Spring Forward Dinner Menu

25m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Prepare the cumin lime vinaigrette, Elote Pico, and Meyer lemon green sauce ahead of time.
  2. 2Thinly slice a chicken breast and add it to a bowl with thinly sliced onions and fajita marinade.
  3. 3Once marinated, stir everything together, add sliced bell peppers, and cook until tender.
  4. 4Make mini quesadillas with Oaxaca cheese and warm them in a skillet until crispy and golden brown.
  5. 5Prepare a slaw with baby gem lettuce, radish, and cumin lime vinaigrette.
  6. 6Stuff the mini quesadillas with the fajitas, avocado crema, and slaw.
  7. 7Dice chicken breast and add it to a bowl with balsamic marinade.
  8. 8Grill the marinated chicken skewers.
  9. 9Grill panela cheese (or halloumi or substitute if needed) and dice into cubes.
  10. 10Sauté farro with spring vegetables.
  11. 11Combine the cooked farro, grilled cheese, radish, and Meyer lemon green sauce in a large mixing bowl.
  12. 12Serve the farro salad topped with parmesan.
  13. 13Prepare chicken cutlets with Oaxaca cheese and a seasoning made ahead of time. Then fry them in oil until golden brown.
  14. 14Sauté the fajita veggies that you prepped ahead of time.
  15. 15Combine baby gem lettuce, herbs, radish, cumin lime vinaigrette, cooked farro, and Elote Pico in a large mixing bowl.
  16. 16Top with cooked fajita veggies and Oaxaca cutlet.
  17. 17Season shrimp with seasoning, place the remaining Oaxaca cheese on a griddle, and top with tortillas.
  18. 18Sear shrimp for 3-5 minutes, then place on top of the cheese skirts with elote pico and slaw.
  19. 19Top with avocado crema.
  20. 20Marinate your choice of protein in balsamic marinade.
  21. 21Sauté asparagus with garlic, lemon zest, white wine, butter, and your choice of pasta. Top with balsamic protein and Meyer lemon green sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon
  • 6 lime
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1 bunch scallions
  • 1 10-12 oz corn
  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 1 small bunch swiss chard
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1 10-12 corn tortillas
  • 1 eggs
  • 10 oz Oaxaca cheese
  • 6 oz cotija cheese
  • 1 cup parmesan
  • 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 baby gem lettuce
  • 1 bunch radishes
  • 1 Meyer lemon
  • 1 garlic
  • 1 cup parsley
  • 1 crushed red pepper
  • 1 butter
  • 1 white wine
  • 1 cup farro
  • 1 olive oil
  • 1 cup balsamic marinade
  • 1 cup fajita marinade
  • 1 cup avocado crema
  • 1 cup cumin lime vinaigrette
  • 1 cup Elote Pico
  • 1 panela cheese
  • 14 shrimp
  • 1 cup pasta

Equipment

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