As Dick has told me in the past, salad is not his favorite entree. Well, today it WILL be because this salad was made especially for him. If he doesn’t like it, well, looks like it’s time to find a new…

Dick’s Salad

Preparation Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 pound of organic sirloin steak

2 tablespoons of organic, no salt seasoning

6 cups of organic mixed greens

1 cup of organic mushrooms

1 organic yellow pepper

1 organic avocado

2 organic gourmet cucumbers

1/2 cup of organic pine nuts

1 organic lemon

2 tablespoons of organic rosemary

3 tablespoons of organic vinegar

8 tablespoons of organic extra virgin olive oil

Directions

Salad Dressing

1. Cut a lemon in half.
2. Juice each lemon half. Set aside.
3. Place the 2 tablespoons of rosemary into a mortar.
4. Using a pestle, grind the rosemary for about 30 seconds.
5. Place the rosemary, fresh lemon juice, 6 tablespoons of olive oil & 3 tablespoons of vinegar into the small bowl.
6. Whisk for 1 minute. Set aside.

Steak

1. Sprinkles the organic, no salt seasoning overtop both sides of the sirloin steak.
2. Slice the sirloin steak into about a dozen pieces.
3. Place 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a sauce pan overtop a medium flame.
4. Saute for 2-3 minutes on each side. Set aside.

Salad

1. Wash and spin the 6 cups of mixed greens.
2. Place the greens into a medium to large salad bowl. Set aside.
3. Wash and dry the mushrooms.
4. Cut the mushrooms into halves.
5. Place the mushrooms into the salad bowl.
6. Wash and dry the yellow pepper.
7. Cut the yellow pepper in half and clean out the inside.
8. Rewash and dry the yellow pepper.
9. Cut the yellow pepper into desired pieces.
10. Place the yellow pepper pieces into the salad bowl.
11. Wash and dry the gourmet cucumbers.
12. Chop the cucumber into a desired size.
13. Place the cucumber pieces into the salad bowl.
14. Cut the avocado into halves.
15. Remove the pit.
16. Slice the avocado while it is still in its peel.
17. Pop-out the avocado slices.
18. Place the avocado slices into the salad bowl.
19. Add the salad dressing to the salad bowl and mix with a large  wooden spoon and fork.
20. Split the salad into two bowls.
21. Neatly and evenly place the steak slices onto each salad bowl.
22. Sprinkle pine nuts overtop each salad bowl.
23. Serve!

Dick's Salad

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Dick is such a man! He loves firing up the grill and I’m not about to stop him. Tonight I’m having a few friends over and Dick wants to help out so he’s in charge…of the grill. How does a burger sound (I must be in the Midwest)?

Daddy’s Burger Done Right

Preparation Time: 8 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Serves 6 patties

Ingredients

2 pounds of organic grass-fed ground beef sirloin

2 cups of fresh organic mushrooms

5 cloves of organic garlic

Directions

Preheat grill to 400 degrees

1. Wash and dice the mushrooms. Set aside.
2. Mince the garlic cloves. Set aside.
3. Place the ground beef in a large bowl.
4. Add the minced garlic and diced mushrooms to the ground beef. Mix with your clean hands.
5. Mold the ground beef mixture into patties (there should be 6).
6. Place on the grill for 6 minutes.
7. Flip each burger over and grill for 6 more minutes.
8. Take the burgers off the grill and place onto a clean plate.
9. Cover the plate with recycled tin foil for 10 minutes to make sure the burger is cooked through).
10. Serve!

Daddy's Burger Done Right

Sprinkles and kisses,