Showing posts with label walnut recipes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label walnut recipes. Show all posts

Friday, November 23, 2018

Cranberry Sauce with a Crunch - an easy, healthy and tasty recipe for the holidays or anytime


It’s National Eat A Cranberry Day! With the holidays here be sure to add cranberries (which are high in vitamin C and anti-aging antioxidants) to your holiday meals and regular meals too. Here’s my recipe – it’s lower in sugar and high in omega 3s and antioxidants on top of it being delicious. 

Ingredients: 

One package of cranberries 
one cup of water
1/3 cup of sugar
1/3 cup of chopped walnuts
1/3 cup of chopped celery 

Photo by Courtney Trefzger, 2018. Image subject to copyright. Cranberry sauce with holiday food.

Directions:

1. Rinse and drain cranberries
2. Combine cranberries, water and sugar 
3. Place in a 3-quart pan and cook for 5 minutes on a medium heat, stirring occasionally during this time while the cranberries pop
4. Remove cranberry mixture from heat, place in a serving dish
5. Add chopped walnuts and celery.  Mix well. 
6. Cover then chill for at least 4 hours
7. Enjoy! 

Monday, November 23, 2015

Crunchy Cranberry Salad

Are you looking for a healthy, natural cranberry salad for Thanksgiving? If so - you can make your own - with this easy recipe I created.

Ingredients:

1 package of fresh cranberries
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of sugar 
1/3 cup of finely chopped walnuts
1/3 cup of finely chopped celery (approximately 1-2 small stalks)


Public Domain Photo Courtesy of: CCO (Creative Commons Public Domain)


Directions:

Rinse and drain cranberries. Combine cranberries, water and sugar, place in a 3 quart pan and cook for 5 minutes on a medium heat, stirring occasionally during this time while the cranberries pop. Remove cranberry mixture from heat, place in a serving dish.  Add chopped walnuts and celery.  Mix well.  Cover then chill for at least 4 hours.

This healthier version of cranberry salad is nutritious – containing antioxidants and omega 3’s. And it’s lower in sugar than most recipes too.

Consider making cranberries a part of your regular diet throughout the year.


Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Carole’s Cranberry - Walnut Salad

With Thanksgiving next week and Christmas and other holidays shortly thereafter, many people begin to crave cranberries. Cranberries are low in calories and so good for you.  Most cranberry recipes contain lots of unhealthy fat from mayonnaise and way too much sugar. (Canned cranberry is high in sugar too). Both of these derail the health benefits of eating cranberries. Here’s a great recipe that’s simple, quick and delicious. Walnuts contain Omega 3’s, another reason this recipe is good for you.  ( Here’s another recipe with walnuts at: http://carole-jakucs.blogspot.com/2011/06/heres-nutritious-and-delicious-snack-or.html )

Ingredients:
1 package of fresh cranberries (you can freeze to maintain freshness, and cook it frozen also)
1 cup of water
1/3 cup of sugar (most recipes call for 1 cup; trust me, you don’t need it)
1/3 cup of finely chopped walnuts
1/3 cup of finely chopped celery (approximately 1 small stalk)

Directions:
Rinse cranberries well.  Combine cranberries, water and sugar, place in a 3 quart pan and boil for 5 minutes.  Stir occasionally during this time.  (You will hear and see the cranberries pop during this process; watch that your heat is not too high so it does not splash out and cause a burn).
Remove cranberry mixture from heat, place in a serving dish.  Add the walnuts and celery.  Mix well.  Cover then chill for at least 4 hours.

Believe me, the fat and extra sugar will not be missed in this recipe.  It tastes so good. Cranberries contain antioxidants and other nutrients that can help to prevent certain types of urinary tract infections and may be helpful (along with a healthy lifestyle and good genetics) to our immune system in preventing and reducing the risks of other types of infections, some forms of cancer and cardiovascular problems.  Try to make cranberries a part of your regular diet (not just during the holidays).

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Here's a nutritious and delicious snack (or light lunch)

Carole's Walnut/Yogurt/Fruit Snack

Ingredients:
1/4 cup of walnuts, chopped
1 small organic apple, chopped
1 cup of nonfat plain Greek Yogurt or nonfat plain kefir

Directions:
Place the chopped walnuts and apple in a small bowl; mix in nonfat Greek yogurt or pour kefir into the bowl.

  • This snack packs a powerful nutritious punch; Omega 3's from the walnuts, fiber and other nutrients from the apple and protein, calcium and probiotics from both Greek yogurt or kefir.  It also tastes great!  Try this dish with your favorite type of apple or pear. Berries work well too.
  • Using Greek yogurt will boost the amount of protein you will be getting and provide a thicker consistency to the final dish. Total calories, approximately 300 - 350 (depending on the size of the fruit and brand of the kefir or Greek yogurt you use).
  • Use "plain" Greek yogurt or kefir, so only the naturally occurring milk sugars will be present, instead of  "flavored" kefir or yogurt which has added sugar (and added calories).

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