What to do with Dijon mustard and Sour Cream...

Sometimes my recipes turn out good, sometimes not so good (these don't make it to What's for Leftovers!), and sometimes they turn out GREAT!  This recipe is a GREAT one.  Yesterday we had a fun, sunny lunch at Trailhead Brewery.  It was really fabulous in so many ways: good food and excellent company.  Plus, our little ones were relatively well-behaved.  Andy and I split a sausage platter that included a lot of dijon mustard, which I brought home with us.  The dijon mustard was used in our hamburgers today.  They were some of the moistest, most flavorful hamburgers I have ever made.  I hope your family enjoys them too!

Dijon Hamburgers
Ingredients:
1 lb Hamburger Meat
1/4 Cup Dijon Mustard
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
1 Egg
1/3 Cup Bread Crumbs

1. Mix together hamburger meat, mustard, sour cream, egg and breadcrumbs.  Form into 4 to 6 patties and grill.

What to do with extra white rice?

We have had Chinese 3 times in the past week- that's a lot!  Each time it was delicious, but once again I was faced with the dilemma of what to do with another carton of white rice.  I made the rice into a tangy salad, that you'll hopefully love.  It's a great change from all of the 'winter' foods we've been eating lately.




Tangy Rice Salad


Ingredients:
3 Cups Cooked White Rice
1/2 Large Green Pepper- diced
20 Small Green Olives- sliced
1/4 Cup Large Red Onion
1/2 Cup Small Cubes of Colby Cheese
1 Cup Frozen Peas
3/4 Cup Mayonnaise
1/4 Cup Italian Salad Dressing (I used the Pasta House dressing)
1 TBSP Dijon Style Mustard


Pour the rice into a large bowl, breaking up the clumps as you pour it into the bowl.  Mix the Mayonnaise, Salad Dressing, and Mustard into the rice.  Add the Veggies and Cheese and stir.


The vegetables I added to the salad are what I had on hand.  Other veggies that would be good in this are artichoke hearts and black olives.