Raw Vegetable Salad

December 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Raw Vegetable Salad

For Dressing

1/4 cup red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar

1 clove of garlic pressed

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 tbsp of honey

a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt

1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoons of finely chopped red bell pepper, green pepper

For Salad

Yellow Squash and zucchini, thinly sliced

Sugar snap peas

Edamame and or field peas

Red bell pepper, thinly sliced

Fresh salad greens

Toss the vegetables without the greens in dressing and marinate for 15 minutes. Add Vegetables to the salad greens and enjoy!

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Walnut Spread

May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Walnut Spread

Ingredients

1 15- oz can garbanzo beans
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves
¼ cup olive oil
2 tbsp. lemon juice
¼ tsp. each salt and pepper

Instructions

Drain beans reserving liquid. In food processor or vitamix combine ¼ cup reserved liquid with remaining ingredients.

Cover and process, scraping down sides and adding liquid as needed to make a smooth mixture. Serve with raw baby carrots, cucumber sticks, and fresh string beans (or any veggie you like).

(Yields 2.5 cups) (servings: ½ legume,1/2 nut, ½ oil) 168 calories, 8 g (21%)carbohydrates, 4 g (8%)protein, 12 g (71%) fat per 4 tsp. serving

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