Quick Meals Planner: Easy Elegent
Walter Raymond's Sweet and Sour Cucumbers | Spaghetti Squash | Steamed Salmon | Blender Hollendaise | Peach Melba Sorbet
Walter Raymond's Sweet and Sour Cucumbers
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 6 |
Category: | Salad |
Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
2 | large | cucumbers, sliced |
1.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
1.5 | cup | vinegar, cider |
2 | Tb | onions, sliced |
1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Cut cucumbers into thin slices. Dissolve sugar in vinegar on low heat. Thinly slice red onion. Add cucumbers, onions and liquid in a bowl and let marinate for 1 hour. Salt and Pepper to taste.
Spaghetti Squash
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 4 |
Category: | Vegetables |
Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
1 | large | spaghetti squash |
3 | Tb | oil, olive |
1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Microwave the whole squash on high for 3-4 minutes. Remove squash; cut in half and remove seeds with a large spoon. Brush olive oil on squash; salt and pepper to taste and place in a preheated 350-degree oven. Cook for 20-25 minutes until tender. Remove squash; run a fork, tines down, along the length of the squash. The flesh will come out looking like spaghetti. Place in bowl, season with remaining oil, salt and pepper.
Steamed Salmon
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 2 |
Category: | Fish Entrée |
Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
2 | medium | salmon, fillets, skinned |
1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
0.5 | small | lemons |
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Place wok on stove with about 1 inch of water in bottom. Place small rack over water. Salt and Pepper salmon. Place salmon on the rack, cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Remove and serve with lemon wedges.
Shown with green beans.
Blender Hollendaise
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 6 |
Category: | Misc |
Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
3 | large | egg, yolks |
2 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
0.25 | tsp | salt, kosher |
4 | oz | butter, salted |
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Blend egg yolks, lemon juice and salt in blender, for 30 seconds. With blender on add hot melted butter slowly. Blend until thick. (about 1 minute)
Peach Melba Sorbet
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 6 |
Category: | Dessert |
Meal: | Easy Elegent (Quick Meals Planner) |
1 | lb | peaches, frozen sliced |
0.75 | cup | orange juice |
0.5 | cup | sugar, granulated |
6 | Tb | raspberry preserves |
6 | oz | Chambord Liqueur |
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Heat orange juice and sugar until sugar is melted, cool. Place frozen peaches in food processor, add cooled juice and process until smooth and semi-frozen. Scoop into martini glasses, top with raspberry preserves and add the Chambord.
May be frozen in airtight container. Thaw briefly in microwave for 30 seconds before using.