Fresh Tomato and Corn Salsa
Preparation: 5–10 minutes, plus 1 hour resting time
1
small onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
(about 1 cup)
1
⁄
cup fresh cilantro
3
1
medium jalapeño, seeded,
cut into 1-inch pieces
3
medium vine-ripened tomatoes,
cut into 1-inch pieces
Insert the metal blade. Put onion, cilantro and jalapeño in work bowl. Process until finely
chopped, about 5 seconds. Scrape work bowl. Add tomatoes and lime juice. Pulse until
tomatoes are coarsely chopped, about 5 to 7 times. Add corn and salt; pulse once to just
combine. Let sit for 1 hour before serving to allow flavors to develop.
Calories 8 (0% from fat) • carb. 2g • pro. 0g • fat 0g
Roasted Garlic and Red Pepper Spread
There is no such thing as too much garlic when it is roasted.
Preparation: 5–10 minutes, plus 1 hour to roast the garlic and 1 hour resting time
1½
large heads of garlic (entire bulb),
cloves peeled
1
teaspoon olive oil
1
1
⁄
cups lowfat sour cream
3
Preheat oven to 375˚F. Toss the peeled garlic cloves in the olive oil and wrap in foil. Set on
middle oven rack and roast for 1 hour. Remove from oven and cool.
Insert the metal blade. Purée the cooled garlic, 20 seconds. Scrape work bowl. Add remain-
ing ingredients and process for 10 to 15 seconds. Scrape work bowl and process until
smooth, about 10 seconds longer. Let sit in refrigerator to develop flavor, about 1 hour. Serve
with crudités or breadsticks.
Calories 30 (60% from fat) • carb. 2mg • pro. 1g • fat 2g
Appetizers
Try this salsa on grilled chicken or seafood.
Makes 2 cups
Nutritional information per tablespoon:
• sat. fat 0g • chol. 0mg • sod. 56mg • fiber 0g
Makes 1¾ cups
Nutritional information per tablespoon:
• sat. fat 1g • chol. 5mg • sod. 12mg • fiber 0g
1½
teaspoons fresh lime juice
2
⁄
cup fresh or frozen corn kernels
3
(frozen kernels do not need to
be thawed)
¾
teaspoon kosher salt
1
medium scallion, trimmed,
cut into 1-inch pieces
1
⁄
cup roasted red peppers
3
(from a jar), drained
1
⁄
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
8
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