Sustainable Recipes by Canadian Students

Looking to add some kid-friendly sustainable recipes to your menu? Canadian high school student and eco-advocate Lacia-Paige Cummings has created a sustainable menu you can keep in high rotation all year long! 

Lacia was a winner of Tre Stelle’s Cheese4Change sustainable food youth program which received entries from hundreds of Canadian students from coast-to-coast sharing their sustainable recipes. Winning students received $500 and winning schools received $5,000!

Expert judges were wowed by the kids’ creativity with recipes like ‘Canadiana’ Poutine made with organic potatoes and Canadian Mozzarella, and Paneer Bhurji with Tre Stelle Paneer and seasonal vegetables. Many students integrated fresh produce grown in their school or home gardens!

Inspired by the recipes of her fellow Cheese4Change winners, Lacia created a kid-friendly menu featuring her winning pizza along with Caprese Skewers and a Ricotta Raspberry Smoothie to highlight kids’ commitment to the planet and the importance of sustainability for her generation and those to come. 

Summer’s Caprese Skewers 

Lacia chose Cheese4Change winner, Summer McPhee’s caprese skewers for her menu because she knows everyone loves a fresh Caprese Salad. She loved Summer’s decision to make everything bite-sized on a skewer as that made it irresistible to kids and adults alike. Shake some olive oil and balsamic vinegar in a cup and let everyone dip at their leisure.   

Makes 18 Mini Skewers

Ingredients:

• 18 Cherry tomatoes
• 18 Tre Stelle Mini Bocconcini
• 18 Basil leaves
• 18 Mini Skewers
• 2 Tbs Extra-virgin Olive oil, for drizzling
• 2 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar 
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste 

Instructions:

• Thread the tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil onto mini skewers.
• Add olive oil and balsamic vinegar to a container for dipping, shake and sprinkle with pepper.

Lacia’s Salmon & Sausage Pizza with Feta

Everyone loves homemade pizza, but Lacia cleverly incorporated dinner leftovers into hers to ensure nothing went to waste, and the result was mouthwatering, featuring salmon, sausage and feta.

Ingredients:

• 1 mL  Homemade pizza / tomato sauce 
• 2 mL  Chopped Spinach
• 2 mL  Small tomatoes
• 2 mL  Shredded salmon
• 2 mL  Sliced sausage
• 2 mL  Tre Stelle Feta
• Pita / Tortilla / Flatbread

Instructions:

• Use your flatbread or tortillas currently in your cupboard, and spread with your homemade pizza sauce  
• Add the feta cheese and locally grown vegetables: diced tomatoes and chopped spinach 
• Add shredded salmon and sliced sausage from dinner leftovers 
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 8-10 minutes. 
• Let cool. ENJOY YOUR MEAL!!

Maya’s Raspberry Smoothie

Healthy and packed with flavour, eight-year-old Maya Fishbain’s raspberry smoothie is the perfect complement to Lacias’ sustainable menu. It has a fun bright colour, it’s creamy and sweet and embraces the popular ricotta smoothie trend, which is worth the hype!

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup of Raspberries
• 1/2 Cup Tre Stelle Ricotta
• 1/4 cup Milk

Instructions:

• Gather ingredients.
• Measure out the ingredients. 
• Put raspberries, ricotta and milk in a blender until all mixed into a nice smoothie consistency.

For more information or to enter, visit www.trestelle.ca/cheese4change.