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| Cooking With Chef Jane Deal www.plainjanecooking.com |
Ballard's Idaho Golden Greek Bread-less Cocktail Sandwiches By Chef Jane Deal 1 pkg. thick-cut bacon 1 avocado, peeled and sliced thin 5-6 ripe tomatoes, thinly sliced 1 head red leaf lettuce, washed and separated 1 round of Ballard's Idaho Golden Greek Cheese Fry bacon slices until they are crisp and set aside. Cut cheese into 1/4 inch slices. Warm up a clean, dry skillet over medium heat and add cheese slices in a single layer in pan. Fry on one side until cheese has browned, then turn cheese slices over and brown on the other side. Now taste a cooked slice of the cheese. (Get a hold of yourself at this point and try not to eat the rest of the cheese, so you can finish this recipe!) Place slices on a warm plate, and continue to brown the rest of the cheese. Plate can be kept in a warm oven to keep the cheese from cooling off. On a cooked cheese slice, layer pieces of bacon, avocado slices, tomatoes, and lettuce leaves, Drizzle some of the sauce over the top, and secure another slice of cheese on top with a toothpick. Serve immediately. Sandwich Sauce (recipe below) Sandwich Sauce 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup sour cream 2 Tbs tarragon vinegar 1 green onion, sliced (both white and green sections) 1 clove garlic, sliced 5-6 fresh basil leaves 3 fresh parsley sprigs 2 tsp fresh lemon juice salt and pepper to taste Place all Sandwich sauce ingredients in blender or food processor, and process until ingredients are well combined. Keep sauce in the refrigerator until ready to use. |
| Dear Customers and Fellow Cheese Worshippers, Ballard Cheese and Chef Jane Deal would like to announce their new venture together! We are currently working on a cookbook using our famous Idaho Golden Greek cheese. If you would like to be involved in this project, we would love to include your favorite recipe in our book. Please send us a copy of the recipe, as well as pictures of your unique creation. The deadline for the recipes is Monday, November 29th. We look forward to including you in our cookbook, and thank you for using and appreciating our products. Sincerely, Ballard Cheese |