Massaged Kale with Apple, Pine Nuts and Creamy Tahini Dressing
September 3, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Appetizers and Snacks, Articles, Healthy Recipes, Raw Foods, Salads and Salad Dressings, Sauces, Side Dishes, Vegetarian/Vegan Dishes
Serves 2 Soft, creamy kale with a crunch of apple and toasty pine nuts makes a perfect accompaniment to any meal. Tahini adds a touch of ethnic flair. Don’t worry… you don’t need to be a licensed massage therapist to make this fabulous raw salad. Cooking Tip: Eating vegetables raw is one of the best [...]
Apricot Braised Chicken or Tempeh
August 27, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Articles, Chicken and Poultry Dishes, Healthy Recipes, Sauces
Serves 2-4 Chicken pieces are braised on the stovetop in a sweet apricot sauce. Tempeh can easily replace the chicken. This recipe is quick and easy: 1) Blend the sauce 2) throw it all in the pan and 3) let it cook. Any remaining sauce can be poured over steamed brown rice or quinoa, or [...]
Chicken Roll-Ups with No-Cook Cilantro-Walnut Sauce
August 27, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Appetizers and Snacks, Chicken and Poultry Dishes, Healthy Recipes, Sauces, Side Dishes
Serves 2 A simple, powerful sauce is rolled up into flattened grilled chicken breasts. Extra sauce can be served on the side. The rolls make a great grab-and-go snack the next day. Cooking Tip: Since breast meat is low in fat, it tends to get dry and tough fast as it cooks. Pounding flattens the [...]
Zucchini “Spaghetti” with Bolognese Sauce
August 16, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Articles, Chicken and Poultry Dishes, Healthy Recipes, Raw Foods, Red Meat Dishes, Sauces
Serves 4 This easy meat sauce is served over raw zucchini strands rather than spaghetti noodles. You can also make a lasagna out of thinly sliced zucchini or yellow squash. Do anything you want with it, just promise me you won’t put it over pasta (even whole wheat pasta is highly processed and lacking nutrients). [...]
Kofta Meatballs in Curried Gravy (egg-free/vegan options)
August 10, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Chicken and Poultry Dishes, Ethnic Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Red Meat Dishes, Sauces, Vegetarian/Vegan Dishes
Serves 2-4 Koftas are meatballs that originated in Persia and spread into India, Southeast Asia and the Balkan Peninsula. They are grilled on skewers, or cooked into a curry. This recipe slow-cooks them in a mild curry with Indian spicing. Serve with Aromatic Basmati Rice or a green salad with Cucumber-Mint Raita. Cooking Tip: There [...]
Basil Pesto
July 30, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Healthy Recipes, Sauces
Yield: about 2 cups 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts 3 cups packed fresh basil leaves 1/4 cup packed parsley leaves 4 cloves garlic 1/3 cup Parmigiano Reggiano 1/4-1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil Combine all of the ingredients, leaving out the olive oil for now, until chopped well. With the machine running, [...]
Roasted Garlic
July 30, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Healthy Recipes, Sauces, Side Dishes
Yield: 2-3 heads Roasted garlic is a perfect compliment for a variety of foods all year round. Use it as a healthy butter for bread or mix it into steamed vegetables. It can be mashed into potatoes, and used to season dressings for fresh summer salads. 2-3 whole heads garlic 1 tablespoon olive oil If [...]
Roasted Garlic Dressing – Dorothy McNett
July 30, 2009 by Alison
Filed under Healthy Recipes, Salads and Salad Dressings, Sauces
Yield: about 3/4 cup 1 large head garlic, roasted (see recipe below) 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar grated zest of one lemon juice of the lemon 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt a few grindings of freshly ground peppercorns 1/2 teaspoon honey 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves from their papers [...]
