Southwestern Turkey Salad
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Cooking time: 35 minutes for menu |
Southwestern Turkey Salad Time: 25 minutes
10 - 12 oz turkey cutlets (300gr) if you can't get turkey cutlets buy a tenderloin, freeze what you don't need for another day... or you could use chicken breasts
1/2 - 3/4 cup cooked quinoa optional, but if you have some left from Friday, like I did, use it here
3/4 cup white bean salad, left from Friday
sweet corn, 1 small can, 8oz (250gr)
1/2 red pepper
1 - 2 tomatoes
1 avocado
2 oz feta, crumbled
2 tbs fresh oregano, snipped if large leaves
Lettuce - enough for 2 main meal salads
Marinade for turkey
Honey French Vinaigrette for salad
Make the marinade and spoon on to turkey, set aside. Make the vinaigrette. Open and drain the sweet corn. Clean and slice the pepper, reserving half for later in the week. Slice tomato and avocado (see techniques). Tear the lettuce and put into a large salad bowl along with the oregano. Cook turkey on barbecue grill or sauté in nonstick skillet until done. 4 - 7 minutes per side, depending on thickness. Remove and let rest while assembling the salad. Add half of the vinaigrette to the lettuce and toss well to coat. Add beans, corn, pepper, (quinoa, if you have it) and the rest of the vinaigrette, toss well. Slice turkey into strips. Add turkey, tomato and avocado, toss gently. Sprinkle with crumbled feta and serve.
Marinade
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tbs ketchup
1 tbs red wine vinegar
2 tbs olive oil
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Mix all ingredients well and spoon over meat.
Honey French Vinaigrette
2 tbs ketchup
1 tbs red wine vinegar
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp paprika
1 tsp honey
3 tbs olive oil, the good stuff
Mix ketchup, vinegar, mustard and honey. Slowly add olive oil, whisking constantly.
Cucumber Salad old-fashioned Time: 35 minutes
3 - 4 cucumbers
1 tbs salt
2 tbs sugar
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tbs fresh chives, snipped
1/2 tsp pepper
Peel cucumber and thinly slice on box slicer. Layer with the salt in a large bowl. Cover with a plate, add a weight of some sort and let sit for at least 25 minutes. Drain, rinse lightly and squeeze dry. Add remaining ingredients, mix well. Serve. This gets better the next day.
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Cooking Schedule: 35 minutes |
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