Keep it Saucy — red, white and fun recipes for the 4th
SAN DIEGO The th of July is a wonderful time to celebrate the USA with family and friends Whether you barbecue at the beach or in a backyard here are a limited fast fun and done options Great Grape Goat Cheese Pops Photo by Margo Schwab Special to La Jolla Village News Great Grape Goat Cheese Pops minutes Ingredients Whole Foods or Costco goat cheese with herbs cream cheese red seedless grapes Chardonnay optional sunflower seeds paprika Tools needed Two small-sized mixing bowls a prep plate and a serving plate Prep and serve Optional for and over grapes slit and soaked in a bowl of chardonnay stir them around For appetizers mix cup cream cheese and cup goat cheese in a bowl coat each grape until fully covered rolling in hands roll or add on pumpkin seeds or the like sprinkle with paprika Serve on a pretty plate and enjoy Burger Hawaiian Style minutes Ingredients Whole Foods or Costco ground meat I choose ground turkey pineapple I recommend pre-cut you don t need much per burger burger buns avocado mango Mango Habanero Coconut Sauce Tools needed Skillet or BBQ sharp knife cutting board Prep and serve While cooking meat patties toast buns slice avocado mango and pineapple into small pieces a quarter size place cooked meat patty on bottom bun top with specific mango avocado pineapple and generous amount of Mango Habanero Coconut Sauce place top bun optional embellish on side with nasturtium and parsley enjoy Bloody Good Merry Mary Photos by Margo Schwab Special to La Jolla Village News Bloody Good Merry Mary minutes max Ingredients Whole Foods or Costco tomato juice Worcestershire sauce salsa pitted olives appetizer sticks lemon cooked beets celery salt Cholula and optional vodka for and over Tools needed Tumbler glasses cutting board sharp knife blender Prep and serve For each drink blend cup tomato juice ice cubes cooked beets cup salsa dashes Cholula dashes black pepper ounce vodka optional cut small lemon wedge run lemon along rim of glass turn glass upside down and rotate glass rim over celery salt on cutting board pour blended tomato mixture into upright glass embellish with lemon and olives on appetizer stick Cheers Too lazy to cook restaurant alternative Jeff s Beach Burgers The Corner Mercantile Eatery
