Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Looking for some yummy Cinco De Mayo recipes that won’t  bother your waistline? Steve Lindner, the go-to healthy chef and founder of Zone Manhattan and the team at bistroMD, has some light and delicious entrees to share. These recipes have half the calories and sodium of their regular version so you can indulge without the guilt!

For more information and health tips visit www.zonemanhattan.com and www.bistromd.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BistroMD’s Super Simple Salsa with Avocado

Ingredients

• 4 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1 small, sweet onion, diced
• 2 jalepeno peppers, seeded and diced
• 1/2 chopped finely chopped cilantro
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin
• 1 haas avocado, cleaned and diced
• 1 lime, for juice
• A pinch of sea salt

Directions:

1. For this healthy twist on a Cinco de Mayo favorite, all you have to do is combine all of the above ingredients, and chill it in your refrigerator for about one hour.
2. Pair with a bag of low fat corn chips or veggies, and you are ready to start snacking!

 

Zone Manhattan’s Lobster, Pea and Pablano Enchilada
Serves 12

Ingredients:

• Lobster – 1 ¼ lb.
• Crepes -12
• Pea Tendrils
• Veggies for Filing- onions, Peas, Lime Juice and Zest, cilantro, Roasted Pablano
• Cooked Black Beans – ½ lb
• Green Squash – 1 c. Diced Small
• Snow Peas – ½ c. Sliced Small
• Grilled White Corn Cut off cobb
• Chayote- ½ c Small dice
• Baby Pepper- 1cs Sliced Round and Roast
• Monterey Jack cheese – ½ pc.
• Roasted Tomatillo and Green Pea Salsa
• Tomatillo- 5 ea Dice and Roast
• Lime- 1 Juice and Zest and Cilantro
• Avocado- ½ Diced
• Whole Wheat Crepes

Method:

1. Cook Lobster for 15 min in boiling water, cool and remove meat and dice.
2. Sauté Veggies for filling until cooked, then cool.
3. Mix Lobster and Veggies, add Juice and Zest of ½ a lime.  This and cheese is your filling for the enchilada.
4. Trim Crepe and Roll Enchilada.  These can be made in advance and heated for 1 ½ min in a micro with Cheese and Salsa on top. Whole Wheat Crepe as Tortilla, Roll and Warm in Micro for 1 ½ min.
5. Season Black Beans with Cilantro, Toasted Cumin and Lime Juice and Zest.  Add Orange Grape Tomatoes, Diced Vegetables and roasted Corn.   Mix. This can be made in advance and heated for 1 ½ min in a micro after warming sprinkle over Pea Tendrils.

 

BistroMD’s Better for you Chicken Burrito Bowl

Ingredients:

• For the Chicken:
  • 4, 4 oz. boneless skinless chicken breasts, shredded
  • Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Paprika and any other of your favorite spices to season (optional)
• Red Burrito Sauce:
  • ½ tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 1/2 tablespoon corn oil
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon masa flour
  • 1/2 cup low sodium, chicken broth
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
  • ½ jalapeno pepper, diced
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • Pinch of Sea Salt

Bowl Ingredients:

• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 1 Lime, juiced
• 1 can (15 oz.) reduced sodium black beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 ears fresh corn OR 1 can (15 oz.) reduced sodium, organic corn kernels, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup bell pepper, any color(s), diced
• 1 cup fresh tomato, diced
• 1 tablespoon Cumin
• ¼ cup Fresh Cilantro, chopped
• 2 Garlic Cloves, chopped
• Jalapeno or other hot pepper, diced (optional)
• Garnish (optional)
• Reduced-fat Cheddar Cheese
• Chopped Cilantro

Directions:

1. Red Burrito Sauce:

1. In a medium skillet, heat the corn oil and unsalted butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and jalapeno and saute until onion becomes translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Sprinkle the masa flour and whisk together. Allow to cook 2 minutes.
3. Gradually add the chicken broth; constantly whisk to ensure no clumps of flour.
4. Adjust heat to medium-low. Add tomato sauce, granulated garlic, lime juice, chili powder, paprika, oregano and pinch of sea salt. Stir together, cover, and allow to simmer for about 20 minutes.
2. Burrito Bowl:
   1. While the sauce is simmering, add lime juice and fresh chopped cilantro to the cooked brown rice and blend together.
   2. Add the blacked beans, corn, bell pepper, tomato, cumin, garlic and jalapeno to a medium sized bowl and mix.
3. Divide the rice into 4 portions. Divide the black bean and corn mixture into 4 portions..

Zone Manhattan’s Coconut Tres Leches
*Note: this is gluten free!

Ingredients:

• Cake (if making from scratch, see ingredients below)
• Coconut Milk
• Soy  Milk
• 1/2 and ½= Sweeten to taste
• Coconut Flakes
• Ricotta – ½ C
• Tofu – ½ C
• Lemon
• Coconut Flakes
• Champagne Mangos- 1
• Raspberry- 1

Directions:

1. Cut Cake into 2 ½ inch rings.
2. Combine coconut milk and soy milk and a touch of ½ and ½ add Splenda, lime zest and vanilla extract.
3. On serving plate, Pour liquid over cake and let sit 20 min.  You want the liquid to soak into the cake.  Before Serving add a little more liquid to fill the plate.
4. Combine Ricotta and Tofu in food processer.  Add vanilla and lime zest and Splenda puree smooth, and add around edge of cake.
5. Dice Mango and sprinkle with a little lime zest and juice.  Spoon this into the middle of the cake.  Top with Coconut Flakes and Raspberry.

*Cake (ingredients and directions)

• 2 C Soy Flour
• 1 c Canola Oil
• 13 Eggs
• 2 C Almond Flour
• .75  Tbsp. Baking Powder
• .75 Tbsp. Baking Soda
• ½ C Coconut Milk (unsweetened)
• ½ C Coconut Flakes
•  1 C bag Splenda
• 2 Tbls. Vanilla
• Zest of 1 lemons

Method: Cooking

1. Combine all dry ingredients in mixer.
2. Combine all wet ingredients and add into dry mixture. Blend until combined.
3. Fold in whipped egg whites.
4. Divide onto 8-inch nonstick pan sprayed with Pam. Bake for 12 minutes at 350. Check and continue at 2 minute intervals until knife in center comes away clean.