Labor Day Recipes
Summer Fruit Salad
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
- ½ cantaloupe cubed
- 2 mangos cubed
- 1 large apple cubed
- 1 quart strawberries quartered
- 1 pear cubed
- 1 cup seedless red grapes halved
- 1 cup seedless green grapes halved
- 1 cup blueberries
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Juice of 1 orange
- ¼ tablespoon honey
Instructions:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all fruit.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together lemon juice, orange juice, and honey.
- Pour dressing over fruit and mix together well.
S’mores Pudding Pie
Total Prep Time: 2 hr 30 min Servings: 8
Ingredients:
- Crust:
- 1 ½ cups crushed graham crackers (about 10 crackers)
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- Chocolate Pudding:
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 10 large marshmallows, halved on the diagonal
Directions:
- For the crust: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Break up the graham crackers by hand and add to the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Process the crackers until ground. Add the butter and sugar and pulse until mixture looks like wet sand.
- Transfer the graham crackers to a 9-inch pie plate and, using your hands, press to form a crust. You just want the crust to be of even thickness around the pie plate. Bake until crisp and the crust begins to brown, about 15 minutes. Cool completely before filling.
- For the pudding: Add the milk, cream and sugar to a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan and whisk in the cornstarch, followed by the cocoa powder and salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat, whisking until the pudding thickens, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the bittersweet chocolate and vanilla.
- Pour into the cooled pie shell and chill, covering pudding surface with plastic wrap or wax paper to prevent a skin from forming. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to allow the pudding to set.
- Just before serving, preheat your broiler. Top the pudding pie with the large marshmallows, covering the entire pie surface. Transfer the pie to a baking sheet. Broil the marshmallows 4 inches under the broiler until the tops are golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. This goes fast! Alternatively, use a kitchen torch to brown the marshmallow topping. Serve immediately.
Bacon & Swiss Chicken Sandwiches
Total Prep Time: 25 min.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)
- ½ teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning
- 4 slices swiss cheese
- 4 hamburger buns, split
- 2 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- Lettuce leaves and tomato slices, optional
Directions:
- In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise, mustard and honey.
- Pound chicken with a meat mallet to 1/2-in. thickness. Sprinkle chicken with steak seasoning. Grill chicken, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat until a thermometer reads 165°, 4-6 minutes on each side Top with cheese during the last 1 minute of cooking.
- Grill buns over medium heat, cut side down, until toasted, 30-60 seconds. Serve chicken on buns with bacon, mayonnaise mixture and, if desired, lettuce and tomato.