Monday, August 13, 2012

Beet Quinoa Salad





·         4 beets – peeled and diced
·         1 medium eggplant – cut into small wedges
·         1 cup quinoa/bulgur wheat (one or the other – or ½ and ½)
·         1 ¾ cup water
·         1/3 cup crushed (fine – almost powder) pecans
·         4 Leaves Fresh Basil – chopped
·         2 Springs Fresh Parsley – chopped
·         1 TBS Salt + additional to taste
·         Pepper to taste


Combine beets, quinoa/bulgur wheat, water and 1 TBS salt to medium/large sauce pan, bring to rapid boil.
Stir in pecans, eggplant, basil, parsley, pepper and additional salt – reduce to heavy simmer.
Stir occasionally over the next 15 – 20 minutes until all water has been absorbed.

Enjoy J

Tomato Pie


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·         2 sheets puff pastry
·         4 tomatoes, sliced
·         Tofu
·         Basil
·         Balsamic vinegar
·         Nutritional Yeast



·         Line pie plate with 1 sheet of puff pastry, put 2nd sheet on a cookie sheet. Bake both for 5-8 minutes at 350deg.
·         Layer tomatoes, tofu, and basil until pie plate full.
·         Drizzle balsamic vinegar, and sprinkle with nutritional yeast.
·         Top with 2nd sheet – sprinkle more nutritional yeast.
·         Bake for 15 minutes at 350deg. You can eat it hot but it tastes best cold.