Miso Sherry Skirt Steak
Miso Sherry Skirt Steak delightfully uses a lighter marinade to allow tender skirt steak to shine. White miso, while lighter than other types of miso, still pack a punch of umami flavor; it’s a good choice to start your miso adventure in cooking. For Miso Sherry Skirt Steak, white miso is unusually paired with dry sherry and lemon to wonderful effect in the simply prepared marinade. The Miso Sherry Skirt Steak picks up so much of its deep, subtle flavor during the long marinating time from the surprisingly light, yet extremely effective marinade. The short prep time and brief grilling time makes this dish perfect for a weeknight dinner; prep it the night before and you’re ready to go for dinner the next day. Serve Miso Sherry Skirt Steak with Broccoli al Limone on the side, accompanied by a Zinfandel or Pinot Noir and enjoy.
Prep Time: 30 minutes plus 24 hours marinating time, Grilling Time: 15 minutes. Serves 2 to 4.
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Escarole Almonds and Pine Nuts Salad
Escarole Almonds and Pine Nuts Salad is a vibrant variety of flavors, textures and colors. Slightly bitter, deep green and pale-yellow escarole, clad in a lemon and olive oil dressing, is joined by sliced almonds and pine nuts, lightly toasted to heighten their scent and flavor, and sliced hard-boiled eggs, which add their delicate texture, color and protein, in a delicious, light salad. Suitable for either a lunch entrée or as a dinner appetizer prior to a rich main course, like Southern Inspired Pork Stew, Escarole Almonds and Pine Nuts Salad is quite irresistible, especially when paired with a chilled, crisp dry white wine.
Total Time: 30 minutes. Yields 2 salads.
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Strawberry Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake
Strawberry Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake adds surprise layers of fresh strawberries and lemon curd to light and airy ricotta cheesecake. The strawberries and lemon just shout “Summer!” Making Strawberry Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake with stevia instead of sugar will greatly reduce the carbohydrates count without impacting the flavor or texture; use our Keto Lemon Curd when making a keto version of this recipe as we did.
While many recipes call for using a bain marie or water bath when baking a cheesecake, it can be cumbersome. For most home bakers, it is difficult to execute properly and if you get a leak between the springform pan and the bain marie, you have a soggy disaster on your hands. While the water bath method is supposed to result in less cracking of the top crust, that has not been our experience. That said, we actually like some light cracking in the cheesecake’s top crust; it adds character. Strawberry Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake is delicious! Serve it is or perhaps with a dollop of whipped cream. If you want, you can prepare a sauce made with fresh strawberries and some lemon juice and serve it on the side on the plate or allow guests to add their own or not.
For the crust: Prep Time: 15 minutes Total Time: 35 to 45 minutes.
For the strawberry filling: Prep Time: 5 minutes, Total Time: 10 minutes.
For the cheesecake: Prep Time: 1 hour plus time to drain the whey from the ricotta, Total Time: 3 hours, 20 minutes.
Yields One 9 or 10-inch Strawberry Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake.
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Keto Lemon Curd
Our Keto Lemon Curd recipe is inspired by Ina Garten a.k.a. the Barefoot Contessa. Just twenty minutes of your time will yield one of the most versatile sweet condiments and will keep for 7 to 10 days refrigerated in a sealed container. Use it as a topping for Greek yogurt for breakfast or an ice cream sundae for dessert. Try it as a component when baking: keto cookies anyone? We incorporate Keto Lemon Curd into our Strawberry Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake. Keto Lemon Curd will give you a sweet sunny treat without the extra carbs and a jar of Keto Lemon Curd makes a wonderful gift.
Prep Time: 10 minutes, Total Time: 20 minutes. Yields 2 cups.
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Broccoli al Limone
Broccoli al Limone or Broccoli with Lemon presents broccoli in fresh and tasty way. It can be served as an appetizer or salad or as a side dish for roasted meats, such as Savory Grilled Pork Roast, and poultry dishes like our Harissa Spiced Chicken. Broccoli al Limone was served often by Vito’s parents and a family favorite. The broccoli is steamed, using either a conventional stove-top steamer or an easier to use microwaveable steamer as we do. Steaming not only preserves more of the nutritional value of the broccoli but the bright green color too. The simple lemon and extra virgin olive oil dressing adds to the freshness of the dish. Try our Broccoli al Limone and enjoy!
Prep Time: 15 minutes. Serves: 2 to 4.
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Swordfish with Lemon Caper Sauce
Swordfish with Lemon Caper Sauce reminds us of Sicily! Swordfish fresh from the sea, marinated and grilled, and dressed with a sauce of lemon and capers is dining perfection. This recipe uses readily available ingredients and is easy to prepare, just don’t leave the swordfish on the grill too long. Serve Swordfish with Lemon Caper Sauce with Simple Sautéed Snow Peas, as shown, or Herbed Zucchini with Ginger and Garlic, accompanied by a very dry white wine. No swordfish available? You can substitute Mahi Mahi fillets, just adjust the grilling time for the thickness of the fillets.
Fish: Prep Time: 15 minutes, Total Time: 30 minutes plus marinating time.
Sauce: Total Time: 10 minutes. Serves 2.
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Fish with Baharat and Lemon
Fish with Baharat and Lemon is an exotic yet easy recipe. Bahārāt is a blend of finely ground spices used in Middle Eastern and Turkish cuisine; it is the Arabic word for “spices”. It is often used to season chicken, lamb, beef and fish; it is savory-sweet and there is no heat element to it. Fish with Baharat and Lemon is a very simple dish to prepare but yields a very complex flavored fish which even fussy eaters will enjoy. Pair this delicious main course with Middle Eastern Roasted Cauliflower for a tasty and healthy dinner.
Prep Time: 5 minutes, Total Time: 20 minutes Serves 2.
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Lemon Soy Marinade for Beef
Lemon Soy Marinade for Beef enhances the flavor of thinner cuts of beef, like skirt steak, eye of round and rib eye steak by permeating the beef while marinating. Using readily-available ingredients, fresh-tasting Lemon Soy Marinade for Beef is very easy to prepare. Basting the beef with the marinade while grilling will keep it nice and juicy too. Serve the grilled beef with sautéed onion to which you’ve added a few tablespoons of the marinade and allowed to cook into and flavor the onions. Pair this tasty grilled beef and sautéed onions with a Pinot Noir or dry Zinfandel, accompanied by Easy Yummy Brussels Sprouts for a delightful meal. Enjoy!
Prep Time: 15 minutes, Total Time: 15 minutes. Provides enough marinade for up to 2 pounds of beef.
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Lemony Egg Salad
Full of bright lemon flavor and the juicy crunch of celery, our Lemony Egg Salad offers a fresh take on an old favorite. Lemony Egg Salad is easy to prepare using available ingredients and it’s ready in no time. Delicious on its own, enjoy Lemony Egg Salad in a sandwich on soft potato bread or with a crusty baguette for fresh, flavorful lunch or a light dinner. Try some of our other tasty and easy to prepare lunch menu favorites: Thai Tuna Salad, Peppers and Eggs and Curried Tuna Salad.
Total Time: 30 minutes Serves 4
