W HAT’S COOKING
food
$
2,500
GO O D AND HEALTHY WINNER
LEMON GRILLED SALMON
WITH CORN SALAD
Her father’s post-heart attack switch to a healthier
diet inspired Priscilla Yee, of Concord, California,
to do the same. She created this dish with some of
her favorite healthful foods. Dad? He just turned 90.
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MARCH 2009 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS
©
WINTER SQUASH & SAGE
w SAUSAGE CHILI
START TO FINISH: 20 MIN.
1
lb. bulk sage sausage or your
favorite sausage
i
15-oz. can cannellini beans, drained
i
12-oz.pkg. frozen winter squash
puree, thawed
EACH SERVING
385 cal, 14 gfat (7gsat. fat),
119 mgchol, 1,466 mg sodium, 34gcarbo,
7gfiber, 39gpro. Daily Values: 99% vit. A,
19% vit. C, 32% calcium, 23% iron.
LEMON GRILLED SALMON
WITH CORN SALAD
STARTTO FINISH: 35 MIN.
i
cup chunky-stylechipotle salsa or
1V2
cups cooked and cooled fresh or
other salsa
frozen yellow corn kernels
1V2
cups water
V3
cup chopped red sweet pepper
1
3.5-oz. pkg. herb-flavored goat
V
a
cup snipped fresh chives or thinly
cheese, crumbled
sliced green onions
Fresh sage (optional)
3
Tbsp. thinly sliced fresh basil
2
Tbsp. pure maple syrup
1
.
In large saucepan cook sausage over
2
Tbsp. lemon juice
medium heat until brown and no pink
v 4
tsp. salt
remains, stirring to break up; drain fat. Stir
1V2
cups fresh blueberries
in beans, squash, salsa, and water. Bring to
2
tsp. finely shredded lemon peel
boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered,
1
tsp.ground cumin
10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve in
Vz
tsp. salt
bowls; sprinkle goat cheese and fresh sage.
V
a
tsp.ground black pepper
MAKES 4 SERVINGS.
4
4- to 5-oz. fresh skinless salmon fillets
Nonstick cooking spray
Lemon slices and/or fresh basil
sprigs (optional)
1. For corn salad, in bowl combine corn,
sweet pepper, chives, basil, maple syrup,
lemon juice, and the
V
a
teaspoon salt.
Add blueberries; toss gently to combine.
2
.
In small bowl combine lemon peel,
cumin, the
V
2
teaspoon salt, and the black
pepper. Sprinkle mixture over salmon
fillets. Lightly coat both sides of salmon
fillets with nonstick spray.
3
.
For charcoal grill, grill salmon fillets
on the rack of an uncovered grill directly
over medium coals for
8
to
1 2
minutes or
until fish flakes easily when tested with
a fork, carefully turning once halfway
through grilling. (For gas grill, preheat
grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place
salmon fillets on grill rack over heat.
Cover and grill as above.)
4
.
Serve grilled salmon with corn salad.
Garnish with lemon slices and/or fresh
basil sprigs.
MAKES 4 SERVINGS.
EACH SERVING
342 cal, 13gfat (3gsat.fat),
67 mgchol, 507 mg sodium, 32 gcarbo,
4 gfiber, 25 gpro. Daily Values: 18% vit. A,
60% vit. C, 4% calcium,
6
% iron.
$
2,500
EVER YD A Y EA SY W IN N ER
WINTER SQUASH &
SAGE SAUSAGE CHILI
“A
lot
of flavor from just five ingredients,”
said one judge about this entry from
Camilla Saulsbury of Nacogdoches, Texas.
