Here's whats for lunch

A light and healthy lunch is what we all look for once the weather starts to get warmer, a hot and heavy meal goes out the window once the summer approaches. The weather is getting warmer and no one wants to put a lot of heat in the kitchen so salads seem like the best way to go. I decided to make a small fruit salad for lunch today, it is simple and very refreshing. I wanted to add some protein to my meal so I decided to add a few walnuts and a little bit of cottage cheese. My version of a healthy fruit salad contains an apple, banana, orange, and some grapes. Create your own version of fruit salad with some of your favorite fruits and enjoy a healthy and refreshing lunch!



Ingredients:
1 apple cut into wedges
1 banana sliced
1 orange peeled and segmented
a hand full of grapes
2 tablespoons of cottage cheese
1 tablespoon of walnuts

Preparation:
It does not get easier than this, toss all ingredients in bowl and enjoy!

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.)