<p>I’m getting too many wonderful recipes here that include a cup of mayo, a stick of butter and/or lots of sugar. So I thought we should have an alternative thread for low fat, low sugar, low sodium, healthy recipes. Anyone with me here?</p>
<p>Winter Greens Soup</p>
<p>-saute a chopped onion and 3 minced garlic cloves in a little olive oil
-add 2 large, cubed potatoes
-add 2 cups chicken or veg broth
-when potatoes are cooked through (12-15 minutes), run through blender, food processor or use immersion blender
-return to pot and add 6 cups chopped Kale, Chard, Spinach or any greens (I use Trader Joe’s bagged mixed greens)
-add 4 more cups chicken or veg broth
-add salt and pepper to taste and any herb you like
-simmer 10 minutes or until greens are tender</p>
<p>This is for Costco folks.
Buy their fresh salmon and a big jar of their mango salsa.
Cut salmon into serving pieces and spoon salsa on top.
Put in microwave oven…time varies by oven and number of pieces. I nuke two pieces for 3 minutes.<br>
Wow, easy, healthy and tastes terrific.</p>
<p>I posted this on another thread a few days ago.</p>
<p>Oven at 400 F
Into 4 12 x 13 rectangles of aluminum foil divide and layer:</p>
<p>1 lb. white fish fillet
4 t lemon juice
1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
16 medium asparagus spears, trimmed to 6 inches
2 scallions sliced
2 T chopped fresh dill, cilantro or tarragon (or 2 t dried dill or tarragon)
salt and paper</p>
<p>Fold the foil and made a double 1/2 inch seal on all cut edges. Bake for 10 minutes, let stand for 5 minutes. If you use parchment paper you can micro full power for 9 or 10 minutes</p>
<p>Just about everything I cook is pretty healthy. I do very little convenience food, the only cans I use regularly are tomatoes and the occasional Indian curry sauce. But here’s an easy way to do beans.</p>
<p>Oven roasted Green Beans</p>
<p>1 pound or so of green beans
1 tomato sliced
1 clove of garlic minced.</p>
<p>Spread evenly a cookie sheet. dribble extra virgin olive oil over it. cook at 425 for about 20 minutes. Stirring once after about 10 minutes.</p>
<p>You can do this with other vegetables or proportions. It’s all good.</p>
<p>It’s good with curry spices and ginger too.</p>
<p>Here’s a good thick soup recipe I found. It is spicy. If you do not like hot food, cut back on the items that add “hot.”</p>
<ul>
<li>1 onion and gr pepper chopped.</li>
<li>3-4 garlic cloves minced</li>
<li>1 1/2 cups veg. broth</li>
<li>1 can diced tomato</li>
<li>1 can refried beans (fat free)</li>
<li>can of black beans</li>
<li>1 cup corn kernels</li>
<li>season w/ tsp or more of cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, hot sauce and Mexican oregano.</li>
<li> S& P to taste</li>
</ul>
<p>Saute onions until it begins to brown. Then add garlic and bell pepper for 1 min. Add remaining ingredients and cook for 20-30 min.</p>
<p>Serve and garnish w/ tomato salsa and tortilla chips and low fat sour cream if desired.</p>
<p>W/o garnish-- 1 g fat, 0 cholesterol, 14 g fiber, 15 g protein AND yummy!</p>
<p>1 large to medium butternut squash peeled and cubed
1 large onion chopped
2 clove garlic chopped
4 large carrots peal and coined
4 large tomatoes diced
2 cups soaked and cooked chickpeas (or canned)
2 teaspoon pepper flakes
1-2 teaspoon cuming
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
salt and pepper to taste</p>
<p>optional to be added when serving–fresh cilantro and greek yogurt</p>
<p>sautee onion and garlic in olive oil about 5 min. add everything but chickpeas, and simmer in large heavy covered pot until squash is soft (2-3 hours)
add chickpeas and stir 3-4 minutes. Serve with chopped cilantro and greek yogurt. Good with a bit of brown rice on the side.</p>
<p>^^not as tasty
Heard recently that turmeric is an excellent antioxidant. Anybody uses turmeric?
I tried it with scrambled eggs the other day and it was awesome!</p>
