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Green Bean and Yellow Pepper Salad
By pumpkinpassion
The oil and vinegar soften and mellow the onion while you continue with the rest of the recipe
- 1/3 cup red-wine vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 pounds green beans, trimmed and halved crosswise
- 2 yellow bell peppers (ribs and seeds removed), cut into wedges (each 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide)
Baked Potatoes with Onion Sour Cream
By pumpkinpassion
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- 8 medium baking potatoes, about 8 ounces each, scrubbed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1/4 cup snipped chives
Broccoli Calzones
By pumpkinpassion
These turnovers make a great weeknight dinner
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- Flour, for rolling dough
- 2 packages (1 pound each) balls fresh or frozen pizza dough, thawed if frozen
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 1/2 cups shredded (6 ounces) part-skim mozzarella cheese
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- Prepared tomato sauce (optional)
- 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies
By pumpkinpassion
1. Using an electric mixer, beat butter until creamy
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp. ground allspice or cloves
- 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
- a few drops of orange food color (completely optional)
- additional powdered sugar, to top the cookies (also optional)
Italian Panzanella
By pumpkinpassion
Big cubes of bread in this traditional Italian salad soak up the zesty dressing; white beans and provolone pump up ...
- 1/4 cup red-wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 2 cans (15.5 ounces each) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 3 cups large cubes country bread (5 to 6 ounces)
- 1 pound plum tomatoes, cut into small pieces
- 1 English cucumber, thinly sliced crosswise
- 1/4 medium red onion, very thinly sliced
- 4 ounces provolone cheese in one piece, diced
- 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, torn
Spicy Peanut Broccoli Slaw
By pumpkinpassion
My Spicy Peanut Broccoli Slaw doesn’t look pretty, but, it’s so good and easy to make
- 1 1’/2 cups Trader Joe’s Organic Broccoli Slaw Mix
- 1 Tbsp Trader Joe’s Spicy Peanut Vinaigrette
- Crushed red pepper flakes
Lighter Pesto
By pumpkinpassion
Load up on intense flavor, and pare down on calories with less oil, fewer nuts-and more basil
- 3 cups tightly packed fresh basil leaves (2 ounces total)
- 3 tablespoons walnut pieces
- 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- coarse salt and ground pepper
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil