Celebrate Independence Day with these colorful red, white and blue recipes. Whether you’re throwing a festive bash yourself or planning the perfect potluck contribution, prepare to dazzle the crowd with these all-American dishes.
Red, white & blue cheese sliders
Yield: 8 sliders
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
½ tsp chives, diced
½ tsp garlic salt
½ tsp Italian seasoning
¼ pound blue cheese, crumbled
1 package 8 mini hamburger buns
2 Roma tomatoes, sliced
2 large avocados, sliced
Directions
1. Place the ground beef in a large bowl, and add Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, chives, garlic salt and Italian seasoning. Knead all ingredients together until well-incorporated.
2. Using a round, 3-inch cookie cutter, cut 16 circles about ¼ inch thick. Add 1 teaspoon of blue cheese crumbles on eight circles, then top with another round of meat and pinch edges together to form eight stuffed patties. Cook in a pan with light olive oil until meat browns.
3. Grill the buns on a grill pan. Assemble the sliders with tomatoes and avocado to serve.
Raspberry cheesecake ice cream
Yield: 1 quart of ice cream
Ingredients
For the ice cream:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
½ cup sour cream
½ cup white sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup whole milk
½ tsp vanilla extract
For the raspberry swirl:
1 cup raspberries
2 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
Directions
1. Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, mix cream cheese until smooth. Add sour cream and sugar; mix until well-incorporated, occasionally scraping down the sides and bottom. Pour in heavy whipping cream, milk and vanilla, and blend until you achieve a smooth and even consistency.
2. Run mixture in an ice cream machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions, or until the ice cream thickens (about 15-20 minutes).
3. While the ice cream is running, pulse raspberries, sugar and lemon juice in a food processor until the raspberries have broken down to a runny, jam-like consistency. Set aside.
4. Once the ice cream has thickened, remove from the machine immediately – in a freezer-safe air-tight container, place a thick layer of ice cream, then a thin layer of the raspberry mixture, then repeat. Take a butter knife and swirl the layers together in a figure 8 motion. Place ice cream in the freezer overnight to set.
5 {optional}. Dip the rim of a waffle cone in melted chocolate, then quickly dip into sprinkles. Place one scoop of ice cream in the cone, then sprinkle with graham cracker crumbs and top with a cherry.
Save
Save
Save
Save
Save
