Iftar Entry 2

Tonight we had devilled eggs, fruit salad, spinach and articoke Quiche (this was store-bought, maybe soon I'll learn to make my very own), a tropical berry smoothie, and very berry shortcake. These are all simple, easy and quick dishes you can make for your Iftar.

Devilled eggs: Boil 4 eggs. Peel and cut horizontally in halves. Scoop out the cooked yolk center into a bowl. Gently mash the yolks and add 2-3 tbsp of light whipped mayonnaise. Mix in a pinch of salt and black pepper followed by a tsp of sweet pickled relish. Mix and pour a spoonful into each of the egg halves. Garnish with paprika and bits of pickle. This make a delicious snack and finger food.

Fruit salad (fruit chaat for you desis :]) : 1 cubed apple, 1 cubed pear, 1 cup red seedless grape, 1 ripe Mango - Skinned and cubed into 1/2 inch cubes, 2 bananas cut into round slices, 3 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp Chaat masala. Mix it up well and serve cold.

The spinach and artichoke Quiche is from Costco lol :). But I did however find a nice recipe in the1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook you can use to make your Spinach and Artichoke Quiche from scratch.

Ingredients

Custard mix:

6 eggs

3 cups milk

nutmeg, white pepper, and salt to taste

Quiche:

One 14-ounce can of artichoke hearts chopped in small pieces

1 cup spinach, finely chopped

1 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

2 pre-baked 8-inch pie shells

To make the custard, mix the ingredients together. Place spinach, artichoke hearts, and cheese into pie shells. Add the custard mixture. Place in a 375-degree oven and bake 45 minutes to one hour until the custard is set and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Note: If using processed Parmesan cheese, use less salt in the custard mix. If using frozen spinach, squeeze out water after defrosting.

For the tropical berry smoothie, blend 1 cup of blueberries and 1 cup of strawberries. Add about 3/4 cup of coconut milk along with 2-3 tsp of Splenda No-Calorie Sweetner (you can use sugar as well). Add 1 cup ice and blend well. Top with a slice of fresh strawberry and serve chilled.

For dessert, we have very berry shortcake. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Mix the following ingredients: 2 1/3 c. Bisquick baking mix, 1/2 c. milk, 3 tbsp. sugar (use Splenda No-Calorie Sweetner for a sugar-free dessert), and 3 tbsp. butter (or margerine for a healthier alternative) to form a dough. Knead 8-10 times on surface dusted with Bisquick. Roll 1/2 inch thick. Cut with 3-inch cutter dipped in Bisquick. Bake on cookie sheet until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Split shortcakes, fill and top with mixture of blackberry jam, rasberry jam, crushed blackberries, crushed blueberries, and crushed rasberries. Chill for 2-3 hours and serve with a side scoop of Vanilla Double Churned Extra Creamy Fat-Free Ice Cream. Make 6 servings.

I definitely recommend this dessert for you. It's so good it had my family licking their fingers for more. You won't regret it and the best part about it...it's sugar free!

Enjoy your Iftar meal once again!

Ma'Assalama

Hena