Spiced Marinated Tomatoes

Serve with a grilled burger or chicken. You can prepare this recipe up to two days in advance. The longer the tomatoes marinate, the more flavor they acquire. Remove the seeds from the pepper if you prefer mild heat.

Yield 8 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)

Ingredients

• 4 cups halved red, yellow, or orange cherry tomatoes
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions (about 4)
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/3 cup white balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon extravirgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine vinegar and remaining ingredients in a small bowl; stir until blended. Pour vinegar mixture over tomato mixture, tossing to coat. Chill 1 hour.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

2g (sat 0.3g,mono 1.3g,poly 0.3g)

Protein: 1g

Carbohydrate: 10.1g

Fiber: 1.2g

Cholesterol: 0.0mg

Iron: 0.8mg

Sodium: 159mg

Calcium: 17mg

Joanne Weir, Cooking Light, JUNE 2006

Garbanzo Bean Curry with Apple Salad

I had a salad at a health food cafe in Park Slope recently and loved it. So I decided to come up with my own version of it. I'm borrowing from this recipe on Cooks.com and from the salad I had at Second Helpings.

I did not try it with honey & lemon yet, but I think it would be quite good. It's a great healthy, summer salad and very easy to make!

1 tbsp. butter (can be dispensed with to make vegan)
1 tbsp. oil (I used vegetable)
1/2 med. onion, chopped
2 sm. red apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 lg. clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper, roasted & sliced
2 tsp. curry powder
1 c. garbanzo beans, cooked
1/4 tsp. cumin powder
1 tsp. honey?
1 tsp. lemon juice?
Black pepper to taste


In a large, heavy bottom pan, heat butter and oil. Saute onion, apple, and garlic with curry for 5 minutes. Add green onions, bell pepper, garbanzo beans and cumin. Add honey and lemon juice.

Cook mixture for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add pepper to taste. Serve warm or cold. Add additional curry if desired.