Red, yellow and green...Peppers

Thanks to Sweetnicks, I wake up on tuesday mornings thinking of antioxidants! Even on a vacation recently I caught myself thinking of antioxidants when eating out on a tuesday! I ordered a side of Zucchini Parmesan, cooked Lasagna style with vine-ripened tomatoes. They were absolutely delish, I'm on the lookout for a similar recipe. That is one dish I'd love to recreate. Here is my contribution for this tuesday's ARF-5, one of my favorite dishes made with my most favorite vegetable.

Peppers..red, green and yellow

Grilled peppers are my absolute favorite, pulse them with a dash of lime and salt, you've a wonderful dip ready. Add peanuts for extra crunch ! They taste great with sandwiches and are the best antipasti ever. A glass of good wine, grilled peppers, olives and some cheese and a hearty bread, baby in bed, husband by my side - my idea of a perfect friday evening !
This recipe below has an Indian twist, usually made with Paneer (an Indian cheese, very similar in taste and texture to Ricotta Salata) marinated in a yogurt sauce. Typically this recipe calls for lots of spices. I usually omit all spices and just use cayenne pepper and lime juice for seasoning.
I use Tofu instead of Paneer, still tastes great and makes for a very healthy meal when served with whole-wheat bread. I also serve them wrap style, with a yogurt dip in soy Pita (thanks to Trader Joe's)! I probably should write a blog about 'These are a few of my favorite things in TJ's', but that's for another day.

Chopped mixed grilled peppers - 2 cups
(I chopped 1 large red & green pepper, sprayed a little cooking oil and broiled them in the oven for about 15 minutes. Frying them in a wok in high heat also brings out their wonderful flavors.A store bought jar of grilled peppers will work too).
Tomatoes - 2 medium sized, chopped into 1 inch chunks
Medium Red Onion - 1, chopped into 1 inch pieces
Tofu - 1 cup (chopped into 1 inch cubes)
Yogurt - 1/2 cup (for marinade)
Cayenne Pepper - 2 tspn
Salt - per taste
Turmeric - 1/4tspn
Oil - 1 tablespoon
Lime juice - 1 tspn

Whisk yogurt, turmeric, salt and a teaspoon of cayenne pepper together.
Marinate the tofu cubes in this mixture for atleast 30 minutes.
Line a baking sheet with aluminium foil and arrange the tofu pieces.
Spray
cooking oil and broil for 5-8 minutes.

Heat oil and add onion. Saute them till they turn slightly brown, about
5 minutes. Add 1 tspn of cayenne pepper. Add the peppers and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Reduce heat to simmer and add the tomatoes and salt. Cover and cook for 3 minutes.
Add the tofu pieces and stir gently. Turn off heat. Squeeze lime juice.
Serve warm with bread. An everyday white wine will be a good accompaniment.
Wonder if there are any antioxidants in red wine ? That will make for a very easy ARF-5 contribution !

Food blogger's meme

Back to blogging after a long hiatus and what better way to be welcomed than being invited to do a 'Meme'..Thanks Ashwini, I feel like I belong.

1. Please list 3 recipes you've recenty bookmarked from foodblogs to
try:

Its birthday week in the family and I've been scouring the internet for toddler-
friendly recipes and saw this. Not exactly toddler-friendly,
but looks extremely friendly to me !! Going to try this very soon -
Esurientes' Caramel Hazelnut Chocoate slice

Domestic Goddess's Vegetarian chili

and Ashwini's Granola. Actually I've made this granola 3 times now and need to make some more for this week. I picked up a big box of old fashioned oats from Costco without realizing they were old-fashioned. And the next day I saw Ashwini's granola recipe and have been making small batches every week. It tastes awesome with cold milk and saves so much time, no more soaking and nuking oats in the morning.

2. Foodblog in your vicinity

My little Kitchen

3. A Foodblog located far from you

Chocolate and Zuchini
Esurientes
Gluttony is no sin
Chai Paani

4. A foodblog (or more) you've discovered recenty, where did you find it ?
I'm myself a rookie in the blogging world, I'm discovering new food
blogs every day. The most recent one - Gluttony is no sin.

5. Any people or bloggers you want to tag with this meme ?

Gluttony is no sin
Chai Paani
My litte Kitchen