Fall into Freshness
Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 1:02PM Prepare for back to school with fresh food ideas
Salads
Stuffed Tomatoes
Combine cooked Ontario corn kernels with diced Ontario tomato, sweet green pepper, green onion and minced fresh parsley. Split fresh Ontario tomatoes in half, hollow out and fill with mixed ingredients. Add a splash of your favourite vinaigrette dressing.
Veggie Fried Rice
Sauté cooked rice with diced Ontario onion, carrot, sweet pepper and zucchini, season with soy sauce.
Variation: You can add a any of these delicious ingredients to to Cous-cous, curly pasta or Ontario romaine lettuce
Sandwiches
Bagels 'n More Ontario
Top bagel halves with cream cheese and thinly sliced Ontario apples, pears, or cucumbers.
Cucumber Round
Top thick slices of Ontario cucumber with tuna salad.
Rice is Nice
(for those who are gluten intolerant)
Top rice cakes with sweetened cream cheese and thin slices of Ontario muskmelon, apple or pear. Add a dash of cinnamon if you like.
Pepper Wedge Ole
Combine softened cream cheese with some drained salsa sauce to taste. Fill wedges of Ontario sweet red or green peppers with the mixture.
Soups
Instant Corn Chowder
Add fresh Ontario corn kernels to cream of potato soup. Simmer 4 - 5 minutes.
Soup’s On
Add shredded Ontario Carrot and finely chopped Broccoli and Zucchini to chicken noodle soup.
Dessert
Yoghurt Fool
Stir chopped Ontario seasonal fruit into plain yogurt. Add Ontario liquid honey to taste and sprinkle with granola.
Cottage Cheese Delight
Cover cottage cheese with slices of seasoned fresh Ontario apple, pear, nectarines or plums.
Cheese and Fruit Skewers
Feed skewers with Ontario Cheddar and apple and pear pieces.
Soups
Instant Corn Chowder
Add fresh Ontario corn kernels to cream of potato soup. Simmer 4 - 5 minutes.
Soup’s On
Add shredded Ontario Carrot and finely chopped Broccoli and Zucchini to chicken noodle soup.
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