Lemony Brown Rice
2 cups brown rice
2 T butter
4 1/2 water or chicken stock (or combination of 2)
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 T chopped parsley
¾ cup parmesan cheese
Sauté rice in
butter, add water and cook. Pour mixture over rice and stir when rice is
cooked.
Serve with a
generous portion of baby spinach and/or arugula and brown dish rice,
below. Layer rice, greens and chicken.
Israeli
Couscous
1 cup Israeli Couscous
2 cups chicken broth or vegetable broth
1 onion, chopped
Olive oil or butter to coat pan
Handful parsley, chopped
Wild Rice and
Wheat Berries
2/3 cup wild
rice
1/3 cup wheat berries
1 T walnut oil
1 t butter
Handful dried apricots, chopped
Handful cranberries
Zest from 1 lemon
Chives, chopped
Handful pine nuts
Salt
2 ½ cup water
Rinse rice and
berries and bring salted water to boil. Add rice and berries and cook for
5o minutes, covered on low heat. Drain excess water if necessary. Sauté
pine nuts in butter on low heat until browned and fragrant. Add pine nuts
and remaining ingredients to rice mix, stir and let sit a few minutes.
Mexican Green Rice (Adapted from Rick Bayless)
Omit cilantro if you don't care for it.
1 cup rice
Small onion, chopped
1 celery rib, chopped
Handful parsley and cilantro, stems removed
2 poblano chilies, chopped (or crushed red pepper)
1 clove garlic, chopped
2/3 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup peas
Salt
Add 1
¼ cup of water to onion, garlic, chilies, cilantro and parsley. Cover,
bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Puree mixture in food processor or
blender, including water.
Sauté
rice in oil for 7 minutes. Add broth, vegetable mixture and salt, cover
and bring to a boil then simmer 15 minutes. Add peas and let sit for 10.
Potato Salad with a Kick
2lbs new or red potatoes, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces
6 hard-boiled eggs, cut into small pieces
Handful parsely, chopped
1/2 cup celery, chopped
1 medium red onion, chopped
1 lemon, juiced
1 cup (approx.) mayonnaise
1-2 tsp hot sauce
2 tsp mustard
Salt & pepper to taste
While potatoes are still hot, add lemon juice and toss (this prevents
mayonnaise from soaking in.) Add dry ingredients. Mix mayonnaise, mustard
and hot sauce and add to salad. Add salt & pepper. Let this sit a few hours
to fully develop flavor.
Tips on how to
save time cooking and lots more delicious and healthy recipes can be found in
Harmonious Environment: Beautify,
Detoxify & Energize Your Life. Your Home & Your Planet.
|
