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Menu Plan for Spring II: Week 12, Tuesday

Grilled Turkey Aioli
Oriental Pasta Salad, leftover

Cooking time:   20 minutes for menu      Cooking schedule: see below for instructions

     The turkey can marinate as long as it takes the grill to heat.  The pasta salad is from earlier - this is almost a no-work dinner!   

Grilled Turkey Aioli

Total time: 30 minutes
   The mayonnaise makes a very thick marinade for the turkey cutlets, coating them and browning nicely.  If you can't get turkey cutlets, buy a turkey tenderloin and either slice it into thin cutlets yourself or ask your butcher. You could also use boneless, skinless chicken breasts. 

 Ingredients:

• 2 - 4 turkey cutlets - depending on size, 12oz total (360gr)
• Marinade:
• 3 tbs soy sauce
• 3 tbs mayonnaise
• 3 tbs olive oil
• 1 tsp garlic powder - or 2 cloves minced
• 2 tsp dried basil

 Instructions:

• In small bowl whisk together the ingredients for the marinade - whisk well: it should emulsify (come together thickly). 
• Spoon over turkey and let marinate for 15 minutes - or longer if you are doing other stuff, up to 45 minutes. 
• Remove turkey marinade and cook on barbecue 4 - 8 minutes turning once or under broiler for 12 - 15 minutes turning once - or sauté in large skillet 10 - 15 minutes (you get the picture).
• Baste with any remaining sauce.   In all cases it depends on thickness.  Test for doneness by slicing and peaking.  Serve.

Oriental Pasta Salad 

Total time: 1 minute

 Ingredients:

• leftover pasta salad

 Instructions:

• Stir and /serve

 

Cooking schedule: 20 minutes Assemble all food, utensils and serving dishes Utensils: measuring cups, spoons, knives, small bowl, whisk, dish for marinating, barbecue grill or large skillet Light/turn on grill if using

Mix marinade, spoon over turkey      Go do something while the turkey marinates Start to cook turkey Turn turkey Get the salad from the fridge, give it a stir Remove turkey, Serve

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