Portobello Burgers with Sweet Pea Puree, Roasted Peppers & Grilled Slaw:

First day of July, and it’s a scorcher – 95 degrees and sunny. And in the spirit of eating in healthy, while still satisfying that need to bite into something juicy from the grill, we went for Portobello burgers.

SECRET INGREDIENT: grill charred red peppers with rosemary

Portobello Burgers with Sweet Pea Puree, Roasted Peppers & Grilled Slaw

• Grilled Portobello mushrooms
• Grilled whole wheat buns
• Grilled red onion
• Fresh honey mustard
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Roasted red peppers
• Lorraine Swiss cheese

Pea Puree with Mint

• 2 ½ tbl extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• 1 small leek, white and pale green parts, cut into 1/4 –inch pieces, well washed
• ½ tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 cup (5 oz) frozen peas, thawed
• 2 tbl chicken stock
• 2 tbl chopped fresh mint
• 24 homemade potato chips or other appropriate crostini

Grilled Slaw

• ½ cup yogurt
• ½ cup sour cream
• Cardamom
• Coriander
• Green cabbage
• Scallions
• Olive oil
• Salt & fresh pepper