New to food processor

Hollybot2
Hollybot2 Posts: 46
in Food and Nutrition
So I have wanted a food processor for ever, and I am FINALLY going to get one today. And of course now I cannot remember a single recipe that I wanted to use it for. Please send me all of your favortie food processor recipes! I am don't eat a whole lot of meat but I do enjoy fish. Lets hear em!!!

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  • Hollybot2
    Hollybot2 Posts: 46
    *crickets*
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    Hummus!

    1 can of garbanzo beans, drained
    1 or 2 tbs tahini (I use the tahini sauce from Trader Joe's)
    garlic clove (or two, depending on your taste and the size of the cloves)
    lemon juice (I squeeze a half lemon in there, taste & squeeze the other half if needed)
    Run the food processor & drizzle some olive oil in while it's running
    Stop & give it a taste, add more lemon, garlic, tahini, olive oil if needed, salt & pepper to taste, and blend some more until it's nice and smooth.
  • litaita
    litaita Posts: 29 Member
    I do a variant of no-noodle lasagna. The food processor dices up the zucchinis and eggplant pretty well!

    Here's an example (but I don't pre-cook the veggies) http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/weight-watchers-no-noodle-vegetable-lasagna
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    I tried to make hummus once and it was a disaster. I hope it works for you! I use my food processor to make homemade bread crumbs or chop nuts and things to use in recipes. Tonight I am making this: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/almond_crusted_chicken_fingers.html. Never had it before but sounds good and requires a food processor.
  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    I use my food processor a lot to make hummus, tzaziki, and other vegetable dips/spreads/sauces. Its good for chopping things and if you've got a blade attachement you can shred cheese or vegetables nicely. I've seen some bread recipes using a food processor for mixing the dough, but I have a stand mixer for that. I just made peanut butter in my food processor, delicious and crazy easy.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    Processed food is evil. You should only eat whole foods.
  • IslandRider
    IslandRider Posts: 244
    I use mine for salsa, pepper sauces, mixing dough, slicing veggies. Hubby uses it to make his protein shakes.
  • IslandRider
    IslandRider Posts: 244
    I do a variant of no-noodle lasagna. The food processor dices up the zucchinis and eggplant pretty well!

    Here's an example (but I don't pre-cook the veggies) http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/weight-watchers-no-noodle-vegetable-lasagna

    Thanks for posting this! Definitely will try it.:flowerforyou:
  • bsuew
    bsuew Posts: 628 Member
    I use mine to make salsa, sour kraut, slaw, shred cheese, chop onions, Get one with a large mouth! It's worth the extra money! I couldn't imagine not having one!
  • craigy_84
    craigy_84 Posts: 73 Member
    Tear free diced onion!
  • alane15
    alane15 Posts: 121 Member
    I use mine to puree soup ingredients and make guacamole!
  • Faericn_Rising
    Faericn_Rising Posts: 235
    I use mine for EVERYTHING. Today, i used it to powder coco brand pop cakes to make low low low cal FLOUR for a pie crust, and i also dusted some oats to add in.... I will soon use it to puree the pumpkin i will put on the crust!

    Also, i puree dried fruits qwith a teeeeny bit of water and some sugar free fat free hot chocolate mix to make some bangin raw cookies! sometimes i roll them in oats after...

    Also, i use it to puree frozen fruits into sorbet... i recently tried frozen pineapple and mango and it came out AMAZING. 200 cals per QUART of sorbet!

    My FP made everything about my new style of eating and cooking, better. i use it everyday almost...
  • Elainejk21
    Elainejk21 Posts: 121 Member
    A tip on making hummus.. If you have the time, take the skin off of all the garbanzo beans before you puree in the food processor. The consistency is much closer to store bought vs. a grainy texture.
  • Hollybot2
    Hollybot2 Posts: 46
    Thank you all!!! I'm looking for a good one. I went to the store and I realized I had no clue what I wanted. So now off to do some research! I am looking at the Black & Decker 8 or 12 cup
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    So I have wanted a food processor for ever, and I am FINALLY going to get one today. And of course now I cannot remember a single recipe that I wanted to use it for. Please send me all of your favortie food processor recipes! I am don't eat a whole lot of meat but I do enjoy fish. Lets hear em!!!

    Don't get one! It processes your food and makes it unclean and not very good for you, as all processed foods are bad
  • Hollybot2
    Hollybot2 Posts: 46
    So I have wanted a food processor for ever, and I am FINALLY going to get one today. And of course now I cannot remember a single recipe that I wanted to use it for. Please send me all of your favortie food processor recipes! I am don't eat a whole lot of meat but I do enjoy fish. Lets hear em!!!

    Don't get one! It processes your food and makes it unclean and not very good for you, as all processed foods are bad

    Maybe I'm missing something, but how does chopping a vegetable into smaller pieces or blending a few fruits together make it worse for you?
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    So I have wanted a food processor for ever, and I am FINALLY going to get one today. And of course now I cannot remember a single recipe that I wanted to use it for. Please send me all of your favortie food processor recipes! I am don't eat a whole lot of meat but I do enjoy fish. Lets hear em!!!

    Don't get one! It processes your food and makes it unclean and not very good for you, as all processed foods are bad

    Maybe I'm missing something, but how does chopping a vegetable into smaller pieces or blending a few fruits together make it worse for you?

    It's processed. You're supposed to stay away from processed foods. You should only eat clean WHOLE foods.
  • erinmick2
    erinmick2 Posts: 32 Member
    So I have wanted a food processor for ever, and I am FINALLY going to get one today. And of course now I cannot remember a single recipe that I wanted to use it for. Please send me all of your favortie food processor recipes! I am don't eat a whole lot of meat but I do enjoy fish. Lets hear em!!!

