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Quinoa Salad

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Yield: 8 servings

Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

  • 4 cups quinoa, cooked
  • 1 cup bell pepper, diced (mixed colors; green, red, orange, or yellow)
  • 2 green onions, sliced
  • 2-3 stalks celery, sliced
  • 1/2 cup nuts, toasted (sliced almonds, cashews, or pine nuts)
  • 1 cup tahini dressing (see recipe on Cookinglessonsfordad.com)

Instructions

  1. Prepare tahini dressing and toast nuts ahead of time (see recipes). Rinse and chop vegetables. Mix ingredients together in a bowl.
  2. Chill mixture and serve. (You may want to top with additional toasted nuts for garnish).

Notes

You may replace the quinoa with couscous if desired.

You can find the recipes for toasted nuts, tahini dressing, quinoa and couscous on Cookinglessonsfordad.com.

You could serve this salad immediately after preparing but it is better after it chills for a while.

© Karen Breyer

 

Peanut Butter and Grape Sandwich

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Yield: 1 sandwich

Peanut Butter and Grape Sandwich

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons peanut (or almond) butter
  • 1/2 cup grapes (whole or sliced in half)
  • 2 slices whole grain bread

Instructions

  1. Spread peanut butter on both pieces of bread.
  2. Cover the peanut butter on one piece of bread with grapes.
  3. Place the other piece of bread, with peanut butter side down, over the grapes. Press the bread together firmly.
  4. Cut sandwich in half if desired.

Notes

The grapes stay in the sandwich better if they are cut in half. Lay them with the flat side down on the peanut butter.

If you leave the grapes whole, they stay in better if you do not cut the sandwich in half. Just press the sandwich together firmly.

These sandwiches are great for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.

© Karen Breyer

 

Fruit Salad

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Yield: Varies

Fruit Salad

Ingredients

  • Variety of colorful fruits (fresh, frozen, and/or canned)

Instructions

  1. Rinse fresh fruits. Drain canned fruits and thaw frozen fruits as desired.
  2. Gently mix fruits together in a bowl.
  3. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

Acidic fruit juices (like pineapple, orange, or lemon) will keep cut fruits (like bananas and apples) from turning brown. Add enough juice to coat the fruits.

Give frozen fruits enough time to thaw.

Frozen fruits will help to chill the salad and keep it cold for a while. This is nice when taking the fruit salad to a picnic, potluck or another location.

You can also add nuts or coconut if you would like.

© Karen Breyer

 

Frozen Grapes

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Yield: Varies

Frozen Grapes

Ingredients

  • Grapes, seedless

Instructions

  1. Rinse grapes and take them off the vine.
  2. Pat or air dry the grapes.
  3. Place them in an airtight freezer container or plastic bag.
  4. Place grapes in the freezer.
  5. The grapes are ready to eat when they are frozen.

Notes

Take out the frozen grapes you are going to eat and leave the rest in the freezer for later. They should last at least a month in the freezer.

There are many varieties of seedless grapes to try.

© Karen Breyer

 

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