Last night, I had a quiet Friday evening in with a good friend for a wallet-friendly home-cooked meal. When she arrived, however, neither of us were particularly hungry, so we postponed meal preparation in favor of uncorking some riesling.
Wine and conversation can be very distracting: two hours later, we realized dinner was a necessity, and my original elaborate plans were abandoned (seems to be a recent trend…) for a more effortless spread.
My remaining too-expensive heirloom tomatoes were on their last moments, so we decided to roast them, along with some eggplant and a generous sprinkle of olive oil. I love when vegetables act as the star of a meal; often when I consider cooking possibilities, I choose the vegetables first, then work in other components as complements.
Yesterday that meant an easy side, which included:
- 1/2 c bulgur (uncooked)
- 1/4 c hummus
- 1/4 c crumbled feta
- 2 c baby spinach
After cooking the bulgur, I stirred in the remaining ingredients until the spinach wilted. Along with the roasted vegetables and fresh basil:
Is there a way I can justify shelling out another exorbitant $3.99/lb for more heirlooms next week?
What stars in your meals? Vegetables? Bread? Peanut butter?
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That dish looks divine. Usually a baked potato stars in my meals. I like being creative. There are so many things one can do with a potato!
Sounds like an amazing girls night in. I think you definitely know how to spend the weekend right. The meal looks fabulous as well.
The star of my meals is always either fruits or vegetables, with appropriate dipping selections as the side. I’ve been eating insanely simple lately.
i love my veggies!!
that dish definatly looks faboosh! yummiez
awesome blog, by the way
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I love fish, chicken and veggies. Your meal looks very tasty and colourful.
I love making veggies the star of my meals. Today’s late lunch will be 2 heirloom tomatoes with a bit of olive oil, salt, and goat cheese. Mmmmm.
Veggies are quite often the star of my meals. I love the idea of roasting the heirlooms. It looks delicious.
Veggies tend to star in my meals most often but I have to say the carbs often wrestle for the limelight! Love me some rice/pasta/couscous etc and bread is my best friend. That meal looks delish! Yay to girls night in.
ohhhh, Peanut Butter! It stars in many of my meals. Oh so many!
my meal stars include: almond butter, whole wheat bread, avocado, hummus, protein source (chicken/ tofu/ beans). veggies are usually a side — veggies as the star ingredient leaves me hungry an hour later, unless there is some major protein + fat action goin’ on!
by the way, does bulghur cook fast? i need to branch out of my wheat rut!
It cooks in about 20 minutes – quicker than rice!
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