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Healthy Hearty Fall Recipes

Being born and raised in California I have ALWAYS LOVED Spring and Summer, however, since moving to the South, Fall has become my favorite seasons.

Well Fall is here and now I can get back to cooking/experimenting with some warm weather recipes (after 2 years I am still getting used to Summer in the South....who wants to cook over a hot stove in 100 degree temperatures with humidity!?).

On my experimental to do list is...
Tomato Basil Tart (www.sargento.com)

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min. Serves 6

Ingredients
1 refrigerated rolled ready-to-use pie crust (1/2 of a 15 oz. pkg.)
3 medium plum tomatoes (1/2 lb.) thinly sliced cross wise
1 Tbsp. balsamic glaze
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1 3/4 cups (7 oz.) shredded reduced sodium mozzarella cheese, divided

Directions
1. Unroll pie crust on baking sheet. Top with 1 cup cheese, leaving 1. 1/2 inch border around edges for rolling. Arrange tomatoes in a single layer over cheese. Drizzle balsamic glaze evenly over tomatoes; top with basil and remaining cheese.

2. Fold edges of pie crust over filling, tucking and pressing down edges onto tart.

3. Bake on lowest oven rack in a preheated 375 degree oven for 25 min or until golden brown. Let stand 15 min. Cut into wedges and serve.

I think this would be yummy with feta cheese

Low Cal Homemade Popsicles

Personally, I am a fruit-a-holic (and carb-a-holic). I found this recipie for "grown-up" popsicles....let me know what you guys think.

Blend together the fruit, sweetner and added flavor in a blender. Pour into 3 ounce Dixie cups (makes 8 Dixie cups) and insert a craft stick or plastic knife. Freeze 6 hours....then relax and enjoy!

Watermelon-Lime-Cilantro
62 calories

3 cups cubed, seeded watermelon

6 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon of honey

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro


Chunky Pineapple-Chile
61 calories

2 cups cubed fresh pineapple

3/4 cup of pineapple juice; 3 tablespoons of sugar

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 teaspoon ground anch chile

1 cup coarsely chopped pineapple



Crunchy Peanut Butter-Banana
165 calories

3 medium bananas; 1 cup 1% milk

3 tablespoons honey

5 tablespoons natural peanut butter

1/4 cup lightly salted dry roasted peanuts chopped


Avocado-Mango
93 calories

3 cups cubed mango; 3/4 ripe avocado

5 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon grated orange zest

½ cup of yogurt with any of the following:

2 peeled, chopped bananas and 2 tablespoons of honey

1 punnet of rinsed and hulled strawberries and ½ cup of guava juice

1 peeled and diced kiwi fruit and the flesh of a ¼ piece of honeydew melon

Check out these yummy summer salads....

Southern heat can rough (especially for a California girl), some days it gets so hot and humid I don't want to go anywhere near a stove. Salads are a perfect way to create a meal with little to no cooking involved. Below are some great salad ideas courtesy of http://www.shine.yahoo.com/

1. Blackberry Endive Salad

Drop a few blackberries in the bottom of a salad bowl and lightly mash with a fork to release the juices. Scatter in some sliced endive. Stir in ripe, chopped avocado. Grate in some Pecorino cheese (an aged sheep's milk cheese and a switch from your usual Parmesan). Add a bit of orange zest. Drizzle in a high quality extra virgin olive oil and good balsamic vinegar. Season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper, toss, and you have a salad that will wake up your palate with fresh summer flavors.

2. Watermelon Tomato Salad

Place cubed, seeded watermelon chunks in a salad bowl. Stir in wedges of ripe, red tomatoes. Add pieces of Gorgonzola Dolce, a sweet, mild blue cheese. Scatter over lots of chopped fresh chives and a bit of shredded basil. Drizzle in good extra-virgin olive oil and Spanish sherry vinegar. Season with salt and pepper, toss, and you've got another rockin' summer salad.

3. Strawberry Fruit Salad

Strawberries are at their most luscious right now, and they rightfully get top billing in a sweet salad packed with sliced summer fruit. Stir together grapes, grapefruit, mango, Forelle pears, apricots, honeydew melon, and last but not least, strawberries. Pour over a simple syrup of sugar and water flavored with vanilla bean. Scatter minced fresh mint and a few poppy seeds over top. Dessert is served!