What's COOKING....

I haven't cooked as much as usual this week due to being so swamped with work...But the few NEW recipes I have tried are absolutely delicious and very HEALTHY!!! Sometimes it is so hard to find the Healthy recipes that are actually TASTY!!! I thought I would share a few of them!  

MEDITERRANEAN LENTIL SOUP 

Ingredients:

2 ½-3 cups lentils (washed and sorted)

6 cups water  

1 onion 

1 tablespoon olive oil (to be split in the recipe)

1 bell pepper (I used orange)

1 teaspoon salt  

½ teaspoon black pepper  

1 teaspoon cumin 

1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

2 ½ garlic cloves, minced

¼ cup fresh lime juice 

Directions:

1. Combine the lentils and water in a pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer while preparing other ingredients.
2. Saute the onions in half of the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat for about 4 minutes.
3. Add the bell pepper and saute for a minute or two longer.
4. Add the onion mixture to the lentils. Simmer 15 minutes.
5. Season with salt, pepper, and cumin. Simmer for 15-20 minutes longer.
6. Stir in the cilantro; remove dish from heat.
7. Combine the garlic, lime juice and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil in a food processor or blender and blend well.
8. Add garlic mixture and lime juice to the lentil mixture. Mix well and serve.

GRILLED LIME CHICKEN with KIWI AVOCADO SALSA 

Ingredients:

Chicken:

• 8 boneless, skinless chicken breast 
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1tablespoon lime juice
• salt and pepper to taste

Salsa:

• 2 medium avocadoes, diced
• 3 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 kiwis, peeled and cubed
• ¼ cup red onion, finely chopped
• ¼ cup cilantro, chopped
• salt to taste

Directions:

Mix olive oil with lime juice. Brush chicken with olive oil mixture. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Spray a grill rack with nonstick spray. Grill chicken until no longer pink.  For salsa, place cubed avocado in a bowl. Add lime juice and stir to coat. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving.