A chilled soup from the American Institute for Cancer Research built on roasted plum tomatoes, garlic, basil and rosemary, sharpened with balsamic vinegar and thickened, if you like, with sour cream. The write-up also recounts the folklore attached to basil and rosemary.
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Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy recipes from the American Institute for Cancer Research.
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Healthy Recipes from AICR
13 Ways of Eating a Tomato
AICR lists thirteen ways to use summer tomatoes, from Caprese salad and grilled skewers to gazpacho, peach-tomato salsa and roasted cherry tomatoes with pasta, noting its expert report found foods containing lycopene may help ward off prostate cancer.
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Healthy Recipes: Chickpea, Pepper & Pine Nut Salad
Chickpeas, red pepper, tomato and scallions tossed in a blended buttermilk-basil dressing, topped with toasted pine nuts and served on lettuce. AICR notes its Continuous Update Project now rates the evidence that fibre-containing foods lower colorectal cancer risk as convincing.
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Healthy Recipes: Broccoli Salad with Peanut Dressing
Dana Jacobi asked cookbook author Grace Young whether cold sesame noodles are authentic. They are a Sichuan favourite, though U.S. Chinese restaurants swapped sesame paste for cheaper peanut butter. Jacobi tosses the sauce with steamed broccoli instead of noodles.
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Health Recipes: Summer Stir Fry
Curry- and oregano-coated chicken cubes sear alongside red and yellow peppers, carrots, red onion and garlic, finished with lime juice and fresh mint. AICR's report found the beta carotene in these vegetables probably lowers esophageal cancer risk. Four servings, 200 calories each.
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Healthy Recipes: Fresh Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw
An AICR recipe for fish seasoned with garlic, cumin and cilantro, wrapped in corn tortillas with a red and white cabbage slaw. The write-up covers the spices, the history of the tortilla, and how to set up a taco buffet.
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Healthy Recipes: Welcome Summer with Strawberry Pie
Dana Jacobi builds a strawberry pie on a whole-wheat graham cracker crust lined with reduced-fat cream cheese and sour cream, heaping on fresh berries tossed in melted strawberry fruit spread, after musing on how contentedly Europeans take fruit for dessert.
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Healthy Recipes: White Turkey Chili
Ground turkey breast and white cannellini beans replace red meat in this green-chile chili with tomatillos, cumin, oregano and lime. The beans supply saponins, which have slowed cancer cell reproduction and tumour growth in laboratory studies. Four servings at 270 calories.
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Healthy Recipes: Iced Almond Chai
A homemade iced chai steeped with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, anise and peppercorns, chilled, then poured over chai ice cubes with almond milk and agave. AICR notes making your own cuts sugar, and that sugary drinks contribute to weight gain. Four servings, 60 calories each.
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Healthy Recipes: Red Lentil Dal
Dana Jacobi recommends red lentils for cooks reluctant to use dried beans: they need no soaking and cook in about 15 minutes. Her dal boils the lentils, then stirs in tomatoes sauteed with ginger, garlic, cumin, turmeric, onion and hot chiles.
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Healthy Recipes: Apple Strudel Buckwheat Pancakes
An American Institute for Cancer Research recipe folding chopped apple, raisins and walnuts into buckwheat pancake batter. Buckwheat is not wheat, or even a grass, and brings fiber, protein and B vitamins to breakfast.
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Anticancer Recipe: Penne with Vegetables
A quick whole-wheat penne dish with broccoli, peppers, mushrooms, zucchini, tomatoes and spinach, tied to the WCRF/AICR report finding that foods containing dietary fibre, particularly whole grains, lower colorectal cancer risk.
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Healthy Recipes: Spring Tuna Salad
Canned albacore flaked with chopped apple, green bell pepper and scallions, dressed with lemon juice and canola oil instead of mayonnaise, then finished with dill and lemon zest. Served on lettuce with cucumber and watercress; two servings at 220 calories.
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Healthy Recipes:Papaya Salsa with Jicama "Chips"
Dana Jacobi explains how to pick a ripe papaya, judging by color and a gentle squeeze rather than fragrance, and notes its carotenoids, vitamin C, folate, potassium and fiber, before pairing it in a tropical salsa served with jicama "chips."
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Healthy Recipes: Classic Turkey
Turkey cutlets sauteed with garlic powder, mushrooms and shallots, then finished with lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and Dijon mustard. Serves four at 130 calories each. AICR notes its expert report found foods containing selenium may help lower the risk for prostate cancer.
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Healthy Recipes: Mediterranean Vegetable Stew
An American Institute for Cancer Research stew built on cloves, cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, paprika, turmeric and chili powder, with butternut squash, garbanzo beans, raisins and garden vegetables. Meatless, good as leftovers, served over brown rice or whole-wheat couscous.
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Healthy Recipes: Veggie Casserole
A one-pot casserole of butternut squash, potato, bell pepper, carrot, zucchini, green beans and mushrooms with fresh herbs and canned tomatoes, broiled under Romano or Parmesan. Five servings at 120 calories each, from AICR, which advises a primarily plant-based diet.
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Healthy Recipes: Shrimp Fajitas
Dana Jacobi explains for AICR that grilled shrimp avoid the fat flare-ups and long smoke exposure that deposit carcinogens on meat, and that a 15- to 20-minute lime, garlic and oil marinade further reduces their formation, before giving a shrimp fajita recipe.
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