Friday, December 30, 2016

Grilled Sweet Potato Salad


This sweet potato salad with cranberries and pumpkin seeds has wonderful winter flavor. Serve with grilled turkey cutlets for a festive dinner.
 
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
 
Ingredients:

Maple Vinaigrette
3 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
3 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp grainy mustard
1 small shallot, minced
1/2 salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

Grilled Sweet Potato Salad
1 1/4 lb sweet potatoes (about 2 small), peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch thick slices
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp each salt and freshly ground pepper
10 cups mixed baby greens
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese

Recipe Directions:

Maple Vinaigrette: Whisk oil with vinegar, maple syrup, mustard, shallot, salt and pepper until combined; set aside.

Grilled Sweet Potato Salad: Preheat George Foreman Grill for 5 minutes with lid closed. Toss sweet potatoes with 1 tbsp olive oil and season all over with salt and pepper. Place sweet potatoes on the grill and cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until tender.

Cool slightly and cut into chunks. Toss sweet potatoes with Maple Vinaigrette. Cool completely. Toss with greens, cranberries and pumpkin seeds. Top with goat cheese.

Tip: Substitute feta for the goat cheese, if desired.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Very Berry Cobbler

This 3 ingredient cobbler is so easy to make using the deep dish baking pan with your George Foreman Evolve Grill.  Serve it warm topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.


Prep Tim: 5 min                                                               
Total Time: 30 min
Servings:  8

Ingredients:

1 pkg. (16 oz.) frozen mixed berries
1 ½ cups (½ box) yellow cake mix
6 oz. lemon lime soda

Directions:

Securely attach the grill plate to the top of your grill and the baking pan to the bottom of your grill.  Preheat grill to 325°F.
Spread the frozen fruit over bottom of baking pan.
Mix cake mix and seltzer water in medium bowl; pour over fruit.
Close grill top and bake 20 minutes or until cake is golden brown.

Tips:
Substitute white cake mix for yellow cake mix.
Substitute seltzer for lemon lime soda.