Toxin Free Turkey Day 4

How about some more side dishes? I have some tasty simple ones for you.

Balsamic and Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower

1 Head Cauliflower cut into small florets
1/4 cup Balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan Cheese
Pepper

Toss florets with vinegar and cheese grate fresh black pepper and toss together. Put on baking sheet and roast at 350-375 for 20-25 minutes. Serve.


Green and Yellow Beans with Wild Mushrooms

1 lb fresh Green Beans
1 lb fresh Yellow Beans
1 cup mushrooms sliced
1 large clove garlic smashed and minced
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

Trim ends off of beans and steam for 4-5 minutes

Heat 2 tbsp Olive oil in pan on high. Add mushrooms and saute for a couple of minutes until they begin to squeak. Add garlic and beans and saute another 2 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste and serve.

You can skip the salt  and add 2 tbsp Romano or Parmesan cheese instead. You could also saute thinly sliced red onion with the mushrooms.

Lemon Herb Roasted Beets

1 1/2 lbs Golden Beets cut into 1" slices
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp fresh minced rosemary
2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 lemon - zested and then juiced
A pinch of salt and pepper

Toss the beets with all of the ingredients and put on baking sheet. Roast at 450 in the bottom of the oven at 450 for 20-25 minutes. Serve.

Mixed Greens Salad with Grapefruit and Cranberries

1 15 -16 oz container of Mixed Greens
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup chopped walnuts - pan toasted
2 grapefruit - 1 segmented and one juiced
Agave Nectar
Olive Oil
Salt and pepper

Segment one of the grapefruit. Toast chopped walnuts (you could use pine nuts as well) in a dry pan tossing/stirring until you can smell the oils being released. Allow them to cool.
Toss greens with cranberries and grapefruit segments. Garnish with nuts.

Juice one grapefruit. Add 1 tbsp water with 1 tsp agave nectar to juice along with a pinch each of salt and black pepper. whisk well and then whisk in olive oil a little at a time until the dressing thickens slightly. Taste. If necessary add more agave or salt or pepper. When the dressing is done you can either dress the salad until just coated or pour into an easy to shake jar and serve at the table.

I'll have some more dressy stuff to serve in the next post and then I'll tackle desserts.

Be very well and more soon...