Archive for February, 2008

Mexican Salsa

Ingredients:

1 can diced tomatoes (no salt added)
1/4 purple onion, finely minced
4 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 yellow pepper, seeded and chopped
1 tsp red chili paste (didn’t have any jalapenos in the store
earlier this week)
juice of 1/2 lemon
cilantro, chopped (I used a fairly big bunch)
pepper (to taste)

Directions:

Mix all together.

One of my favorites, yummy salsa.Be sure to buy some tacos and chips for this recipe.

Eggplant Pate

Ingredients:

1 Large Eggplant
¼ Cup Red or Green pepper, cored and chopped
1/3 Cup Onion, chopped
2 Cloves Garlic, chopped
1/3 Cup Tomatoes, fresh or canned, chopped
2 Teaspoons Lemon juice
Pinch of Black pepper
1½ Teaspoons Fresh basil, chopped
½ Cup Fresh parsley, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325°F. Bake whole eggplant until soft, about 30 minutes. Cut eggplant in half and place in a colander under running water for a few seconds. Leave to drain and cool until it can be handled. Scoop out meat and chop finely.  In a nonstick skillet or a skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, sauté pepper, onion and garlic over medium heat until soft but not brown, about 10 minutes. Add eggplant, tomatoes, lemon juice, pepper, and basil and cook over low heat, stirring often, until thick and nearly smooth, about 20 minutes. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve hot or cold.

A great recipe to try on with your eggplants. This would be a hit to all your friends and family. Try it now!

Falafil and Vegetable Pasta

Ingredients:

1/2 box of falafil mix
1 green pepper
1 onion
1 big carrot
1 yellow squash
sliced mushrooms
package of noodles
jar of organic spaghetti sauce

Directions:

heat sauce while preparing the vegetables. chop up the vegetable you like the most first, then chop up the others according to the amount of the first vegetable. saute in a little bit o vegetable oil. meanwhile, boil noodles in a pot of water until they become tender. sauce is still heating, vegetables are still sauteeing, noodles are still boiling - follow directions on falafil box (add mixture to water until it becomes solidly mushy). form into little hushpuppy-sized balls and place in a little bit of vegetable oil in a skillet until they are browned and no longer mushy.  everything should get done at same time. drain noodles, put veggies and falafil over it.

Serves: 4