Power Salad in a Jar
This tends to be a busy time of year for many. This is a handy way to have a quick and cool meal to take to work with you. 1. Spoon your choice of dressing into a pint size mason jar. 2. Add some cooked quinoa or beans for protein. 3. Sprinkle in some seeds […]
HarDarshan’s Summer Salad
The Indian healing system known as Ayurveda recommends that our meals be balanced among the Six Tastes. This recipe includes all six, uses some of the fresh produce abundant this month, and is delicious! The six tastes and how they are included in this recipe: Sweet: raw sweet corn Astringent: fresh thyme leaves and cilantro […]
Asian Sesame Cucumber Salad
Cucumbers are quite cooling on the hot days to come! Ingredients: 2 cucumbers, chilled 2 large carrots 1 tsp. salt 1 TB rice vinegar 1 TB lime juice 1 tsp. toasted sesame oil pinch of red pepper flakes 1 TB toasted sesame seeds (a mixture of white and black is nice) 1 scallion, sliced 2 […]
HarDarshan’s Green Goddess Salad Dressing
Add the following ingredients to your blender: 1 cup clover sprouts 1/8 cup fresh parsley 1/8 cup fresh dill 1/8 cup cilantro juice of one lemon 1 TB tahini 1 TB Nama Shoyu enough water to make everything blend well. lend and enjoy on your favorite salad!
Corn Salad with Radishes, Lime, and Jalapeno
Makes 4 servings in under 5 minutes! Ingredients: 3 cups fresh corn kernels (about 3 large ears) 6 radishes, thinly sliced 1/2 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped 3 Tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 Tablespoons coarsley chopped fresh cilantro leaves 1 1/2 Tablespoons olive oil Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and season with salt […]
Sprouted Mung Bean Greek Salad
(I adapted this one from a recipe I found at Whole Foods) 3 cups mung bean sprouts 1 pint grape tomatoes, thinly sliced 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and sliced 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon fresh oregano 1 tablespoon fresh parsely 12 pitted Kalamata […]
HarDarshan’s Kale Salad
Recently I went out to my garden, picked some kale, corn, and serrano peppers, and made this easy and delicious salad! Take about 10 leaves of kale, wash well, and chop very finely. Put in a bowl, and add the kernels from one ear of fresh corn. Then finely chop 2 serrano peppers (or more […]
Green Goddess Salad Dressing
Ingredients: 1 large avocado 1 small onion, quartered 2 stalks celery, cut in 2″ pieces 1/2 cup each fresh parsley, dill, basil and watercress 1 cucumber, unpeeled and quartered 1 clove garlic 1 lemon juiced cucumber juice or water, for desired thickness Braggs Liquid Aminos, to taste Process all ingredients in a blender until creamy, […]
Save the Tuna Salad!
1 cup raw almonds, soaked for a few hours or overnight in water, then slip the brown peels off 1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked for a few hours or overnight in water 1/3 cup minced celery 1/4 cup minced red onion 1/3 cup pickles, diced (Bubbies brand is nice, unheated) 2 TB minced fresh dill […]
