Other vegetabl grown in p
Michigan include: Michig n red
potato , qu h, cabb g , bell P p
rs and trawberrie .
Try on or all of the recip
below using fre h grown Michigan
fruits and vegetables.
Fruit Kebab
Yield' 4 to 6 serving
1/2 c ntaloupe
1 cup pine pple chun ( re h
or canned pineapple m y be u d)
1 cup m U, red, edl rape
1 kiwi fruit, peeled nd Hced
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/2 te poon v nllla
- Remove seeds from In. melon
and coop the melon into balls. If
de ired, melon hell may be aved
for erving dish.
- To the melon ball , pineap
ple chunks, grap and kiwi lice
together in a medium b wl.
- In a small bowl, whi k
together the pineapple juice, honey
and vanilla. Pour over fruit, cover
and refrigerate for 1 to � hours.
- When ready to erve either
make fruit kebab by threading the
. fruit on wooden picks or serve fruit
mixture in hollow melon. hell.
, I I �
NOTE: ,GriJpe
sub ituted for pineapple juice.
Green Peppers Ca serole
Yield' 4 servings
1/2 tablespoon butter or mar
garine
1 green bell pepper, eeded and
cut in trip
2 beef flavored bouillon cube
1 cup boiling water
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (8 oz.) can pizza. auce
1 cup (4 oz.) hredded heddar
cheese
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Heat rice and butter together in
skillet' until rice i lightly toasted,
tirring frequently. Spread rice in
grea ed 8 x 8-inch pan. Arrange
pepper trips on top of rice. Dissolve
7
bouillon in r. Pour 0
Cover ith foil. B
r rice.
or 20
rve warm.
Or ng Chick n
With P pp r
1 clov
1 bl
1 tabl
1 bl
lIlte
1/3 cup w ter
2 whole chicken bre , boned
nd kinned
1/4 te poo round black pep
per
2 table poon v etable oil
1 m dium green bell pepper,
eeded nd thinly Hced hot,
cooked rice
reh
- In a mall bowl combine
orange juice. orange peel, garlic,
ugar, cornstarch, oy auce, ginger
and wat r. Set aside.
- Cut chicken into l-Inch cubes.
Season with pepper. Heat oil in large
skillet or wok. Add chicken and
u 0 high t 3 4 min ..
I • orontit thicken . 1 plhk: '..,
Stir frequently during cooking.
Remove chicken from skillet and set
aside.
- Add bell peppers to skillet.
Stir-fry for 2 minutes, or until crisp
tender. Return chicken to skillet and
add re erved auce. Stirring con
stantly, cook chicken and peppers
one minute longer, or until auce
thickens. Serve over hot rice.
Garden Twist Pa ta Saiad
Yield' 8 ervings
8 ounc rotini (twl t) p ta
1 medium green bell pepper
1 cucumber
1 bunch green onion, Ii d
1/4 cup liced black olive
1 tablespoon fre h minced
parsley
1/2 cup bottled Italian alad
d ing
1 cup cherry tomatoe
Wilted Spinach Salad
1/2 cup tb wed, chole terol-Iree
e product
4 IJc turkey b con
2 green onion thinly liced
1/4 cup fat-free honey dijon or
I Uan dr in
1 te poon t ug r
1/2 lb. (or 10-oz. p .) fre h
trimmed pin cb, bed, dried
and chilled
- Pour egg product into a 1-quart
gl bowl. Microwave at mGH
(1 %) for 1 minute. Push cooked
portions to center. Microwav at
HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minute longer or
until et. Cool. Cut or chop into mall
piece . Set aside.
- Place bacon trip on
microwaveable plate. Cover wi lh ab
sorbent paper towel. Microwave at
mGH about 3 minute , turning plate
after 2 minutes. Cool. Cut into mall
piece . Set aside,
- Combine green onions, dres -
ing and ugar in glas measuring cup. I
Microwave at MEDIUM (50%) for 1
minute or until mixture begins to boil.
Pour over pinach in 2 to 2 l/2-quart
glass casserole, to ing to combine.
Sprinkle with egg product and bacon.
- Cover and microwave at
MEDIUM for 1 1/2 minute or until
pinach begins to wilt. Serve imme-.
diately. .
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E t rn Market, located ju
outside of downtown
DetrOit, offers farm rs nd
consumers from thro out
the ate an opportunity to
buy and sell fresh fruits nd
vegetables. The market
operates on weekends
year-round.
- Ju t before ervin, cut
tomatoe into fourths. Stir tomat
into p ta lad.
Recipes courtesy of Good Food
From Michigan.
(photo by Wanda F. Roquemore)
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