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day 29 lunch - Paprika Cauliflower Pita Pockets

2/28/2013

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Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower (2 lb.), cut into bite-size floret
3 Tbs. olive oil
2 Tbs. sweet Hungarian paprika
½ tsp. ground black pepper
½ tsp. fine sea salt
1 small red onion, diced (1 cup)
1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp.)
½ cup low-sodium vegetable broth
2 Tbs. lemon juice
4 pita bread rounds, halved and warmed

Directions:

1. Steam cauliflower 7 to 9 minutes, or until tender.

2. Heat oil, paprika, pepper, and salt in nonstick skillet over medium-low heat, 2 minutes, or until fragrant, stirring constantly. Add onion and garlic, and sauté 2 minutes more. Stir in broth and cauliflower, and simmer 3 minutes. 

3. Remove from heat, and stir in lemon juice. Serve with pita halves.

vegetariantimes.com

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Day 25 lunch - Spicy Kale Pesto with Zucchini Noodles

2/28/2013

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Ingredients:
2 zucchini per person, give or take, spiralized or julienned
grape tomatoes, sliced in half
almond parmesan, for topping
salt & cracked pepper

Pesto
1 bunch kale, about 3-4 cups, stems removed and roughly chopped
3-4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, more as needed
1 or 2 cloves garlic
1 – 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon himalayan salt, or to taste
pinch or two of red pepper flakes
juice of 1 small lemon, optional

Directions:

1. Start with the pesto, place ingredients in food processor and blend until desired consistency. Add more olive oil if desired and taste for seasoning, set aside. (Serves two)

2. You can use a spiralizer to get the curly noodle effect. You can also use a julienne tool or julienne them by hand creating a straight noodle.

3. Combine the kale, tomatoes and noodles together in a medium size bowl and transfer to individual serving dishes. Top with almond parmesan.

Notes: To create a creamy pesto, you may also like to add 1/2 cup walnuts or pine nuts. Or try 2-3 tablespoons tahini instead.

onegreenplanet.org

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Day 17 lunch - Lentil and Chickpea Salad

2/26/2013

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Makes enough to feed 8 as a side or 4 for lunch.

Ingredients:

1 cup lentils
2 cups or 1 (15 ounce) can cooked chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon salt
3 tomatoes, seeded and diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
1 small zucchini, peeled and diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1 jalapeno pepper (optional)
1/2 small red onion, diced
1/3 bunch flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
2 tablespoons oil
Juice of 1 large lemon
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Cook lentils according to package instruction, OR bring to a boil with salt. Reduce heat to a low simmer and cook until lentils are tender but not mushy, 20 to 25 minutes.

2. Strain lentils. Cool completely by rinsing. Drain and move to a large bowl that will hold the whole salad.

3. Add the vegetables and chickpeas to lentils. Drizzle on the oil and lemon juice. Mix well. Season with salt and pepper as you like.


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Gluten free - Braised Coconut Spinach & Chickpeas with Lemon

2/26/2013

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serves 4 as a main dish or 6 as a side

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons oil
1 small yellow onion
4 large cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 tablespoon grated ginger, from a 3-inch piece
1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
1 large lemon, zested and juiced (about 2 tablespoons juice)
1 dried hot red pepper or dash of red pepper flakes (optional)
15-ounce can chickpeas, drained
1 pound baby spinach
14-ounce can coconut milk
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground ginger

To serve:
Whole roasted sweet potatoes
Cilantro leaves, to garnish
Toasted unsweetened coconut, to garnish

Directions:

1. Heat the oil or ghee in a large, deep Dutch oven or heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is beginning to brown. Add the garlic, ginger, sun-dried tomatoes, lemon zest and red pepper, if using. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.

2. Add the chickpeas and cook over high heat for a few minutes or until the chickpeas are beginning to turn golden and they are coated with the onion and garlic mixture.

3. Toss in the spinach, one handful at a time. This will take about 5 minutes; stir in a handful or two and wait for it to wilt down and make room in the pot before adding the next handful. When all the spinach has been stirred in, pour in the coconut milk and stir in the salt, ground ginger, and lemon juice. Bring to a simmer then turn down the heat and cook for 10 minutes or until the chickpeas are warm through. Taste and add more salt and lemon juice, if necessary.

4. Serve hot over roasted sweet potatoes, with cilantro leaves and toasted unsweetened coconut to garnish.

Serving note: Can be served over GF pasta, rice, quinoa, or another grain.

thekitchn.com


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Gluten Free - Grilled Veggie Quinoa Salad

2/26/2013

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Ingredients:
1 large red onion, peeled, trimmed, sliced
1 large red bell pepper, cored, seeded, sliced
1 large yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded, sliced
1 medium zucchini, sliced lengthwise
1 medium yellow squash, sliced lengthwise
1 medium eggplant, trimmed, sliced
2 large portobello mushrooms, stemmed
1 pound asparagus spears, ends trimmed
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
2 cloves fresh garlic, crushed
1 teaspoon dried thyme
Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
2 ears of fresh corn, corn silk removed, husks on
3 cups cooked quinoa
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
Juice from 1 lemon
Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste

Directions:

1. In a large bowl combine the onion, bell peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, portobello mushrooms, and asparagus. Drizzle with olive oil and white balsamic vinegar. Add the garlic, and thyme. Season with sea salt and ground pepper, to taste. Gently toss to coat. Cover and marinate for one hour.

