I love food. WAY too much for my waistline. I find it hard to eat healthy since I always feel like I’m missing out on food. I try to make good decisions (whole grains rather than white starches, portion control, avoiding fried foods and being aware of the hidden calories in things like juice and salad dressing) but usually I don’t want to have to trade my hearty, rich, favorite meals for anything else.
When I come home from a good workout at the gym, however, it’s usually late and I don’t want to eat too heavy or totally kill my hard work on the treadmill. Tonight I wanted something with good flavors that would leave me satisfied, though I wasn’t overly hungry. I planned to sautee some zucchini in olive oil, garlic, and shallots (if you don’t cook with shallots, start now), however, upon entering the supermarket and seeing a lovely rack of grape tomatoes, I decided it couldn’t be that hard to make blistered tomatoes (I hoped). Turned out there are few things easier. It turned out absolutely delicious and my calculations tell me the recipe is only about 300 calories (and I could only eat half! That’s less than 20 minutes on the treadmill!).
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Sauteed Zucchini and Blistered Tomatoes
- Slice zucchini into halved 1/8 inch slices, small mince 2 shallots, wash tomatoes, and mince garlic (or substitute with garlic powder) to prep
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a skillet
- Add garlic to pan and cook until tender but not brown
- Place sliced pieces of zucchini in pan and let cook for 2-3 minutes
- Place shallots into pan and mix with zucchini
- Add tomatoes to pan and cook until tomatoes begin to blister, about 6 minutes
- Salt to taste
Happy Nomming!
