Getting Ready for Christmas: Healthy Holiday Recipes

Hello all and Happy Wednesday! We are less than one week away from Christmas! Are you ready? While you are planning your menu, we suggest these fabulous and healthy recipes we found and love from EatingWell.com!

Shredded Root Vegetable Pancakes (OUR FAVORITE)

INGREDIENTS

• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour
• 3 tablespoons chopped scallions
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill, or 1 teaspoon dried
• 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 4 cups assorted root vegetables, peeled (about 1 1/2 pounds; see Tip) and shredded
• 2 slices cooked bacon, crumbled (optional)
• 6 teaspoons canola oil, divided
• Reduced-fat sour cream, for garnish

Red & White Salad

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups thinly sliced hearts of romaine
• 2 heads Belgian endive, cored and thinly sliced
• 1 bulb fennel, trimmed, cored, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 15-ounce can hearts of palm, drained, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
• 1/2 head radicchio, cored, quartered and thinly sliced
• 1 red apple, cored and cut into matchsticks
• 1 cup thinly sliced radishes
• Champagne Vinaigrette, (recipe follows)
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Slow-Cooked Provençal Beef Stew

INGREDIENTS

BOUQUET GARNI

• 2 large green leek leaves, (about 6 inches long)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 stalk celery
• 2 sprigs fresh parsley, with stems
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 2-inch-long strip tangerine or orange peel

STEW

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
• 2 ounces pancetta, or bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3 pounds beef stew meat, such as chuck, trimmed and cut into 1- to 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, divided
• 2 medium yellow or red onions, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 1/2 pounds carrots, sliced into 1-inch rounds
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 pound button mushrooms, halved if small, quartered if large
• 1 bottle (750 ml) full-bodied red wine, such as Burgundy or Pinot Noir
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• Freshly grated zest of 1 tangerine, or orange

Bold Winter Greens Salad

INGREDIENTS

• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• 3-4 anchovy fillets, rinsed and chopped
• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 12 cups chopped mixed bitter salad greens, such as chicory, radicchio and escarole, such as chicory, radicchio and escarole
• 3 large hard-boiled eggs

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