Thai Pork Salad

Original Recipe by Stephano Faita

Ingredients

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 Tablespoon olive oil

1 small onion thinly diced

1 Tablespoon minced ginger

1 garlic clove minced

1 pound ground pork

pinch of cinnamon

pinch of cumin

pinch of red pepper flakes

juice of 2 limes

2 Tablespoons fish sauce

2 teaspoons honey

1 bunch of spinach leaves

1/2 cucumber cut into matchsticks

1-2 carrots cut into matchsticks

Heat the oil in a large skillet, then add onion, ginger, and garlic until cooked softened. Add the pork and stir frequently until cooked through. Add the spices. Prepare the sauce by combining lime juice, fish sauce and honey. Arrange leaves on a plate, then top with carrots and cucumber slices. Add the cooked pork to the salad and top with the sauce. 

Enjoy!

- Arianne

Homemade Pork Sausage Patties

Who doesn't love breakfast food?? It's definitely a favourite around these parts, and I feel so much better about making it when I know exactly what goes into it! These sausage patties are so very simple and contain no ingredients that you don't know how to pronounce! 

Original recipe found at Healthy Recipes

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground pork

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon paprika

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1 Tablespoon olive oil

Mix all ingredients with your hands in a medium sized bowl. Form into about 1/2 inch thick patties.

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Place the patties on the hot pan, then cook for about 5 minutes each side or until browned.

So simple, it's ridiculous.

Enjoy!

- Arianne