Quick Meals Planner: Fancy Fish on Friday
Chopped Italian Salad | Farfalla with Mushrooms | Salmon Christensen | Chocolate Tart
Chopped Italian Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Fancy Fish on Friday (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 6 | oz | lettuce, mixed |
| 0.5 | cup | tomatoes, cherry |
| 1 | small | cucumbers, sliced |
| 1 | Tb | onions, chopped |
| 2 | oz | cheese, Romano |
| 1 | small | celery ribs |
| 3 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
| 0.25 | cup | mushrooms, sliced |
| 0.125 | cup | olives, green |
| 2 | oz | salami |
| 3 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 0.5 | tsp | oregano, dried |
| 3 | Tb | vinegar, red wine |
| 1 | tsp | garlic powder |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Chop all ingredients into bite size pieces. Place in a large bowl. Add olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder and oregano and mix. Add grated romano and mix again. Serve
Farfalla with Mushrooms
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Vegetarian Entrée |
| Meal: | Fancy Fish on Friday (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1 | lb | pasta, farfalla |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 3 | oz | mushrooms, shitake |
| 3 | oz | mushrooms, portabella |
| 2 | Tb | mushrooms, dried black chantrelle |
| 2 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 3 | oz | mushrooms, white button |
| 0.5 | medium | onions, chopped |
| 1 | Tb | lemon zest, finely chopped |
| 1 | medium | lemon, juice of |
| 1 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 4 | oz | vegetable broth |
| 4 | oz | wine, dry red |
| 4 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
| 1 | Tb | parsley, flakes |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Cook farfalla pasta in large pot of boiling, salted water. Cut mushrooms into slices, Heat oil in saute pan, add onions, zest and mushrooms. Cook for 3 minutes. Add lemon juice, wine, broth and simmer for 5 minutes. Add butter, stir. Plate pasta, spoon on sauce and sprinkle romano and parsley on top.
Salmon Christensen
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Fish Entrée |
| Meal: | Fancy Fish on Friday (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 5 | each | sun dried tomato |
| 2 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 2 | Tb | cheese, Romano, grated |
| 1 | Tb | lemon zest, finely chopped |
| 0.5 | cup | breadcrumbs |
| 4 | medium | salmon, fillets, skinned |
| 0.5 | cup | yogurt, non-fat plain |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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Put breadcrumbs, tomatoes, garlic, cheese and zest in food processor, process until smooth. Spread yogurt on filets, cover both sides with breadcrumbs. Place on parchment paper on cookie sheet in preheated 350-degree oven. Bake for 10 –15 minutes, until done.
Shown here with fresh tomato wedges.
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Chocolate Tart
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Dessert |
| Meal: | Fancy Fish on Friday (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1 | recipe | Tart Dough |
| 1 | recipe | chocolate ganache |
| 1 | cup | raspberries, fresh |
| 1 | Tb | sugar, powdered |
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees; bake tarts shells in 41/2 tart pans for 8-10 minutes. Cool tart shells. Fill with chocolate ganache; arrange raspberries on top and sprinkle with powder sugar.
To maintain the shine of the tarts don't refrigerate before serving.
Note: Be sure to add the Tart dough recipe to your shopping list.
