Five Vegetarian Recipes to Try!

In an effort to help our clients stay healthy and avoid from using their long term care insurance policy as long as possible, we are committed to featuring health tips and tricks. This Friday's Featured recipe includes five delicious and healthy Vegetarian recipes for those of you who keep a vegetarian diet!

Tomato Risotto

Ingredients:

• 1 lb cherry or grape tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 white or yellow onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4-6 cloves garlic, rough chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or 1 tablespoon fresh)
• 1 1/2 cups arborio rice or Spanish short-grain rice
• Pinch saffron
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 6-8 cups veggie stock, warmed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan

Broccoli Pasta

Ingredients:

• 12 ounces broccoli florets - cut or broken into very small florets about equal size
• 8 ounces short pasta - orecchiette pasta, penne, rigatoni, etc
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 garlic cloves - rough chopped
• Generous pinch chili flakes
• Generous pinch salt and pepper, more to taste
• 1 teaspoon miso paste
• 2 cups veggie broth

Chiles Rellenos

Ingredients:

• 4-6 extra-large poblano peppers, leave whole with stems on
• 6 ripe, medium tomatoes (roma, or vine-ripened)
• 6 fat garlic cloves
• One large onion, sliced into 1/2 inch wedges or slices
• 2 small jalapenos
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 14 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 6 ounces grated jack cheese or Mexican queso fresco

Celery Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, or butter
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 fat garlic cloves, rough chopped
• 6 cups celery, sliced thin (about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 pounds)
• 2 cups potatoes, sliced into 1/2 inch thick rounds
• 4 cups veggie broth
• 1 cup water
• 1 bay leaf (optional, remove before blending)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 - 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Kale & Figs Bowl

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups cooked farro
• 2 large handfuls of chopped lacinato kale
• 4 figs, halved or sliced
• 1-2 tablespoons crushed toasted walnuts
• 1-2 ounces goat cheese (aged or crumbled)
• 1 teaspoon hemp seeds for garnish
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic
• 2 teaspoons maple syrup