Om Cooking with Om Chef Prep kits, Aug 2011

Quinoa, zucchini, red and gold tomatoes, dill, pumpkin seed, evoo, sea salt........................serve hot or cold, great as a vegetable stuffing

3 Bean and Kamut Salad:steamed whole kamut, steamed edamame and green beansslow cooked white beans and chopped raw peppers

Green beans (raw or steamed), slow cooked white beans, fresh basil and walnuts

Sea salt/Thyme roasted cauliflower

Roasted eggplant, steamed kamut, tomatoes

Mostly Veggie Pasta Salad

fresh peas, tomatoes, shredded purple cabbage, fresh basil, chopped zucchini, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and pepper

Om Cooking Highlight Reel Aug. 2011

Steamed Quinoa, fresh corn, cilantro cakes with garlicky spinach and white bean hummus

Strawberry, peach, Maca smoothie

Slow cooked white beans with frizzled sage

Garlic wilted Dino kale with Oregon Hazelnuts

Feta Fetish? Quick Feta Dishes in Under 5 Minutes

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Feta Pasta Salad
Barrila's new tiny pasta  (preferably whole grain, cooked al-dente), cucumbers, grape tomatoes, capers, Bulgarian feta, basil, Italian parsley, fresh lemon juice

Quinoa and Feta

Quinoa, walnut, French feta, mint, fresh lemon juice, splash of EVOO.

Fab hot or cold and delish as a stuffing for peppers or zucchini

Cucumber and Feta Salad                            Cucumber, slow cooked garbanzo beans, red and gold grape tomatoes, Bulgarian feta, dill, fresh lemon juice.

Make it a main dish: Pescatarians may add tuna or shrimp, carnivores will luv this with grilled chicken, vegetarians make it a main dish with hard cooked eggs.                                                

Excellent as a side salad,  or use as a fab multgrain wrap or fresh pita filling

My personal favorite: Avocado, heirloom tomato, red onion, Greek feta, capers, oregano, fresh lemon juice and cracked pepper. 

Garnet Yams, Quinoa and Pistachio With Raspberry Vinaigrette

All ingredients for these dishes and many more are in your Om Chef Culinary Prep kit                                                                                  

Black Quinoa Rapture

Quinoa with sweet potatoes, pistachios and raspberry vinaigrette 

Fab hot or cold! Quinoa and pistachios are high in protein and offer a nice textural contrast to the softer yams, and pistachio also have an outstanding array of health promoting pytochemicals.

Roasted Corn, Quinoa and Cumin Chicken Kabobs

Broiled garlic and cumin chicken kabob with roasted corn and pepper salad, and peach mango salsa

Black quinoa, roasted corn and pepper salad with mixed baby greens in a cilantro lime vinaigrette 

Why quinoa?

One cup of cooked quinoa has 15% fewer carbohydrates and 60% more protein than a comparable amount of brown rice; it also has 25% more fiber, which can help lower blood cholesterol.