Cabbage & Company

A quick healthy, tasty dinner. If you happen to be in the mood for a light dinner with a lot of flavor, try this salad.  Preparation time is about 10 minutes. 

Asian cabbage is one of my favorite salads to make.  I like the crunchy texture, it's very satisfying, and actually fills you up. Here I mixed in cilantro for a little extra zest.  For the dressing I take olive oil, rice wine vinegar, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and cucumbers.  I taste the dressing as I go along.  I keep this cabbage in my refrigerator all the time.  It's great to mix in your fish tacos, and with your rice and vegatables.

After I serve the salad I squeeze a little lemon juice on top and enjoy my dinner with chop sticks.  You can also add rice with the cabbage salad.  I like to keep it on the light side.

Jicama- If you aren't familiar with this root vegetable, it's worth an introduction.  Jicama is a very low calorie root vegetables: carrying only 35 calories per 100g.  It contains small levels of B-complex along with a  group of vitamins such as riboflavin, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid and thiamin.  You will also find healthy amounts of important minerals like magnesium, (ladies, magnesium is great for us).  Cucumbers are a good source of vitamin B- They are 95 percent water, keeping the body hydrated and help eliminate toxins.  Cucumbers have most of the vitamins the body needs in a single day.  And don't forget to leave the skin on, it's loaded in vitamin C.  Are you familiar with Tajin?  It's 100% natural blend of Mexican chilies, lime juice and sea salt. Tajin has a delicious tangy flavor that brings out the natural flavor of fruits, veggies, and other foods.   Here's an interesting fact *Hangover cure - To avoid a morning hangover or headache; eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish many essential nutrients, reducing the intensity of both hangover and headache.
 

Cucumbers with Tajin / Jicama with Lime Juice & Tajin / You can make a colorful & healthy veggie appetizer platter for your guest.  Have as a daily snack for yourself, it's so satisfying, and better to reach for this instead of the chips.

You can use Tajin to make a spicy rim for a margarita, instead of using salt.  El BUHO MEZCAL, Fresh Agave and Lime Juice     Salute!

You can use Tajin to make a spicy rim for a margarita, instead of using salt.  El BUHO MEZCAL, Fresh Agave and Lime Juice     Salute!

“Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love.” 
― Craig Claiborne