1st Prize – Salad Category

Recipe created by Lyn Weingarten, Austin, Texas

Make It Special Chef Recipe Contest

Chef Quote: "I'm fascinated with various fruit and meat combinations. The sweetness and slight acidity of nectarines make an excellent marinade that tenderizes and flavors the meat. The nectarine's flavor and tender, pulpy flesh combines well with the other ingredients to create a creamy, smooth textured vinaigrette." –Lyn Weingarten

(NC)—Tender, nectarine-marinated flank steak "beefs up" this colorful spinach salad. Fresh bite-size spinach greens are tossed with vinaigrette made with a fresh California nectarine, then layered with slices of flank steak. The steak may be placed in the marinade for two hours for just a hint o Spinach Salad with Nectarine Vinaigrette and Marinated Flank Steak Recipe

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Southern Mama

by News Canada

Ingredients and Preparation

2 cups (500 mL) cold milk

1 medium-size ripe banana, peeled and quartered

1/2 cup (125 mL) frozen orange juice concentrate

(or more to taste)

Blend ingredients together on high speed until smooth and frothy. Pour into wine glasses and enjoy!

Here's what you get from a serving of our Southern Mama (250mL/serving) based on Health Canada's RDI's for nutrients:

Nutrient % RDI Nutrient % RDI

Vitamin C 135 % Calcium 21 %/223 mg

Folacin 42 % Vitamin B6 21 %

Vitamin D 36 % Phosphorus 18 %

Vitamin B12 31 % Thiamin 17 %

Riboflavin 22 % Pantothenic Acid 13 %

Per Serving

Energy 220Kcal, Protein 7.2 g, Carbohydrates 36 g, Fat 6 g

- News Canada

Southern Mama Recipe

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Helen's Fantastic Fishcake Recipe

by Helen Porter

Homemade Fishcakes - simple as simple gets. This makes 8 good sized fish cakes

Put 4 large baked potatos in the oven, gas mark 220. Rub sea salt into the skins and then turn the potatoes every 20 mins or so. They will take about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

When the potatos are nearly ready, get a baking tray and place foil down - leave enough so you can wrap the fish up!

Place 3 salmon fillets and 2 cod fillets onto the tray. Sqeeze a little lemon and drizzle a little white wine if you have any! Wrap the fish up and cook for 12-15 minutes or untill cooked. Please low down the oven as opposed to the top where the potatoes should be

Once cooked take the potatoes and fish out. Leave both to cool.

Flake the fish and the inside of t Helen's Fantastic Fishcake Recipe Recipe

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