Heavenly Broccoli Slaw

Level: Beginner

Ingredients:

-1 bag of broccoli slaw

-1 cup chopped/sliced almonds

-1 packet Ramen noodles

-1 seasoning packet from Beef/Oriental Ramen noodles

-1/4 cup of white vinegar

-Little less 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions:

1. Crumble Ramen noodles in the packet without opening.

2. Mix all ingredients well, and add as much seasoning packet to taste.

**This is one of the most delicious salads I have ever had. I can eat this just as a whole meal in itself. One of the best ways to have fresh broccoli.**

Chicken Pasta Salad (Guest Cook)

Made by: Kristina :)
Level: Intermediate

Ingredients:

-Bowtie pasta

-Italian dressing

-Croutons

-Cherry tomatoes

-Chopped white onion

-Chopped green bell pepper

-Chicken breast

Directions:

1. Boil pasta until tender, add salt.

2. Cook chicken breast in lots of Italian dressing.

3. Chop chicken into small chunks. Drain pasta, and combine with all chopped ingredients.

4. Add more dressing, salt and pepper, and croutons on top.

Ahi Tuna and Greek Salad

Meal idea: Ahi Tuna, Greek salad, Rice-a-Roni of brown rice and pasta.
Level: Advanced

Greek Salad

Ingredients:

-Lettuce/ Fresh Spinach

-Pepperoncini

-Feta cheese crumbled

-Balsamic vinegar

-Chopped cucumber

-Chopped tomato

-Purple olives

-Dried oregano

-Salt and Pepper

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients together.

2. Add balsamic vinegar and salt, pepper to taste.

Sweet potato slaw

Level: Beginner
Ingredients and directions:http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sweet-Potato-Slaw/Detail.aspx

**This was amazing and it felt so healthy. I didn't add the sour cream and I substituted walnuts for the pecans. I made the whole recipe with one medium-large sweet potato. I don't even like sweet potatoes that much, but in this recipe they tasted more like how you would expect from carrots (since it was raw). Give it a try, you will be gladly surprised!

Curry cream fried gabanzos with Tzatziki (cucumber-yogurt) salad

Curry cream fried garbanzos

Level: Challenging
Ingredients:
Half large onion
3 large cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon caraway seeds (cumin seeds will also work but they are both optional)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 tablespoon curry powder
2 cups largely chopped cabbage
1 can garbanzo beans
1/2 can of roasted tomatoes
1/4 cup of chopped red bell peppers
1/4 sour cream
1/4 heavy cream
1 1/2 cup of cooked cubed potatoes
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

1. In olive oil fry the onions, garlic, caraway seeds, curry powder, pepper flakes, and add salt and pepper.
2. After 2 minutes add cabbage.
3. When cabbage is translucent add the garbanzo beans, tomatoes, red bell peppers (we used ones in a jar).
4. Mix sour cream and heavy cream separately (this is our version of Central American cream :}). Add to mixture and cubed potatoes. Toss everything together.
5. Let everything simmer for 5 minutes and continue adding salt and pepper to taste.

**Our wonderful cook of a mom did not like the idea, but we sure showed her because it really was great! We had it with plain white rice. My sister probably added more curry than the amount on the recipe. We don't really measure things so its hard to know. Always taste and trust your tastes buds since after all they are the ones that will be the final judges.**

Tzatziki salad

Level: Beginner
Ingredients:
1 garlic clove
1 large cucumber
1/2- 1 cup plain yogurt
Dried mint
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Spinach (to serve the salad on, optional)

1. Mince the garlic and cut the cucumber in small squares.
2. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and drizzle olive old and add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Serve on spinach leaves.

**We usually have this salad right on the plate, but we decided to put it on top of fresh spinach which is a staple in our meals. Believe me, once you start eating the stuff to just combine it with the rest of your meal you won't be able to stop! The spinach was great in containing the yogurt from getting all over the other food on the plate.**