Concerned about food safety? Consider aquaponics!

Published: Wed, 01/02/19

Concerned about food safety?

Consider aquaponics!

Have you ever stopped for a minute to ponder the drastic amount of recalls on food products in America each year? If you Google “Number of food recalls have there been in America in 2018” a list from the FDA will pull up that seems to be so long that it would take a lot of consideration and strategy to decipher the exact amount of food that was sent to the tables of our families and the people we love and then recalled after being declared unsafe.

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Caprese Avocado Salad

We enjoyed whipping up this recipe using some of our home-grown aquaponics produce! We found the recipe on Cafedelites.com. Try it out and let us know what you think!

Ingredients:

Marinade/Dressing:
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons (30 mL) olive oil
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon salt
Salad:
- 4 chicken thigh fillets, skin removed (no bone)*
- 5 cups Romaine, (or cos) lettuce leaves, washed and dried
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, sliced
- 1/2 cup mini mozzarella / bocconcini cheese balls
- 1/4 cup basil leaves, thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper, to season
Instructions
1. Whisk marinade ingredients together to combine. Place chicken into a shallow dish; pour 4 tablespoons of the dressing / marinade onto the chicken and stir around to evenly coat chicken. Reserve the untouched marinade to use as a dressing.
2. Heat about one teaspoon of oil in a large grill pan or skillet over medium-high heat and grill or sear chicken fillets on each side until golden, crispy and cooked through. Once chicken is cooked, set aside and allow to rest.
3. Slice chicken into strips and prepare salad with lettuce, avocado slices, tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and chicken. Top with basil strips; drizzle with the remaining dressing; season with salt and pepper; serve.