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Grilled Mediterranean Chicken Wrap

Its very hard not to like Mediterranean cuisine.  Chickpeas, tomatoes, feta, hummus, baba ghanoush, kebabs and tabouleh – oh my!  Aside from the health benefits that I hear from the USDA and other health organizations, Mediterranean flavors are really fantastic:  savory, tart, and sweet, all combined.  Hummus, which I’ve written about before, is great on just about everything.  Toast with hummus works just as well as a heated pita bread.

Since I’d made some hummus on a previous day, I wanted to something awesome with it.  I marinated a bit of chicken in a balsamic base, cooked it quickly over the grill, and added some onions and tomatoes to pita bread and hummus to make a delicious wrap.  If I had lettuce, I’d have added it too for some extra crunch – definitely recommended.  Even without the lettuce, this recipe worked wonderfully.  Just make sure to warm up your pita bread first so it’s nice and soft.  Since I’m impatient, I rushed it a bit, and ended up breaking my pita a bit (as you can see at the bottom of the picture above).

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Beef Tenderloin Stuffed with Mushrooms and Onions

When I think of roasted tenderloin, visions of charred crusts and tender pink interiors stuffed full of luxurious fillings dance through my mind.  Unfortunately, reality rare matches my daydreams.  Stuffing can spill out or absorb strange flavors.  Insufficient crusting can give you a bland gray mess.  On the other hand, too much crusting and you’re left with a burnt roast.

One common problem with stuffing is that you can’t get enough.  To get more stuffing into the tenderloin, I sliced it in “double- butterfly” fashion.  Instead of a single horizontal cut to “open” the roast like a book, you use two cuts through the opposite sides of the roast.  When you open it, it looks like a trifold brochure.  After using this cut, you can spread more filling over the roast when you open it up.

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Grilled Italian/ Balsamic Asparagus and Portabello Mushroom

For my vegetarian friends, or those who just like to eat a bit more healthier, this is a quick and simple Italian Balsamic marinade that imparts great flavor to your vegetables.  This recipe makes for a great appetizer or side to a heavy day of grilling – it’s a nice change of pace if you’ve been making nothing but meat.

As you can see, I am quite partial to asparagus – after all, it’s finger-friendly!  Portabello can be a bit more complex, but can also make a great finger food when it’s sliced right.  Plus, I highly recommend portabello mushrooms in sandwiches.  You can take any leftovers here and put them into a sandwich for a delicious addition.

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