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Chopped Winter Salad
By blum099
A fresh Chopped Winter Salad is a great side to any meal you will have this winter! Comfort food can be healthy, ev...
- DRESSING:
- 6 cups romaine lettuce, chopped
- 4 cups red cabbage, sliced
- 1 Fuji apple, large, halved, cored, diced
- 1 Asian pear, halved, cored, diced
- 2 Fuyu persimmons, peeled, seeded, diced
- 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
- Toasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped, optional
- 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 cup hazelnut oil, sub extra-virgin olive oil if desired
Lemon-Pepper
By blum099
Mix serve on rye with red onion and arugula
- 2 tbsp of minced parsley
- Red onion
- Olive oil
- 1 tsp coarse black pepper
- 1 . 4oz can of tuna
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- Salt
Creamy Butternut Squash Orzotto with Toasted Pecans
By blum099
Cut the squash into chunks small enough to fit through the feeding tube of your food processor
- 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and seeds removed
- 2 tablespoons butter or olive oil
- 1 cup uncooked pearl barley
- 1 leek, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable stock (preferably homemade)
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup toasted pecans, chopped
- Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
Ginger Beef
By blum099
A terrific dish when served over a bed of brown rice
- 1 lb flank steak
- 2 tbsp lite soy sauce
- 2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tsp ginger, ground
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 10 slices (1" dia) fresh ginger root
- 8 large sized scallions
- 2 tsp corn starch
Cauliflower Salad with Spring Onions and Mint
By blum099
1. In a small container, combine the barberries with ¼ cup lukewarm water, ¼ teaspoon each of salt and sugar, and...
- INGREDIENTS
- 1/4 cup dried barberries (also called zereshk; optional)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced spring onions
- 1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1/3 cup finely chopped mint
- 1/4 cup nigella seeds (black onion seeds)
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Zest and juice from 2 lemons
Mixed Fruit Muffins
By blum099
Calories: 138 Fat: 2.8 g Saturated Fat: 0
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup barley flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups Summer Fruit Compote, including some of the liquid
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons canola or sunflower oil
- 1 vegetable oil spray
Pumpkin Bread in a Bowl
By blum099
The pumpkin version will have about 175 calories, 8 grams fiber, 7 grams protein, and 3 grams fat
- 1/3 c canned pumpkin (or cooked pumpkin)
- 3/4 c milk of choice
- 1 cup flake cereal (I like spelt flakes, but bran, corn, etc will work. Some people have even used oatmeal!)
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp salt
- sweetener (such as stevia, sugar, or even maple syrup)
- optional: chocolate chips, pecans
Stir-fried shrimp, scalops and snow peas
By blum099
active time: 20 minutes total time: 20 minutes
- 2 tbs vegetable oil
- 2 tsp finely chopped garlic
- 1 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
- 1/2 cup sliced onion
- 1/2 cup baby corn (option)
- 16 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 16 sea scallops
- 1/4 pound snow peas, stem ends removed
- 1 tbs sesame oil
- 1-1/2 tb oyster sauce
- 1 pound vermicelli or thin spaghetti cooked in chicken broth
- sliced scallions for garnish
Salmon: Cider-Glazed Salmon with Watercress, Endive and Red Grape Salad
By blum099
1. Preheat the oven to 450˚
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple cider
- 1/4 cup pomegranate juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1/4 cup whole-grain mustard
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh dill
- 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated horseradish
- Kosher salt
- Four 6-ounce salmon fillets, with skin, pin bones removed
- 2 bunches watercress, trimmed (about 4 cups)
- 1 head Belgian endive, leaves trimmed and separated
- 1 small carrot, peeled and finely grated
- 1/4 daikon radish, peeled and finely grated
- 1/2 cup halved red grapes
- Juice from 1 medium lemon (about 3 tablespoons)
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground black pepper
seitan sausage #2 (very spicy)
By blum099
Mash the pintos in a large bowl
- 1- 15 ounce can cannellini beans (or chick peas), rinsed, drained and mashed
- 1 heaping tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 cup water (cool, not hot)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 medium cloves garlic, very finely minced
- 1 1/2 cups vital wheat gluten
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 2 teaspoons Chinese red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika (or sweet paprika)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh black pepper (coarse ground)
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1 chipotlé in adobo, mashed up (optional but really good)