Sunday, June 29, 2014

Kale, cauliflower, and broccoli

I'm currently trying out Kurt's zucchini recipe and I thought I should share that I think adding olive oil and parmesan makes all vegetables better really.  Baking kale drizzled in olive oil with salt and parmesan basically turns gross kale into delicious potato chip like things.  Chopped up cauliflower with olive oil, salt, parmesan, and lemon juice is amazing.  Or if you put some butter, parmesan, and bread crumbs all over the top of a head of cauliflower and bake it in the oven, it also turns out pretty tasty.

And I know we're not supposed to say things like we like vegetables plain because they're so delicious, but have you ever just stir fried broccoli in olive oil?  Somehow steaming, boiling, pretty much anything you do to broccoli makes it somewhat gross to me, but stir frying it to the point where it's almost burning gives it little crispy edges and with some salt, it's strangely delicious.

Anyway, I just wanted to do some vegetable promotion because I think we all need inspiration in that department.  I'm working on operation make veggies delicious this summer so I'll try to keep it up.

Monday, June 23, 2014

Grilled corn, avocado, and tomato salad with honey lime dressing

This salad is pretty amazing and I've decided to start using this dressing on everything I eat.

Ingredients:
1 pint grape tomatoes
1 ripe avocado
2 ears of fresh sweet corn

Honey lime dressing:
Juice of 1 lime
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp honey
sea salt and pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
dash of cayenne pepper

Directions:
Remove husks from corn and grill over medium heat for 10 minutes, or if you're lazy like me, just stir fry some frozen corn.  Whisk all the ingredients for the dressing together.  Combine the sliced tomatoes, avocado, and grilled corn with the dressing and mix gently so everything is combined but you don't mash the avocados.  Let sit for 10-15 minutes to let the dressing soak in.

PS Heidi - I just added some quinoa to the salad because obviously I always have to make weird customizations and I thought it would make it more filling (plus didn't add the avocado out until lunchtime so it wouldn't get brown) and just had a delicious lunch out of it.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Hummus

I thought this recipe made a good hummus.

http://www.inspiredtaste.net/15938/easy-and-smooth-hummus-recipe/

I am mostly posting this so I remember it!!!  I will be making it again.