Recipes: Pesto-Crusted Salmon and Quinoa with Giardiniera Relish

Pesto Crusted Salmon (makes 4 Servings)

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound Salmon Fillet
  • ¼ cup Canyon Basil & Pine Nut Pesto
  • Lemon Juice

STEPS:

  1. Preheat oven to 450º.
  2. Squeeze lemon juice over salmon, let sit 5 minutes, then coat with pesto.
  3. Place salmon on a sheet pan and bake uncovered 10 minutes per inch of thickness, usually 15 to 20 minutes.

Quinoa with Giardiniera Relish
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Makes 4 Servings

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Quinoa
  • 2 Cups Low or unsalted Chicken or Vegetable Broth
  • ¼ cup Canyon Giardiniera Relish
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil

STEPS:

  1. Heat a medium pot or saucepan over medium heat and add olive oil. Add in Quinoa and cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  2. Add in broth and stir, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
  3. When done, remove cover and stir in Canyon Giardiniera Relish.
  4. Serve hot or cold.

Recipes: Red Jalapeño Crab Dip and Truffled Popcorn

Source: H-E-B

Red Jalapeno Crab Dip
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Chilling Time: 20 Minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 package Colossal Crab Meat
  • ½ Cup of Chef Dean Fearing’s Red Jalapeno Dressing.
  • 2 Tablespoons Adam’s Reserve House All Purpose Rub
  • 1 tub H-E-B Ready, Fresh, Go! Pico de Gallo ( Mild or Mango )

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, season the Colossal Crab meat with Adam’s Reserve House All Purpose Rub.
  2. Gently mix in with a rubber spatula H-E-B Ready Fresh Go Pico De Gallo and Chef Dean Fearing’s Red Jalapeno Dressing.
  3. Refrigerate for minimum of 20 minutes.
  4. Serve with crackers or tortilla chips.

Other Serving Suggestions:

  • Use as a topping over baked Seafood or Chicken.
  • For tortilla roll-ups, drain pico de gallo before using in recipe. Spread dip over top-sides of flour tortillas; sprinkle with chopped cilantro or parsley, if desired, and roll each tortilla up tightly. Wrap with plastic wrap and chill. Cut crosswise into ½-inch thin slices, arrange on a platter and serve.
  • For an easy appetizer or light dinner spoon dip into avocado halves. Serve on a bed of lettuce on a platter or individual appetizer plates.

Truffled Popcorn
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 Bag Unsalted Microwave Popcorn
  • 4 Tbsp Unsalted Butter
  • 1 tsp Adams Reserve Truffle Salt
  • ¼ cup Shredded Parmesan Cheese(optional)

Directions

  1. In a saucepan over medium heat melt butter and add Truffle Salt.
  2. While butter is melting pop popcorn in microwave according to instructions.
  3. Drizzles melted Truffle Butter over popcorn and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese is desired.

Recipe: Green Chili Chicken Casserole

Source: Chef Sean Robertson from H-E-B

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Baking Time: 30 minutes
Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1bag (12 ounce) frozen HEB Fully Cooked Chicken Breast or Thigh Fajitas
  • 1 jar All Natural Texas Two-Step Tomatillo and Green Chili Stew Mix
  • 1 bag (10 or 11 ounce) tortilla chips or 14 corn tortillas
  • 8 ounces (2 cups) shredded cheddar, Colby Jack or Mexican blend Cheese
  • Garnish (optional): 1 cup each sour cream and fresh Pico de Gallo, mild or hot

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400° F.
  2. Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.  If using tortillas, tear into bite-size pieces.
  3. Combine chicken, stew and chips (or tortillas) in a large bowl.
  4. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
  5. Top with shredded cheese.
  6. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes or until casserole is hot and bubbly.
  7. Remove from oven.
  8. Let stand 5 minutes.
  9. Spoon sour cream and pico de gallo over casserole, if desired.
  10. Serve hot.

Give the recipe your own personal touch by adding corn, black beans, red bell pepper, mushrooms or cilantro to the casserole.

Click here to watch Chefs Sean Robertson and John Moore, anchor Sibila Vargas and Robertson’s daughter CiCi prepare the recipe on FOX 26 Morning News.

Recipe: Watermelon Spinach Salad

Source: HEB

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Toasting Time: 6 to 8 minutes
Makes 6 to 8 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 bags (6 ounces each) Baby Spinach Trio salad blend
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 1 cup Crumbled Queso Fresco
  • 1 pint strawberries halved
  • Cookwell & Company Watermelon Viniagrette

Directions

  1. Toast walnuts in a medium skillet over Medium heat (or toast in moderate oven) 6 to 8 minutes or until browned.
  2. Toss salad blend with dressing and fruit mixture in a large bowl. Top with queso fresco and walnuts.
  3. Serve immediately.

Recipe: Grilled Steaks with Dried Cherry Sauce

Source: HEB

Click here to watch FOX 26 anchor Sibila Vargas help the chefs from HEB prepare grilled steaks with dried cherry sauce.

Click here to read how to prepare Watermelon Spinach Salad.

Preparation time 30 minutes
Cook time 15 minutes

  • Ribeye Steak or New York Strip Steak
  • Adams Reserve Garlic Peppercorn Sear n’ Crust
  • Star Chefs Dried Cherry Steak Sauce
  • Ottavio Olive Oil
  1. Drizzle steak with olive oil on both sides.
  2. Season with Rub and allow steak to come to room temperature.
  3. Cook over medium high heat grill 7-8 minutes per side until reaches desired doneness.
  4. Brush steak with cherry sauce and serve.