    Don't get one! It processes your food and makes it unclean and not very good for you, as all processed foods are bad

    Maybe I'm missing something, but how does chopping a vegetable into smaller pieces or blending a few fruits together make it worse for you?

    It's processed. You're supposed to stay away from processed foods. You should only eat clean WHOLE foods.

    Still confused... How is using a food processor to chop vegetables any different than using a knife to chop vegetables? Or your teeth to bite and chew them? I can understand that the fresh, whole ingredients that were chopped up might lose some nutritional value after a period of time, but why stay away from it?
  • violet976
    violet976 Posts: 310 Member
    So I have wanted a food processor for ever, and I am FINALLY going to get one today. And of course now I cannot remember a single recipe that I wanted to use it for. Please send me all of your favortie food processor recipes! I am don't eat a whole lot of meat but I do enjoy fish. Lets hear em!!!

    Don't get one! It processes your food and makes it unclean and not very good for you, as all processed foods are bad

    Maybe I'm missing something, but how does chopping a vegetable into smaller pieces or blending a few fruits together make it worse for you?

    It's processed. You're supposed to stay away from processed foods. You should only eat clean WHOLE foods.

    Still confused... How is using a food processor to chop vegetables any different than using a knife to chop vegetables? Or your teeth to bite and chew them? I can understand that the fresh, whole ingredients that were chopped up might lose some nutritional value after a period of time, but why stay away from it?

    I'm confused on this as well. I'm not sure how chopping or blending foods up changes them into anything unhealthy, but I'd love for someone to elaborate.
  • tlp148
    tlp148 Posts: 67 Member
    So I have wanted a food processor for ever, and I am FINALLY going to get one today. And of course now I cannot remember a single recipe that I wanted to use it for. Please send me all of your favortie food processor recipes! I am don't eat a whole lot of meat but I do enjoy fish. Lets hear em!!!

    Don't get one! It processes your food and makes it unclean and not very good for you, as all processed foods are bad

    Maybe I'm missing something, but how does chopping a vegetable into smaller pieces or blending a few fruits together make it worse for you?

    It's processed. You're supposed to stay away from processed foods. You should only eat clean WHOLE foods.

    Still confused... How is using a food processor to chop vegetables any different than using a knife to chop vegetables? Or your teeth to bite and chew them? I can understand that the fresh, whole ingredients that were chopped up might lose some nutritional value after a period of time, but why stay away from it?

    I'm confused on this as well. I'm not sure how chopping or blending foods up changes them into anything unhealthy, but I'd love for someone to elaborate.




    Maybe my thinking is a little fuzzy at the end of a work day but I think we are still talking about WHOLE foods, just "processed" on our own counter top to use in our own recipes. Not processed and pulled from a can or cardboard box. I see no difference in using the processor or the knife in food prep. I use both methods and look forward to trying some of the suggestions here.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    I think some people are making a joke!

    "Processed food "is not the same as food that has been prepared using a food processor....if you see what i mean.

    I used mine yesterday to make a really good salad - hard white cabbage, carrot, red onion, and a pear blitzed in the machine, then a drizzle of olive oil, and a splash of red wine vinegar to dress. Stir a handful of rocket (arugula) through to finish.
  • Pedal_Pusher
    Pedal_Pusher Posts: 1,166 Member
    google is your friend
  • Yukongil
    Yukongil Posts: 166 Member
    somebodies might want to look into a new joke detector as well as a food processor.

    but as to topic.

    Peanut butter...so easy

    Step 1: buy peanuts (roasted, unroasted, salted, unsalted, still in shell, whatever)

    Step 2: put in food processor

    Step 3: turn food processor on

    Step 4: watch it make peanut butter

    Step 5: enjoy said peanut butter

    Optional: add whatever you like for added flavor in step 5, but you don't need any oil to get it all rich and creamy, just pulse till desired consistency. I like to add in some more peanuts at the end for extra crunchy, cinnamon and just a tsp of honey for some added sweetness. You can probably find it in my food diary and it is soooo much better for you than store bought, and less expensive! Keeps for a week out of the fridge and about a month in. My first batch lasted exactly 3 days. LOL
  • Jester522
    Jester522 Posts: 392
    Subbed for answers! I love my food processor.

    Get 2 packed cups of fresh basil
    1/2c olive oil
    1/2oz walnuts
    2 cloves garlic
    1tsp lemon juice
    oregano, salt, pepper, and thyme to taste

    BAM! Fresh pesto. And so diet friendly.

    Then boil a bunch of cauliflower, throw it in there with low fat cream cheese and that pesto, spin that bad mammajamma.
    BAM! Garlic mashed cauliflower. Move over potatoes, you have no place here.
  • Yukongil
    Yukongil Posts: 166 Member
    you had me at pesto, lost me at cauliflour:sick:
  • Hollybot2
    Hollybot2 Posts: 46
    With half the stuff I have read on here over the past three years its hard to detect sarcasm! For a second there I thought all you people were crazy though. Ohh you wild and crazy guys! Any recommendations on what kind?
  • Factory_Reset
    Factory_Reset Posts: 1,651 Member
    I love my ninja. I have the original one. Its been going strong for 2 1/2yrs. Used it originally to make baby food but have used it for making soups, protein muffins, and shakes. It gets used daily. Hope this helps. I've looked at some more expensive ones, but just can't stand the thought of paying hundreds of dollars when my ninja is wonderful.
  • stbrad6896
    stbrad6896 Posts: 135
    Humus
    Pesto
    Veggie purees for soups
    fruit smoothies or purees
    almond, cashew, peanut... butter
    Bean dips
    Salsa

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