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Roasted Greek Potato Salad with Crispy Sage

Reel Chow Original Recipe!My recipe for Roasted Greek Potato Salad with Crispy Sage was born from a potato salad my brother-in-law made last Sunday. His dish had soft boiled small red potatoes and sweet potatoes, with a light mix of Greek yogurt. It was very light and tasty. This inspired me to create my own version. This will jazz up any gathering you might be planning this weekend with some unexpected flavors, not to mention a mouth-feel no one will see coming.

I roasted red and white fingerling potatoes, plus red onion tossed in grape seed oil with a little sea salt and pepper. I then crisped fresh sage in organic coconut oil on high heat. Then came boiling sweet baby peas and added fresh-cut cherry tomatoes to the mix. The organic nonfat Greek yogurt was added in with the roasted potatoes after they cooled down to room temperature. Then I mixed in the remaining ingredients: peas, red onion, cherry tomatoes and crispy sage!

Roasted Greek Potato Salad with Crispy Sage

Roasted Greek Potato Salad with Crispy Sage. ©Reel Chow

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Pork Chops with Braised Apple and Fennel

Reel Chow Original Recipe!Lately I have been obsessed with the flavor combo of apples and fennel. The applesauce recipe I recently posted was made with green apples, as opposed to this pork recipe.

I love pork served with a side of fruit, just like the classic pork chops and applesauce. I also love experimenting with sauces, as I mentioned in an earlier post.

The sauce I made for my latest pork dish had aged balsamic vinegar, chardonnay, fennel, red apple, dried sage and oregano. The sauce was sweet and just a bit tart from the balsamic vinegar, which I really enjoyed. I hope you will, too. It’s called pork chops with braised apple and fennel.

Organic Pork Chops with Braised Apple, Fennel and Sage.

Organic Pork Chops with Braised Apple, Fennel and Sage. ©Reel Chow

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