Indian Spiced Spinach Salad with Chicken

Indian Spiced Spinach Salad with Chicken
Prep. Time: 1 hour marinade plus 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves 4
Approximate calories per serving: 536

Ingredients

For the Marinade:

3 TB lemon juice

1 1/2 ts garam masala

1 ts tumeric

1 TB ginger, grated

2 garlic cloves, minced

3 1/2 TB vegetable oil

1 medium onion, sliced thinly

Everything else:

4 chicken breasts

1 TB vegetable oil

2 cups frozen peas

1 bunch spinach, washed and chopped

Salad Dressing:

1 ts cumin seeds

1/2 ts coriander seeds

2 TB lemon juice

Directions:

1. Combine all marinade ingredients with chicken breasts. Cover and let marinade for at least an hour.

2. Heat a saute pan on high.  Add 1 TB vegetable oil, then add chicken breasts.

3. Cook chicken over medium high heat for 7 or so minutes each side. Remove and set aside.

4. Add onions to saute pan and cook over medium high heat for 5 or so minutes. Add frozen peas and cook another 5 or so minutes.

5. In a small saute pan heat up the cumin and coriander seeds.  Pour into a grinder or mortar and pestle and grind.

6. Add washed spinach to a large bowl. Add lemon juice and ground spices and mix until combined.

7. Place a serving size of spinach onto a plate.  Add onion and pea mixture, then top with one slice chicken breast.

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Creamed Potatoes, Onions, and Peas

This recipes title makes it sound buttery and dairy rich, but it isn’t. It is a lovely comfort food that happens to be Vegan.

Creamed Potatoes, Onions, and Peas
***Vegetarian Recipe***
***Vegan Recipe***
Serves 4
Prep. Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Creamed Potatoes, Onions, and Peas

Ingredients:
2 pounds potatoes, sliced thinly
3 TB vegetable oil
6 TB flour
1 1/2 cups soy milk
2 ts mustard
2 onions, chopped
10 ounces frozen peas

Directions:
1. Cook potatoes in boiling water for 20 minutes. Drain.
2. While potatoes cook, place oil in pan. Add flour, soy milk, and water. Stir 2 minutes until mixture thickens.
3. Add mustard, salt and pepper to taste.
4. Add onions and peas and heat for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add cooked potatoes and mix well.