Super foods recipes… (This is a continuation of my "5 a day" blog)

Let’s see how many of the 20 super foods identified can we put into one recipe. I’ve found 2 free web sites to plug in ingredients and it will provide recipes...using many of the ingredients entered.  Of course the items should be compatible….salmon and milk…probably won’t net a very palatable dish.

The FREE sites are….www.recipeland.com go to “recipe by ingredient” …it appears you can only give it 5 ingredients…and the second site is www.recipematcher.com .  After preparing the recipes from “recipe matcher”, you are encouraged to be the first to submit a photo for the dish. This is for the budding “Food Network” stars.

Remember, presentation is everything!

Let me repeat our current list of the 20 SUPER FOODS: apples, asparagus, beans, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cinnamon, fish (wild salmon), nuts, spinach, tomatoes (grape style), turmeric, sweet potatoes, fat free or 1% milk, kale, citrus fruit (oranges, grapefruit, Clementine’s/mandarins), butternut squash (peeled & diced), and whole grains (brown rice, Crispbreads, high fiber breads & cereals).

After searching recipematcher.com, I came across a perfect winter stew recipe that incorporates 5 of the super foods….plus it has 5 other ingredients that are healthy…&…maybe should be added to the list!

CROCK POT MEDITERRANEAN STEW (by RecipeMatcher Chef)

Ingredients:

1 (chopped) tomatoes                           ¼ teaspoon paprika

¼ teaspoon Cinnamon                            ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

½ teaspoon Turmeric                            ½ teaspoon Cumin

1 clove garlic                                                1/3 cup raisins

½ cup vegetable broth                         1 (sliced thin) Carrots

1 cup onions                                        1 (8oz) canned tomato sauce

1 (10 oz) package (thawed) Okra          2 cups (cubed) zucchini

2 cups w. peel (cubed) Eggplant           

1 (peeled, seeded and cubed) Butternut Squash

Cooking directions: In a slow cooker, combine butternut squash, eggplant, zucchini, okra, tomato sauce, onion, tomato, carrot, broth, raisins, and garlic. Season with cumin, turmeric, red pepper, cinnamon, and paprika.  Cover, and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours, or until vegetables are tender. 

Now, I’m not accustomed to providing recipes that I haven’t prepared….but this one sounds delicious.  I will be going to the grocery store to get the ingredients this weekend. You do the same…

SOUPS ON!