Heart-friendly dishes from the Julius Maggi Kitchen

MANILA, Philippines – Choosing to live a healthier lifestyle is a great motivator for you to take better care of your physical and overall well-being. Aside from proper exercise, keeping watch over the kind and amount of food you eat can do wonders.

Nestlé Club shares nutritious and mouthwatering recipes with its members, mostly women who look after their family’s welfare, during a series of cooking demos held recently at the Julius Maggi Kitchen (JMK). With chef Annalie Mariano, the “Good for the Heart Food” demo explored the delicious uses for heart-friendly ingredients, cooking methods that lower the calorie count in dishes, and how healthful dishes can be mouthwatering treats.

“You can modify classic, calorie-filled recipes into healthier ones while maintaining the delicious taste. The simplest way is to lessen the ingredient containing a high amount of fat if you cannot totally eliminate it. You can also substitute a part of it with something that contains fewer calories but still tastes delicious,“ says chef Annalie.

Garden Fresh Salad With Sesame Dressing

Dressing:

1 tbsp. Maggi oyster sauce

1 tbsp. vinegar

1/4 cup corn oil

2 tbsps. brown sugar

1 tsp. sesame oil

salt and pepper to taste

sesame seeds for garnish

Salad:

1 small head iceberg lettuce

1 small carrot, cut into strips

1 pc. red bell pepper, cut into strips

1/2 cup   whole corn kernels, drained

1 small cucumber, unpeeled and sliced

2 pcs. kani (crabstick), flaked

For the dressing, combine all ingredients in a bottle and shake well. Toss vegetables and crabstick with dressing. Arrange on a plate, then drizzle with more dressing. Garnish with sesame seeds.

Smoked Salmon Alfredo

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. margarine

1 pc. onion, chopped

1 tsp. garlic, chopped

1 tbsp. all-purpose flour

1/4 cup button mushrooms

1/2 cup Nestle Fresh Low Fat Milk

1/4 cup water

1 8 g. Maggi Magic Sarap

black pepper to taste

1/4 cup green peas

1/4 cup Nestle All Purpose Cream

4 cups cooked pasta

fresh dill or parsley for garnish

2 tbsp black olives

1/4 cup smoked salmon strips

Heat olive oil and add margarine to melt. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic and cook until lightly browned. Add spices. Add flour and cook until lightly browned. Add button mushrooms, Nestle Low Fat Milk, and water. Add Maggi Magic Sarap and pepper. Simmer until sauce is thickened. Add green peas and Nestle All Purpose Cream. Add cooked pasta. Transfer to plate, then garnish with chopped dill or parsley and black olives. Top with smoked salmon strips. Serve.

Oat-Crusted Chicken Fillet

200 g. boneless chicken

1 tsp. Maggi Magic Sarap

Pepper to taste

1/4 cup flour

1 pc. beaten egg

1/4 cup Nesvita Oatmeal

1 tbsp. olive oil

Season chicken with Maggi Magic Sarap and black pepper. Then dip in flour, beaten egg, then in Nesvita Oatmeal. Heat pan, then pan-sear on both sides until browned. Continue cooking until chicken is done. Serve with dijon vinaigrette.