Hey Foodies!
This evening, I wanted
to create a very special dinner for the new "manfriend". So
throughout the work day, I was working possible menus out in my head...
struggling between wanting to try something new, and going with one of my
standbys that I know is successful.
Eventually I came up
with something that used the ingredients I had on hand, so that I only had to
purchases fresh peaches.
Tonight's menu:
- Light Dinner -- Warm salad of quinoa, fresh bell peppers, feta and corn over fresh romaine
- Dessert -- Bourbon glazed peaches accompanied by vanilla scented Greek yogurt (Part 2)
Let's start with dinner.
Unfortunately, I didn't really measure my ingredients, but I'll try to give approximations.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup dry quinoa
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 4 oz fat free feta
- 1 15 oz can whole kernel sweet corn, no salt added; drained and rinsed
- 1 1/2 TBS olive oil
- 3 TBS lemon juice
- fresh basil, julienned
- salt substitute and pepper to taste
To Make:
- Heat 1/2 TBS olive oil over medium heat in a medium saucepan. Add dry quinoa and stir until grains begin to brown -- about 3 minutes.
- Add water and reduce heat to low. Cook covered for 20-25 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, combing remaining olive oil, lemon juice, basil, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
- When quinoa is ready, combine with red pepper, corn, feta, and lemon juice/olive oil dressing.
- Serve warm over greens -- I used romaine lettuce.
Quinoa, like other grains, expands. We got quite a few servings out of this. For argument's sake, let's call it six. Note -- nutrition facts do not include romaine lettuce.
Serves 6
Each serving: 205 calories, 32 g carbs, 5 g fat, 10 g protein
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