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Vietnamese Spicy Fish Sauce recipe – 98 calories
Ingredients:
1/2 cup fish sauce
4 cloves garlic, pressed
2 red chili peppers, minced
3 teaspoons sugar or 1 1/2 packages artificial sweetener
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, to taste
1 cup water
Preparation:
1. Mash the garlic, chili peppers sugar into a paste, using a mortar and pestle.
2. Add the fish sauce, water and lime juice; blend well.
3. Seal and refrigerate until ready to serve.
4. Serve with Vietnamese beef meatballs.
Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins recipe – 184 calories
Ingredients:
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Preparation:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.
3. Sift together the flour and baking soda.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg whites, buttermilk, honey and oil until creamy
5. Stir in the blueberries to the mixture.
6. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
7. Fold together with a rubber spatula until the batter is moist, yet remains slightly lumpy.
8. Pour into muffin cups and bake for about 30-35 minutes.
Spicy Roasted Potatoes recipe – 177 calories
Ingredients:
2 large potatoes, peeled and cut in 1 inch pieces
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried tarragon
1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
salt, to taste
Preparation:
1. Combine the oil, mustard, garlic, paprika, tarragon and pepper flakes.
2. Wash the potato pieces and pat dry with paper towels.
3. Add the potatoes to the spice mixture and toss to coat well.
4. Grease a baking sheet very lightly.
5. Add the potatoes in a single layer.
6. Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F oven for about 35 minutes (or until the potatoes are tender).
7. Sprinkle with salt to taste and serve.
Fresh Tomato And Cucumber Salad recipe – 44 calories
Ingredients:
2 large tomatoes, diced
2 large cucumbers, diced
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup diced green pepper
1 (8 ounce) bottle fat-free Italian salad dressing
sugar substitute, to equal 2 teaspoons sugar
Preparation:
1. Mix all the vegetables in a bowl.
2. Combine the dressing and sugar substitute.
3. Pour the dressing over the vegetables.
4. Chill before serving.
Grilled Balsamic Vegetables recipe – 101 calories
Ingredients:
1 large sweet potato, thinly sliced
1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings
1 large zucchini, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped (or more to taste)
salt and pepper, to taste
Preparation:
1. Preheat the grill to medium-low.
2. Arrange the sweet potatoes and zucchini in the middle of 2 layers of heavy duty aluminum foil, alternating the potatoes and zucchini.
3. Place the onions on top.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, honey and garlic; drizzle over the vegetables.
5. Sprinkle the vegetables with sage, salt and pepper to taste.
6. Tightly wrap the aluminum foil and place on the preheated grill.
7. Cook with the hood closed for about 30-40 minutes (or until the vegetables are tender when poked with a fork).
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