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This Friday’s featured recipe includes a list of healthy Independence Day recipes that are sure to please the whole family! Celebrations are an enjoyable part of life that we want you to be able to partake in without setting back your goals. Not only will you love these recipes but your friends and family will be sure to love them too! (Please note these recipes do not belong to LTC TREE).

Grilled Pineapple Chicken Thighs 

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  •  1 teaspoon garlic powder
  •  1 teaspoon ground cumin
  •  3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  •  1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  •  8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 1/4 pounds)
  •  2 cups cubed fresh pineapple (about 1/2 pineapple)
  •  1/2 cup fresh corn kernels (about 1 ear)
  •  1/3 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
  •  1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil
  •  3 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
  •  1 tablespoon cider vinegar
  •  1 teaspoon sugar

Tomato Caprese Salad

Ingredients

  • 3 cups halved Sun Gold cherry tomatoes
  •  1 cup halved young Cherokee Purple tomatoes
  •  2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  •  3 ounces small fresh mozzarella balls
  •  1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  •  1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  •  1/3 cup torn fresh basil

Fingerling Potato Salad

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  •  3 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  •  2 tablespoons grainy mustard
  •  3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  •  1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  •  1 1/4 pounds multicolored fingerling potatoes, halved
  •  1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
  •  2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives

Grilled Watermelon

Ingredients

  • 1 small seedless red watermelon (about 5 lb.)
  •  2 lemons
  •  3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  •  1 teaspoon guajillo chile powder or ground red chile powder

 

Melon Cream Pops

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cubed seedless red watermelon
  •  1 tablespoon sugar
  •  6 tablespoons plain whole-milk Greek yogurt
  •  1 tablespoon lemon juice
  •  3 dashes kosher salt
  •  2 cups cubed honeydew melon
  •  2 cups cubed cantaloupe melon
  •  16 craft sticks

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