Lite and Healthy Summer Recipes

by Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger

02 Jun 2009 04:50 AM

If you are struggling to fit into last season's swimsuit, then you might be interested in the following recipe line-up. These dishes prove that reducing calories and fat doesn't mean sacrificing taste and texture:

SPICY FISH TACOS

Ingredients:

1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt

1/4 cup Lite mayonnaise

1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon lime zest

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro

Few dashes of hot sauce

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 pounds fresh white fish fillets (ahi, grouper, halibut, or tilapia)

2 sliced red, yellow peppers

10 small flour tortillas

4 cups shredded lettuce or cabbage

3 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped

2 diced avocadoes

2 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese

1 lime

2 tablespoons olive oil

Salt and pepper

1 teaspoon chili powder

Directions:

In a bowl, mix the first 9 ingredients to make the sauce. Reserve in refrigerator.

Place fish and sliced peppers on large sheets of foil that have been sprayed with cooking spray.

Drizzle the fish and peppers with oil and squeeze half of the lime juice over it. Season with chili powder and salt and pepper. Fold up foil to form a packet.

Place packet on the grill or bake in a 400 degree oven for 10 to 20 minutes.

Remove fish from packets and cut or flake into large pieces.

Place fish and peppers in warm tortillas.

Top with lettuce or cabbage, tomatoes, avocadoes, cheese and sauce.

KICKED UP CUCUMBER SALAD

Ingredients:

2 large cucumbers thinly sliced

16-ounce container of sweet grape tomatoes, sliced in half

1 large sweet onion, diced

1 bottle of Lite Italian dressing

Directions:

Toss cucumbers with sliced tomatoes and sweet onion with dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Serve chilled.

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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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