Los Angeles Personal chef service, a la Carte Menu week of Feb 6, 2012

Salad in under 10min

spinach, baby mixed greens, radichio, Fuji apple, fig, lotus root, walnuts, garbanzo beans with a drizzle of walnut oil and a splash of Sherry vinegar

A la Carte Menu week of Feb 6, 2012

Om Prep Kit Cooking September 12-16

 
A few simple non-recipes using this weeks Om Chef Prep kits
• Black bean bowl: Combine warmed black beans and brown rice with raw shredded cabbage, broccoli or other veggies and spinach, add Om pico de gallo and/or cilantro. Or skip the brown rice and serve with handmade corn tortillas
•Black Bean and Broccoli Stir Fried Brown Rice: saute chopped onion with brown rice add a handful of black beans and heat through, add broccoli and any other desired veggies, cook 1-2 minutes
•Black Bean Corn Salad: black beans, corn, tomatoes (and any veggies), onion, pumpkin seed
•Black bean sweet potato salad: black beans, sweet potato and a splash of olive oil
•Garbanzo and Cauliflower with Polenta: saute onion 1-2 minutes or longer, add cauliflower (and any other veggies) warm through and serve on warmed or pan fried polenta
•Garbanzo, brown rice, broccoli, and Cauliflower with walnuts, and mint, drizzle with olive oil
•Polenta with Grilled Veggies: no need to fire up the grill...turn your broiler on to high adjust rack to top position and drizzle olive oil and salt and pepper on veggies of your choice, broil 3-8 minutes, serve with polenta
•Wraps and pita bread, add any mix of chopped veggies and herbs, a little bit of everything makes for an excellent wrap or pita, adding hummus or guacamole is fab as well
Salads as a Meal....add fresh herbs and nuts for extra flavor
pics and more of Cooking Om Chef Prep Kit

Cucumber and tomatoes with dill...... a simple but classic salad

Corn and black bean salad with cilantro, peppers, Garbanzo bean salad

Melon Mania

 Cantaloupe, red raspberries and mint                      

Honeydew, Thompson seedless grapes, Salmon berries, mint

Om Cooking with Om Chef Prep kits, Aug 2011

Quinoa, zucchini, red and gold tomatoes, dill, pumpkin seed, evoo, sea salt........................serve hot or cold, great as a vegetable stuffing

3 Bean and Kamut Salad:steamed whole kamut, steamed edamame and green beansslow cooked white beans and chopped raw peppers

Green beans (raw or steamed), slow cooked white beans, fresh basil and walnuts

Sea salt/Thyme roasted cauliflower

Roasted eggplant, steamed kamut, tomatoes

Mostly Veggie Pasta Salad

fresh peas, tomatoes, shredded purple cabbage, fresh basil, chopped zucchini, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and pepper

10 Minute Meals with Om Chef Prep kits Aug, 2011

Spelt Pilaf

Steamed Spelt*, dill, tarragon, parsley, lemon, walnut, and a splash of walnut oil

Spelt, use any whole grain or a mix of whole grains.  Herbs can be changed up as well, try basil in place of tarragon and dill, or mint with dill is a yummy flavor combo. Switch the walnuts for pumpkin seeds and use cilantro in place of the other herbs for a little Latin mix. Don't have walnut oil? No problem, use olive oil or skip the oil altogether.  No lemon, no worries, add a squeeze of orange, lime or grapefruit. Or skip the citrus juice and add a little pomegranate or cranberry juice........I could go on and on here, but I think you get the concept....be creative and have fun with it!!

Cider glazed red cabbage, purple onion and mustard seed..........heat a saute pan over medium heat, add mustard seeds and toast for 1 min, add a shredded raw cabbage and a tablespoon or three of apple cider vinegar, cook for two or three minutes

Lightly steamed carrots, fennel, fennel seed and orange glaze........heat a saute pan over medium heat, add a drizzle of olive oil and heat for one minute, add fennel seeds and toast them for one minute, add sliced, chopped or shredded carrot and fennel and cook for one, add juice of one orange and cook until carrots are just tender.

Steamed broccoli and quinoa with a splash of olive oil and squeeze of lemon

Steamed quinoa with wilted Dino kale and toasted hazelnut

Don't have kale in your kit this week? Use spinach or even a handful of your spring mix-yum!

Walnuts, almonds, pecans or pumpkin seeds work just as well as hazelnuts

Fresh, Quick and Healthy

 

Om Ready Made French Purple, Red and Yukon Gold Potato Salad

No mayo here, just fresh herbs, Dijon mustard a little white wine vinegar and a tiny drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

                            Cucumber-Quinoa Salad:                                                Combine chopped cucumber, steamed Black Quinoa, shredded carrot, fresh chopped mint with a spoon of Greek Yogurt, add sea salt and pepper, a little splash of extra virgin olive oil and a squeeze of fresh lemon

Spelt, Walnut and Asparagus Salad:                  Spelt, asparagus, cucumber, walnut, radichio, dill with lemon and garlic Greek yogurt sauce

Garnet Yams, Quinoa and Pistachio With Raspberry Vinaigrette

All ingredients for these dishes and many more are in your Om Chef Culinary Prep kit                                                                                  

Black Quinoa Rapture

Quinoa with sweet potatoes, pistachios and raspberry vinaigrette 

Fab hot or cold! Quinoa and pistachios are high in protein and offer a nice textural contrast to the softer yams, and pistachio also have an outstanding array of health promoting pytochemicals.

