| Chef Nathan |
 Chef
Nathan's find of the week will feed your family
for less than 99 cents per person. WOW!
Grilled Bacon and Buffalo Mozzarella Sandwiches with
Hass Avocado
Ingredients
4 (3-inch) square sections of a Ciabatta loaf, cut in half lengthwise
Extra-virgin olive oil, for grilling
Hass Avocado Pesto (see make-ahead recipe below)
1 ripe, Fresh Hass Avocado, peeled, seeded, quartered and cut into 1/4-inch slices
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
1 large, vine-ripened tomato, cored and cut into quarter-inch slices
1 (8-oz.) ball of fresh buffalo mozzarella, torn into small pieces
8 slices bacon, cooked and torn in half
Instructions
Brush the outside of each piece of bread lightly with the oil, and lay the bread out with each half facing up.
Divide the Hass Avocado Pesto between the slices of bread, spreading evenly.
In a shallow bowl, dress the avocado with lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
Season the tomatoes with salt and pepper also.
On the bottom half of each slice of bread, place even amounts of half of the mozzarella, tomato, avocado and bacon; and then place the remaining mozzarella on top of the bacon.
Place the tops of the bread onto the sandwiches and press firmly.
Place a sandwich in a pre-heated sandwich press.
Cook until the bread is toasted golden brown and the cheese has melted, about 7-8 minutes.
Repeat with remaining sandwiches.
Cut the grilled sandwiches in half, arrange on a platter and serve immediately.
Hass Avocado Pesto (Make ahead recipe)
2 cloves garlic
1 1/2 bunches fresh Basil leaves
1/3 cup pine nuts, toasted
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 ripe, Fresh Hass Avocado, peeled, seeded and scooped out
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
Salt, to taste
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
In a food processor, purée the garlic into a coarse paste. Add in the basil, pine nuts and cheese; mix until combined.
Slowly pour in the oil and add in the avocado and lemon juice until combined. The pesto should be smooth, but have a thick consistency. Season the pesto with salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
*Large avocados (8oz. or more). If using smaller or larger size avocados adjust the quantity accordingly.
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The U.S. consumes 1.7 billion pounds of bacon annually,
only China and the Soviet Union consume more. |
| Bulging Budgets |
Take Care When You Pay for Extra-Virgin Olive
Oil
 69% Of
"Extra Virgin" Olive Oil Fake Virgin. Last
week a U.C Davis study confirmed that many of the
imported ‘extra virgin’
olive oils we pay for believing they are produced without
heat or chemicals that destroy nutrients, are not as labeled.
The same is true for 10% of California olive oils.
Based on these findings a group of chefs filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court asking
for punitive
damages after random samples verified only 31% of the
most popular U.S. table oils delivered what
consumers were charged for at grocery store cash
registers.
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Sweet Potato and Greens Beef-Jamaican
 2 Onions
1 Green Pepper, diced
4 tsp. Olive oil
1 tsp dried or fresh Garlic
1 chicken bullion cube or cup broth
1/3 C. Water
1 Bunch Kale
4 Sweet Potatoes (large)
1/4th C. Bottled Jerk Sauce (jerk spice commonly
known as inexpensive Jamaican jerk spice primarily used
as a dry-meat rub, found in grocery stores).
1 lb. Ground Beef
Chop 1 onion then cut the other into thin slices.
Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in large stew pan, add sliced
onion, cool until brown, add garlic.
Add water, ½ broth, pinch of salt and heat to
boiling. Add kale, simmer over low heat until tender.
Pierce potatoes so they won’t explode in microwave,
place on paper towel and micro till tender.
In skillet, add remaining oil, beef, chopped onion,
and diced pepper, cook until browned, stir in remaining
broth, and jerk sauce.
Slice sweet potatoes open, cover with kale and serve
with beef.
Makes 6-8 Servings 400 calories each, 21 grams
protein.
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Textured Sun-Dried Tomato Basil Mustard
1/4 C. mustard seeds (brown)
1/4 C. mustard seeds (yellow)
8 tomatoes, halved and dried in the sun.
1 C. raspberry or wine vinegar
½ C. mustard flour
1/3 C. Basil (fresh chopped or dried leaves)
Pinch of salt to taste
Soak mustard seeds and tomatoes in liquid for 12 hours.
Combine with the remaining ingredients, grind, chop, or
blend in food processor to create paste. Store in air
tight refrigerator-container a few days.
Makes 2 cups
Mustard was first considered medicine rather than a
seasoning. During the 6th century B.C. Greek
scientist Pythagoras used mustard to sooth stings of
scorpions. A century later Hippocrates made mustard
medicines and poultices. Mustard plasters are still used
among some of society to loosen chest phlegm. and
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