Salads
Chicken tahini salad
Dressing: Whisk together 6 oz plain yogurt 1/4 C tahini 3 T lemon juice Dash salt and pepper Salad: 4 oz snow peas, cut in half 3/4 lb green or napa cabbage, finely shredded 1-1/2 […]
South Beach
Salads
A couple of gourmet salads
Green leaf, pear, and goat cheese salad 1/3 C chopped walnuts, toasted 1 head green leaf lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces 1/2 ripe pear, cored and sliced 3 oz crumbled goat cheese Toss ingredients with […]
Breakfast
Scrambled eggs with tomatillos
This is based on the “Spicy Tomatillo Scramble” from the South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook. 3 t oil 2 medium tomatilloes, paper husk removed and pulp diced 1 small onion, diced 4 eggs, […]
Side Dishes
Roasted eggplant with lemon and olive oil
Large eggplant (20 oz) 2-1/2 to 3 T olive oil 1 T lemon juice Salt and pepper Preheat oven to 400 F. Cut the eggplant in half the long way. Cut each half into 4 […]
Breakfast
How to cook amaranth
Barry shuffled out to the kitchen in his bathrobe and peered into the just-opened pressure cooker. “What’s that?” he asked. “It’s amaranth,” I replied, stirring a little salt into the light brown porridge. “I thought […]
Dips
Toasted pecan and white bean dip
I was out of ingredients to make hummus, but craving something similar. So I invented this and was amazed at the rich, complex flavor. 15-oz can white beans, drained and rinsed 1/2 C pecan halves […]
Breakfast
Basque Piperade
Basque piperade is a delicious egg dish, a specialty of the region of France that borders Spain. Because of the proximity of the two countries, many recipes of the region show a Spanish influence. 1/2 […]
South Beach
Baked Portabello Mushroom Caps with Melted Goat Cheese
1 C tomato sauce 4 large portobello mushroom caps 4 oz goat cheese 2 T pine nuts, chopped 1 T fresh basil, chopped Preheat oven to 375. Spread the sauce in the bottom of a […]
South Beach
Barley and Mushrooms
1/2 oz dried porcini mushrooms 1 C hot water 3 T olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 6 oz portobello mushroom caps, chopped 1 bunch scallions, diced 2 13-oz cans vegetable broth 1 C pearl […]
Meat
Creamy Chicken Paprikash
This is like a chicken version of beef stroganoff. 8 oz whole wheat linguine 4 boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces 1/2 t salt 1/4 t pepper 2 t oil 1 large onion, chopped […]