Saluyot Delightful Cooking

To every figure-conscious Filipino, the buzzword nowadays is South Beach Diet, a protein-rich diet based on lean meats and vegetables. San Miguel Pure f Foods Culinary Center brings good news to all you South Beach devotees as we lend a hand in your journey to a slim body with recipes that follow the principles of this diet.

Greek Chicken Pockets

1 cans Purefoods Chicken chunks in oil, drained
1 pc. Cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
4 pcs. Medium tomato, seeded and finely chopped
1 pc. Green bell pepper, thinly sliced
½ cup magnolia Cream Cheese, crumbled
4-6 pcs. 6 pita bread

Dressing:
½ cup sour cream
1 tbsp. garlic, finely chopped
1/8 tsp. cayenne powder
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper

In a small bowl combine sour cream, garlic cayenne powder, salt and pepper.

Heat pita bread in a toaster oven or pan grill. Cut each pita in half. Gently open halves and fill equally with chicken chunks, cucumber, tomatoes, green bell pepper and crumbled cream cheese. Then spoon sour cream dressing on each sandwich.


Minced Pork in Lettuce Cups

3 tbsps. cooking oil
½ cup chopped carrots
¼ cup chopped shiitake mushrooms
¼ cup chopped (100 grams) Monterey ground pork
½ cup chopped singkamas
½ cup fried and chopped tofu
1/3 cup chicken broth
1-½ tsp. hoisin sauce
1 tbsp. soy sauce
½ tbsp. ground black pepper
1 tbsp. chopped spring onions
100 grams iceberg lettuce

Saute carrots, mushrooms, Monterey ground prok and singkamas. Add chicken broth, hoisin sauce, rice wine, soy sauce and black papper. Cook for 2 minutes. Lastly, stir in spring onions. Remove from heat and serve about a spoonful of the mixture on a piece of lettuce.

Grilled Chicken Salad

1-500 grams Magnolia breast fillet
½ cup olive oil
salt and pepper to season
200 grams mixed green vegetables

Herb dressing:

3 tbsps. garlic, minced
½ cup oilive oil
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 tbsps. French basil
½ cup parmesan cheese

Pound breast fillet and add olive oil, salt and pepper. Grill then set aside.

Clean fresh green vegetables well. Before serving place the vegetables in a bowl of iced water to make it crunchy.

For the dressing, puree garlic in the blender. Add olive oil then lemon juice in thin stream. Puree then add basil and parmesan cheese. Blend well.

October 22, 2004, Manila Bulletin

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