Saturday, June 13, 2009

Black Bean Salad

Combine 1 (15-ounce) can rinsed and drained black beans, 1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup chopped red onion, 1/4 cup chopped celery, 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium bowl; toss well to coat.

I was really surprised with this recipe. It was really really good and really easy to make. I will definitely make this one again!I didn't have any cherry tomatoes so i used a regular one and i think that was totally fine.

Tex-Mex Calzones

4 servings (serving size: 1 calzone and 1 tablespoon sour cream)

Ingredients:
* 8 ounces ground turkey breast
* 1/2 cup chopped onion
* 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
* 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
* 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 1/2 cup fat-free fire-roasted salsa verde
* 1 (11-ounce) can refrigerated thin-crust pizza dough
* 3/4 cup (3 ounces) preshredded Mexican blend cheese
* Cooking spray
* 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream

Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 425°.

2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey to pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add onion and next 5 ingredients (through garlic) to pan; cook 4 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender, stirring mixture occasionally. Remove turkey mixture from heat; stir in salsa.

3. Unroll dough; divide into 4 equal portions. Roll each portion into a 6 x 4–inch rectangle. Working with one rectangle at a time, spoon about 1/2 cup turkey mixture on one side of dough. Top with 3 tablespoons cheese; fold dough over turkey mixture, and press edges together with a fork to seal. Place on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with remaining dough and turkey mixture. Bake at 425° for 12 minutes or until browned. Serve with sour cream.

This recipe is definitely unique. I accidently bought the wrong salsa (fire roasted red salsa instead of the salsa verde) but i think it still came out alright. I had some issues rolling out the pizza dough like they requested so i would say this is not a quick meal to throw together but the insides were easy to make so i guess that makes up for it. I like that it was healthy and filling.