Recipes — Side Dishes

Ingredients: 1/4 cup Asian Ginger Soy salad dressing 1/4 cup smooth peanut butter 2 Fuji apples 10 ounce baby spinach 3/4 cup Peanut Shop Handcooked Virginia Peanuts (lightly salted), divided 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallot 1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 4 ounce goat cheese log Directions: Whisk together salad dressing and peanut butter; set aside. Cut apples in quarters; remove core and seeds. Slice thin. Combine apples, spinach, 1/2 cup peanuts and shallot in a medium bowl. Finely chop remaining quarter cup peanuts; combine with black pepper. Place on wax paper and roll goat cheese log in peanut mixture. Cut into 6 round slices; pat remaining peanut mixture into goat cheese. Add salad dressing...

Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 seedless cucumber,unpeeled, halved lengthwise and sliced thin 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup chopped Peanut Shop Handcooked Virginia Peanuts (lightly salted) 1/4 cup chopped cilantro Directions: In a medium bowl combine lime juice, sugar, red pepper and salt. Add sliced cucumber, basil and cilantro. Stir to combine. Sprinkle each serving with peanuts.Makes: 6 servingsRecipe Tip: -To chop peanuts, place in a heavy duty quart size self-sealing plastic bag. Crush peanuts with a rolling pin into small pieces.