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Category: Dinners

Lemon Kale Salad

Posted on by Nick

shot of sauteed kale with cranberries and pine nuts

Ingredients

  • 1 Bundle Green or Purple Kale
  • 1 Red or Yellow Pepper
  • 1/4 c. Pine Nuts
  • 1/2 c. Chopped or halved Kalamata Olives
  • 3/4 Fresh Lemon
  • 1 Packet no cal sweetener
  • 2 T. Olive Oil

Instructions

  • Rinse and dry kale.
  • Tear small bite size pieces off of stem and place into large bowl.
  • Throw stems away.
  • Cut Red Pepper into small cubes and add to bowl.
  • Cut Olives in half or quarters and add to bowl.
  • Pour Olive oil over kale and squeeze 3/4 of fresh lemon (or entire lemon if desired) into the bowl. Add no cal sweetener and pine nuts.
  • Stir entire salad until fully coated with olive oil and lemon.
  • Serve room temp or chilled.

Notes

Strawberries or golden raisins would be phenomenal in this also!

Italian Turkey Burgers

Posted on by Nick

ItalianTurkey Burger

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp Fennel (chopped or crushed)
  • 1 T. Minced Garlic
  • 16 oz ground turkey or chicken or beef
  • ½ cup chopped onions
  • ½ cup chopped mushrooms
  • 3 egg whites
  • ½ cup bread crumbs
  • ½ cup fresh parsley or 1 T. dried parsley
  • Salt/pepper to taste
  • ¼ tsp red pepper
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the grill.
  • Mix all ingredients together and form 4-5 burger pattys.
  • Dance in place while burgers are grilling to burn extra calories. 😉
  • For extra flavorings you can add low sugar pizza sauce, 1 T. asiago cheese, slice of light mozzarella or a dollop of light ricotta to patty while warm.
  • Serve on buns of choice (try Ezekiel Buns) and BAM – Italian Burgers.
  • Serve with tomato, grilled or raw onion, mushroom etc! Make it your way!

Notes

If desired for different toppings, try light ricotta cheese, slice of light mozzarella or asiago cheeses.

Cucumber Salad

Posted on by Nick

Cucumber salad

Ingredients

  • 2 English Cucumbers (remove center seeds)
  • 1⁄2 C Diced Sweet Onion
  • 3 T. Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 3⁄4 tsp Dried Dill Weed
  • 1⁄4 tsp Celery Salt
  • 1⁄4 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1⁄4 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1⁄4 C Fat Free Greek Yogurt
  • 4 T. Sugar or 4 Packets Natural No Calorie Sweetener
  • Salt & Pepper to Taste

Instructions

  • Cut cucumbers lengthwise.
  • Scoop out seeds with a spoon.
  • Chop cucumbers about 1⁄4 inch thickness.
  • Add chopped onions.
  • Mix together rest of ingredients and mix with the cucumbers and onions.
  • Salt & pepper to taste.
  • Chill in refrigerator for 1 hour.

Notes

Try on top of your favorite salad greens, add some cooked protein of choice!