Mediterranean Salsa

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When I make gyros or pitas at home, I love to include this Mediterranean Salsa – that brings great flavor to the whole bite. With these fresh ingredients, you will bring a brightness to your meal that will really take it up a notch. The flavors of dill, parsley, and oregano paired with fresh cucumber, red onion, and red onions also make for a lovely chip and dip combo with some pita chips.

While you can definitely make this just before serving it up, I do suggest that you make it at least a few hours before whenever possible. Maybe make it on your lunch break (if you come home) or in the morning before heading out for the day. Letting the ingredients sit and mingle makes it just that much more flavorful.

Substitutes and Variations:

If you want to make this salsa have some real zing or zip – you could add in some spicy peppers. Its not really meant to be a spicy salsa, so that’s the only reason I don’t include it. You can also add some crumbled feta cheese to it, if you want to add to the Mediterranean flair.

Suggestions for Sides:

As I mentioned, this is great with some crunchy pita chips. It’s also really good on a gyro, Mediterranean style burger, or even some flatbread with some feta.

Tools that may make this recipe easier:

Knife skills are important when making this recipe. So a nice sharp chefs knife is important to have in your kitchen, also with a sturdy cutting board. You want to try to get the tomatoes and cucumber cut to nearly the same size for the best mouth feel. You will also want a microplane or zester to get that delicious flavor packed peel off the lemon.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!

Mediterranean Salsa

A tangy and fresh salsa with a Mediterranean flair for your gyros, Greek salads and bowl or just to dip your pita chips in!

Course Condiment, Salsa, Sauce

Cuisine American, Greek, Mediterranean

Keyword cucumber, fresh dill, fresh parsley, gyro, lemon, lemon juice, Mediterranean salsa, red onion, salt

Prep Time 10

Refrigerator Time 30

Servings cups

Ingredients

1 pint Cherry Tomatoes small diced
½ Medium Red Onion small diced
½ cup Chopped Fresh Dill
½ cup Chopped Fresh Parsley
2 Garlic Cloves minced
1 Medium English Cucumber seeded and small diced
1 tsp Salt
1 Lemon zest & juice
1 tsp Dried Oregano
½ tsp Red Pepper Flakes

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Instructions

In a small bowl, combine all ingredients thoroughly.
Cover with plastic wrap (or make in container that has a lid) and place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. It will keep for up to 5 days.

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Weekly Wrap-up & Senior Salon Pit Stop #366

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Welcome to Senior Salon Pit Stop #366

Welcome to this week’s Weekly Wrap-up and Blog Link-up.

It’s a new year at the Senior Salon Pit Stop and it’s time to vroom-vroom to all the great posts that everyone is creating all around the the blogosphere! Scroll down to check out my Weekly Wrap-up along with my Featured posts from the previous Pit Stop!

What’s been going on at Homemade on a Weeknight?

Last week I shared that we finally got all of our plants into the soil. This week we were able to actually harvest some of the first plants that we put into a soil several weeks ago. Like these adorable little radishes that I pickled and our family just devoured. I had never made pickled radishes but it just sounds so good. I mixed some water, white vinegar, salt, sugar, garlic powder, paprika, black pepper and dill with the thinly sliced radishes and it was so good. I served them over the top of some simple grilled pork chops, along side my Rustic Pepper Jack Potatoes.

What have you been up to this past week?

Just #ICYMI – here is one of the newest posts from last week – Buffalo Chicken Pizza! What’s your favorite kind of “non-traditional” pizza?

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Home Matters Linky Party #535

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Welcome to the weekly Home Matters Linky Party #535

A great place to come, share your blog posts and make new friends.

We are so glad you are here with us each week.

I am so excited to be a part of the Home Matters Linky Party Team! I have been participating for quite some time and am eager to make some more contributions to this party. A little about me – I’m a Wife and Mom. My husband, four kids, 5 dogs and 25+ chickens (and counting) all currently live in the rural Montana. We are embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as we live out our dreams of being Homesteaders! Like the name implies – I love to make homemade meals every night of the week for my family. I care about what types of things we are eating and I like to try new things. This blog is all about sharing those journeys and adventures with you.

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Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing

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Pellet Grill Chicken Wings

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Espresso Cupcakes

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Millionaire Dip

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Cozy Hot Bread Pudding

shared by Esme’s Senior Salon

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Two great things come together on this homemade pizza – of course, pizza and then buffalo chicken. The oven roasted chicken is going to be one that you’ll want to hold on to for future use. If you are looking to add a kick of heat to pizza night, then Buffalo Chicken Pizza is what you need to be making.

