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Mediterranean Loaded Fries with Tahini Sauce

These fries are delicious and loaded with all the right things - falafel, chopped red and yellow pepper, sliced olives, diced radishes and cucumber, and crumbled feta cheese. Plus then topped with this homemade magical tahini sauce!

This recipe calls for two frozen products - one from Alexia and another from Sol Cuisine, if you can’t find these brands at your grocery stores opt for similar products. Or you can make your own baked sweet potato fries and falafel too!

For a baked Sweet Potato Fry recipe, check out my go-to recipe on page 115-116 in my book Skinny Size It (Harlequin Non-Fiction).

Mediterranean Loaded Fries (Image: Molly Morgan)

Mediterranean Loaded Fries (Image: Molly Morgan)

Mediterranean Loaded Fries with Tahini Sauce
Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 bag (15 oz) of Alexia Sweet Potato Fries
1 cup chopped veggies (red pepper, yellow pepper, cucumber, radish, onions)
1/4 cup sliced black olives
1 bag (10 oz) Sol Spicy Mediterranean Falafel or similar

Ingredients - Sauce:
1/2 cup tahini
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
5 tablespoons water, plus more
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 small garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Directions:
1. Pre-heat an air-fryer or oven to 425 degrees F. Cook the sweet potato fries and falafel to the package instructions.
2. Meanwhile in a small bowl whisk together the tahini sauce ingredients and chop the vegetables.
3. Arrange the baked fries on a platter and top with vegetables, olives, feta, and falafel. Then finish with the tahini sauce AND serve with extra tahini sauce on the side.

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Summer Mojitos

I think that mojitos could be my official drink of summer! Could it be the fresh mint that is making them taste extra perfect? Here are two simple mojito recipes that are easy to make and so refreshing with only 80 - 85 calories each!

For the mint, I have been using pineapple mint which is a variety of mint that I picked up at a local farm stand, which has a light sweet flavor and tastes great.

Plus minus the rum, this makes great mojito-infused water!

Cheers to summer!

Pineapple Mojito (Photo: Molly Morgan)

Pineapple Mojito (Photo: Molly Morgan)

Pineapple Mojito

Serves 1

Ingredients:
4 - 5 mint leaves
2 - 3 cubes fresh pineapple
2 slices lime
1 oz white rum
ice
club soda

Directions:

  1. In a glass muddle together mint, lime, pineapple, and white rum.

  2. Add ice and fill with club soda.

If you think you need an extra hint of sweetness, add a drizzle of agave nectar or simple syrup!

Nutrition Facts (per serving): 80 calories, 0 gram fat, 0 grams saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 0 milligrams sodium, 4 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 2 grams sugar, 0 grams protein

Mango Mojito (Photo: Molly Morgan)

Mango Mojito (Photo: Molly Morgan)

Mango Mojito

Serves 1

Ingredients:
4 - 5 mint leaves
2 - 3 cubes fresh mango
2 slices lime
1 oz white rum
ice
club soda

Directions:

  1. In a glass muddle together mint, mango, lime, and white rum.

  2. Add ice and fill with club soda.

If you think you need a extra hint of sweetness, add a drizzle of agave nectar or simple syrup!

Nutrition Facts (per serving): 85 calories, 0 gram fat, 0 grams saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 0 milligrams cholesterol, 0 milligrams sodium, 5 grams carbohydrates, 1 gram fiber, 3 grams sugar, 0 grams protein

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