Showing posts with label Healthy Living. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Healthy Living. Show all posts

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Summer Burrito

Ingredients

  • Two 8-ounce skinless, boneless chicken breasts
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 limes, juiced
  • 2 red bell peppers, halved and cored
  • 2 green bell peppers, halved and cored
  • 1 medium-size onion, peeled
  • 4 large flour tortillas
  • 1 Anaheim chile, seeded and minced
  • 2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
  • 2 ounces farmer or hoop cheese
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed cilantro leaves
  • 2 very ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped

Directions

  1. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place in a shallow dish and spoon two-thirds of the lime juice over. Let sit 15 minutes. Meanwhile, julienne peppers and onion.
  2. Prepare a stove top griddle or an outdoor grill. Remove chicken from lime juice; discard the juice. Grill chicken 5 minutes per side, or until juices run clear when pricked at the thickest point. Remove to a cutting board to cool. Meanwhile, warm tortillas on the grill, turning frequently until they begin to puff slightly, about 1 minute. Tear chicken into thin strips.
  3. Lay tortillas on a clean surface. Beginning about a quarter of the way up the middle of the tortilla, layer equal amounts of each ingredient, ending with a drizzle of the remaining lime juice. Fold up the bottom quarter of each tortilla and roll away from you, tucking in the sides as you go. Serve seam side down.

    (Wholeliving.com)

Hearty Garlic Greens

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds autumn hearty greens, well washed, stems removed, and sliced into 3-inch strips
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 8 cloves garlic, sliced paper-thin
  • 1 pound spinach
  • 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Drop hearty greens into water and blanch for 4 minutes. Immediately plunge blanched greens into a bowl of ice-cold water to stop the cooking. Drain, squeeze dry, and set aside.
  2. Heat oil and garlic in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Cook until the garlic is golden around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove garlic from skillet; set aside.
  3. Raise heat to high. Add hearty greens and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add spinach; season with salt and red pepper flakes to taste. Cook until spinach wilts, stirring frequently (about a minute). Return garlic to pan and stir. The greens can be served immediately or at room temperature.

Cook's Note

Blanching does not actually cook the greens but softens their texture, while shocking them in cold water keeps their color strong and vibrant.

(Wholeliving.com)