Steamed Broccoli and Spicy Sauce
July 28, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Buffet, Easy, Easy Vegetable Recipes, New Recipe, New Vegetable Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetable
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Steamed broccoli and Spicy sauce – This simple, saucy, so good for you broccoli, vegetable recipe, comes with its own spicy sauce, made from healthy chick peas. Slightly spiced with “one of a kind” cumin, and steamed stove top in under 10 minutes, this creamy sensation is as quick and easy as they come!
Prep Time: 10 mins |
Ingredients to make Steamed Broccoli and Spicy Sauce
1/2 c Cooked chick peas
1/4 c Plain nonfat yogurt
2 garlic cloves, peeled, blanched in boiling water for 2 min.
2 tb Water
1 ts Olive oil
1 ts Lemon juice
1/4 ts Ground cumin
1/4 ts Ground red pepper (cayenne)
1/8 ts Salt, or to taste
1 bn Broccoli
Directions to make Steamed Broccoli and Spicy Sauce
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Greek Garlic Bread
June 21, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Appetizer, Baked, Breakfast, Easy, Easy Vegetable Recipes, Side Dish, Snack
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Greek garlic bread – This easy, flavorful Greek bread really packs a punch! The Greek goodness of creamy feta cheese and ripe plump olives. Then,we added garlic and herbs for the “punch”, the yougurt for even more creaminess, and finally, a hint of everyones favorite vegetable, cucumber! Great with hot meals.
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Greek Garlic Bread
1/2 c Water
2 c White bread flour
3 tb Yogurt,plain
2 ts Dry milk
1 tb Sugar
1 ts Salt
2 ts Butter
1 pinch Garlic powder
4 ts Black olives,chopped
1/2 ts Sweet basil
1/2 ts Dill weed
2 1/2 tb Feta cheese
2 1/2 tb Cucumber,pureed
1/2 ts Fast-Rise yeast *** OR ***
1 ts Active-Dry yeast
SUCCESS HINTS: Cucumber should be peeled, seeded, and then pureed. If the feta cheese is packed in water, drain well. Finely chop the black olives.
Directions to make Greek Garlic Bread
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Spinach Lobster Fruit Salad
June 19, 2009 by Firehouse Chef
Filed under Boiled, Easy, Easy Vegetable Recipes, Main Course, Salad, Supper
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spinach Lobster Fruit salad – Fresh, dark green, spinach is the base on which this rich, zesty salad is served on. Quickly boiled lobster tails, provide the succulent meat, and then we turned to fruit to complement it all perfectly. A superb hot weather seafood salad!
Prep Time: 15 mins |
Ingredients to make Spinach Lobster Fruit Salad
3 8 oz lobster tails; fresh or frozen
1 md Pink grapefruit; peeled, sectioned
1 md Orange; peeled and sectioned
1/4 c Orange yogurt
3 tb Orange juice
1 tb Fresh lemon juice
1 ts Grated orange rind
1 ts Grated lime rind
1/8 ts White pepper
4 c Fresh spinach leaves; torn
2 ts Fresh chives; chopped
Directions to make Spinach Lobster Fruit Salad
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