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Patriotic Taco Salad would be great as an appetizer or a main dish. Serve with sour cream, guacamole, and salsa on the side.

Not in the mood for barbecue this Memorial Day? Top Chef Season Three winner Hung Huynh suggests you try his tuna tacos instead.

Grilled guacamole Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 8-10 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients: 4 Hass avocados, ripe but not squishy Olive oil 1/2 lime 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground pepper 1 to 2 cloves garlic, minced, optional 1/4 red onion, finely chopped, optional 1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro, optional 1. Heat a gas or charcoal grill for low heat; ... (more)

Definitely not a fan of the soppy, syrupy buffet fruit salad but I do love a bit of sweet freshness in my green salads and lately that's been coming from some sort of fruit, dried or whole.

It's summertime, the grill is hot and the burgers and dogs are at the ready. But what about foods you don't normally throw on the grill ? We've rounded up nine unexpected foods to grill.

The idea to sell olive oil started while Josh Saiia and his wife Nichol were on summer vacation with friends.

Need a break from scrambled eggs? Change it up using the mighty avocado . With the instructions below, you can enjoy a no cleanup wonder of a dish.

People's biggest mistake when cooking over fire, says Napa-based chef Michael Chiarello, is that they don't let the wood burn down to coals.

Jacquelyn Mittelhammer, co-owner of Westfield's Savory Spice Shop , said with Memorial Day just around the corner, it's time to dust off the grill and enjoy the weather with some cooking outside.

Perhaps no one dish represents grilling season better than the hamburger. This summer, perfect a classic recipe such as this iconic cheeseburger, or try a new twist with a version found in our collection.

Avocados are filled with nutrients. This time they are stuffed with tons of fresh vegetables, panko breadcrumbs and a little bit of fresh shredded cheese.

Start starving yourselves now. G Burger, the La Habra joint famed assembling the wild beast you see above, will open two new locations in Fountain Valley and inside the Tustin Market Place.

Tucked into a small, pleasant space on the northern edge of the Clintonville neighborhood, Portia's Cafe is a venture that has set rigorous standards by being entirely vegan and using ingredients that are almost entirely organic and free of gluten and genetically modified organisms.

What It Tastes Like : While these hair-raising insects threw me into a Fear Factor-like fit of panic at first, the guac is delicious.

Do you often wonder what the hell a sanguich is? Are you tired of downing the same Publix sub every day? Do you consult your Spanglish dictionary every time co-workers rave about the ensalada Cesar from the corner spot? Sounds like you need this: a re-initiation into all things lunch.

These tasty legumes are high in healthy monounsaturated fat and fiber and are loaded with nutrients.

The celiac disease may have been diagnosable for years, but as soon as celebrities such as Gwynyth Paltrow and Miley Cyrus jumped on the gluten-free bandwagon due to their intolerance, it wasn't very well-known; now that it is, recipes such as the Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream are cropping up everywhere to help people adjust to their new eating ... (more)

Grilled herbed chicken thighs with honey lemon glaze, grilled Caesar salad with grilled baguette slices, grilled avocado with blistered tomato salsa and grilled potato planks with lemon aioli.

This delicious guacamole recipe replaces half the amount of high-calorie avocado in a traditional guacamole recipe with a stealth low-calorie vegetable - zucchini - to cut 100 calories and 6 grams of fat so we can eat more guacamole with fewer calories.

PHOTO PROVIDED Sergio Cruz, the Guacamole Guy, stresses the importance of buying locally grown produce at the Lake Wales Farmer's Market.