#MEwx Warm, clouds and Grilled Sirloin or Chicken salad

Good morning Augusta

This morning we have partly sunny skies with highs in the lower 80s. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy conditions with  lows in the upper 50s. Winds will remain light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 64.9°F, the humidity is 92% and the dew point is 62.8°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.13, the Absolute pressure is 29.93 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with partly cloudy skies.

The UV rating is  1 out of 16, The moon is 86.0% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, Sunrise is 5:33 am↑ 66° East, Sunset is 7:55 pm↑ 294° Northwest, Moonrise is 10:11 pm↑ 93° East, Moonset is 9:23 am↑ 263° West  and we'll have 14 hours 21 minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any rain here  over the past 24 hours.

Since it's still kind of hot out there,a nd to cut down on the calories I've been ingesting lately, how about a salad?

Grilled Sirloin or Chicken Salad

Serves 4

1         tablespoon  chili powder

2          teaspoons  dried oregano

1           teaspoon  dried thyme

1/2      teaspoon  salt

1/2      teaspoon  onion powder

     1/2      teaspoon  garlic powder

     1/4      teaspoon  black pepper

  1              pound  sirloin steak, trimmed (or chicken breasts) -- lean, boneless

8               cups  spring blend salad greens

1 1/2           cups  red bell pepper -- in strips

1                cup  red onion slices

1         tablespoon  fresh parsley -- chopped

1         tablespoon  red wine vinegar

1           teaspoon  olive oil

1           teaspoon  fresh lemon juice

1        8.75 oz can  whole kernel corn -- drained and rinsed

 

Combine first 7 ingredients; rub over all sides of steak or chicken. 

Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat.

Add meat; cook 5 minutes on each side for steak; grill chicken until juices

are clear; or until desired degree of doneness.  Cut into slices.

 

While meat cooks, combine salad greens and remaining ingredients in a large

bowl; toss well to coat.  Top with grilled steak or chicken.

Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 49 Calories; 2g Fat (27.5% calories

from fat); 1g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

289mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates.