Healthy Recipes to Weather a Hurricane

Hunkered down and ready to ride out Hurricane Sandy? We’ve got some healthy recipes from chef Jackie Newgent, RD, author of the Big Green Cookbook.

Hummus Pizza

1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans)

3 tbsp. nut butter, such as almond butter

1 lemon

1 minced garlic clove

4 whole-wheat pocket-less pitas or lavash

Preparation:

Drain a can of organic chickpeas and mash using a mortar and pestle (or with a fork) along with a few dollops of nut butter, juice of a lemon, and one large minced garlic clove. Spread the hummus onto each of the whole-wheat pocket-less pitas or lavash. Add toppings as desired, such as thinly sliced cherry tomato, cucumber, shallot, and (if desired) fresh herbs. Season to taste. Cut into quarters, and serve. Makes 4 pizzas.

Tabbouleh of the Sea

1 cup bulgur wheat

Two 6-oz. cans minimal-mercury albacore tuna, drained, flaked with a fork

1 small cucumber, finely diced

1 medium vine-ripened tomato, diced

1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf herbs, such as parsley and/or basil (from plants)

1 shallot, minced

1 large clove garlic, minced

1/3 cup organic extra-virgin olive oil

Juice 1 lemon (3 tbsp.)

1 tsp. sea salt, or as needed

1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, or as needed

30/10/2012  :  Jackie Newgent / News & Views.

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