Everyone is busy, so it is nice to have a few quick go-to recipes to keep you and your family eating healthy when your schedule is tight.
An especially good recipe is the Roasted Red Pepper Bruschetta. Most people think of bruschetta as an appetizer, but adding a green salad topped with fresh berries and served with a vinaigrette dressing will perfectly complete this dish.
The bruschetta recipe calls for prepared red peppers that you buy in a jar, but roasting peppers is very easy.
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. Arrange the peppers on a cookie sheet and roast in the oven, turning them every 15 minutes until done (about 30 minutes). Let the peppers cool, and then discard the seeds and blackened skins.
Now you’re probably asking, is this a 30-minute-or-less meal? You are right—it’s now about a 45-minute meal, but oh so worth it!
All of the recipes were provided by Produce for Better Health Foundation, a nonprofit fruit and vegetable education foundation. For more fresh fruit and vegetable ideas, visit: www.pbhfoundation.org
