I know everyone thinks of me as a total girly girl...I love clothes, and shoes, and jewls, and makeup...but I also LOVE FOOTBALL! I have so enjoyed watching the Ram's pre-season 4-0 and can not wait for this Sunday's season opener! When we think of football food we think of total junk food, so I thought I would give you my spin on a healthy football dinner. Here is my version of beer brats, fries, and salad!
Ingredients:
For Beer Brats
-package of Turkey Brats
-1 1/2 can of light beer
-onion powder
-Yellow Farmhouse Stone Ground Mustard
-whole wheat hot dog buns
For Sweet Potato Fries
-2 large sweet potatoes
-honey
-1 lime
-evoo
-salt & pepper
For salad
-baby spinach, cleaned
-diced tomatoes
-scallion
-goat cheese crumbles
-sauteed baby bella's
-Dijon mustard vinaigrette
First step is the simmer the brats for about 30 mins in the beer mixture. In a deep skillet combine 1 1/2 cans of beer (remember, don't waste, so if you won't drink it, find someone that will), 2 tbsp of the mustard, and about 2 tsp of onion powder. Flip the brats a few times while simmering.
While the brats are simmering, wash and dry the taters, then slice them up, and coat with the evoo and s&p. I prefer to put them on the grill for a bit instead of baking them, so I did for about 25 mins, flipping once. While they are on the grill, in a small sauce pan on medium low, combine the juice of 1 lime with about a 1/2 cup of honey.
To me, there is no better marriage than spinach, goat cheese, and mushrooms. I especially love to put them hot sauteed mushrooms on top of the spinach and cheese, so it wilts the spinach a bit and melts the cheese. Then toss with the diced tomatoes and sliced scallions and drizzle the vinaigrette.
Remove the sweet taters from the grill and transfer to the oven to keep warm. Then throw the brats on the grill for about 5 mins, until cooked through.
As you can see from my first picture, I topped my brat with just some yellow mustard, then drizzled some of the honey lime mixture over my "fries", and served with a Schlafly's Pumpkin Beer!
Enjoy!
*all produce was purchased at the Dardenne Prairie Produce Market
