Sweet Salsa

This Salsa has become my go to recipe for summer picnics and potlucks. I have received many requests for this recipe - so here it is! Soooo good! Some call it "Poor Man's Caviar" or "Where's the Tomatoes? Salsa" but it's just a really great healthy recipe.

The Salsa:
2 different colored sweet peppers (red, yellow, or orange)
1 green pepper
1 bunch of green onions/scallions
1 can pinto beans, rinsed
1 can black beans, rinsed
1 can shopeg corn, drained

The Dressing
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup olive oil
sea salt to taste

Mince and chop the peppers and onions into finely diced squares (as small as you can). Combine all the peppers, onions, beans and corn in a medium size bowl. Heat the dressing ingredients over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Take the dressing off the heat and pour over everything in the bowl. Stir it all up into the yummy colorful goodness. Salt to taste. Letting it marinate for a few hours in the fridge to soak up the dressing is better but not necessary.

Serve with tortilla chips. Yum - Love them vegetables!!

Peanut Chicken with Citrus Ginger Sauce

This dish is great for dinner!! It is a great alternative to fried chicken dishes because it is made in the oven with no oil!! Oh - and it tastes great, especially with the sauce. MMmmmmm


Ingredients:
16 Crackers (Wheat or Saltines)
1/2 cup peanuts
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 egg whites
1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds of chicken, tenderized, and cut into 1" wide strips
1/4 cup flour (regular white flour or King Arthur white whole wheat flour)

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425
2. Use a food processor to pulse the crackers and peanuts into a fine mixture
3. Stir the paprika, salt, and pepper into the cracker and peanut mixture
4. Whisk eggs in a separate bowl
5. Put flour in separate bowl as well
6. Dredge chicken in flour, then egg whites, and then cracker/peanut mixture
7. Place chicken on a wire rack that has been sprayed with Pam and placed on a cookie sheet
8. Bake for about 20 minutes, turn around 13 minutes.

While the Chicken is baking make the Citrus Ginger Sauce:
1 inch or 2 Tbsp of grated fresh ginger, squeeze out juice and discard solids
1/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
2 Tbsp peanut butter
1 Tbsp. soy sauce (reduced sodium better)
2 tsp lime juice

Pulse all ingredients a few times together to make the sauce

Hope you like this healthy recipe!!!