Posted by Carole-Anne on September 25, 2007
At Healthy Recipes, we recommend when using pork, choose cuts such as pork tenderloin - it is amazingly low in fat. It is quickly sauteed then glazed in a ginger-orange sauce.
Let’s go about our plan then!
INGREDIENTS:
1 Spanish onion thinly sliced
1 tsp olive oil
1 pork tenderloin about 3/4 lb
2 tbsp minced ginger
1/2 cup fresh frozen orange juice
1 tsp ground cumin
Dash sea salt
2 small sweet peppers (red and yellow)
1 cup peas
FOLLOW ME NOW:
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, adding the thinly sliced Spanish onions.
Slice tenderloin into 1/4 inch thick rounds. Immediately add tenderloin to onion with ginger. Stir often until pork loses its pinkish colour (approximately 5 minutes).
Add orange juice, Chili Garlic Sauce (from Asian store), cumin and dash of sea salt. Increase to high heat.
Remove core and seeds from peppers. Slice into strips and immediately add to skillet, along with peas.
Stir often until the peppers are tender crisp and sauce is reduced to about 1/2 cup (about 2 - 3 minutes).
Ola!- the Spicy Pork & Peppers are done.
Healthy Recipes suggests that you serve a jasmine rice or even a wild rice to pour this zesty colourful, and I might add, Healthy Spicy Pork Pepper recipe. Place in a beautiful serving dish to show off!
Recipe serves 4. Main Entree.
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Snow peas have the lowest carbohydrate count of all peas and they are high in pectin and other fiber as well. Snow peas are a good source of Vitamins A and C. Peas provide a whole protein when served with a whole grain. Needless to say, they are very low in calories.
Very brief cooking keeps them bright green and keeps that crunch you will want. Healthy Recipes recommends these highly.
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 lb snow peas, trimmed and strings pulled off
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp Kikkoman soy sauce
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 tsp sesame seeds, lightly toasted
FOLLOW ME:
1. Cut snow peas on diagonal into long thin slices.
2. Blanch snow peas 30 seconds in large pot of lightly salted water. Drain snow peas in colander. Rinse under cold water and drain well. Transfer blanched and rinsed snow peas to fancy 2″ high dish.
3. Toss snow peas with sesame oil, Kikkoman soy sauce, green onion and sesame seeds.
Voila - you are now ready to serve.
Recipe of snow peas is a side dish that will go well with any meat, poultry or fish dish. Served as vegan dish as well.
Recipe serves 4. Enjoy!
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Cauliflower is a rich source of nutrients especially vitamin C and folate, and a reasonable amount of potassium and Vitamin B6. It also contains biovflonoids and other ingredients that help to prevent cancer.
Healthy Recipes suggests that when cooking, you must boil or steam to the point that the cauliflower is still firm, to retain the flavour and keep the nutrients. Cauliflower can be cooked in an open pot (preferably stainless steel or glass), as iron and aluminium will change the color and taste.
Cauliflower is considered the King of the Cabbages.
Now, on to the recipe!
INGREDIENTS:
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp. ground coriander
1 tbsp freshly ground ginger
1 medium cauliflower, separated into small florets
1 small tomato finely chopped
1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth
1 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
FOLLOW ME NOW:
Using a large skillet, melt unsalted butter over medium heat. Add cumin, coriander and freshly ground ginger. Cook these spices until they become fragrant.
Add cauliflower florets and tomato to the skillet. Turn heat to high and add sodium chicken broth, sea salt and pepper and bring to boil, cover, turn heat down to simmer.
Cook mixture until cauliflower florets are firm (about 5 minutes), remove lid and continue cooking until broth has basically disappeared, watching the cauliflower is not too tender - 3 - 5 minutes.
Place mixture of Indian Spiced Cauliflower into a fancy serving dish to compliment the colours, and garnish with chopped cilantro.
You are ready to serve - Healthy Recipes gives another thumbs up to this one!
Serves 4 - I am proud to serve this side dish any time!
Posted by Carole-Anne on September 23, 2007
I love wild rice recipes and just had to add this one to our Healthy Recipes. We shall assume that the wild rice is already cooked. (20 minutes).
INGREDIENTS:
4 cups pre-cooked wild rice
3 cups roughly cut spinach chopped
1/3 cup Balsamic Vinaigrette or Italian Dressing
4 chicken breasts ready for grilling.
Black olives
Diced tomatoes (2 will do)
FOLLOW ME:
Pre-heat Grill to medium high. Set pre-cooked rice aside.
Mix roughly cut up spinach and add Balsamic Vinaigrette or Italian Dressing. Add to wild rice mixture. and set aside for 2 - 3 minutes.
Place a piece of Grilled Chicken Breast on fancy plates, and top with rice and spinach mixture.
Garnish with a piece of tomato and black olives. O la la! This is going to be a dandy one! Tasty - please use your fancy plates for this one.
Healthy Recipe serves 4 healthy people!