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Recipes

Salads

Green Salad with Avocado

April 10, 2016 by pab-admin

Great salad for summer time guests Ingredients: 2 cups shredded lettuce 1/4 cup of black beans 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes 1/4 cup canned corn 1/4 cup of chopped red, orange, yellow pepper, your choice 1/4 cup of avocado chopped Salad dressing of choice Directions: Make a bed of the lettuce, top with all the other ingredients. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Salads Tagged: Avocado, Black Beans, Corn, Lettuce, Tomatoes

Cold Quinoa Salad

March 12, 2016 by pab-admin

Nice summer salad. Ingredients: 12 cups water 1 1/2 cups quinoa rinsed 3 cucumbers peeled and cut into cubes 1 red onion cut into cubes 1 tomato diced 1 bunch parsley leaves chopped 2 bunches mint chopped 1/2 cup olive oil 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 lemon juiced sea salt and pepper to taste … [Read more…]

Posted in: Salads Tagged: Cucumbers, Quinoa, Tomatoes

Cucumber Salad

March 11, 2016 by pab-admin

This recipe came from my friend Amy and is great in the summer.  I cut down the sugar in the recipe because that much sugar in the original recipe is……just not good for us.  Ingredients: 7 cucumbers peeled and sliced 1 onion sliced into thin slices 1 colored pepper, chopped Dressing: 1/2 cup of vinegar … [Read more…]

Posted in: Salads Tagged: Cucumbers, Onions, Peppers

Kale, Edamame, and Quinoa Salad

March 5, 2016 by pab-admin

I have had this recipe at the Homestead Bakery in Farmington, ME and it is really good.  This recipe we found from Chris Frey.  Ingredients: 2 cups cooked quinoa, cooled 1 1/2 cup edamame beans, cooked and cooled 3 cups finely chopped Tuscan Kale, ribs removed 1 cup sliced grape tomatoes 1/2 red onion, diced … [Read more…]

Posted in: Salads Tagged: Almonds, Edamame, Kale, Mangos, Pumpkin Seeds, Quinoa, Tomatoes
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