Om Chef Prep Kits = Meals in Minutes

Om Chef Culinary kits provide you with ultra fresh and healthy ingredients for delish meals in minutes. A seasonal variety of organic, farmers market fresh produce cleaned and prepped, assorted steamed whole grains, slow cooked beans, grilled poultry and meat, a variety of cheeses, nuts and seeds and all ready for your favorite recipes, or use Om Chef's quick and easy recipes. Everything you need to make fabulous salads, soups, wraps, sandwiches and complete meals every day and in just minutes. 

Grilled chicken is a favorite protein in Om Chef Culinary kits and is fab with quinoa, brown Basmati briyani, french green lentils, Om fresh hummus, Om's roasted or steamed veggies (or almost any other element found in the Om Chef culinary kit) for a complete meal. Or add a little fresh Om Chipotle glaze, slow cooked black beans, baby spinach, and a little queso fresco rolled up in a multigrain wrap and you have an Om made chipotle chicken wrap in minutes.

A few of this weeks meals in minutes all made completely from Om
Chef Prep Kits
Salad: Roasted gold beets, steamed asparagus, broccoliflower, grape-tomatoes, garbanzo beans, pickled red onion on a bed of Kenter farms mixed baby greens....assembly time 2 minutes

Chinese Lettuce Cups....assembly time 5 minutes

 The Wrap: Honey-mustard chicken, spinach, carrot and avocado multigrain wrap....assembly time 3 minutes

Om Enlightened Tuna Salad stuffed Tomato

Fast and Fab Salads in Minutes

All ingredients are in your Om Chef Prep kit                                                                                  *****

Om's Chef Salads

salad as a meal!

Om Chef One: Organic Purple potatoes, slow cooked kidney beans, persian cucumber, gold carrots, marinated artichokes, California walnuts, grape-tomatoes, gold bell pepper,  and Israeli Feta cheese, Gaita oil cured olives and pickled red onion on a bed of Kenter Canyon farms mixed baby greens...a twist of fresh lemon is all that's needed to dress a perfectly composed salad

Fabulous, healthy salads in under 5 minutes when you have the Om Culinary kits in your fridge

 Om Chef Two: Lotus root, steamed shrimp, asparagus, edamame, farro, watermelon radish and gold carrots on a bed of baby Kenter farms baby spinach and mixed greens

Salad. Simple, Sexy, Delicious

You are what you eat!

Feta, purple cauliflower, beets, zucchini, walnuts,

Edamame, asparagus, walnuts

Orzo, tuna, garbanzo, mint, artichoke hearts, kalamata,

All ingredients for these dishes and many more are in your Om Chef Culinary Prep kit                                                                                  *****

Edamame Salad With Sherry-Walnut Vinaigrette

Lotus Root Salad With Ponzu Dressing

Lotus root, pickled turnip, green bean, red pepper, persian cucumber, shredded purple cabbage and carrot, dried cranberries and mixed greens with cilantro-ponzu dressing.

Crunchy and slightly sweet, the sacred lotus root is less than 10 calories and under 1 gm of carb per slice. Delish in soups, salads or as quick snack with a dab of almond butter

Korean chili and Agave roasted Japanese eggplant, green beans with roasted chestnuts and steamed brown rice with chopped walnuts.                                                                                                                             

              Eggplant is fab roasted or grilled and prepared this way does not absorb the absurd amounts of oil when it's prepared on the stove top with oil

Roasted Corn, Red and Gold Peppers, Turtle Bean and Avocado Salad

Wild Caught Lobster, Papaya and Mixed Grain Salad

Lobster Bundles, Lunch Envy

A luscious lunch for the Atkins crowd....poached wild caught lobster*, Haas avocado, heirloom tomato, red onion bundles on a bed of Arugula, gold bell pepper and baby greens in a light drizzle of lemon, basil and mission olive oil

*Lobster...but it's so expensive! No, not if you watch for the sale, and due to the downturn in the economy lobster is frequently on sale.  Buy it frozen and vacuum seal for freezer storage of 2-3 months.

Roasted Corn, Quinoa and Cumin Chicken Kabobs

Broiled garlic and cumin chicken kabob with roasted corn and pepper salad, and peach mango salsa

Black quinoa, roasted corn and pepper salad with mixed baby greens in a cilantro lime vinaigrette 

Why quinoa?

One cup of cooked quinoa has 15% fewer carbohydrates and 60% more protein than a comparable amount of brown rice; it also has 25% more fiber, which can help lower blood cholesterol.

Salad Season II

Grilled Japanese eggplant on a bed of gingered black lentils. Dressed with thyme, lemon juice, walnut oil and chopped walnuts    

Black & Blue, Broiled Steak Salad 

Filet mignon, avocado, marinated red onion and mushroom, steamed purple potatoes, carrots, 

black lentils, blue cheese crumbles on a bed of mixed greens. 

Lightly dressed with a fresh herb (thyme, rosemary) and red wine vinaigrette 

It's Salad Season!

 Lobster, black quinoa, 

avocado, early girl tomatoes and marinated red onion in a pomegranate vinaigrette 

Black bean, avocado, 

quinoa, artichoke hearts, roasted corn, grape tomato with Lime cilantro vinaigrette 

more salads here



Om Chef downtown L.A. enlightened omnivore clients will find all ingredients for these salads cleaned and chopped in labeled glass containers conveniently located in their refrigerator...making this dish qualify as 'fast food' the enlightened omnivore way