Broccoli Fra Diablo

I was supposed to have another dinner salad tonight but after meals and meals of salads, I didn't think I could stomach another. I was craving tomatoes (specifically, PIZZA), and remembered people on the Dr. Fuhrman forums recommending this dish. Though not consisting of pizza-like flavors, I thought this might do the trick for that tomato craving.

It was incredibly easy to make, coming together in about 20 minutes or less. I used fresh broccoli. The dish itself came out rather soupy, even though I added more broccoli than required. Perhaps my taste buds haven't been retrained yet, but I found it just a tad on the bland side. It tastes nothing like pizza (not that it ever claimed it did, but I wanted to make that disclaimer!) but was nice comfort food.

Recommended for easy, quick, and healthy. Recipe can be found
here.

Lemon Lentil Soup

I had a couple of duds last week and didn't want to post them but this one is a winner!  I wasn't expecting it, since the list of ingredients didn't sound like it would be, and I was anticipating yet another bland soup.  But this one was (1) quick (no pureeing in a blender!) and (2) delicious. 

Because I like to make things in large quantities and freeze them, I doubled the recipe.  It made a good amount, but I'm not sure about "12 servings."  Maybe 12 1-cup servings?  I ate more than 1 cup last night. :)  When it came time to put the red lentils into the pot, I realized I didn't have 2 cups of red lentils.  I had a little more than 1 cup.  I filled the rest of the cup with brown lentils and when I ran out of those I added some split peas into the mix.  The only other change I made was to use dandelion greens instead of bok choy.  When (yes, I said "when" and not "if") I made this next time, I will add more greens -- it could use a lot more.

This soup is chunky, hearty, slightly sweet from the carrots and has a great flavor from the combination of ingredients.  The recipe can be found here (you have to be a member at Dr. Fuhrman's website to view).

Dream of Tomato Soup

I've been watching tasty videos from Chef A.J. and Julieanna Hever recently. Their excellent show, The Chef and the Dietitian, features recipes that are fully ETL-compliant and contain no oil, sugar, or salt.



I made their Dream of Tomato Soup tonight for dinner. It was really, really easy and tasted great. I'm still trying to get over my salt addiction and this really did satisfy my salty cravings.

Here is the recipe from the video:

Dream of Tomato Soup

1 lb tomatoes, cut in half
2 red bell peppers, roughly chopped
2-3 cloves garlic
fresh basil
1 lemon, juiced
3-4 sun-dried tomatoes, not in oil
1/2 tsp chipotle powder [I omitted because I didn't have any]
up to 1 cup hemp seeds, or other seeds/nuts (optional)

Blend all ingredients except the seeds in a high powered blender (e.g. Vitamix) until smooth.

Blend the seeds, if using, into the soup to make it creamy.

Makes approximately 6 cups.

I found that without the seeds/nuts, the soup seemed creamy enough and tasted fine. But a little fat increases the absorption of nutrients better, so I added about 1/2 cup of cashews since I didn't have any hemp seeds. This lightened the color and made the soup a little richer.

I used a Vitamix but it didn't heat the soup up enough to steam like in the video. I gently heated my serving after it was done, but it would probably still taste good at room temperature.