Pasta, Rice, Grains

Tabooleh

By Kerry Weisser | July 24, 2013 |

Tabooleh

My husband is Armenian so we LOVE mediterranean food. Tabooleh was a salad/side dish that I grew up eating even before the vegetarian culinary trend became so popular. We have a huge patch of mint growing in our garden each summer so making Tabooleh during the summer months is a regular request from my family. The whole grain goodness of bulgur wheat combined with mint, parsley, tomatoes and other veggies with a lemon vinaigrette dressing is healthy dinner salad or side dish to serve at any summer BBQ. Hope you enjoy our family rendition.
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Rice Salad

By Bethany Wilkes | July 17, 2013 |

Here is a situation I often run in to: I make an awesome stir fry. I cook some healthy brown rice to go along with it. The meal is delicious… But there is just too much rice leftover! What can you do with all this rice… So I spent some time searching through a number of brown rice recipes, found a few, modified them, and created my own. I will give two variations of a similar recipe.

Italian Brown Rice Salad

Ingredients

4 cups cooked brown rice

2 cups baby tomatoes

1 large cucumber chopped into small pieces

12 fresh basil leaves chopped fine

1/2-2/3 cup lime juice (3 limes)

1/3 cup olive oil

2 clove garlic smashed

1 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp oregano

1. Cook brown rice (For ever 1 cup rice have 2 cups of water) and let cool.

2. Add tomatoes, chopped cucumber and chopped basil leaves.

3. In a small bowl or jar stir lime juice and remaining ingredients together. Pour onto salad and toss well.

4. Refrigerate at least 3-4 hours to let flavors blend.

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Mexican Quinoa Salad

By Kerry Weisser | May 15, 2013

Quinoa is a superfood grain that is high in fiber and high in protein. It cooks up like rice, has a consistency similar to couscous and a mild flavor. It is the perfect base for healthy salads or can be added to any green salad to increase the protein content. It can be used as the base for pilaf or other side dishes that call for rice or bulgur wheat.

This Mexican Quinoa Salad has become a favorite at our family potlucks.
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