Author: HungryDad

Zucchini Carpaccio Salad

Spinach Quiche with Zucchini Carpaccio SaladThis salad goes really well with the Spinach Quiche, though would be great anytime you have extra zucchini. Both the quiche and salad are originally from SmittenKitchen. The salad can be made while the quiche is cooking.

This is a great recipe for pulling out the mandoline, without which I think it would be hard to get the zucchini sliced thin enough. But with the mandoline, it takes only a few minutes of hands on time to quickly slice up a couple of zucchinis. Then you just throw some salt on them and let them rest for a while. Drain and dry them off and toss with parmesan, lemon juice and olive oil. Even the zucchini-disliking kids liked zucchini in this form.

Zucchini Carpaccio Salad

MealsWeLike.com adapted from SmittenKitchen.com
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Salad
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 lbs zucchini about 2 large
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 pound arugula lettuce mix, spinach or other greens
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 3 Tbs olive oil
  • 3 Tbs lemon juice ~1 lemon
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cut zucchini into paper-thin rounds with a mandoline adjusted about as thin as it can be.
  • Toss zucchini slices with one teaspoon salt in a colander set over a bowl or in the sink to drain 20 minutes.
  • Rinse zucchini slices well, and drain. Pat dry with a clean towel or paper towels.
  • Put greens in a large bowl.
  • Add the zucchini.
  • Sprinkle with cheese and pepper.
  • Drizzle oil and lemon juice over greens and toss.

 

 

 

Spinach Quiche

Spinach Quiche with Zucchini Carpaccio Salad This Spinach Quiche recipe from SmittenKitchen was so good, we had it two weeks in a row! I just use my standard pie crust (1 c flour, 1/3 c butter, 6-8 Tbs water). I think making this in a tart pan, rather than a pie plate keeps the quiche a bit shallower and that seems to make it extra yummy. We had gruyere cheese which was delicious, we never did try it with cheddar as the original called for–maybe next time 🙂 ! Everyone in the family was fighting for leftovers. The second time, we basically doubled the recipe to make sure everyone had a delicious lunch the following day.

This goes really well with the Zucchini Carpaccio Salad, also from SmittenKitchen.Spinach Quiche

Spinach Quiche

MealsWeLike.com adapted from SmittenKitchen.com
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Pie crust
  • 3 oz Cream cheese room temp
  • 1/3 cup Milk cream or 1/2&1/2
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 Package frozen chopped spinach thawed and drained
  • 1/2 cup Grated gruyere cheese original called for cheddar)
  • 1/4 cup Grated Parmesan cheese
  • 4 Green onions whites and a little bit of green sliced
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425°.
  • Roll out the pie crust and place into a tart pan (we use one that's about 11 inches across)
  • With a fork, mash up the cream cheese in a medium bowl.
  • Gradually add in the milk and eggs, mixing well.
  • Mix in the remaining ingredients.
  • Pour mixture into uncooked crust.
  • Bake until crust is brown and filling is set, about 25 minutes.
  • Cool a bit before serving.

 

Chicken Bulgur Skillet with Spinach

Chicken Bulgur Skillet with SpinachTrader Joe’s has come to town and, while there’s a LOT of stuff that that is not peanut/tree-nut/fish safe, there are many things that we’ve been able to find there. 10-minute bulgur and sunflower seeds being a couple. Now if only we could get them to be better about labeling! Unfortunately, there’s a bunch of stuff that has CYA labeling…salad greens with shared equipment warnings for all top 8 allergens??? And a lot of stuff that’s not labeled for may contains at all. But it’s a start…

I adapted this from this one on TasteOfHome.com: seemed like it needed some more veggies.

Chicken Bulgur Skillet with Spinach

MealsWeLike.com adapted from TasteOfHome.com
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 2 Tsps olive oil
  • 2 Carrots diced
  • 2/3 Cup Onion diced
  • 1 bag 10 oz Fresh spinach leaves
  • 3 Tbs Sunflower seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Caraway seeds
  • 1/4 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 Cups Bulgur
  • 2 Cups Reduced sodium chicken broth
  • 2 Tbs Raisins
  • 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Heat large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add the oil and then the chicken.
  • Cook until meat is cooked through.
  • Remove the chicken to a plate and keep warm.
  • Add the carrots and onions.
  • Add the sunflower seeds, caraway, and ground cumin.
  • Cook until the onions start to brown.
  • Stir in the bulgur
  • Add the broth, bring to a boil and reduce heat
  • Add the raisins, cinnamon and the cooked chicken.
  • Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the bulgar is tender.
  • Stir in the spinach leaves and serve.