepper
corn tortillas
1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
1 avocado
4 oz cheddar cheese, shredded

fresh salsa (homemade or store-bought)
fresh cilantro (optional)

Use a grill pan or large skillet on medium-high heat. Halve and seed your bell pepper and cut it into thin strips. Slice mushroom and squash into thin strips. Peel, halve, and finely slice your onion. Slice your chicken lengthways into long strips roughly the same size as your bell pepper strips.

Put the bell peppers, onion, mushrooms, squash and chicken into a bowl with the paprika, chile powder and cumin. Squeeze over the juice of half a lime, drizzle over a lug of olive oil, season with the salt and pepper and mix well. Set aside to marinate for 5-10 minutes.

Use a pair of tongs to put all the pieces of bell pepper, onion, and chicken into your preheated pan to cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until the chicken is golden and cooked through. As the pan will be really hot, keep turning the pieces of chicken and vegetables over so they don’t burn – you just want them to lightly chargrill to give you a lovely flavor.

Halve the avocado, scoop out the flesh from both sides and slice. Squeeze the juice of 1 lime over the avocado slices.

Warm your tortillas up in a microwave or on a warm dry frying pan. Divide your warmed tortillas between your serving plates. At the table, carefully help yourselves to the chicken and vegetables straight from the hot grill pan.

Halve your remaining lime and squeeze the juices over the sizzling pan. Serve fajitas with bowls of plain yogurt/sour cream, avocado alongside your shredded cheddar and your fresh salsa. Garnish with cilantro. 

                                                                        Fajita Feast! 

Chicago Dogs

It's grilling season! There are few things I like more than a pleasant summer night, grilling good food and hanging out in the backyard. What makes a chicago dog delicious are all the crunchy veggies topped with celery salt. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
1 cucumber, peeled and diced
2 roma tomatoes, chopped
1/2 white or yellow onion, diced
1 yellow pepper, seeded and diced (original chicago dogs use pickled sport peppers)
relish
dill pickle
celery salt
yellow mustard
100% beef hot dogs (I used Applegate Organic Beef Hotdogs- gluten free and casein free)
GF Buns (I used Udi's)

Grill/cook hotdogs according to package directions. Warm buns on grill. When ready, top the hotdog with mustard, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers and sprinkle with celery salt. Serve with a dill pickle and relish.