Homemade Fresh Salsa

Ingredients:

One large tomato (about 8 ounces), seeded and chopped

Three green onions with green tops, chopped

½ red pepper, diced

½ green pepper, diced

1/3 cup packed chopped fresh cilantro

Dried oregano and basil, dash of each

1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon seeded and chopped jalapeno

Two cloves garlic, minced

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Optional: add some chopped mango or peach for a different taste

Directions:

Combine all the ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Leave about 30-60 minutes to set in all the flavors.

(Offer organic blue chips with it)


Homemade Grass-fed Beef BBQ Meatballs

Ingredients:

1 lb. of grass-fed beef

½ cup of ground flax seeds

¼ cup wheat germ

5 cloves of garlic

½ onion, finely chopped

2 cage free eggs, beaten

1 cage free egg white, beaten

Sea salt & pepper for seasoning

8 ounces of Organic BBQ Sauce (no HFCS in the ingredients)

½ cup organic grape jelly

Directions:

Mix all the meatball ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Roll into 2-inch meatballs and place on a cooking sheet coated with olive oil spray. Bake at 375-degrees for 25-30 minutes. In a separate mixing bowl, combine the BBQ and grape jelly. Pour the BBQ mix into the slow cooker and add cooked meatballs to the cooker and keep it on low. Let the BBQ mixer absorb into the meatballs.

Have toothpicks handy for easy eating. This is a hit!


Homemade Red Pepper Hummus

Ingredients:

2 cans of chickpeas – drain and rinse

6 cloves garlic, minced

4 tbs. of tahini

3 tbs. of fresh lemon juice

2 tbs. fresh parsley

1 red pepper, finely chopped

¼ cup of olive oil

¼ tsp. sea salt

¼ cup of water

1 Tbs. of Olive oil for heating and browning the garlic


Directions:

Place the garlic in a skillet with the tbs. of olive oil and brown over medium heat, about 3-5 minutes. In your food processor or blender add all the ingredients except only add 1-cup of a time of the chickpeas (add the next cup once the first cup is mashed). Process until the hummus is creamy and smooth. Great for vegetable trays.