Quick and Healthy Dinners

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Chef Carl Antholz tells how to put together a healthy dinner at the last minute.

A quick stop at the store will get you all the ingredients for this meal.

Root Vegetable Chips With Dips

Create a tasty appetizer with root-vegetable chips and a variety of dips such as hummus, bean or artichoke.

Kettle-cooked root vegetables are becoming readily available, and they're packed with more flavor than regular potato chips. They are also surprisingly good for you. Varieties you may find are parsnip, turnip, yam, taro (a Hawaiian root) or boniato (Mexican root plant). Pick up an assortment of ready-made dips for these chips such as hummus, bean dip or artichoke dip. This makes for a great appetizer.

Breast of Cornish Game Hen With Basmati Rice and Pomegranate Sauce

To serve, create a nest of rice on a plate. Line with fresh spinach and then set the hen breast on that. Drizzle with pomegranate sauce.

The meat should be taken out of the freezer in the morning and put in the refrigerator to thaw. Once thawed, separate the breasts from the rest of the bird. Sear in a pan with olive oil to brown, flip when caramelized and then add a small amount of chicken broth and cover. Cook through. While it cooks prepare the rice according to package directions.

To make the pomegranate sauce, simmer one cup of juice in a small pan with one tablespoon of sugar, a pinch of salt, a few peppercorns and a sprig of thyme. Add a little fresh ground pepper for a little extra zip. Reduce to a syrup.

Berries and Chantilly Cream

Berries and Chantilly Cream is one of the easiest desserts to prepare. Find out how at left.

The dessert is very simple to prepare. Just add sugar to fresh or thawed frozen berries. Let sit about 15 minutes. Scoop into wine glasses or other decorative glassware. Pour a container of whipping cream into a bowl and whip until it is almost stiff enough to form peaks. Spoon cream into the glasses, topping with the berries. Garnish with a lemon leaf.

Fresh Mesclun Green Salad

All you need for the light and tasty salad is a fresh bag of mesclun greens, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Prepare the salad last so that the greens do not soak up all of the dressing. Prepackaged fresh mesclun green salad is available at most grocery stores. Simply open the bag, empty into a bowl, and toss with a mixture of three parts olive oil to one part balsamic vinegar for a light and tasty salad. Season with salt and pepper. Top with fresh Parmesan cheese.

Guests
Carl Antholz
Culinary Expert / Baker, Kitchen Window
3001 Hennepin Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Phone: 612-824-4417
Website: www.kitchenwindow.com
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