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Week of Healthy Meal Prep: May 20-24

May 15, 2019
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Credit: Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen
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Monday: Grilled Lemon-Rosemary Chicken and Leeks

Credit: Jennifer Causey
View Recipe: Grilled Lemon-Rosemary Chicken and Leeks

Chicken cutlets get great flavor from a lemon-rosemary marinade while the leeks cook into a silky, caramelized vegetable side dish. If you’ve never enjoyed the darker green leek tops, give them a try in this recipe. 

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Tuesday: Skillet Ratatouille

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Instead of a sauce or side, we serve this Provençal dish as it was originally intended—a simple, humble stew. It’s a great way to use up a bundle of peak summer produce. You can also double the stew and refrigerate up to 1 week ahead, then serve as is, spooned over polenta, or with a baked protein. You want a hearty stew consistency rather than a soup here; reserving 1/2 cup of the canned tomato liquid will be just enough. If you’d like to use fresh ripe tomatoes, start with 2 pounds, halving and seeding 1 pound before dicing.

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Wednesday: Caprese Salad With Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata

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VIew Recipe: Caprese Salad With Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata

While this is not a classic caprese salad, it’s definitely a memorable one. It combines sliced fresh beefsteak tomatoes, which are salted to bring out their flavor, and roasted grape tomatoes, which cook to a jammy, concentrated sweetness. And instead of fresh mozzarella, creamy burrata cheese enriches everything. Garlic-rubbed toast is the perfect accompaniment. If you're extra hungry, round out the meal with a store-bought rotisserie chicken.

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Thursday: Dilly Salmon Packets With Asparagus

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Remove the foil and arrange fillets over asparagus for a lovely presentation. No grill? Bake the packets at 425° for 15 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.

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Friday: Steak and Tomato Panzanella

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Claire Spollen
View Recipe: Steak and Tomato Panzanella

We use the broiler to keep this vibrant summer salad speedy, but if you already have the grill cranked up, this dish easily transitions to an outdoor entrée.

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    1 of 5 Monday: Grilled Lemon-Rosemary Chicken and Leeks
    2 of 5 Tuesday: Skillet Ratatouille
    3 of 5 Wednesday: Caprese Salad With Roasted Tomatoes and Burrata
    4 of 5 Thursday: Dilly Salmon Packets With Asparagus
    5 of 5 Friday: Steak and Tomato Panzanella

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