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Thursday, September 1, 2011

Robin’s Healthy Take: Healthy Food Pairings

The Food Network

Many foods that are good for you actually taste perfect together. Seemingly unusual pairings can make your mouth soar with delight. In fact, I bet that some of your most memorable meals contained a combination of contrasting flavors and textures – the ingredients balanced each other out while promoting the overall flavor of the dish: salty with sweet, chewy with crunchy – you get the point. Today I’m sharing with you some of my favorite pairings and I’ve added some very unique twists. In the first dish, sweet strawberries are coupled with tangy balsamic vinegar, crunchy and mildly sweet macadamia nuts and salty goat cheese, all arranged on a colorful blend of fresh greens (this makes an awesome brown bag lunch or first course for a dinner party). In the second dish, I combined the sweetness of raisins with crunchy toasted almonds, smoked oysters, salty feta cheese and refreshing sherry vinegar. I nestled the combo over a bed of fresh baby spinach. All in all, amazing. And wait until you try the third recipe: salty prosciutto, sweet melon, fresh mozzarella and crunchy celery. I hope you try these and then tell me YOUR favorite pairings!

Strawberries with Balsamic, Macadamia Nuts and Goat Cheese

Strawberries are crammed with vitamin C, nuts are a great source of protein and healthy fats and goat cheese is a good source of calcium.


2 cups sliced fresh strawberries

2 teaspoons good-quality balsamic vinegar

1 teaspoon good-quality olive oil

2 cups mixed baby greens or baby Romaine lettuce leaves

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

4 tablespoons toasted macadamia nuts or hazelnuts

4 tablespoons crumbled goat cheese

Combine strawberries, vinegar and oil and toss to coat strawberries. Arrange lettuce on a salad plate. Top with strawberries. Season with salt and pepper. Top with nuts and goat cheese.







Saturday, July 9, 2011

Healthy Smoothie That I Would Like to Try

This is a smoothie that I just found in Women's Health Magazine. I think that I would really like to try it and it is super healthy for you!!!! The fruits have all sort of antioxidants for your body and also protein that gives your muscles a great boost after a workout!!!

Food Network Star Geoffrey Zakarian's Fave Summer Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients:

1 pint organic blueberries (washed and strained)

½ pint organic blackberries (washed and strained)

3C. high quality mineral water to consistency (i.e. Evian, Hildon, etc…)

1/8 C. full fat Greek Yogurt (Fage or Chobani) can be substituted with lower fat Greek yogurt

1 Tbsp. Organic Honey or Agave syrup

2 heaping tablespoons of Organic Whey Protein powder (Preferably vanilla flavored)

2 C. ice cubes


Directions:

Using a high RPM blender, preferably a Vita-Mix, place the berries, yogurt, honey, protein powder, and the ice. Next add about 1/3 of the water, and turn on blender to blend on high. Allow to run on high for a couple minutes, adjust consistency to desired texture until smooth. Serve in a tall glass, garnish with some fresh berries and serve immediately.

Servings:  Makes about 2 large smoothies