In this article, you will find 09 healthy and delicious dinner options.
1. Simple Tropical Salad
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Carrot
- Salt to taste
- Olive oil to taste
Preparation method
- Wash the ingredients and let them dry.
- Grate the carrot.
- Cut the tomato into slices.
- Chop the lettuce leaves.
- Mix everything and season.
You can add chopped mango and strawberries; beetroot and radish; pineapple and nuts, for example. You can also add some olives, croutons or pieces of feta cheese.
2. Tilapia ceviche
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients
- 500g tilapia fillet
- 1 red onion
- 2 seedless tomatoes
- 5 lemons
- 1 can of sweet corn
- Coriander to taste
- Salt to taste
- Olive oil to taste
- Black pepper
Preparation method
- Cut the tilapia into cubes.
- Cut the onion into slices.
- If adding pepper, remove the seeds and slice them.
- In a bowl, mix the fish cubes, onion, corn and salt.
- Add lemon juice to the mixture.
- Leave in the fridge for 60 minutes.
- Remove from the refrigerator and add the chopped tomato, coriander and olive oil.
- Serve.
For recipes with less acidity, replace 2 lemons with 2 oranges.
3. Tomato and tuna tartare
Preparation time: 60 minutes
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients
- ½ tomato
- 2 tablespoons of tuna
- 15g of wheat for kibbeh
- Basil
- Olive oil to taste
- Salt to taste
- White pepper to taste
Preparation method
- With the kibbeh wheat added to a container, cover it with water and let it soak for 15 minutes.
- Once hydrated, mix it with the other ingredients.
- If you want to make them “tart-shaped”, use a jar as a mold.
- Then, just serve. Tip for serving: a few arugula leaves.
4. Zucchini carpaccio
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 large zucchini
- 1 medium tomato
- 1 small onion
- 1 lemon
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 3 tablespoons of water
- Seasoning for chicken or vegetables to taste
- Salt to taste
- Oregano to taste
Preparation method
- Cut the zucchini into thin slices and set aside.
- Remove the seeds from the tomato and chop.
- Chop the onion as well.
- Mix the onion, tomato, lemon juice, olive oil and water in a container.
- Season the contents: this will be your carpaccio sauce.
- Distribute the zucchini slices on a plate and drizzle with the sauce.
- Add parmesan cheese on top before serving.
5. Tuna sandwich
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 can of tuna
- 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- Green smell to taste
- Olive oil to taste
- Salt to taste
- ¼ cup of pâté (which will be made with the ingredients from this same recipe)
- 2 slices of wholemeal bread
Preparation method
- To make the pâté, chop or blend the onion and carrots in a blender.
- Then, mix with the tuna, mayonnaise and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Add salt.
- Let it cool for 10 minutes.
- Place the bread in a frying pan to brown.
- Assemble the sandwich by spreading your pâté on one of the slices and closing it with the other.
- Serve with salad.
6. Healthy chicken pasta
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Yield: 5 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cooked and shredded chicken breast
- 1 package of whole wheat pasta of your choice
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 can of corn
- 110g of light cream cheese
- Salt to taste
- Oregano to taste
- Olive oil to fry the garlic and finish the pasta
- Green pepper optional
Preparation method
- Heat water in a saucepan until it boils.
- Add salt and oil to the pan.
- Put the pasta to cook after the water bubbles.
- Let the pasta cook for about 20 minutes.
- In another pan, fry the garlic in a tablespoon of olive oil.
- If you choose to use bell pepper, add it to the pan to fry.
- Mix the garlic and pepper with the shredded and cooked chicken.
- Season.
- Chop the tomatoes and add to the mixture.
- Add the corn and cover the pan for 5 minutes.
- Add the cream cheese.
- Mix everything into the pasta.
- Add salt, oregano and olive oil if necessary. It’s ready!
7. Light Omelette
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 tablespoon of light cream cheese
- Green smell to taste
- Chives, if desired
- Salt to taste
- Olive oil to taste
Preparation method
- Separate the whites and yolks of all the eggs. You will use 3 whites and 1 yolk for the recipe.
- Beat the 3 egg whites until stiff.
- Mix the egg whites with the yolk and beat a little more.
- Add chives, parsley and salt.
- Pour a dash of olive oil into a hot frying pan and pour in the frying mixture.
- Let both sides of the omelet brown.
- Once ready, add the cream cheese .
9. Eggplant lasagna
Preparation time: 60 minutes (20 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes in the oven)
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients
- 2 large eggplants
- 500g ricotta
- 2 ½ cups tomato sauce
- Parmesan cheese for topping
- Salt to taste
- Olive oil to taste
- Some basil leaves
Preparation method
- Wash the eggplants and cut them into thin slices.
- Grill each slice on both sides in a frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
- Set aside the slices as they brown and are removed from the pan.
- On top of the sauce, make a layer of grilled eggplant.
- Add more sauce, basil and cheese.
- Repeat the process until you have several layers of lasagna.
- Finally, top the recipe with parmesan cheese to taste.
- Preheat your oven to 200ºC and bake until the parmesan melts.
10. Non-fattening pizza to make in a frying pan
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups of oatmeal
- 1 teaspoon of cake yeast
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 100g grated light mozzarella cheese or cottage cheese
- 4 tablespoons of water
- 3 teaspoons of olive oil
- Salt and oregano to taste
Preparation method
- In a large deep plate or bowl mix together the flour, yeast, olive oil and 1 pinch of salt.
- Keep adding water to the mixture until it becomes a dough.
- Divide the finished dough into two halves and roll out each half with a rolling pin.
- Add the rolled out dough to a frying pan, cover and let cook for 3 minutes.
- Using a spoon, add and spread as much tomato sauce as you think necessary.
- On top, place the cheese, tomato and oregano.
- Cover again to cook a little more, until the cheese melts.
- Enjoy.