Quick Recipes
 
 
 
Quick and Easy Broccoli
 
 
Ingredients:
 
  1. •1 head broccoli, cut into pieces
  2. •6 cloves garlic, minced
  3. •1 tablespoon olive oil
  4. •1 tablespoon coconut or sesame oil
  5. •1 heaping teaspoon each: sage, cumin, hot pepper flakes
  6. •1/4 tablespoon salt, or more, to taste
  7. •1 package whole wheat pasta
 
 
Directions:
 
Toast garlic and spices in oils.  When brown add broccoli and stir-fry until tender. Add cooked pasta.
 
Serves: 4
 
Preparation time: 10 min.
 
 
 
 
 
Grilled Eggplant
 
Ingredients:
 
  1. • eggplant (size and number depends on amount of people to be served)
  2. • oil
  3. • basil
  4. • rosemary
 
Directions:
 
Clean and slice eggplant into quarter of an inch slices, lengthwise;
 
Brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with chopped basil and rosemary; either grill in a skillet or outside works best - they grill fast and can stick; so brush grill with olive oil and watch closely!
 
This also works for squash and zucchini!
 
Serves: 4 (depends)
 
Preparation time: 15
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stir-fried Bell Peppers with ginger, chili, basil and olives
 
 
Ingredients:
 
  1. •2 red bell peppers
  2. •2 yellow bell peppers
  3. •1-2 onions
  4. •Soy sauce
  5. •1 teaspoon (5-10 ml) oil
  6. •1/2 - 1 cup (2 - 3 dl) black or green olives or a mix
  7. •ginger, Chili Spice and
 
 
 
Directions:
 
Remove the seeds from the bell peppers, cutting them afterwards in slices of about 1 cm (1/3 inch) after personal preference.  Cut and slice also the onion.  Warm up wok pan or regular frying pan with just a LITTLE bit of oil, I prefer sunflower or canola.  Fry the onion first on the stove at relatively warm temperature (6-7 on a 10 scale) for about 3-4 minutes, then add bell peppers and turn the temperature down to around 5-6. Nothing should get browned.
 
Start the pasta going so it gets cooking.  Any pasta goes well with this recipe.  Add olives and basil as well as a liberal dose of soy sauce (thicker is best).  Turn the heat up a bit, it should sound like its frying well and have a good temperature.  Let the whole mix go for about 5 minutes or until the peppers start getting a nice softness to them.  Add finally a small dash of ginger and a liberal dose of your favorite HOT spice, I like using a dried, ground chili mixture I buy from turkish stores.  Mix well and lay quickly on the cooked warm bed of pasta.
 
Enjoy!!!
 
Note: If you use only a mexican spice mixture with basil this same recipe makes a great mix for vegan fajitas, thereby tortillas instead of pasta. With a little tofu cheese it makes a great mouthful. My favorite!
 
Serves: 2-4
 
Preparation time: 10 minutes