Evergreen Recipes

A la Stierman Ready in 30 mins. Servers 4-6   Ingredients: 2 cups water 1 cup quinoa 1 pinch salt ¼ cup olive oil ½ teaspoon sea salt ¼ cup lemon juice 3 tomatoes, diced 1 cucumber, diced 2 bunches green onion, diced 2 carrots, grated 1 cup fresh parsley, chopped DIRECTIONS: 1.  In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Add quinoa and a pinch of salt. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature, fluff with a fork. 2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine olive oil, sea salt, lemon  juice, tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, carrots and parsley. Stir in cooled quinoa.   (sliced olives and artichoke hearts may be added if desired)

A la Diep Ingredients: 2 or 3 pieces of chicken breast- cut into cubes 2 or 3 carrots- diced 2 or 3 potatoes- diced 1 cup of frozen edamame (shelled) 1 or 2 cloves of chopped garlic Use half of a white onion (dice or chop big) 1 jar of Tikka Masala sauce- purchased at Fresh and Easy ½ cup of chicken stock Directions: 1.  Salt and pepper the cubed chicken breast.  Brown the chicken with chopped garlic in the pan with oil.       Cook it until done-remove from pan.  2.  With the same pan- cook onions and poatotes until it is almost tender.  Or you can boil the potatoes until tender and toss it during step 4. 3.  Toss in carrots.  Cook until they are almost tender. 4.  Pour Tikka Massala Sauce, 1/2 cup chicken stock, the frozen edamame, and the cooked chicken in the pan.  Let it simmer until tender.  Serve over jasmine rice or naan bread (can find at Fresh and Easy or Trader Joe’s). Happy cooking!

To make a quick and tasty hummus for your events or dinners you'll need only a few things. Ingredients: 2 cans of garbanzo beans 1/2 cup lemon (to taste) 2 large garlic cloves 1/2 table spoon salt 2 large serving spoons of Tahini (sauce) Olive oil (optional) Parsely (optional) Preparation: Put everything in the food processor for about 7 minutes until creamy. Place in a dish and put Olive Oil on top & garnish with parsley (optional)