A Meal Planning Concept


WoW (Watching our Waists): Backporch Lunch

Salad - Fresh Tomatoes | Entree - Peppered Salmon Roulade

Salad - Fresh Tomatoes

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:2
Category:WoW (Watching our Waists)
Meal:Backporch Lunch (WoW (Watching our Waists))
1largetomatoes, fresh
1Tbcapers
1Tbonion, red
1Tboil, olive
1Tblemon, juice of
1pinchsalt and pepper to taste
 

Slice tomatoes in 1/4 slices; arrange on plate. Thinly slice red onion and sprinkle on and around tomatoes. Sprinkle capers on and around tomatoes. Pour olive oil on tomatoes. Squeeze the lemon juice on top of tomatoes. Salt and pepper to taste.

Each serving has 109 calories, 9.2g carbs, 7.4g fat, 1.6g protein and 2.1g fiber

Entree - Peppered Salmon Roulade

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:2
Category:WoW (Watching our Waists)
Meal:Backporch Lunch (WoW (Watching our Waists))
2Tboil, olive
3mediumleeks
10ozsalmon, one piece
1pinchsalt, kosher
2Tbpepper, fresh cracked
2Tboil, canola
1mediumtomatoes, fresh
1mediumcucumbers, sliced
1tsplime juice
1Tbchives, chopped
1Tbcilantro, chopped
 

Slice and clean the leeks, white part only. Heat butter in pan, sauté leeks until tender, remove and cool. Remove pin bones and skin from salmon. Place salmon on a cutting board, cover with plastic wrap and flatten with mallet or heavy pan until 1/2 thick. Place salmon on a large piece of aluminum foil, salt and pepper to taste and spread cooled leeks evenly on salmon, leaving 3/4 on top and bottom. Roll salmon into a log. Heavily sprinkle coarse cracked pepper evenly over outside of salmon and wrap tightly with foil, twisting ends.

Peel and seed tomato and cucumber. Dice into small pieces, place in bowl add lime juice, mix well.

Heat oil in heavy pan until very hot. Place salmon, still in foil, in pan and cook, turning constantly, for 3-4 minutes. Until when you push on side it offers resistance. Remove from pan, let rest for 5 minutes.

Place tomato mixture on plate, cut salmon into 4 pieces, place two on each plate, sprinkle cilantro and chives around plate and serve.

Each serving has 405 calories, 6.8g carbs, 29.1g fat, 28.9g protein and 1g fiber