Cowboy Caviar

This has quickly become a favorite summer lunch.  I think it'll be handy for school/clinical lunches too.  

Salad 

• 16 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 15 oz can corn (optional) 
• 8 oz mozzarella pearls 
• 2 cucumbers, peeled and diced
• 1/2 red onion, diced
• 10 oz cherry tomatoes
• banana peppers (from a jar) to taste
• parsley or cilantro to taste 

Dressing

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 TBS red wine vinegar
• 2 TBS juice from banana peppers 
• 2 TBS Dijon mustard
• 1 TBS maple syrup

1. In a large bowl, combine salad ingredients.  
2. In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients. Pour over salad ingredients.  Refrigerate.  

GF Nutella Pinwheel Pastry

• 1 GF Puff Pastry 
• Nutella 
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp water 

1. Preheat the oven to 375.  
2. Place puff pastry on a floured surface and roll slightly.  Spread Nutella on half the sheet, then fold the other half over.  
3. Using a pizza-cutter, cut into 1" strips.  Taking one strip, twist the pastry, then place in a circle.  Repeat with remaining strips.  
4. Mix egg and water together, then brush the pastries with the egg wash.  
5. Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes.   

GF Apple Danish

I was probably way more thrilled than I should be to find GF puff pastry at the grocery store...  😄😄😄  This was a BIG hit around the household!  

This recipe is enough for 2 Danishes.  

• 1 GF puff pastry (2 if making both pastries) 
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla (GF)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 Jar of Apple Pie filling 
• Coarse sugar for topping, optional 

Egg wash 

• 1 egg
• 1 TBS water 

1. Preheat oven to 375.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.  
2. In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.  Add egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon juice.  Beat until combined.  
3. Place puff pastry on a lightly floured surface and roll out slightly.  With the pastry length-wise, cut two slits in the top and two at the bottom.  On the outer third to the left and right, cut inch-long slits to braid the pastry later.  
4. Spoon 1/2 the cream cheese mixture onto the center.  Spoon a layer of apple pie filling on top of the cream cheese mixture.  Then top with the cream cheese filling.  
5. Place the top and bottom pastry pieces onto the cream cheese filling, then braid the remaining strips of pastry.  
6. Mix egg and water together in a small bowl.  Brush egg wash over the pastry.  Sprinkle with coarse sugar.  
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown.