Here's whats for lunch

Mini spinach puffs and a fresh cucumber salad will have you dreaming of summer. This meal is so light and refreshing but truly delicious. Small pieces of puff pastry stuffed with a spinach and feta cheese mixture will just melt in your mouth. Cucumber salad with fresh mint and a lemon vinaigrette will give a nice balance to the richness of the puff pastry. It is a healthy and refreshing meal that will get you through your day. Enjoy!



Ingredients:
1 sheet of puff pastry cut into squares
1 package of frozen spinach thawed
1/2 cup feta cheese
1 cucumber sliced thin
1/4 cup olive oil
juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons of chopped fresh mint
salt and pepper

Preparation:

Spinach puffs
combine the spinach and feta cheese. Sprinkle in a little pepper. Put 1 teaspoon of the spinach mixture into the middle of a puff pastry square. Fold the square into a triangle and pinch the ends closed with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes in a 350 degree oven until golden brown.

Cucumber Salad
whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a medium sized bowl. Add sliced cucumbers to the Lemon vinaigrette and toss together. Add sliced mint and toss again. (be sure not to put the mint in the lemon vinaigrette it will turn brown and get bitter.)

Recipe of the day

Today's episode is all about take out. When you have a long day and are super hungry most of us just look for something quick to grab. On today's "30 Minute Meals" Rachel show us that in the time you can get take out, you can make your own version that is delicious and much more healthy. Today's episode is all about Thai food. She creates a menu of Thai Chicken Noodle Soup, and Shrimp and Pork balls with a Spicy Lime Dipping sauce.
The recipes are super fast and easy to make. The chicken soup combines traditional flavors used in Thai cooking. It is a combination of sweet and spicy because their are some hot peppers and basil in order to balance out the spice. It is a fresh clean tasting soup that is made in less than half an hour. The ingredients are simple and can be found in any grocery store. The Shrimp and Pork Balls are a twist on the conventional dumpling. The same ingredients are used such as, ground pork, ground shrimp, cilantro, poblano peppers, and scallions. All of the ingredients are combined in a food processor and are pan fried in a skillet, they are like Thai style meatballs. They are much more healthy than the traditional dumpling because they are not wrapped in a thick dough and fried, you can eat as many as you want and feel no guilt. It is not like traditional take out food, after this meal you won't feel overstuffed, tired and sick. It is a healthy twist on a take out favorite. Enjoy! For other Thai recipes and videos that walk you through the recipe click here.