What are some great salsa and minestrone recipes?
Sensational Salsa:: A cup of salsa counts as a veggie serving! Keep the store-bought variety on hand, but make your own as often as possible as the fresh taste of homemade salsa cannot be beat. Just be sure to eat with the baked, low-fat variety of tortillas! Or use your salsa to dress your chicken fajitas or your fish. Here is a delicious salsa recipe: Sensational Salsa 4 ripe tomatoes, chopped 1 bunch cilantro, chopped 1 bunch scallions, chopped 2 jalapeno peppers, minced 1 yellow bell pepper, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced Juice of 3 fresh limes 2 tsp olive oil Kernels from 1 small ear of corn (optional) Salt and pepper to taste In a bowl combine all ingredients and stir with fork. Chill in refrigerator for at least hours. Eat with baked chips or serve on chicken or fish. Per cup: 74 calories, 2 g fat, 12 g carbohydrates and 2 g protein. Mighty Minestrone: For the ultimate veggie infusion, make a pot of the minestrone soup below. This recipe makes 12 cups and each cup provid
