Healthy Eats with Ambereen Husain
Recipe Details
Ambereen Husain is passionate about nutrition, wellness, and making sustainable changes to one's lifestyle that makes the most impact for long term health goals. With her own family history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity, she was determined to learn more about preventive approaches to rebooting her own health journey. Ambereen is a foodie, and though she may have no professional training, she can't wait to share some exciting recipes to energize you this Ramadan! As a mom of three, she is always experimenting in the kitchen and seeing what her kids like and ask for again!
In this special article, she shares her ideas for a complete healthy and delicious spread AND these recipes take less than 30 minutes to prep/cook!
Pin It!What you’ll need and instructions
Grand Fruit Salad
This is no ordinary fruit plate! Add as many colors of the rainbow cut pieces of fruit of your choosing! Kick it up a notch by adding different seasonings: Chaat (Indian Grocery Stores), Salt & Pepper, Squeeze some orange or fresh lime juice onto salad, or even Mexican Tajin Seasoning for a spicy kick!
(Prep - 10 minutes, Serves 4-6)
Bhel Puri Chaat (Puffed Rice Spiced Salad)
Puffed Rice (Buy at Indian grocery store)
Date/Tamarind Chutney
½ Red Onion
½ Can of Garbanzo Beans
Sprinkle of Cilantro
2 handfuls of baby spinach leaves
¼ cup of peanuts
1 boiled potato cut into small pieces
1 tomato
A handful of sev (crispy chickpea flour noodles on top for garnish)
Preparation
Add all ingredients (except garnish to salad and mix). Sprinkle with sev on top and enjoy cold or at room temperature.
(Prep - 10 minutes, Serves 4-6)
Prep Power Bowls
This is a great option for people who would like to roast veggies in large batches, cook your protein, and then have your grain ready to go for a few days at a time! You can make so many different types of power bowls-- from Southwest Flavors to East Asian, the possibilities and combinations are endless!
20-30 minutes • Serves 4
Lettuce Wraps
The fillings are endless for these flavorful wraps! You can use your favorite protein, and fill with all your favorite veggies. I served ours with crispy rice noodles, Thai marinated cucumbers, and a fresh 3-bean salad. Inside of our lettuce wraps we used green onions, parsley, basil, and bell peppers. There are so many recipes and variations for this popular recipe!
30 minutes • Serves 4
enjoy!
