Broccoli Salad

Summer is just about here and what better cool refreshing side dish than broccoli salad! Bring it to your next event, BBQ or poolside get together.

Ingredients

For the Salad

3 C broccoli florets

1/4 red onion, chopped

3/4 C shredded carrots

1/4 C shredded cheese

3 Tbsp bacon, crumbles

2 Tbsp sunflower seeds

2 Tbsp pumpkin seeds

For the Dressing

Base: Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, cottage cheese, ranch dressing

Lemon juice

Ranch seasoning powder

In a small bowl combine the dressing mixture and set aside. (If you are using ranch dressing, you will only want to add the lemon juice to it.)

In a large bowl combine the salad ingredients.

Toss in the dressing and refrigerate for 1 hour before eating.

Shrimp Scampi

A super easy and flavorful pasta. This meal is great with noodles or zoodles. Such a light refreshing pasta dish!

Ingredients

1/2 lb. thin spaghetti

1 Tbsp olive oil

1/2 yellow onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 lb shrimp, deveined and cleaned

3/4 C chicken broth

3 Tbsp butter

1/4 C lemon juice

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

1 tsp parsley

3 Tbsp parmesan cheese

In a pot of salted water, cook pasta until al dente.

In a medium pan, heat the oil and add the onion and garlic. Cook until soft.

To the pan, add the chicken broth, lemon juice, better, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Simmer until sauce begins to reduce.

Add the shrimp and continue to simmer until shrimp are cooked through. Stir in the parsley and parmesan cheese.

Add the cooked pasta to the pan and stir to combine. Add pasta water until you've reached your desired consistency.