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Summer in the City

Not your typical backyard barbeque or cook-out!  You don’t throw steaks on the grill (well because in the City there is no grill), however, it’s light, healthy and has lots of summer vegetables included too. Serves 4

Roast Salmon with Lemon Relish

Bok Choy with Broccoli

Pasta Salad with Snap Peas, Avocados and Asparagus

Chocolate Ricotta Cake

Strawberries

Roast Salmon

1/4 cup pine nuts                  1/2 cup raisins               slivered lemon zest

4 skinless salmon fillets    coarse S&P               1/4 cup chopped parsley

3 TBS olive oil      5 cups baby spinach                 Juice of 1 lemon

Preheat oven 450 degrees

Toast pine nuts until lightly golden 5-7min-Remove + reserve

Place lemon zest and raisins in sm bowl.cover with boiling water-set aside

Place salmon fillets on baking sheet used in step 1. Season with S&P. Roast till salmon is opaque 8-10 min

Drain and discard liquid from raisins and lemon zest. Return raisins and zest to bowl.Add lemon juice, pine nuts, parsley, and oil. Season with S&P-stir to combine. Make a bed of spinach on 4 plates, place salmon fillets on top, spoon relish on top.

Bok Choy with Broccoli

1 lb bok choy                              1 lb broccoli              2TBs canola oil

1 garlic clove minced           1 TBS grated ginger      1-2 TBS soy sauce

Cut white stalks from bok choy; slice stems into 1″ pieces. Coarsely chop green leaves.  Peel stalks from broccoli; slice 1/4 ” thick. Cut florets into bite-size pieces.  In lg skillet, bring 1/2 cup water to boil. Add bok choy stalks and broccoli; cover. Simmer over med-low heat until broccoli is bright green, 5-7 min. Uncover; cook on high heat until water evaporates, 2-4 minutes.  Add bok choy leaves, oil and garlic. Cook, tossing often until garlic is fragrant, 2 minutes. Add ginger and soy sauce  stir to combine.

Pasta Salad with Snap Peas, Avocado, and Asparagus

You can find the recipe for this delicious pasta dish on Martha Stewart’ s website.

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/asparagus-snap-pea-and-avocado-pasta

and also the recipe for Chocolate Ricotta Icebox Cake

http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/chocolate-ricotta-icebox-cake

Chocolate Ricotta Icebox Cake

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