Simple Summer Selections

 

Here are some of our favorite healthy and simple recipes that are easily prepared during those long summer days. If you have a caregiver helping you out, they can pick up the ingredients and whip you up a tasty lunch or they can help you to prepare one of these delicious recipes.

The great thing about these recipes is that ingredients can be substituted or added depending on your own taste.

But don’t forget! Keep them healthy!

Baked salmon with lemon wedge

Baked Salmon

Delicious baked salmon coated with Dijon-style mustard, seasoned bread crumbs, and topped with butter.

Ingredients

  • 4 small salmon fillets

  • 3 tablespoons prepared Dijon mustard

  • salt and pepper to taste

  • 1/4 cup Italian-style dry bread crumbs

  • 1/4 cup butter, melted

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a shallow baking pan with aluminum foil.

  2. Place salmon skin-side down on foil. Spread a thin layer of mustard on the top of each fillet, and season with salt and pepper. Top with bread crumbs, then drizzle with melted butter.

  3. Bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily with a fork


Source: AllRecipies.com

Source: AllRecipies.com

Easy Garlic Chicken

Sprinkle chicken breasts with garlic powder, onion powder and seasoning salt - then sautee and enjoy. Couldn't be easier! Great recipe for quick and easy meal, even for the pickiest eater!

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter

  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder

  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt

  • 1 teaspoon onion powder

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.

  2. Add chicken and sprinkle with garlic powder, seasoning salt and onion powder.

  3. Saute about 10 to 15 minutes on each side, or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear.



Source: AllRecipes.com

Source: AllRecipes.com

Pesto Pasta

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of pasta of

  • 1/2 cup of pesto

  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

  • ½ cup of feta cheese crumbled

  • Fresh basil, for serving

Directions

  1. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions until al dente.

  2. Drain, then transfer to a large serving bowl.

  3. Add pesto and toss pasta until coated. Add tomatoes, feta, and basil and toss.

  4. Season to taste with salt and pepper


Source: AllRecipes.com

Source: AllRecipes.com

Fried Rice with Egg

Fried Rice with Egg recipe is an easy lunch or dinner idea that is delicious as a main dish or a side dish. You will only need a few ingredients: rice, frozen peas and carrots, egg, oil, and soy sauce.

Ingredients

  • 1 cups rice (cooked and cold)

  • 1 cup frozen peas & carrots combined

  • 2 tablespoons oil

  • 1eggs

  • low sodium soy sauce to taste or reduced sodium Worcestershire or you can add a sauce that you prefer.

Directions

  1. Scramble the egg in a small frying pan and set aside.

  2. Heat oil in a large pan, add in the frozen veggies and cook for a few minutes.

  3. Add the rice and eggs, stirring to combine.

  4. Add in soy sauce to taste and cook until heated through.

Source: AllRecipes.com

Source: AllRecipes.com

Banana Oatmeal

Total Time: 10m
Yield: 1-2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup rolled oats

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1 cup whole milk of choice

  • 1/4 cup water or additional milk of choice

  • 1 large very overripe banana, mashed

  • optional 1/4 tsp cinnamon

  • Crushed walnuts (optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small pot.

  2. Bring to a boil over medium heat.

  3. Once boiling, stir only occasionally to prevent sticking or boiling over.

  4. Add crushed walnuts after Oatmeal is cooked (optional)

  5. Serve hot, or refrigerate overnight and serve either hot or cold the next day.


Source: AllRecipes.com

Source: AllRecipes.com

Avocado Toast

Ingredients 

  • 2 slices whole wheat bread

  • 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, and mashed

  • 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

  1. Toast bread slices.

  2. Mash avocado in bowl with potato masher or fork, until creamy. Spread an even amount of avocado on each toast and top with feta cheese.

  3. Enjoy


Source: AllRecipes.com

Source: AllRecipes.com

Flourless Brownies

Ingredients

  • 3 medium, overripe bananas (approximately 1 cup or so)

  • 1/2 cup smooth almond butter (can sub for any smooth nut butter)

  • 2 T - 1/4 cup cocoa powder (more = richer taste)

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven the 350 degrees, grease a small cake pan or loaf pan and set aside.

  2. In a small microwave-safe bowl or stovetop, melt your nut butter. In a large mixing bowl, add the banana, nut butter and cocoa powder and mix very well.

  3. Pour the mixture into the greased pan and bake for around 20 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before slicing into pieces.

   For a smoother batter, add all the ingredients into a blender and blend well.

   For the best texture, enjoy refrigerated.  

For more tips on how to simplify your day when caring for a loved one, visit our blog each month for new tips. If being a caregiver is becoming too much of a burden, don’t hesitate to reach out to us. We would be happy to talk to you about care options that will help give you some of your time back.

 
Andrew LangloisConlin Health Care, Inc.