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    Quinoa Salad

    Ingredients:

    • 2 cups Water
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • 1 cup Quinoa

    Directions:  Bring water and salt to a boil.  Add rinsed quinoa.  Remove form heat and cover for 20 minutes.  Or cook with rice cooker.  

    Dressing:

    • 1 Tbsp fresh basil (1/4 tsp dry basil)
    • 1 tsp fresh oregano (1/4 tsp dry oregano)
    • ¼ tsp salt
    • 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
    • 1 Tbsp olive oil

    Salad:

    • 1-2 cucumbers, chopped
    • 1 bell pepper, chopped
    • ¼ cup green onions
    • 1-2 tomatoes, chopped
    • 15 oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed
    • 1/3 cup feta cheese

    Directions:  Add dressing and quinoa to salad in a bowl, mix and enjoy! 

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    Cilantro lime dressing

    Ingredients:

    • 1 1/2 cups of raw cashews
    • 3/4 cup of water
    • 3 tbsp lime juice
    • 1 tbsp maple syrup
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
    • 1/2 cup fresh parsley
    • 2 green onions chopped

    Directions:

    1. Boil a few cups of water on stove top pour over cashews and let sit for 5 minutes
    2. After 5 minutes drain cashews and place cashews and 3/4 water in the blender and blend until smooth.
    3. Add all the remaining ingredients to the blender and blend until smooth!  Enjoy this deliciousness as a salad dressing, in tacos, wraps or as a dip!
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    Chickpea Chopped Salad

    Ingredients: 

    • about 3 handfuls of chopped romaine
    • 1 cup of chopped cucumbers, bell peppers, tomatoes,  red onions and any other veggies you like.
    • 1/2 cup of garbanzo beans drained.  (I like to add the garbanzo bean mixture from the chickpea tacos.)
    • a few tbsp of pumpkin or sunflower seeds
    • 1-2 tbsp of hemp seeds
    • 1/2 c cooked quinoa

    Directions:

    1. Place all above ingredients in a bowl.  Toss in a few tbsp of lemon avocado dressing and enjoy!
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    Mediterranean Salad, sandwich or bowl!

     

    Lemon Vinaigrette

    Ingredients:

    • 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil (Omit if you want oil free)
    •  1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
    • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
    • 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • 1/2 tsp maple syrup
    • 1/4 pepper

    Directions:  Mix all the above in a mason jar shake and it’s ready to go!  

    *It actually taste great without the added extra fat from the oil!

     Mediterranean Salad:

    Ingredients:

    • Mixed greeds of our choice. Spinach, arugula etc. about 5 cups.
    •  Bell peppers, cucumbers, cooked corn, diced tomatoes, red onions, golden raisins, toasted pine nuts, fresh cilantro.

    Directions:

    1. Put greens in large bowl
    2. Chop any of the above veggies you have on hand or just use your favorites and add as much as you want. 
    3. Add some golden raisins, toasted pine nuts and fresh cilantro.
    4. Toss with lemon vinaigrette.  Your salad is ready!

    *To turn this into a bowl add some quinoa or brown rice cooked in veggie or chicken broth, hummus and your salad .  Top it off with a little whole wheat pita to dip in and you’ll be in heaven!!

    * This can also be turned into a pita sandwich!

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    Greek Salad

    Ingredients:

    • 2 medium cucumbers, peeled and chopped
    • 2 large tomatoes, chopped 
    • 1 medium green pepper, chopped 
    • 1/2  sliced purple onion
    • 1/2 cup sliced olives (opt.)
    • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese 
    • Dressing:
    • 1/3 cup olive oil ( if avoiding oil replace with lemon juice)
    • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 
    • 1 teaspoon salt 
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano 
    • 3 teaspoon honey 

    Directions: 

    1. In a serving bowl, combine the cucumber, tomato, green pepper, onions, olives and feta cheese.
    2. In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine the dressing ingredients; shake well.
    3. Drizzle over salad and toss to coat. 

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