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Entrées — Summer

#EssentialRecipe => Grilled Nectarines and Quinoa Salad.

This is such a delicious and practical salad. Quinoa is packed with protein and you will feel energized every time you take a bite. You can serve it as is or you could add spinach, chard, kale, nuts, almost anything you have in your fridge.

 

Salad Ingredients:

-1 Cup tri-color quinoa

-3 Small to medium nectarines cut into thick wedges

-4 Medium Heirloom tomatoes cut into wedges

-1/2 Red onion thinly sliced

-1/4 of a small fennel thinly sliced on a mandoline

-Small bunch...


#EssentialRecipe => Picnic Barbecue Tofu Skewers

I absolutely love skewers! When I was a kid, my family would only go to restaurants for very special occasions. My mom and I would always order two different skewers and share.

I think the presentation is what made them so festive to me and it was always fun to fork off all the pieces onto my plate.

All grown up now and I still find them so fun, beautiful and delicious!

 

Ingredients:

-Extra firm tofu cut in 1 inch cubes

-Pineapple...


#EssentialRecipe => Grilled Peach Mediterranean Salad

Salad Ingredients:

-Baby spinach

-Baby arugula

-Grilled peached

-Green heirloom tomatoes

-Pistachios

-Olives

-Goat cheese

 

Salad Dressing Ingredients:

-1/4 cup olive oil

-3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

-1 lime freshly juiced

-1 Tbsp honey

-1 Tbsp Peach Hot Sauce (adjust to your spiciness preferences)

-Pinch of sea salt

 

Method:

Quarter peaches then quarter again to make 8 nice slices. Grill for a minute or two on each side.

Combine ingredients for the salad dressing. Toss salad ingredients, add salad dressing and dress with peach slices. Delicious and so fresh.

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#ESSENTIALRECIPE => Spicy Quinoa Taco Filling

It's hot outside and we are planning on patio chilling with these delicious Tacos and Sangria.

 

Ingredients:

-1 cup tri-color quinoa or your favorite color

-1 cup vegetable broth. you can use chicken if your prefer

-3/4 cup water

 

Seasoning Ingredients:

-1 small red onion diced 

-1 small shallot diced

-1 clove garlic chopped 

-1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

-1 tsp cumin seeds 

-2 tsp ground chili powder

-1/2 tsp garlic powder

-1/2 tsp each sea salt and black pepper

-1 Tbsp Jonny Hetherington Essentials Peach Hot Sauce 

-1 Tbsp avocado oil

 

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#EssentialRecipe => Panfried Halibut Cheeks and Watermelon Salad

Ingredients:

-Halibut cheeks

-Peas

-Garlic

-Tarragon

-Butter

-Jonny Hetherington Essentials Pineapple Hot Sauce

-Sea salt  and black pepper to taste

-Watermelon

-Pickled Jalapeños

-Roasted pumpkin seeds


Method:

Halibut cheeks are the most treasured part of the fish. Juicy, tender and flavorful. I'm lucky to live near SeafoodCity where Brian brings them in from local fisherman who are so efficient they are able to get them to the market fresh without ever freezing.

Heat a cast iron pan on medium. Add a knob of butter. Drag a clove of garlic through the butter and remove. Season your...