Valentine Dinner for Heart Month

February is such an exciting time to cook. It's Heart Month, and Valentine's Day offers a festive occasion that often centers on unique and festive foods. I've decided to combine these two celebrations into one, putting together a spectacular meal that makes the best of both worlds.

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Valentine Salmon Dinner

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Author Judy Doherty

Prep time

51 Min

Cook time

40 Min

Total time

1 H & 31 M

This Valentine Menu is good for your heart! It features red rice, salmon, heart-shaped broccoli, and roasted tomatoes. From start to finish it takes about 45 minutes to allow time for the rice to cook but the prep is very easy.

Ingredients

• Recipes are listed in the order you should make them so everything is finished on time:
• Red Rice:
• 1 cup brown rice
• 2.5 cups water
• 1 beet, peeled and diced fine
• 2 tsp granulated garlic/parsley
• Dash olive oil
• Black pepper to taste
• 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar
• Directions:
• Place the rice, water, diced beet, seasonings, and olive oil in a rice cooker or on the stove in a covered pan over low heat. Cook until done, about 40 minutes. This recipe will serve up to 6. Reserve the extra for another day.
• Gingered Salmon:
• 2 3-ounce fillets of salmon
• dash garlic-parsley powder
• lemon juice - 2 lemons
• 2 tsp grated fresh ginger
• 1 cup grape tomatoes
• Garnish:
• 2/3 cup shredded fresh arugula
• 2 tsp balsamic vinegar glaze

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat broiler in oven.
2. 2. Sprinkle lemon juice and garlic over the salmon.
3. 3. Use a microplane to grate the fresh ginger over the salmon.
4. 4. Broil in oven for 10-12 minutes or until salmon is done and ginger is golden. If ginger darkens too fast, reduce oven temperature to bake at 375 degrees.
5. 5. Serve hot on bed of shredded fresh arugula with a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar glaze. Serves 2.
6. Heart Shaped Broccoli:
7. (NOTE: cook this at the very last minute)
8. 2 cups tiny broccoli florets
9. 1 tsp olive oil
10. garlic powder
11. white pepper
12. Directions:
13. Toss together in small bowl. Microwave covered for 2 minutes. Arrange in heart shape on plate. Serves 2. Directions:
14. Plate all items quickly as pictured. Serve hot.
15. Chef's Tips: This menu serves 2.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

572.7

Fat

13.23

Sat. Fat

2.17

Carbs

86.84

Fiber

5.81

Net carbs

81.05

Sugar

7.25

Protein

26.23

Sodium

262.65

Cholesterol

49.98

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