Memorial day weekend marks the unofficial kick off to summer! I am on ABC Tampa with healthy recipes to help you makeover your menu starting with appetizers.
This pesto heirloom tomato and corn pasta salad is made with peak-season produce from Sprouts Farmers Market.
Sprouts offers a wide selection of local, organic, unique products to fit any lifestyle, and is known for the season’s freshest, most delicious produce around located at the heart of the market. They keep seasonality always top of mind and work with local farmers to bring in the season’s freshest, most delicious produce including limited-time varieties you can’t find anywhere else. To make this salad, combine cooked pasta with chopped heirloom tomatoes, corn, red onion, parsley and pesto
Next, it’s not a memorial day weekend BBQ without burgers.
Sprouts offers a fresh, friendly take on grocery shopping, where exploration and discovery happen naturally and take extra care in curating uniquely healthy products to fit any lifestyle. Shoppers will discover a wide selection of natural and organic foods, including farm-fresh produce, bulk foods, fresh meat and seafood, vitamins and supplements, seasonal items, and unique attributed products such as plant-based, gluten-free, dairy-free, and more, all at affordable prices. You can meet a range of dietary needs and preferences with meat and plant-based burger options, dairy-free toppings, gluten-free buns and more. With Sprouts bright and airy farmers market experience with an open layout, it can be an exciting treasure hunt for healthy alternatives and good-for-you products like these asparagus and avocado fries to round out your spread.
For dessert, take advantage of peak season berries with my blueberry crumble bars.
Heat and mash 2 cups of blueberries, combine with 2 tbsp of chia seeds and set aside to thicken. Blend together 1 ½ cup oats, 1 cup almond flour, 1/3 cup of oil and 1/3 cup of maple syrup. Press ¾ of the mixture into the bottom of a pan and bake for 10 min., then add your blueberry filling and the remaining crumble topping before baking for another 15 minutes. These blueberry crumble bars are sweet, tangy and perfect for the season .
Finally, cheese to summer with sparkling lemonade.
Enjoy this refreshing sparkling lemonade on its own with fresh mint and lemon slices or combine with white wine for an adult-friendly beverage. Sparkling lemonade is a hydrating source of vitamin C, and great for staying refreshed in the summer heat.
