Summer Express: 101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less

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1 Make six-minute eggs: simmer gently, run under cold water until cool, then peel. Serve over steamed asparagus.

2 Toss a cup of chopped mixed herbs with a few tablespoons of olive oil in a hot pan. Serve over angel-hair pasta, diluting the sauce if necessary with pasta cooking water.

3 Cut eight sea scallops into four horizontal slices each. Arrange on plates. Sprinkle with lime juice, salt and crushed chilies; serve after five minutes.

4 Open a can of white beans and combine with olive oil, salt, small or chopped shrimp, minced garlic and thyme leaves in a pan. Cook, stirring, until the shrimp are done; garnish with more olive oil.

5 Put three pounds of washed mussels in a pot with half a cup of white wine, garlic cloves, basil leaves and chopped tomatoes. Steam until mussels open. Serve with bread.

6 Heat a quarter-inch of olive oil in a skillet. Dredge flounder or sole fillets in flour and fry until crisp, about two minutes a side. Serve on sliced bread with tartar sauce.

7 Make pesto: put a couple of cups of basil leaves, a garlic clove, salt, pepper and olive oil as necessary in a blender (walnuts and Parmesan are optional). Serve over pasta (dilute with oil or water as necessary) or grilled fish or meat.

8 Put a few dozen washed littlenecks in a large, hot skillet with olive oil. When clams begin to open, add a tablespoon or two of chopped garlic. When most or all are opened, add parsley. Serve alone, with bread or over angel-hair pasta.

9 Pan-grill a skirt steak for three or four minutes a side. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, slice and serve over romaine or any other green salad, drizzled with olive oil and lemon.

10 Smear mackerel fillets with mustard, then sprinkle with chopped herbs (fresh tarragon is good), salt, pepper and bread crumbs. Bake in a 425-degree oven for about eight minutes.

11 Warm olive oil in a skillet with at least three cloves sliced garlic. When the garlic colors, add at least a teaspoon each of cumin and pimentón. A minute later, add a dozen or so shrimp, salt and pepper. Garnish with parsley, serve with lemon and bread.

12 Boil a lobster. Serve with lemon or melted butter.

13 Gazpacho: Combine one pound tomatoes cut into chunks, a cucumber peeled and cut into chunks, two or three slices stale bread torn into pieces, a quarter-cup olive oil, two tablespoons sherry vinegar and a clove of garlic in a blender with one cup water and a couple of ice cubes. Process until smooth, adding water if necessary. Season with salt and pepper, then serve or refrigerate, garnished with anchovies if you like, and a little more olive oil.

14 Put a few slices of chopped prosciutto in a skillet with olive oil, a couple of cloves of crushed garlic and a bit of butter; a minute later, toss in about half a cup bread crumbs and red chili flakes to taste. Serve over pasta with chopped parsley.

15 Call it panini: Grilled cheese with prosciutto, tomatoes, thyme or basil leaves.

16 Slice or chop salami, corned beef or kielbasa and warm in a little oil; stir in eggs and scramble. Serve with mustard and rye bread.

17 Soak couscous in boiling water to cover until tender; top with sardines, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil and black pepper.

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I made some fried yellow squash for me and grandpa yesterday. It was :drool:

Ours isn't ready yet, but the zuchinni is on, so it has to be soon. I love yellow squash and zuchinni fried up in some butter with onions, delicious stuff. :drool: (The tomatoes shouldn't be too far behind either, but the corn still has a few weeks. :()
 
I make steak in approx. 30 min.

1/4 cup soy sauce (or dale, oore sauce)
3/4 cup water
2 tbsp garlic (the kind that comes in the little jar already minced up)
1tbsp ginger
1 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp garlic salt

Marinate in a zip lock bag in fridge for 10 min, then let come to room temp for 10 min (still marinating (never ever never never never NEVER grill a cold steak... ever!!). Grill on medium/high heat until as done as you prefer. (do not ever cut into your steak while it is cooking .. to do so will make your steak lose it's juices and make it tough).

I personally suggest no more than 7 minutes grill time, but that's just me. I like mine extra juicy.

Grill yellow/orange & red bell pepper (not green), red onion, yellow squash, and zucinni while grilling steaks (on skewers).

= Yum, good, and healthy for you (if you use sirlion, top round steak or any other less fatty cut of meat) in less than 30 min(cook time plus prep).
 
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I make steak in approx. 30 min.

1/4 cup soy sauce (or dale, oore sauce)
3/4 cup water
2 tbsp garlic (the kind that comes in the little jar already minced up)
1tbsp ginger
1 tsp paprika
1/8 tsp garlic salt

Marinate in a zip lock bag in fridge for 10 min, then let come to room temp for 10 min (still marinating (never ever never never never NEVER grill a cold steak... ever!!). Grill on medium/high heat until as done as you prefer. (do not ever cut into your steak while it is cooking .. to do so will make your steak lose it's juices and make it tough).

I personally suggest no more than 7 minutes grill time, but that's just me. I like mine extra juicy.

Grill yellow/orange & red bell pepper (not green), red onion, yellow squash, and zucinni while grilling steaks (on skewers).

= Yum, good, and healthy for you (if you use sirlion, top round steak or any other less fatty cut of meat) in less than 30 min(cook time plus prep).


Yeah well, I can make a salad in .9 minutes. If you use fat free dressing its super healthy!

:fly:
 
According to my SB diet .. this is just as healthy as eating chicken .. it's all in the cut of meat you use. I use Sirlion or filet mignon.

Salad I use a virgin olive oil based dressing, with fat free feta, and raw veggies. :D

I also make a garlic peanut dipping sauce (with sugar free organic peanut butter) when I make kabobs .. omg it's so tasty.