Celebration Meal Plans: Chez My House
Flounder Filets | Green Bean Almondine | Heritage Tomato Salad | Brenda's Favorite Lemon Tart
Flounder Filets
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 2 |
Category: | Easy Recipes I Can Cook |
Meal: | Chez My House (Celebration Meal Plans) |
1 | lb | flounder filet |
1 | Tb | oil, olive |
1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
1 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
1 | Tb | butter, salted |
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Brush oil on both sides of the flounder, salt and pepper to taste. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Heat grill pan on high heat until very hot. Brown flounder for 11/2 minutes per side. Remove from pan and place in ovenproof pan in oven for 5 -10 minutes, until flaky and translucent.
Remove from oven, plate and drizzle lemon on top. Place 1/2 Tb of the butter on each filet.
Meal Planning Suggestion
Green Bean Almondine
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 4 |
Category: | Vegetables |
Meal: | Chez My House (Celebration Meal Plans) |
1 | lb | beans, green |
0.5 | cup | water |
2 | Tb | butter, salted |
0.75 | tsp | salt, table |
3 | Tb | almonds, sliced |
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Wash fresh green beans and remove ends. Leave beans whole and put in saucepan with water, butter, and salt. Cover and cook on low heat for 20 to 25 minutes or until beans are tender. Toast almonds in a skillet over low heat until golden brown- be careful not to burn! Remove beans to bowl and sprinkle almonds over.
Heritage Tomato Salad
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 4 |
Category: | Salad |
Meal: | Chez My House (Celebration Meal Plans) |
1 | lb | heritage tomato |
2 | Tb | cilantro |
2 | Tb | oil, olive |
0.5 | medium | lemon, juice of |
0.25 | cup | cheese, feta, crumbled |
1 | cloves | garlic, minced |
0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh cracked |
1 | tsp | salt, kosher |
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Cut tomatoes into bite size wedges. Place in bowl, add remaining ingredients, toss, let rest for 10 minutes and serve.
Brenda's Favorite Lemon Tart
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 8 |
Category: | Dessert |
Meal: | Chez My House (Celebration Meal Plans) |
2.5 | Tb | lemon, zest, grated |
1.25 | cup | sugar, granulated |
15 | Tb | butter, unsalted |
0.625 | cup | lemon, juice of |
5 | large | egg |
1 | large | egg, yolks |
1 | recipe | Tart Dough |
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Place lemon zest and sugar in a bowl, mix together. Cut butter into 15 pieces. Place lemon juice, sugar, butter, and all the eggs into a non-reactive saucepan. Whisk together. Set pan over medium heat and stir until thick and hot to the touch. Remove from heat, strain into bowl and refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
Use pre-baked tart shell ((Recipes/Dessert/Tart Dough), fill with lemon filling. Refrigerate until served.
Note: Be sure to add the tart dough recipe to your shopping list.
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