Caprese Salad
Celebrate Italy's Tricolore flag with this salad's red plum tomatoes, green basil leaves and white mozzarella cheese. Though named for the island of Capri, the salad is actually found all over Italy and now Canada.
Celebrate Italy's Tricolore flag with this salad's red plum tomatoes, green basil leaves and white mozzarella cheese. Though named for the island of Capri, the salad is actually found all over Italy and now Canada.
Skillet-bronzed fish accented with a squeeze of fresh lime and the crunch of green onions makes a quick, delicious meal that needs only a minimum of preparation. Serve with a side of tender-crisp carrot sticks.
Serve with: Green salad. The best bets for vegetables with nutrients are the most colourful ones, such as spinach and tomatoes. Spinach is an excellent source of folate and lutein; tomatoes are rich in lycopene.
When it's your turn to make supper, make it pizza-pleasing with a quick-to-make pizza and a big bowlful of salad greens. Use tortillas, pitas or a ready-made base for the crust.
Spring into the season with this easy take on fettuccine Alfredo. It has all the flavour of the original dish with the added freshness of seasonal greens—perfect for those first blissful days dining outdoors.
Dark maple syrups, such as medium or amber, offer deep maple flavour. Use a 12-portion mini-cheesecake pan (available through Ottawa-based Ashton Green) or follow our variation, Maple Walnut Cheesecake Squares (recipe below).
This brilliant green soup welcomes spring to the table and is a refreshing start to an elegant dinner. The simple dollop of crème fraîche and garnish of chives really unites all the flavours in the bowl.
This summery fresh bean salad is welcome at any backyard gathering. Use a mixture of green and yellow beans for an extra boost of colour. Make it the morning of the fete to let the flavours soak in.
Look for matcha powder (ground green tea leaves) in Japanese specialty stores or the tea section of grocery and bulk food stores. For a polished end-result, make sure the fudge is completely set before slicing.
Canadian Airlines executive chef Jean Pierre Guerin was pleased to share this delicious dish with our earthbound test kitchen. He suggests serving it with Thai jasmine rice and stir-fried vegetables — green beans, asparagus or broccoli.
