Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

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Strawberry Spinach Salad Recipe

Originally posted in 2015. Updated pictures and content.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Serves: 8

Impress your guests with this lovely luncheon salad featuring spinach, Bibb lettuce, juicy ripe strawberries, eggs, onions, bacon, nuts, and a delightfully tangy Champagne Vinaigrette.

Add cooked chicken for a hearty meal.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 head of Bibb Lettuce

• 3 bunches of fresh spinach

• 6 strawberries, sliced

• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts (can substitute pecans or almonds)

• 2 hard-boiled eggs, sliced

• 6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled

• 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced

• Cherchies Champagne Vinaigrette Salad Dressing Recipe

Champagne Vinaigrette Ingredients

• 4 oz.  Cherchies Champagne Mustard (could substitute Cherchies Cranberry Mustard)

• 2 oz.  Cherchies® Cranberry Preserve with Champagne (Could substitute Cherchies® Cherry Butter Spread or Cherchies® Strawberry Butter Spread)

• 2 oz. Balsamic vinegar

• 2 oz. Extra virgin olive oil

• 2 oz. Cranberry juice

Preparations
Mix ingredients for the vinaigrette in a small bowl. Set aside.

Wash and tear lettuce and spinach into bite-sized pieces.  Toss together all ingredients except bacon and vinaigrette.  Chill.  Before serving, toss salad with vinaigrette and sprinkle bacon on top.

Enjoy!

Peach Salsa Shrimp Recipe

Delicious Peach Salsa Shrimp Recipe

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

The Vidalia Peach Salsa is the star in this quick and easy shrimp recipe.  Your taste buds will thank you.

Ingredients

• 1 TBSP. butter or olive oil
• 4 oz. sliced baby Portabella mushrooms
• 1/4 large Vidalia® (or other sweet) onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 jars Cherchies® Vidalia® Onion Peach Salsa
• 1 TBSP. capers, drained
• 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined (can use frozen shrimp defrosted)
• Hot sauce to taste
• Cooked rice (optional)

Preparation

In large saute pan, over medium heat, melt butter or heat olive oil. Add mushrooms and onions. and saute until mushrooms are golden and onions are translucent. Add Cherchies®Vidalia® Onion Peach Salsa and capers. Heat to just boiling, stirring occasionally.

Lower heat, add shrimp and cook until shrimp are firm and no longer translucent. Add hot sauce to taste if desired.

Serve over prepared rice or quinoa.

Serves 4

Enjoy!

Chicken Salad Pie Recipe

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Chicken Salad Pie Recipe

This delicious recipe comes from Sherry Pfaender from St. Charles, MO, formerly Miss Aimee B's Tea Room. Sherry says that the secret ingredient is our Champagne Mustard - "it just doesn't come out the same without it!"

Thank you Aimee B’s Tea Room. We will miss you!

Ingredients

• Pastry for a 9 inch deep dish pie crust

• 2 eggs

• 2 cups diced, cooked chicken

• 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

• 1/4 cup chopped water chestnuts

• 1/2 cup chopped celery

• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion

• 1/2 cup canned condensed cream of chicken soup (undiluted)

• 1/2 cup sour cream

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise

• 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

• 2 Tbsp. Cherchies® Champagne Mustard

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line pie plate with pastry; prick crust lightly. Line with waxed paper and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until set but not brown, about 7 to 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, beat eggs lightly. Add chicken, cheese, water chestnuts, celery, onion, condensed soup, sour cream, mayonnaise, flour and mustard. Mix well.

Fill crust with chicken mixture. Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until slightly browned. Serve warm.

Makes about 6 servings

Enjoy!

Pretty Peppers Flatbread Pizza Recipe

Pretty Peppers Flatbread Pizza Recipe

You had me at pizza!  This recipe is quick and easy and perfect for an appetizer, lunch, or snack.  My children love to cook and will often make this recipe after school, and yes, they eat their peppers!  The Pretty Peppers are just the right amount of sweetness with a little tang.  You need to try them!

Ingredients

• Flatbread of your choice
• Butter or olive oil
• Fresh garlic, minced (can substitute Cherchies® Garlic 'n Herbs No-Salt Seasoning)
• Cherchies Pretty Peppers
• Mozzarella cheese grated

Preparation

Spread the flatbread with butter or olive oil and top with fresh garlic, Pretty Peppers and Mozzarella cheese.

Place on a baking sheet and broil until cheese is lightly browned and bubbly.

Enjoy!