You’ve all heard about my Ben RoethlisBURGERS. We’re not doing that this week.
Salad: Romaine Gresham Salad with Tomatillo TerRelish Owens
Jermaine Gresham - TE CIN
Terrell Owens - WR CIN
Side: Hearts of Carson Palmer Slaw
Carson Palmer - QB CIN
Main: RaCharred Mendenhalibut
Rashard Mendenhall - RB PIT
Cocktail: Troy Cosmopolamalutan
Troy Polamalu - S PIT
Romaine Gresham Salad with Tomatillo TerRelish Owens
Ingredients:
1 lb tomatillos, husks removed and halved
1 small red onion, cut in 1″ chunks
3 garlic cloves
1 jalapeno, chopped
¼ c olive oil
½ c flat leaf parsley
1 lime, juiced and zested
celery seed
salt
pepper
2 hearts of romaine
Procedure:
Roast tomatillos, onions, and garlic at 425 for 20 min.
Transfer to food processor and add rest of ingredients.
Blend until desired chunkiness.
Cut each romaine heart lengthwise. SWOOPS* the cut side.
Heat grill pan to med high. Spray with non-stick spray. Grill 1-2 min until charred.
Remove from heat and spoon relish on top.
MMMM!
*SWOOPS = Season With Olive Oil Pepper and Salt
Hearts of Carson Palmer Slaw
Ingredients:
½ green cabbage, shredded
½ purple cabbage, shredded
½ pineapple, julienne
2 mangoes, julienne
6 stalks hearts of palm, julienne
1 bunch scallions, chopped
2 limes, juiced
salt
pepper
Procedure:
You’re welcome to cut the fruit in any shape you desire, but since there’s shredded cabbage involved and it’s a slaw, I like to keep everything relatively uniform in long strips. Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and TOSS, TOSS, TOSS! (Ya, that’s “TWO-US” in my mother’s world.)
RaCharred Mendenhalibut
Ingredients:
4 halibut steaks (about ½ lb each)
olive oil
salt
pepper
Procedure:
SWOOPS Halibut. (Season With Olive Oil Pepper and Salt) Both sides. Grill on med high heat until charred and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side. Remove from grill and serve on a bed of the slaw and top with the relish.
Troy Cosmopolamalutan
I forgot to photograph mine before I drank it... here's an example of what it should look like.
2 oz. vodka
½ lime, juiced
½ oz – splash of cranberry juice
½ oz – splash of Curacao
1 slice of an apple
curly piece of citrus peel
Procedure:
Mix the vodka, lime juice, cranberry juice, and Curacao in a cocktail shaker with ice.
Sift drink without the ice into a martini glass. Don’t spill – Martini glasses are the stilettos of barware: Best looking. Least Functional.
Fork the apple slice into the prongs of a PICK and stick it in the drink. If you own Steelers D, this ceremony increases the chances of a Polamalu pick.
Drink through a CURLY straw. Garnish with a citrus CURL.
Now MAN UP! And CHOW DOWN!!
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