Category: Lunch

Asian Chicken Salad With Clementines


Pass me some Vitamin C!!! Crunchy, citrusy, chickeny….
So so good!

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Asian Chicken Salad With Clementines

DRESSING:
1 tbsp clementine zest
1 tbsp grated ginger
2 cloves garlic, grated
1 tbsp sesame oil
1/4 c grapeseed oil
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp honey
Pinch red pepper flakes
1 tbsp white miso paste

SALAD:
1/2 head green cabbage, shredded
1 carrot julienned
2 grilled chicken breast, sliced
3 scallions, chopped
5 clementines, sliced
1/3 cup roasted cashews, crushed
3 eggroll wrappers, thinly sliced and fried

Method:

Grate the zest of a clementine and ginger into a small bowl, add in your sesame oil, grapeseed oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, red pepper flakes and miso paste. Stir to combine. Slice your eggroll wrappers into thin strips and fry until golden brown. In another bowl add your green cabbage, carrot, sliced chicken, scallions, clementines, and cashews. Finish with your fried eggrolls, pour over the dressing, mix it and enjoy!

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Tuna Couscousotto

We’re big on #meatlessmonday in my house, which is usually vegan (falafel! refried bean tacos! Smashed impossible burgers!) but going Pescatarian works too and I’m a tuna gal all the way.

This Couscousotto has all the risotto feels, inspired by Israeli-style tuna salad. Makes a great lunch or light dinner with a side of salad.

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Tuna Couscousotto

1 can tuna packed in olive oil
8.8oz Ptitim or Israeli couscous
1 cup marinara sauce
1-2 tbsp harissa
2 cups vegetable stock
2 tbsp capers
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1 tsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper, to taste
Fresh parsley, for finishing (I didn’t have but I would use it if I did!)

Method:

Drain the olive oil from the tuna into a sauté pan. Add the couscous and sauté until toasted. Add marinara, harissa and stock, bring to a simmer. Add tuna and capers, lemon zest and juice, salt and pepper. Continue to simmer, uncovered, over low heat until creamy and the couscous is cooked through, 10-15 minutes.

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Pulled Brisket Ramen

The secret to amazing First Cut Brisket is low and slow cooking with plenty of liquid so adding it to a soup is a great idea! It makes the most flavorful and delicious broth! If you don’t have an instant pot, simply sear the meat in a separate pan, transfer to your crockpot and cook on high for 6 hours.

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Pulled Brisket Ramen

3lbs. @koshgourmet First Cut brisket
Salt and pepper
1 tbsp grapeseed oil (or any neutral oil)
1 tsp sesame oil
8 cups chicken stock
2” ginger, grated on a microplane
3 cloves garlic, grated on microplane
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp mirin (rice cooking wine)
1 tsp chili garlic sauce, Sambal oelek or sriracha (to taste)
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 container mushrooms, sliced
2-3 packages ramen noodles
Scallions, soft boiled eggs, lime wedges and hot sauce for topping

Method:

Set your instant pot on the sauté setting. Add the oils. Season your brisket with salt and pepper and sear on both sides. Add the stock, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, mirin, hot sauce and lime juice. Cook on high pressure for 90 minutes.

Keep the instant pot on the warm setting and remove the brisket, pull it apart. Add the mushrooms to the stock. When ready to serve, add the ramen, let it cook until softened, 2-3 minutes. Then transfer to your bowl along with brisket, stock and toppings of your choice.

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Cheezy Orzo Minestrone

If you follow me regularly, you know how minestrone is a staple in our home, and I make it so many different ways! Think spinach matzo balls, zoodles, and so much more.  Since it’s basically a kitchen sink style soup, it’s so easy to switch things up – with different beans, greens, and pastas! This version uses orzo and cheese, making it a hearty dairy dinner, perfect with a side of fish or salad.

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Cheesy Orzo Minestrone

1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 
2 celery sticks, diced
2 carrots, diced
1 medium zucchini, diced
3 heaping tbsp tomato paste
1  russet potato, diced
1 can garbanzo or cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 28oz. can diced tomatoes
1 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste 
8 cups vegetable stock
3 cups kale or spinach
1 heaping cup orzo pasta
Shredded cheese of your choice

Method:

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until translucent. Add celery, carrots and zucchini and saute until softened. Add tomato paste and sauté for 2 minutes. Add potato, beans, tomatoes, basil, oregano, stock, salt and pepper. Stir to combine the ingredients and bring the soup to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until all the vegetables are tender. Stir in in orzo and kale and cook until pasta is cooked through.

Add shredded cheese to the bottom of your bowl and ladle soup over the cheese.

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Tuna Zoodle Puttanesca


If you’re following me for a while, you know I went through a zoodle stage – zucchini noodles that is. I used to spiralize them, then I started using my julienne peeler. I made it so many different ways – from cheese zoodles with marinara, to pesto zoodles with salmon. This one is for the tuna lover’s and it pairs wonderfully with the traditional pasta sauce, puttanesca!

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Tuna Zoodle Puttanesca

1 zucchini, julienned
1 can yellowfin tuna in olive oil
3 cloves garlic
Pinch of peperoncino or red pepper flakes
2 tbsp tomato paste
14.5oz can diced tomatoes with juice
1/3 c sliced black olives
2 tbsp capers
Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
Salt and pepper, to taste
Handful of Fresh chopped parsley

Method:

Prep the Puttanesca sauce and let it simmer for 10 minutes – add zoodles, tuna and parsley. Voila!

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