Home chefs are leery about what to buy and cook these days thanks to Cylospora.One wrong bite and the whole family can be sick for weeks.Yet there are foods that are free of the nasty little parasite. You can make a dozen recipes with them.
Unless you're growing your own lettuce stay away from any leafy greens. You can wash them but a better bet is getting frozen greens like spinach, broccoli and green peas.This also applies for peas and carrots too. These veggies are great in all sorts of cold salads.Just steam and then dress with oil and vinegar. Add garlic or onion powder for more flavor. Make them into stir fries too. This can ber served over rice or noodles.Condiments are safe so you can give this a dousing with soy sauce. Canned veggies can also be used in salads and cooked dishes too. Although fresh potatoes are safe because they have to be cooked before eating, you can used canned for easy salads like potato. Any potato is considered OK to ingest because they';ll either be boiled , fried, air fried or even grilled.You can easily make French fries to go with those grilled burgers or try a fancy scalloped for a elegant al fresco dinner.
Meats, poultry and seafood are also safe to eat and you may want to increase your use of them. If you're worried about talking in too much beef , plant based ones like Impossible Burger and Gardien 's are safe to eat. Hamburgers can take safe extras like pickles and sliced onion. Just omit the lettuce and if you;re eating out then tomatoes too. Chicken is another good sub in and it can be made into a salad with canned veggies along with extras like croutons and almonds. Deviled chicken and deviled ham are great mixed with mayo and make perfect sandwich fillers. What about seafood? It's fine as long as it's cooked. You can easily make Greek shrimp kebabs.These are kebabs marinaded in olive oil, spiced with dried oregano, paprika, fennel and cumin. Serve over rice if you want a dip then also think Greek. Blend plain Greek yogurt with lemon juice and add dill and fresh chives (both are safe to eat.) Canned tuna is a summer staple. Think of having a Porvencale inspired tuna salad with cannellini beans. Use tuna in oil, and add a splash of vinegar. Dried oragano and rosemary gives it some zing. Serve with crusty grilled and oiled.French bread .
You can survive this outbreak and not get sick. Just wisely choose your ingredients and cook them. You'll have safe delicious dishes.
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