Dwight’s Delicious Dinner
Posted by terrepruitt on April 8, 2014
In a recent post I asked for help with the items I received in my produce box. I received some great ideas. One of them was from a Chef, he is the owner of Burke’s Grill in Douglasville, Georgia. He came up with a great idea to use EVERYTHING in the box in one dish. I never would have thought to do that so I just had to try it. I hope I didn’t ruin his recipe by not having sweet basil. I used marjoram instead. Not the same, but I love it. Also, the wild rice he recommended would have added another layer of flavor but I just used the white rice that I had. His comment of the original idea/recipe is on my post Can’t Come Up With Ideas. Below I have arranged it in more of a recipe format and documented it as I did it.
In his comment he said, “First,this is advice from a chef’s view point. Organize your items from the ground up. Onions, radishes, carrots together. Then chard alone (it’s special). Then kiwis,grapefruit and apples. Now we are cooking.” Oh yeah, now we are cooking. Here is what I did.
Ingredients for Dwight’s Delicious Dinner:
2 white spring onions
2 pippin apples
4 carrots
3 tablespoons of olive oil
1 grapefruit
2 radishes
salt
pepper
1/2 – 1 teaspoon marjoram
balsamic vinegar
1 lb (or so) ground turkey
4 HUGE leaves of rainbow chard
white rice (enough to make a “bed”)
two kiwis
Chop the onion. Cut the apples and carrots into bite size pieces and saute in 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil until warm. (You don’t want to cook them too much because they are going to be used as a salsa and as an addition to the meat mixture.) After you are done, split the mixture in half. Half will be the salsa used a a topping. The other half will get added to the meat.
While the above is cooking/warming . . . squeeze the grapefruit for the juice.
I used the same pan to cook the turkey, since the mixture is set aside. Cook the turkey in 1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil until almost done. While it is cooking chop the rainbow chard. When the turkey is almost done add the chard. Salt the chard and stir. Cook this until the turkey is fully cooked and the chard is how you want it to be done. 
Add the half of the onion, apple carrot mixture you are not using as salsa. Then, add a sprinkle of grapefruit juice. Only cook for a few minutes.
WHILE the turkey is cooking, mix half of the onion, apple carrot mixture with the two thinly sliced radishes, salt, pepper, and 1/2-1 teaspoon marjoram, and sprinkle of balsamic vinegar. Let that set. Add the grapefruit juice after it has set for a bit. Using as much as you want to get the right bite you would like. I probably just used a tablespoon.
At some point in all of this you need to cook the rice. We have a rice maker so I usually put it on when there is 20 minutes left of cooking. This time I forgot and my hubby came to the rescue.
Also, peel and slice the kiwis.
Once the rice is done and all is done cooking. Put the rice on your plate, spoon the turkey, chard, onion, apple carrot mixture on top of the rice. Then the onion, apple carrot salsa on top of that. Garnish the dish with the kiwis. But be sure to eat the kiwis WITH the turkey/rice/mixture, the flavors blend perfectly. This was a very happy dish.
Something I really needed. So brilliant. I never would have thought to do this. I never would have thought to add all these flavors together. I love that Dwight came up with something that used EVERYTHING in the box that I received.
Thank you so much, Dwight!!!!!!!
So . . . even if you don’t receive a box with all of these items in it . . . I will tell you it is worth it to get to the store and actually purchase these ingredients and make this dish for yourself. It is like a party for dinner.
Well, what do you think?
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suzicate said
When it comes to cooking, Dwight is the man! He never prepares anything less than amazing!
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terrepruitt said
Yup, I had a feeling that is the case so I figured it would be great and it was!
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Michele said
Mmmm….sounds yummy and fresh, way to go with a whole produce box, love it!! I am in a cooking rut lately, maybe I will liven tonight things up with your new recipe. Thanks!!
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terrepruitt said
With Dwight’s recipe. I never would have done that. I am still amazed he used everything in the box. Awesome. Well worth seeking out all the ingrdients – not that they are difficult to find – to make it!
Let me know how you and hubby like it after you make it.
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pegbur7 said
It looks beautiful! My hubby is SO brilliant! I’m so glad he could help you out.
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terrepruitt said
Yes, one reason I loved it, it was so beautiful. So colorful! He is a brilliant chef!!!!!! I, tto, am so glad he could help out. I just used my entire produce delivery in one go. Fantastic. Nothing wasted. Oh, I didn’t use both grapefruits and I saved some carrots . . . basically used it all. If the poor man had time he could start a separate online business: Meals by Dwight. Where people tell him what they have and he creates yummy recipes!!!!!
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pegbur7 said
possible future idea!
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terrepruitt said
I think it would work.
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