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Maple Salmon over Nutty Couscous
Serves: 2
Ingredients
1⁄4 cup maple syrup
1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 cups (total) baby carrots, broccoli florets and sliced zucchini rounds
1 Tbl. olive oil
2 (6- to 8-oz.) salmon fillets
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cup chicken broth
1⁄2 cup uncooked couscous
1⁄4 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Combine maple syrup and balsamic vinegar in a bowl.
2. On one side of a roasting or baking pan, drizzle carrots, broccoli and zucchini with olive oil. Place salmon fillets on the other side of the pan. Season all with salt and pepper. Brush salmon with the maple syrup mixture and bake 15 to 20 minutes.
3. In a saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Turn off heat and add couscous, walnuts, salt and pepper. Cover 5 to 7 minutes, until broth is absorbed. Fluff with a fork.
4. Place a generous scoop of couscous on each plate and top with a salmon fillet. Arrange roasted vegetables on the side.
Thanks to www.thenest.com for this recipe!
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It’s recipe Friday on Mommy Wears Heels! Try one of our household faves Halibut Fish Tacos with Guacamole Sauce. Perfect for an easy meal when you get home from work. Sure to please the whole family… and healthy too!
Ingredients:
4 pieces fresh halibut, steak or filets, 6 to 8 ounces each
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Salt and pepper
1 lime, juiced
3 small to medium ripe avocados, pitted and scooped
1 lemon, juiced
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon coarse salt
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2 scallions, thinly sliced on an angle
1 heart Romaine lettuce
12 soft (6-inch) flour tortillas
Directions:
Preheat a grill pan or indoor grill to high heat or, prepare outdoor grill. Drizzle halibut with extra-virgin olive oil to keep fish from sticking to the grill pan or grill. Season fish with salt and pepper, to your taste. Roll lime on the counter top to get juices flowing. Also, any under ripe citrus may be placed in a microwave oven for 10 seconds at high setting to induce the juices to flow. Grill fish 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until opaque. Squeeze the juice of 1 lime down over the fish and remove from the grill pan or grill. Flake fish into large chunks with a fork.
While fish is cooking, in a blender or food processor, combine avocado flesh, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, yogurt and salt. Process guacamole sauce until smooth. Remove guacamole sauce to a bowl and stir in diced tomatoes and chopped scallions. Shred lettuce and reserve.
When fish comes off the grill pan or grill, blister and heat soft taco wraps. To assemble, break up fish and pile some of the meat into soft shells and slather with guacamole sauce. Top with shredded lettuce, fold tacos over and eat!
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Ingredients:
1 Crusty baguette, cut lengthwise
16 oz. assorted tomatoes (chopped)
1 Avocado diced into ¼” pieces
Extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic Vinegar
Garlic, peeled and halved
Sea Salt
Chopped fresh basil
1. Toss tomatoes with 1 Tbs. olive oil and 1 tsp. sea salt.
2. Fry bread in 2-3 T. olive oil in skillet, browning on each side, add more oil if necessary.
3. Rub cut half of garlic over 1 side of fried bread.
4. Spoon tomatoes over bread. Top with chopped basil and more sea salt to taste.
Filed under: Recipes | Tags: 20 minute meal, easy family meals, easy recipes, healthy family recipes
Ingredients
- 1 pound of boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil, plus a little more for drizzling
- 1 lemon
- 6 ounces of fresh green beans ( ½ cup, per person)
- ½ cup of crumbled feta cheese
- 1 tomato (chopped)
- ½ avocado
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions
- Cut lemon into slices, reserving the ends. Broil chicken with a dash of olive oil and lemon slices on top for 4-5 minutes. Turn the chicken over and squeeze the lemon juice from the ends of the lemon onto the chicken breasts. Cook for an additional 4-5 minutes.
- While chicken is broiling, drop green beans into boiling water and cook for 2 minutes. Take them out while they are still bright green and crisp.
- Toss green beans into a bowl with olive oil, crumbled feta cheese, chopped tomato and avocado. (you will want the beans to still be warm so it will melt the feta slightly)
- When chicken is done, cut into small pieces and add to the mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.
