Let me tell you about a dish with a lot of flair and a dash of fire. Lomo Saltado Steak Stir-Fry. It’s a classic dish of Peru, and somewhere, sometime, some crazy genius Chinese chef combined stir fry techniques with Peruvian ingredients.
Lomo Saltado Steak Stir-Fry The sauce is EVERYTHING!
I have no garden this year other than my pots of herbs, but I’ve been seeing pics and posts from friends who do. And everywhere, it’s tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes! They love this heat! This simple Green Bean Tomato Salad is a fabulous way to put a few to good use.
Green Bean Tomato Salad with Chickpeas and Red Wine Vinaigrette
I have kind of a thing for Ropa Vieja and if you’re here, maybe you do, too. I already have a recipe on my site for a long-simmered, Slow Cooker Classic Cuban Ropa Vieja, long a family fave, but these days, I’m all about the Instant Pot…and so I wondered if an Instant Pot Ropa Vieja would be just as good. Verdict: Yup, yup, yup! It’s fabulous.
Instant Pot Ropa Vieja
Raise your hand if you want a Spiedie, maybe my New York Chicken Spiedies. If these are new to you, Spiedies are chunks of highly marinated meat, in this case, chicken, skewered and grilled. They are served on a fresh, soft roll; it has to be soft, nothing too fancy. Then they’re drizzled with the same garlicky herby vinaigrette it was marinated in. It’s a double dose of flavor and melds that gorgeous, juicy chicken and bun into one cohesive sandwich.
New York Chicken Spiedies
I’ve been on a bit of a Meditteranean kick. I’m trying to health up the rest of the summer, at least until Labor Day comes. Besides it’s August and it’s hot and it’s humid (whine whine whine) and I want to eat (and cook) cool and light. And so I made Greek Brown Rice Salad to go with my soon to be posted Spicy Beef & Feta Skewers.
Spicy Beef & Feta Skewers with Greek Brown Rice Salad (made with Instant Pot Brown Rice)
I just did a post for Horiatiki Greek Salad not too long ago. Gosh, that was good. And I wanted to carry some of those flavors forward with a little twist. Funny how I listed so many variations of our American Style Greek Salads, but I didn’t mention or think about combining it with rice, let alone brown rice.