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Simple Grilled Burgers Pesto Potato Salad Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Cooking time: 25 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for "menu" instructions

Simple Grilled Burgers                                                     Time: 25 minutes

12 oz ground beef (350 gr mince)
2 tbs breadcrumbs
1 1/2 tbs red wine
1 1/2 tbs ketchup
1 tbs Dijon mustard
1 tsp garlic powder

Put all ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.  Shape into 4 patties.  Oil hinged basket.  Place patties in basket and cook on barbecue grill over direct heat for 4 - 5 minutes per side.  Or cook directly on barbecue grill.  Or sauté in nonstick skillet for same amount of time.  Remove and serve.

Quick Pesto Potato Salad                                             Time: 25 minutes

2 - 3 medium potatoes, enough for 2 people
1/3 cup pesto   store bought
1/2 carton goat cheese, 1/3 cup (2.6oz, 75gr) half of Chevraux, Chavrie, the little round
                                                                         cardboard container, 5.3oz (150gr)

Slice potatoes as for salad.  Cook in boiling, salted water, partially covered, until done, 15 - 20 minutes.  When done, drain, put into serving dish.   Mix pesto and goat cheese.  Add to potatoes and stir gently to coat.  Serve.

Tomato and Cucumber Salad                                         Time: 15 minutes

1/2 cucumber,  left from Friday
3/4 cup cherry tomatoes or however many you have left
1/4 - 1/2 red onion, depending on your taste - save the rest for Thursday
1 tbs snipped fresh basil
olives,  optional   if you have some lurking in the fridge toss in 1/4 cup or so, cut in half...or not
Vinaigrette

Slice the cucumber, as thinly as possible but with skin on and using a knife.  Cut cherry tomatoes in half.   Slice the red onion as thinly as possible.  If you have some olives, cut them in half.  Snip the basil.  Put everything in a pretty bowl, add the vinaigrette, toss gently and serve.

Vinaigrette

2 tbs balsamic vinegar
4 tbs olive oil, the good stuff
1 tsp dried oregano

Whisk together and immediately pour over salad.
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Cooking Schedule: 25 minutes Assemble all ingredients and utensils Slice potatoes and start to cook Light/turn on barbecue grill if using Make burgers Oil basket Patty burgers and put into basket Slice cucumber, red onion Cut tomatoes Cut olives if using Snip basil

Put all salad ingredients in bowl Make vinaigrette, add to salad and toss gently Drain potatoes Start to cook burgers Mix pesto and goat cheese Add pesto/chevre to potatoes, toss well Turn burgers Give the tomato salad a stir Give the potato salad a stir Remove burgers Serve all, eat

 

 

 

 

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