Favorite Recipes
Perfectly Easy Parfaits
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup nonfat ricotta cheese
- 1/2 cup fat-free cream cheese
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- Fresh raspberries or blackberries
- Graham cracker crumbs or grape
nuts
- Honeydew melon or cantaloupe
- Instant vanilla pudding
- Skim milk
- Fresh mint sprigs
Blend 1/2 cup nonfat ricotta cheese, 1/2 cup fat-free cream cheese
and 3 tablespoons sugar.
In four parfait glasses,
layer fresh raspberries or blackberries with
the cheese mixture and graham cracker crumbs or a grape nuts-type
cereal for more crunch. Top with a few juicy berries.
Layer honeydew melon or cantaloupe with instant vanilla pudding (made
with skim milk) in a parfait glass. Top with fresh mint sprigs.
Source: "American Institute for Cancer Research Newsletter," Summer
1995, Issue 48, p. 7. www.aicr.org
Tomato Arugula Salad
Yields 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 4 large handfuls arugula
- 1 pound cherry or grape tomatoes, red
and yellow
- 2 tbsp. Chiffonade of basil (fine
little ribbons)
Vinaigrette:
- 1 tbsp. finely chopped shallots
- 4 tsp. red wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp. fruity olive oil
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Wash and dry the arugula and remove any large stems. Halve the cherry
tomatoes and arrange them on a platter.
Whisk
together the vinaigrette in a small bowl and
pour half of it evenly over the tomatoes, then strew with basil. Toss
the arugula with the remaining dressing and place on top of and around
the tomatoes.
Adapted from "Greens: A Country Garden Cookbook" by Sibella Krause,
Collins Publishers, San Francisco
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