Roasted Duck Wraps with Celery Root, Mustard Greens and Strawberry Sauce

This is another original from the freshricks laboratory.  This low carb, high protein and flavorful dish takes about 1 hour, feeds three and costs about $20.  Thanks Dre and Paula for coming over for dinner.

Roasted Duck Breast
Preheat oven to 325.  Get a large sautee pan hot over medium heat.  Season duck breast with salt and pepper and place skin side down.  Let the fat render out for about 10 minutes.  Reserve fat in  a seperate bowl.  Place the pan in the oven and let cook 15 minutes.  Remove at let duck sit at least ten minutes before slicing.

Celery Root, Msutard Greens Stems and Vidallia Onion Mix
1 celery root, fine dice
1/2 cup mustard green stems, cleaned and small cut
1/2 vidallia onion  fine dice
reserved duck fat

Blanch all ingredients in boiling water then plunge into an ice bath.  Let dry thoroughly.  Sautee in a medium pan on medium high in the duck fat until golden.

Strawberry Sauce
1 cup vegetable stock
1 tablespoon diced onion
2 teaspoons strawberry preserves
1 teaspoon chopped parsley

Reduce the veg stock and onions over medium heat until 1/8 cup of liquid remains.  Add strawberry preserves and let cook another 5 minutes.  Remove from heat and add parsley, salt and pepper.

Mustard Green Wraps
Blanch mustard green leaves in boiling water for 3-5 minutes and then plunge into ice water.  Let them hang dry.

Put all the ingredients out on the table and build your own wraps.  Buon Apetito!

Blood Orange - Grapefruit Smoothie

Another great after workout smoothie with some seasonal blood orange juice. I also added frozen banana and strawberries, flax seed, grapefruit juice, coconut water and ice. Exactly what I needed to boost my vitamin and potassium levels.

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Breakfast Smoothie

This is great for right after a morning workout. I blended frozen strawberries, blueberries and banana with coconut water, almond milk, acai berry juice, apple juice, yogurt, flax seeds and ice into a tall glass of healthiness. This has a great mix of protein, minerals and vitamins to start the day off the right way. Enjoy!

Ham and Fontina Panini

Ham and cheese is a classic. I used Boarshead Maple Glazed Ham and some slightly aged Fontina. Fontina is a soft, cow's milk Italian cheese from the Aosta Valley in North West Italy. It is soft when young, but aged Fontina becomes hard and more pungent. Its great either way but for a panini the younger and softer is better. I also used some arugula, sliced red delicious apple and a strawberry mustard dressing as toppings. 2 Sandwiches for about $5. Takes 10 minutes.

Ham and Fontina Panini

4 slices of 5 grain Italian Bread, 3/8" slice
1/4 lb maple glazed maple, split between the two sandwiches
1/8 Fontina cheese, thin sliced, spilt between the two sandwiches
1/2 red delicious apple, thin sliced
1 handful fresh arugula

Strawberry Mustard Dressing

1 tablespoon olive oil mayonnaise
1 tablespoon spicy brown mustard
1 teaspoon strawberry preserves

Dress all four pieces of bread on one side. Lay ham down, folding it into three. Top it with the sliced apple then arugula. Now lay two slices of cheese on top. Press for 2 to 3 minutes on the panini press. Let it rest on a baking rack for a few minutes to cool. Slice and serve with some grapes for a great lunch.

Fruit Plate

Fruit = Awesome

Strawberries, plum, pear, apple, cherries, walnuts and sunflower seeds.

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