Showing posts with label tomato. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tomato. Show all posts

Zucchini Noodles and Homemade Sauce

Monday, March 16, 2015

This is super easy and fun to make!

What you need: (this is for 3 servings)
4 Zucchinis
2-3 Tomatoes 
1/2 cup Mushrooms
1/4 of an Onion
1 tablespoon pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
Coconut oil


Wash and dry Zucchinis


 Cut all ends off of each zucchini


 Use a Veggetti or some sort of veggie peeler to make zucchini noodles
I really love the Veggetti, I found mine at Ross for $6.99
You can find at Wal-Mart, online on Amazon or www.buyveggetti.com


 Your Zucchini will begin to look like this...


 The Veggetti comes with this topper to help push the veggie through so you can use as much of it as possible, see below:


 Put about a tablespoon of coconut oil in a pan and heat on medium heat.


Once coconut oil is melted, add zucchini noodles and some pepper (to taste)


 While zucchini noodles are cooking, make our sauce.  
Here is what you will need:


 I'm using this Cuisinart Food Processor, which is awesome!


 But if you don't have a food processor, you can use something as simple as this smoothie blender.
Yes, you will have to chop up the veggies a lot more before you put them in this.


 Add tomatoes and process until tomatoes are in small chunks.


 Add mushrooms and blend some more.


 Add onion and blend veggies together a little more.


Now add tablespoon of garlic powder, pepper, and coconut oil.



 Blend until sauce reaches your desired texture.


 Add the amount of sauce you want to use for that meal to a pot and heat up on stove.


 Bon Appetit!


 Enjoy with a glass of Shiraz!


 Store leftover zucchini noodles and sauce separately and enjoy again!

Thanks for reading!

Mermaid Shrimp Cocktail Salad

Monday, May 19, 2014

Shrimp Cocktail with a twist!
The amount of ingredients is based off of serving 6 people.

What you need:
Shrimp (1 pound)
2 bell peppers (chopped)
Cilantro (to your liking, I like A LOT)
Black beans (1 can or 1/2 pound bag)
Tomato (1-2) sliced
Cocktail sauce (optional)

Boil shrimp until pink and let cool, lay to side
Depending on if you use canned black beans or dry...
In mixing bowl pour 1 can black beans or your cooked, former dried black beans
(If using dry black beans, use 1/2 of a 1 pound bag.  Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil, add black beans, turn temp. to low and let black beans simmer for 1-2 hours or until tender).
Add chopped bell peppers and sliced tomatoes.
Cut up cilantro and add.

Gently mix black beans, bell pepper, tomato and cilantro together.

Use goblet or glass of your choice and add salad into the goblet.
Slice cold shrimp about half-way down the middle and add around goblet.
Place on small plate with cocktail sauce on the side!

Don't throw away your leftovers!!!

Add Feta or Blue Cheese to the salad mix and re-purpose your leftovers!
If you have shrimp left over (why would you?) cut it up and add it as well!

What a nice, refreshing and easy lunch!






 
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