PREP: 10 minutes | COOK: 4-6 minutes | YIELD: 2 servings Who wouldn't want to dine on delicious panini complete with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, mozzarella, spinach and toasted bread? Best of all, these quality ingredients provide the nutrients the body needs to...
PREP: 10 minutes | COOK: 20 minutes | YIELD: 4 x 10-inch pancakes These savory pancakes, called pajeon, contain scallions and almost anything else you'd like to add. The kimchi, a cabbage-based Korean dish, gives them a spicy, fermented dimension that I'm sure you'll...
PREP: 15 minutes | COOK: 15 minutes | YIELD: 4 x 1-cup servings This dish is a great way to use up leftover rice and odds and ends of vegetables you have in your refrigerator. Just use a combination of vegetables you already have, and be sure to cook the rice the day...
PREP: 25 minutes | COOK: 0 minutes | YIELD: 16 servings Perfect for a ladies lunch, these tea sandwiches are light enough for a lazy afternoon meal but full of healthy and satisfying ingredients. Ahhh! ½ cup (120 ml) strained low-fat Greek yogurt or Yogurt Cheese 6 oz...
PREP: 15 minutes | COOK: 30 minutes | YIELD: 6 x 2/3-cup servings This dish pops with color. Pair it with tofu or eat it on its own for a great-tasting, high-protein, high-fiber meal! 1 tsp (5 ml) extra virgin olive oil ¼ red bell pepper, finely chopped ¼ yellow...
PREP: 10 minutes | COOK: 5 minutes | YIELD: 4 servings Though this dish is called Braised Baby Bok Choy, it's more like a quick simmer just long enough to make the bok choy tender. 1 Tbsp (15 ml) extra virgin olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 lb (454 g) baby bok...
PREP: 20 minutes | COOK: 0 minutes | YIELD: 5 x 1-cup servings This is an Italian version of crudits, meaning raw vegetables. This dish takes the raw vegetables and turns them into bite-sized pieces and ribbons, then tosses them with a summery lemon vinaigrette....
PREP: 20 minutes | COOK: 6-10 minutes | YIELD: 4 servings Salmon? Yum! Caesar? Double yum! Pita pockets? Now we're talking. This simple dish has it all in a handy, portable pocket. Yum, yum, yum! CLEAN HERBED CAESAR DRESSING ½ cup (120 ml) plain, low-fat yogurt 1...
PREP: 20 minutes | COOK: 10 minutes | YIELD: 4 servings Scallops are a quick and easy meal to prepare, but with this sauce, your guests will think you've been in the kitchen for hours. It's a win-win situation: You'll fool your dinner-mates into thinking you're a...
PREP: 10 minutes | COOK: 50 minutes | YIELD: 4 x ¾-cup servings Risotto is a true gourmet meal. Luckily, this recipe doesn't require you to have the abilities of a master chef just excellent stirring skills (and maybe a bit of patience). 1¼ cups (300 ml) frozen petite...
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