Marinating Guide: Summer-Fresh Potato Salad and Deviled Burgers

Tips for Safe Marinating

Always marinate foods in the refrigerator—never at room temperature.

Do not brush any reserved marinade on the foods during the last 5 minutes of cooking so the raw meat juices in the marinade can be thoroughly cooked.

Before serving any remaining marinade with your recipe, be sure to bring the marinade to a boil and continue boiling 1 minute to kill any bacteria transferred from the raw meat juices.

Quick Cleanup Tips

When boiling, line the broiler pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

Marinate your recipes in self-closing plastic bags.

Marinating Guide

Beef and pork—3 to 24 hours
Chicken parts—3 to 24 hours
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts— Up to 3 hours
Delicate fish (flounder)—15 minutes
Stronger fish (tuna, shrimp, salmon)—30 minutes
Vegetables—15 minutes to 1 hour

Also see The Global Gourmet's main Marinade Recipes page.

Summer-Fresh Potato Salad

3 pounds red or all-purpose potatoes, peeled, if desired, and cut into 1-inch chunks
Water
Salt, if desired
3/4 cup Robusto Italian Dressing
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper (optional)
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 medium green or red bell pepper, chopped (optional)

In 5-quart saucepot, cover potatoes with water; add salt. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain potatoes; cool.

In large bowl, combine Italian dressing, lemon juice and black pepper. Stir in potatoes and vegetables; toss to coat. Chill at least 2 hours before serving. Makes 8 servings.

Nutrition Information Per Serving:

Calories 230
Protein 3 g
Carbohydrate 38 g
Fat 7 g
Sodium 480 mg
Cholesterol 0 mg

Deviled Burgers

3/4 cup Italian Dressing
3 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
2 pounds lean ground beef
1/2 cup finely chopped green onions (optional)
2 eggs
1 cup plain dry bread crumbs

In small bowl, combine Italian dressing and mustard. In large bowl, combine ground beef, onions, eggs, bread crumbs and 1/2 cup Italian dressing mixture. Reserve remaining dressing mixture. Shape ground beef mixture into 8 patties.

Grill or broil burgers, turning once and brushing occasionally with reserved dressing mixture, until done. Serve, if desired, on hamburger buns. Makes 8

Nutrition Information Per Serving:

Calories 390
Protein 28 g
Carbohydrate 13 g
Fat 24 g
Sodium 780 mg
Cholesterol 140 mg

Provided by Thomas J. Lipton Company

This page originally published as a FoodDay article in 1997.