Healthy Recipes - Food Thats Good for Your Health

To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.
- La Rochefoucauld

This quote is especially suited for this generation where time is a factor which makes it difficult to prepare a nutritious meal. Whatever the constraint, it is important to remember to care for your health since it is the greatest investment you can make in your lifetime. Here are some healthy food recipes just for you!

Red Bean and Avocado Salad

Ingredients

• A can of red kidney beans (rinsed and drained)
• A can of garbanzo beans (rinsed and drained)
• 10 tomatoes (halved)
• 1 avocado (peeled and diced)
• 1 carrot (grated)
• ½ a red onion (diced)
• ¼ cup of zesty Italian dressing
  

How to Make It

• Take a large bowl and combine all the ingredients in it.
• Serve the salad immediately at room temperature or cover it and put it in the refrigerator until it is ready to serve.
  

Salmon (Poached) served with Creamy Piccate Sauce

Ingredients

• A pound of salmon fillet (centre-cut and skinned – 4 portions)
• A cup of dry white wine
• 2 teaspoonfuls of olive oil (extra virgin)
• A large shallot (minced)
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons of capers (rinsed)
• ¼ cup of sour cream (low fat)
• ¼ teaspoon of salt
• 1 tablespoon of dill (chopped)
  

How to Make It

• To prepare the recipe, first place the salmon in a large skillet. Once that is done, add ½ a cup of wine and enough water in it to cover the salmon. Then bring it to a boil.
• Reduce the heat and let it simmer and then turn the salmon over and cover and let it cook for another 5 minutes. 
• Once that is over, heat some oil in a medium skillet over a medium flame. Add the shallot to the oil and cook it until about 30 seconds. Now add ½ a cup of wine and boil the mixture until it is slightly reduced. Add lemon juice and capers and cook for 1 minute. Once this process is over, remove the mixture from the heat and stir in salt and sour cream. Serve the salmon with the sauce and garnish it with dill.
  

Salad with Beans

Ingredients

• 16 ounce cans of mixed beans (2)
• ½ a pound of green beans (trimmed)
• 6 to 8 green onions (chopped)
  

The Dressing

• Juice from 1 lemon
• 2 to 3 tablespoons of wine vinegar
• 4 cloves (minced)
• A cup of olive oil (extra virgin)
• Some black pepper
  

How to Make It

• First drain the canned beans and rinse them properly. Then take the green beans and steam them until they are tender. Once that is done, toss the beans and the green onions together.
• Now take a small bowl and mix the vinegar, garlic, olive oil, black pepper and lemon juice in it. Once that is done add the beans and toss again. Serve the salad at room temperature.
  

Fish (Mediterranean Style)

Ingredients

• 1 lb Hake or any other white fish
• 1 lb of potatoes
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 peppers (red and finely chopped)
• 4 ripe tomatoes (peeled and chopped)
• 2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
• 4 tablespoons of olive oil (extra virgin)
• 2 cups of water
• Some Paprika
• A little salt (optional)
  

How to Make It

• First peel the potatoes and cut them into chunky pieces.
• Now take a skillet and heat the olive oil in it over a medium flame. Then add the garlic, onion and peppers. Add the potatoes to this mixture before it turns brown. Stir. Once that is done, add the paprika and stir again.
• After that add the tomatoes and two cups of water to the mixture and let it cook for about 20 minutes. Now add the fish and let it cook for 10 more minutes and then serve it hot.