Gluten Free Father's Day

We celebrated father's day with a mix of gluten-free and non-gluten free family members, however, the entire meal was GF and everyone loved it all!  Here are the recipes for some of what we had:

Chips with Salsa and Guacamole
Steak Kabobs
My Mom's Bacon and Broccoli Salad

Easy Guacamole
Ingredients:
2 avocados
1/2 red onion chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
A dash of garlic powder
1/4 cup Trader Joe's Fresh Salsa

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and enjoy!  Great with GF chips or fresh veggies!

Steak Kabobs
Ingredients:
Steak cut into 1" cubes

Bamboo Skewers (soaked in water for a 1/2 hour to prevent them from burning on the grill)
your favorite veggies cut into bite sized pieces, we used:
squash, red & green bell peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, red onions, & zucchini
pineapple chunks

Dry Rub Ingredients for the meat:
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon cumin
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ tablespoons black pepper
1 tablespoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
mix in a bowl and rub on meat

Skewer all of your desired meat and veggies!  Throw them on the grill & cook them until the meat is done!

Bacon and Broccoli Salad
1 teaspoon salt
5-6 cups fresh broccoli florets, blanched in batches in boiling water for about 1 minute and then plunged into cold water bath to stop cooking and preserve bright green color
1/2 cup toasted slivered almonds
1/2 cup cooked, crumbled bacon
1/4 cup of red onion, chopped
GF balsamic vinegar

Saute the onions in a few tablespoons of olive oil.  When the onions have
caramelized, mix together with the pre-blanched broccoli, crumbled bacon and slivered almonds. Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar & olive oil and a dash of salt and pepper to taste.
Serve room temperature or cold.