Healthy Eating Commences Now
I’ve set a goal. I know I’m never going to be back to my perfect size. Never gonna happen. But I’d like to get close to that size… or around the corner from it. Or just in the neighborhood. I’d like to lose 10 (really 15) pounds. I’ve been eating more fruits and vegetables, and trying to avoid the bad (or really, really good!) stuff. I’ve even been using my pool for laps every morning. We’ll see how long that lasts!
This salad is an attempt to recreate a lentil salad I had while on a friend’s sailboat recently. It was so good that I kept eating it. And eating it. And eating it. You get the point, right? The best part is that the salad was definitely healthy. All I remembered were lentils, caramelized onions and herbs. I’ve made something similar, but I’m pretty sure it’s totally different. Either way… its yummy and great for my new healthy eating regime!
Grilled Pear Salad
As with most of you out there, one of my New Year’s Resolutions is to eat healthy and lose a pound or two (or three, or four…etc.) Since I’m not a big fan of exercise, I choose to watch what I eat instead. I can get Stephan to eat salad, but he prefers a piece of steak on top of a few lettuce leaves. That’s my idea of a yummy salad, but not necessarily a healthy one! To increase the yummy factor and decrease the fat factor, this salad is packed with flavor from grilled pears, blue cheese and candied pecans. Grilling pears brings out the sweetness and caramelizes the outside. What’s not to like?
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I Got Beeten
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had a severe aversion to beets. This aversion started at a salad bar when I was a kid. I thought this pretty red food was something sweet and when I bit into it, I was very very shocked to taste that strange vinegary earthy flavor. That was my first and last time eating beets for many many years. In culinary school, we cooked a ton of recipes containing beets. I found out those dastardly things were considered “delicacies” and could be found in most fine dining establishments. So I would cook them, but I refused to eat them. Now, I’m not a namby pamby when it comes to trying food. I’ve eaten almost anything you can think of, from frog legs to alligator to most (edible) internal organs found in a cow.
Last month when we had lunch at Novecento, I really wanted the salad that had some of my favorite things… arugula, blue cheese, tomatoes… and beets. I hate to be “that person” in a restaurant that gets food special ordered, especially in fine dining. So I ordered it… with the beets. I started eating the arugula and other goodies, and then ate one brunoise sized cube of beet. It wasn’t bad. Actually, it was quite good. Just like that… my relationship with beets has changed. I’ve made them at home several times now, and I’m glad its opened up a whole new color for me! Clearly I eat with my eyes first, so color is important to me! This salad is a bouquet of color with amazing organic veggies from Josh’s Organic Market on Hollywood Beach.
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Salmon with White Bean Salad
We’ve been eating more red meat lately, and I was craving a little lighter fare. This was also one of those evenings when I was dog tired and just wasn’t in the mood to cook. I think I spent all of about 20 minutes cooking this dinner, and that includes the broiling!
Salad… Its What’s for Dinner
Anyone that knows me knows that I’m a steak and potatoes kind of gal. As I’m maturing, and that darn metabolism slows, I try to eat less of that and more salads. Here is one of my favorite ways to incorporate red meat into a healthy dinner. Grilled Filet Mignon served on top of a delicious salad with lots of goodies in it. Its really the best of both worlds: Raw veggies… check! Yummy grilled steak… check! Candied Almonds… check! OK, the candied almonds are not exactly “healthy” but they sure are tasty.
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Got Mozz?
Insalata Caprese is my husband’s most favorite salad. I purchase the best possible tomatoes when I make this salad, and if I can’t find good, vine ripened tomatoes, I won’t make the salad. My favorite (other than out of someone’s garden… of course) are Campari Tomatoes. They always have great flavor, but sometimes are hard to find. Luckily, my local Costco usually carries them. The best part is the balsamic reduction…. its so delicious and really looks great on the plate.
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Looks Like Greek To Me
Once a month or so, I like to do an uber-healthy vegetarian night. Last night we dined on delicious and low fat Mediterranean fare. Of course I could make it even healthier and omit the olive oil… but naaaa… why ruin a great thing???
Although this menu looks time consuming, its actually pretty quick… probably took less than 30 minutes to prepare, and there’s nothing to cook. I start by soaking the bulgur wheat. By the time I have chopped everything, the bulgur is soft and ready to go.
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