2. Heat the grill to medium-high heat.

3. Grill the ears of corn separately on a rear rack, away from direct flame. The husks will get a bit blackened and smoky. This adds so much flavor. Rotate them every five minutes or so. After 10-20 minutes, when the corn is tender, remove and set aside to cool. Strip off the husks and carefully slice the kernels off the cob. Set aside.

4. Meanwhile, place the veggies in a grill basket, or spread out the veggies on a large sheet of foil. Add a top sheet, crimp the edges of the sheets together to make a packet. Place on the hot grill and cook until tender crisp, about 15-25 minutes, depending upon the size of your grill. Remove the veggie basket/packet to a large platter or cutting board, and set aside.

5. Place the cooked quinoa in a large serving bowl. Add the grilled corn, chopped fresh parsley, and mint. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Season to taste with sea salt and ground pepper. Toss to coat.

6. To serve, you can either slice the grilled veggies and add them to the quinoa as a salad, or serve the simple quinoa-corn salad with big beautiful pieces of grilled veggies on the side.


glutenfreegoddess.com


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Day 24 Dinner - Bowtie Pasta Primavera

2/17/2013

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Ingredients:

Pasta + Veggies:
2 cups dry bow tie pasta
2 cups broccoli florets (cut from one large head of broccoli, thick stem removed)
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 red onion, chopped
2 medium carrots, sliced or diced
2 ounces black olives, sliced (or kalamata olives)
2 Tbsp capers (optional)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast (optional)

Lemon Pepper Tahini Dressing:
3 lemons, juices + 1/2 tsp lemon zest (organic)
2 tsp maple or agave syrup (optional, adds hint of sweetness)
2-3 Tbsp tahini
3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (use more or less according to tastes for richness)
1/4 tsp dried bell pepper
1/4 tsp dried onion or garlic
1/2 tsp fine black pepper
1/2 tsp chili pepper
1/2 tsp salt (to taste)
*all the spices in this dressing are adjustable to taste as well

Avo-Spinach Walnut Pesto:
1/2 cup raw walnuts
1 small avocado
1/3 - 1/2 cup pasta water (or warm water)
1/2 tsp chopped garlic or roasted garlic
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 cup baby spinach (1 large handful)
1-2 Tbsp nutritional yeast (optional)
salt to taste OR add 2 tsp white miso paste which is naturally salty

Directions:

1. Start out by boiling some salted water on your stove and dropping your bow tie pasta.

2. While your pasta cooks, you can prep all your veggies and mix up your dressing in a side bowl.

3. About 2 minutes before your pasta is tender, drop the broccoli into the boiling water. This will blanch the broccoli to a tender state, but not overcook it. This is also easy because you do not have to cook it separately.

4. Drain your pasta and broccoli and transfer to a large mixing bowl. I like to now add in my nutritional yeast and toss a bit. Also add in your fresh veggies: peppers, onion, carrots. Also fold in the olives and optional capers.

5. Next you want to gently fold in the tahini dressing. Be careful to toss gently so you do not break apart all the bow-ties. After you have tossed the pasta and veggies and dressing do a taste test and salt to taste. You can also add more seasonings and nutritional yeast if you'd like. Cover bowl and allow the flavors to settle and marinate while you prep the pesto.

6. Pesto: Add all the ingredients to a high-speed blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Taste test and salt to taste. As you blend - add more or less water to thin out the blend.

7. You have two options, serve the pasta now slightly warm with the warm pesto OR chill everything. Then you can serve both chilled or serve re-heated pasta with chilled pesto or re-heat both. Both the pasta and pesto taste yummy warm and cold - so you cannot really go wrong here.

lunchboxbunch.com

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Gluten Free - Protein Power Goddess Bowl

2/12/2013

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Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked green lentils (yield 2 & 3/4 cups cooked)
1 cup uncooked grain of choice, such as brown rice or quinoa (yield 2 cups cooked)
1/2 tbsp olive oil, for sautéing
1/2 red onion (~1 & 1/3 cups), chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, minced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
3 cups spinach or kale, roughly chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
1 batch of Lightened Up Tahini-Lemon Dressing (recipe below)
Kosher salt & black pepper, to taste
 Lemon Wedges & lemon zest, to garnish

Directions:

1. Cook lentils and chosen grain according to package directions. Drain and set aside.

2. Prepare the Lightened Up tahini-Lemon dressing in food processor (see below for recipe).

3. In a large skillet over low-medium heat, add your olive oil and sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic for a few minutes, being careful not to burn. Now add in the chopped red pepper and tomato and sauté for another 7-8 minutes.

4. Stir in the chopped kale or spinach and sauté for another few minutes, just until tender. Stir in the full batch of tahini-Lemon dressing, the cooked & drained grains and lentils, and simmer on low for another few minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the minced parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste and garnish with lemon wedges and zest. Makes 6 cups.


Lightened Up Tahini-Lemon Dressing (makes just under 1 cup)
1/4 cup Tahini
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
1/4 cup Nutritional yeast or a bit more, to taste
2-4 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
1 tsp kosher salt + freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
3 tbsp water, or as needed

ohsheglows.com

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