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This dish even got kudos from gourmet Dad! I love creating yummy things!
What is quinoa, you ask? It is a grain that is a great source of protein and is gluten-free. It is available at Whole Foods, Trader Joes and more than likely your local health food store.
Ingredients:
~ 1 c. uncooked quinoa
~ 1 yellow onion, chopped
~ 1 red onion, chopped
~ 4 large cloves garlic, chopped into quarters
~ about 10-16 sun dried tomato halves (I used dried ones reconstituted in water)
~ handful fresh basil leaves, chopped
~ handful fresh parsley leaves, chopped
~ 1-2 TB aged balsamic vinegar
~ 1-2 TB extra virgin olive oil
Cook quinoa in 2-3 c. water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer until water is absorbed and quinoa is fluffy and the rings have started to fall off.
Roast onion and garlic on cookie sheet in 350 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until brown. Chop into tiny pieces (I used a Cuisenart Mini-prep).
Toss all ingredients together. Serve warm or chilled. Enjoy!
I’ve been enjoying this simple salad dressing on my lunchtime salads. It is so easy to whip up your own salad dressing with no additives or bad vinegars and oils. And this is a very easy dressing to vary, too. Oh, and some healthy facts — cider vinegar is the only one that will help your body become more alkaline, it is a very healthy vinegar and some people even drink it daily for their digestion. I use the EV olive b/c I like the taste and it is a good oil, flax would be good too and impart a slightly nutty flavor.
~ equal parts cider vinegar and extra virgin olive oil
~ dijon mustard to taste
Whisk and serve!
Some variations you can do are:
~ add onion powder and ground cayenne to give it a kick and make it liver-cleansing.
~ add fresh chopped herbs like basil, thyme or sage.
~ chopped fresh cilantro will help detoxify the body of heavy metals.
~ chives, shallots, scallions give a subtle onion taste.
~ pureed raspberries makes a yummy, fruity dressing.
Yes, it is a hot one, I sure love it but I bet some of you feel melty today! Here are some fun ideas for keeping cool:
~ Put your Rose or Lavender Hydrosol in the refrigerator, and mist that cool, refreshing spray whenever you need it.
~ Take a cool bath wth your choice of Debra’s Rhapsody Bath Salts. You’ll be cool, moisturized, detoxified, nourished and get all the aromatherapeutic benefits. What could be better?
~ Use our Foot Restorer Cooling Foot Butter on your feet to cool them but also on your pulse points — at your wrists, behind your knees and behind your ears.
~ Rub an ice cube on those same pulse points.
~ Meditate, and visualize being in a cool place.
Hope these ideas have put you in a cool state of being!