Restaurant Recipes

Warm Artichoke and Bread Salad with Marinated Crescenza

Jardiniere Dining Room & Bar

Restaurant: Jardiniere | San Francisco Bay Area

Chef Traci Des Jardins has won accolades for incorporating California flavors and French technique. She worked in some of the ?nest kitchens in Los Angeles, France, and New York City before opening up in Jardiniere in San Francisco.


Roasted Red Pepper Tuna Wrap with Spring Salad

Restaurant: The Dragon's Den | San Diego

Among the various options on The Dragon's Den menu is the Roasted Red Pepper Tuna Wrap with Spring Salad. A fairly easy dish to create while still packing great flavor. These grilled peppers are a great way to start off a meal or just by itself can be ordered off of the Small Bites portion of the menu. The dish was created by Michael Lou This red pepper tuna concoction is stuffed with fish, adorned with tangy capers, and served wit a side of Spring Salad to keep things fresh.


Grilled Salmon with Papaya Mango Mint Salsa

Restaurant: Isabel's Cantina | San Diego

Chef Isabel Cruz's version of grilled salmon is a showstopper meal--exotic, colorful, and full of flavor. Plus, it's remarkably easy to prepare (both the sauce and the salsa can be made ahead of time). To complete the meal, serve the salmon with sticky rice and orange fennel salad.