Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Summer Sides

I love making quick and easy side dishes that go great with any meal. Tonight, I made 2 great side dishes: Corn Salad and Basil and Sun dried Tomato infused Rice. I paired with my classic chicken cubes, and result was delicious. Corn Salad:
Bring a pot of water to a boil, add a splash of milk and sugar, this is a trick I learned from my mother in law, it makes the corn taste sweet and creamy all the time. Cook 2 heads of corn, both cut in half for easier handling for about 25 minutes.
Remove from water, let cool, and cut the corn off the cob. Add to a bowl, mix in 1/4 pack of boursin garlic and herb cheese, add some chopped dill and all done.  The heat of the corn melts the cheese and you get a deliciously flavored corn salad
basil and sun dried tomato rice:
ingredients:
1 package 15 minute rice - cooked
6 pcs sun dried tomato in oil- from jar
1/2 cup chopped basil
add half chopped basic to a bowl, and chopped sundried tomatoes, add rice and mix.
In a small bowl prepare dressing: 1 tablespoons red wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon oil from the tomato jar, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard. the ratio of the dressing ingredients can be adjusted to your liking. if you don't like too much vinegar, add more oil. Mix dressing and pour over the rice and mix.  top with remaining basil.
Recipe for the chicken cubes can be found in an older post : http://fastandgourmet.blogspot.com/2011/03/blogworthy-dinner.html
Enjoy!!!


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