There is one trick this recipe that will really take all your Buffalo Chicken dishes to the next level – butter! By adding melted butter to your store-bought Buffalo Hot sauce (like Frank’s Red Hot) gives you all the flavor with not so much that. It makes this pizza fantastic and will make your chicken wings show stoppers.

Substitutes and Variations:

As always, I’ve included my super easy pizza dough recipe below the main recipe. You can use it, or use your own favorite dough recipe. Or you can by a dough from your favorite grocery or you can use those pre-made crusts. I used a combination of cheddar and mozzarella for this pizza – you could go all one way or the other. You could also add in some red or green onions for a nice bite.

Suggestions for Sides:

I have two really great sides to serve with this tasty pizza. My Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing is a delightful dipping sauce for the tangy spice of the buffalo sauce. And my Easy Garlic Knots are an excellent side dish.

Tools that may make this recipe easier:

I really love my pizza pans. They are simple but very effective. They are 12inches and have ½inch holes on the bottom. This allows for even the cooking of the dough.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

A slice of fresh baked spicy pizza with a buffalo sauce base with garlic roasted chicken and lots of bacon!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Chinese

Keyword bacon, bacon bits, buffalo chicken, buffalo hot sauce, buffalo sauce, cheddar, cheddar cheese, mozzarella, mozzarella cheese, pizza, pizza dough, roasted chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Proofing Time 1

Servings Pizzas

Ingredients

2 Pizza Dough Crusts see homemade dough recipe below
1 lb Chicken Breast
Cooking Oil Spray
2 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tsp Parika
1 tsp Ground Onion
1 tsp Salt
2 tsp Parsley
1 tsp Pepper
¼ cup Oil
1½ cup Butter divided
2 cup Buffalo Sauce like Frank's Red Hot
2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
1 cup Cheddar Cheese shredded
½ lb Thick-Cut Bacon

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Instructions

Start pizza dough proofing (is using) at least one hour before starting the chicken.
Preheat oven to 350degF.
In a small dish, combine salt, pepper, paprika, 1 teaspoon parsley, onion and 1 teaspoon garlic powder. Place chicken breasts on a baking rack over a parchment paper covered baking sheet. Spray each with some cooking oil then sprinkle with seasoning mixture. Place in oven to bake for 30 minutes.
Once the pizza dough is completed as listed in the recipe below, start building the pizzas.
In a frying pan over medium high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy and remove to paper towel covered plate to cool.
In a small sauce pan over medium heat, add 1 cup butter. Once melted whisk in buffalo sauce. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
Increase heat in oven to 425degF. Split dough in half and roll out to two round crusts. Place on pizza pans (can also make two rectangular crusts on a baking sheet). Place in oven to bake for 12 minutes.
Cut chicken into roughly half-inch cubes. Chop bacon into bacon bits. Whisk buffalo sauce (if it's separated). Combine mozzarella and cheddar cheese.
In a microwave safe dish, melt remaining butter. Add 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and one teaspoon of parsley.
Remove pizza crusts from oven. For one pizza, spread one cup buffalo sauce over top of crust. Evenly sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese. Layer with half of the chicken and half of bacon. Sprinkle with ½ cup of cheese mixture. Lastly, brushed melted garlic butter around outer crust of pizza. Repeat on second pizza. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes more. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes, Finally drizzle with remaining buffalo sauce.

Thin Crust Pizza Dough

A simple pizza dough to use for all sorts of pizzas. Makes 2 12inch by 17inch rectangle pizza crusts or 2 14inch round pizza crusts

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword pizza, pizza dough, thin crust, thin crust pizza dough

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Rising Time 1

Ingredients

2 tbsp Yeast instant
⅓ cup Oil
1½ cup Warm Water
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tsp Salt
4½ cups Flour

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Instructions

Prepare all of the ingredients
In a large bowl, combine warm water, yeast, sugar, salt, and oil. Let sit to activate for about 10 minutes. Yeast should become foamy.
Add flour to activated yeast mixture. Stir together until a sticky dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and allow to proof for about an hour (until dough has doubled in size)
Preheat oven to 425degF.
Once risen, split into two equal halves. Add one half of dough to floured surface and use a rolling pin to press out into ¼-in thick in the shape of the baking sheet. Move to parchment paper covered baking sheet. Spray with cooking oil.
Bake for 8 minutes.
Continue to pizza recipe directions.

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Estelle Forrest self-published this cookbook after a lot of playing around in the kitchen. You can purchase your own copy here:

AVAILABLE IN PRINT OR KINDLE eBOOK VERSIONS

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