Crazy Salad (Real name to come)

Quinoa with Grilled Zucchini, Garbnzo Beans and Cumin

Bon Appetit, August 2008

Quinoa with Mango and Curried Yogurt

I have no idea how I came across this recipe, I can't remember why I found it. But it's off of epicurious.com and it's been in the back of my mind for some time. The recipe kind of suggests it's supposed to be served as a side dish, so I decided to just make it for lunch one day. I boiled some quinoa, mixed yogurt, curry, lime juice, fresh ginger, salt, pepper, and a little oil. This was the sauce, I mixed the quinoa into it. I roasted the red pepper (the recipe calls for a raw one) and topped the quinoa with that, some roasted peanuts, mango and cilantro (the recipe called for mint). The recipe also called for a jalepeño. I chopped it up and it was so super hot I ended up sauteeing it for a while to loose the heat. I intended to serve it with some arugula, but kind of forgot. But it was really good! It had great flavors and a combination of textrures and colors. It didn't made a whole lot, I would probably make 1 1/2 recipe next time. But I was really happy with it and will definitely be making it again.

Johan Scale: G+

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Varm Bulgur med Kantareller och Granatäpple (Warm bulgur with chanterlles and pomegranate)

Not the best photo, but I really liked this one! Bulgur, kantareller, pomegranate, goat chees, parsley and thyme. All go so good together! Maybe a better lunch dish, or light for dinner, I will definitely make this one again. 2 pomegranates was way to much, I would just use 1 next time. I used 2 dl parsley before being chopped, and that was perfect.

Johan Scale: 3.5

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Bye Bye Barnum Black Bean Salad

This salad recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks. It's the Native Foods Restaurant Cookbook. Native Foods is a restaurant in southern california which offers only vegan food. But there dishes are amazing! I have converted many a meat eater to Native Foods, one never feels like they're missing something with their dishes. The name "Bye Bye Barnum" is a reference to getting rid of Barnum and Bailey's circus for animal rights issues. In particular, the elephants. Probably my most favorite dish is a salad from this book, so I thought I would try another salad on a super hot summer day. This one sounded a bit boring, but trusted the folks at Native Foods. What a good call! This was delicious! I think it was the balsamic vineagerette which made it. With black beans, brown rice, tomatoes, cilantro, lettuce and onion this was also a rather healthy salad. I will definitely make it again!

Johan Scale: 4