Easy Mother's Day Lunch Recipes

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

07 May 2009 09:22 AM

You don't have to be a gourmet cook to whip up a memorable meal for mom on Mother's Day. In fact, with the following recipes you don't have to know your way around the kitchen very well at all.

Imagine the look on your mom's face when she is presented with this three-course lunch made with a healthy dose of love:

SPINACH AND PEAR SALAD

Ingredients:

1 peeled and diced Bartlett pear

1/4 cup Riesling wine

3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon chopped shallot

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1/2 cup vegetable oil

6 cups fresh baby spinach

2 Bartlett pears, sliced

3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

3/4 cup walnuts, toasted

Directions:

Puree diced pear, Riesling wine, lemon juice, shallot and Dijon mustard in a blender until smooth. Add vegetable oil and keep blending until smooth.

Transfer to bowl. Season dressing with salt and pepper.

Toss spinach and sliced pears in large bowl and coat with dressing.

Sprinkle salad with crumbled blue cheese and toasted walnuts before serving.

EASY CHICKEN SALAD CROISSANTS

Ingredients:

4 boneless chicken breasts, cooked and chopped into bite sized pieces

1/4 cup sour cream

1 1/4 cups mayonnaise

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon garlic salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 tablespoon dried tarragon

1 1/2 cups diced celery

1 1/2 cups halved red, seedless grapes

Fresh croissants

Directions:

Mix together sour cream, mayonnaise, tarragon, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add celery, grapes and chicken and stir to coat.

Refrigerate until chilled, at least an hour.

Spoon chicken salad on croissants and serve.

HEALTHY YOGURT PARFAITS

Ingredients:

2 cups vanilla yogurt

1 cup granola

1 cup assorted fresh fruit, such as blueberries, blackberries, sliced strawberries, sliced peaches, raspberries, etc.

Directions:

In a parfait glass or other pretty glass, layer half of yogurt, 1/2 cup granola and half of fruit. Repeat layers.

Garnish with a sprig of fresh mint before serving.

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Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism.

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