Wednesday, June 24, 2009

summer time salad on crackers!




Tabouli

3 cups quinoa (soaked overnight, rinsed, let set for 2 hours...will begin to sprout)
1/4 c. lemon juice
1/2 c. olive oil
1 c. fresh mint ( I omitted this)
4 c. flat Italian parsley ( I only had 1/2 c. for this)
1 clove garlic (minced)

Process a few times until well chopped.

add
tomato
olives
pine nuts
red onion
chopped spinach
1 tsp salt
avocado
cucumber

Enjoy!

Monday, June 22, 2009

mmmm...blueberries!

Blueberry parfait! (or strawberry if you like OR any kind of fruit!)
1 cup of fruit
1/2 c. macadamia nuts soaked for 1-2 hours then drained
1/2 c. cashews soaked for 1-2 hours then drained
1/4 cup plus 1 teaspoon of agave
1/4 teaspoon agave
1/4 c. water
2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
Blend nuts with oil, vanilla, teaspoon agave, and water till creamy ( I had to add more water)
pulse berries until chunky or leave whole. mix with 1/4 c. agave.
layer the cream and berries. Alternating between the 2. Chill for a couple of hours to thicken! Luscious!!