Quick (and Healthy) Dinners

The last two nights I've stuck to the healthy meals plan, even though I am seriously starting to crave some fattening food. Here are the last two dinners I made. Last night I made some salmon, which I marinated in a quick marinade (peanut oil, sesame oil, chili oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and pepper). I baked that at 375 for 10 minutes. While the salmon was marinating I baked a potato in the microwave and chopped up some veggies. I sauteed some mushrooms in a little bit of butter and garlic. I sauteed some zucchini in a little bit of peanut oil, salt, and red pepper flakes. It was about a 30 minute meal and there was enough to save half for another meal this week.

Tonight's meal was a little weird. I make a spinach salad that I really love with baby spinach, Sesame Ginger dressing and pancetta. I was really in the mood tonight for a BLT, but I don't have iceberg lettuce or bacon. I did have all the ingredients for the spinach salad, though, so I combined them to make what I call a Spinach Salad BLT. I had a package of pre-chopped pancetta and popped the pancetta in the oven at 400 for 7 minutes. While that cooked I put two slices of oatmeal bread in the toaster oven. Then I whipped up a quick salad dressing: peanut oil, sesame oil, rice vinegar, garlic, and pepper. While the marinade is mostly oil, the dressing is equal parts oil and vinegar. Then I dressed the spinach and let it sit to soak in the dressing. I sliced up some tomatoes and put salt and pepper on them. Then I spread some mayo on the toast, put some pancetta bits on top, tomato slices on top of that and finished with the spinach salad. I had some pita chips and hummus as a side. I was a little wary of how this was going to come out, but it was actually really yummy. I would definitely make it again. I guess the healthy meals are going well. I just wish in between healthy meals I could have some chips and dip and easter chocolate and still be able to get into my pants. ::sigh::