Healthy-ish
  • Home
  • What is Healthy-ish?
  • Contact

Summer Squash & White Bean Saute: Simply Delicious

8/8/2010

0 Comments

 
Picture
Personally, I have no problem with vegetarian dishes - especially during the summer.  To me, meat doesn't make a meal - and sometimes it's nice to enjoy the flavors of fresh, seasonal vegetables when they are shining on their own...in other words: ripe fresh vegetables, simply prepared.


Jared however, doesn't always agree with me on this.  Whenever I tell him that dinner doesn't include meat, he gets a bit nervous.  So when I found a recipe for Summer Squash and White Bean Saute from Eating Well, I knew I had my work cut out for me.

Luckily, I didn't have to try very hard because this recipe is what summer cooking is all about.  The lack of ingredients made Jared a little apprehensive "where's the chicken, where's the rest of the food?" and I have to admit, I wasn't sure if the vegetables would be able to stand on their own without a ton of seasoning.

The best addition to this recipe is the red wine vinegar.  I added 2 tablespoons (instead of 1), and I was surprised how the vinegar really helped my palate to taste all of the different flavors - the oregano, parmesan garlic all came to life with a little help from the vinegar.  I also added about 1 teaspoon of salt, which I think helped to pull all of the flavors together (I also find that a touch of salt helps ripe tomatoes to taste even better).  

As for Jared, the vegetarian critic?  I believe his feedback was "mmmmm".....

I served this over brown rice (which worked out well), but in the future I'm planning to toss it with pasta or orzo.  I think it would also be great with quinoa.  I love the adaptability of the dish (swap the zucchini for corn - swap the white beans for black beans...whatever you're in the mood for).

Oh yeah, and one serving is under 200 calories - which pretty much rocks.

Enjoy!!


Summer Squash & White Bean Saute (from EatingWell.com)

Ingredients:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, halved and sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced
  • 1 medium yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise and sliced
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano, or 1 teaspoon dried
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 15- or 19-ounce can cannellini or great northern beans, rinsed (see Tip)
  • 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup finely shredded Parmesan cheese

Preparation
  1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add zucchini, summer squash, oregano, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook, stirring once, until the vegetables are tender-crisp, 3 to 5 minutes.
  2. Stir in beans, tomatoes and vinegar; increase heat to medium and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in Parmesan.

0 Comments
    Picture

    Katie Creaser

    I'm a healthy foodie...well, who am I kidding?  I'm a partially healthy foodie.


    Share

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010

    Categories

    All
    Adapted Recipe
    Alcohol
    Aspartame
    Avocado
    Bbq
    B-complex
    Beef
    Beer
    Buffalo Wings
    Burger
    Calories
    Chicken
    Chili
    Comfort Food
    Cooking For One
    Cooking For Two
    Cooking Light
    Cooking Light Magazine
    Date Night
    Dessert
    Diet Coke
    Diet Food
    Eat Carbs
    Enchiladas
    Fall Recipe
    Fast And Easy
    Feeling Awesome
    Good Reading
    Grilling
    GuS Grown-up Soda
    Healthy Alternatives
    Holiday Recipes
    Holidays
    Jared Cooks
    Jazzed Up Store-bought Food
    Jones Soda
    Low Cal
    Mexican Food
    Multi-vitamin
    My Recipes
    Nutrition
    Omega-3
    Pasta
    Pork Is Healthy
    Potato Chips
    Product Reviews
    Rachael Ray
    Rachel Ray
    Rick Bayless
    Saf-Tastic
    Saf-tastic
    Salad
    Saturday Night Dinner
    Simple Cooking
    Snacks
    Spicy
    Splenda
    Strawberries
    Summer Recipe
    Sunday Supper
    Tips
    Tomato Sauce
    Vegetarian
    Vitamins
    Weeknight Meals
    Wellness

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.