Heart Healthy Recipes

This is a quick and very rich tasting soup. Curry is known to be as one of the heart healthy spices.  Be sure to get the unsweetened coconut milk for heart healthy recipes. Save the sweetened coconut milk for your pina coladas!  Fresh cilantro adds a freshness to this one, do not omit it.

Healthy Recipe Ingredients

4 cups of cauliflower florets
1/2 cup carrots, diced
1  14.5-oz can of coconut milk
1   14-oz can of chicken or vegetable broth
1 Tablespoon curry powder
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
1 cup frozen baby peas
salt to taste
red pepper flakes (optional)

Healthy Cooking Instructions

Place cauliflower and carrots in a medium saucepan.
Add the coconut milk, broth and curry powder and cilantro.
Bring to a boil, reduce to medium heat, cover and cook about 10 minutes.
Add the frozen peas, stir and cook uncovered until the peas are heated through.
Taste and add salt if needed.
Serve with a few red pepper flakes to spice it up a bit.

Easy Veggie Recipes

Steam this easy veggie recipes dish in the microwave and add a few minutes under the broiler and it is ready for company. Healthy Vegetarian Recipes also go well with most pasta dishes that have a tomato sauce. You can then use the Italian seasoned bread crumbs if you want. It is also good with any spicy curry dish or broiled fish.

Ingredients

• 1 head of cauliflower broken into large flowerets
• 2 teaspoons dried bread crumbs
• 1 Tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces

Healthy Cooking Instructions

Place the cauliflower in oven proof and microwave proof dish that has a cover.
Add about 1 inch of water. Cover.
Microwave 5-6 minutes until the cauliflower is tender.
Preheat the broiler.
When the cauliflower is done, drain the water off.
Arrange so all pieces are face up.
Sprinkle with the bread crumbs.
Dot with butter.
Place under the broiler for 2-3 minutes. Watch carefully, do not allow to burn.
Broil just until the bread crumbs have browned.