Ok, continuing my challenge of consuming a plethora of fruits and veggies purchased as part of the Great Organic Basket Challenge (also called the Real World Real Food Challenge by Megan; I guess they couldn't agree on the title?) I decided to roast some veggies.
- 2 golden yams, chopped into cubes (I kept the skins on as that's where all the goodness is)
- 1 fennel, chopped (YUM!! I've never had fennel and it's delicious!!)
- Wanted carrot but I ran out, so I substituted zucchini
- Raisins (didn't measure but guessing @ 1/4 or 1/3 cup)
Put all these veggies in a shallow baking pan, then combine 1/2 cup apple juice (I actually juiced 1 apple and one pear) with 1 tsp dijon mustard and poured over the veggies. Mix it all well, then cover and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
After 25 minutes, remove the cover, stir in 1/2 can of chickpeas or some other bean of your choice to add some protein, and pop back in the oven uncovered to roast for about 15 minutes.
While that was in the oven, I put some quinoa on the stove, then cut the stems out of the collard greens and sliced them into large pieces. If I were to make this dish again (which I will, it's yummy) I don't think I'd do collard greens; the flavor was a bit too strong to mix with the other veggies. I'd replace with a milder green like spinach. 5 minutes before the veggies were ready I sauteed the greens in a bit of olive oil.
And voila! First I laid down the quinoa, then a bed of greens, then piled the roasted veggies on top. It was quite tasty. The golden yams are slightly less sweet than their orange counterparts and are perfect for a dish like this one.
Also today I used the juicer several times: my wake-up drink consisted of 1 orange, 1 apple, 2 carrots, and 1 kiwi. I had a bit left over, so after my run (which kinda sucked, my hamstring still hurts!) I blended the remaining juice with 1 banana, some frozen pineapple chunks, flax seed and chia seed, and protein powder. Delish. And this afternoon was a veggie juice that used 1 apple, 1/2 cucumber, 1 carrot, spinach, 1 stalk celery, and some parsley.
So... slowly but surely I'm working my way through the list. I still have 5 lemons! Must figure out what to do with them.
- Roma Tomatoes – 5 3
- Avocados – 2 1
- Collard Greens – 1 0
- Fennel – 1 LARGE root 1 0
- Golden Sweet Potatoes – 3 0
- Zucchini – 4 2 1
- Cucumber – 1 1/2
- Pomegranate – 2 0
- Anjou Pear – 2 1
- Kiwi – 2 1
- Pinova Arkansas Black Apple – 2 0
- Pink Lady Apple – 2 1 0
- Navel Orange – 4 3 2
- Pea Sprouts Broccoli Sprouts: 1 1/2 box (put some on a tuna sandwich)
- Lemon – 5
- Lime – 2 1.5
I will say that I am feeling lighter and have more energy after eating all this natural goodness. Except for the tuna sandwich today... felt sluggish. I'm thinking I'm going to treat this like a cleanse and eliminate processed carbs (bread, pasta, etc.) and dairy for a few days and see how I feel. Will keep grains like quinoa and brown rice in... I can't go entirely without carbs.
Very interested to hear what other recipes are being created from the same box! Hope everyone shares.
Nice. I am not surprised you would feel better after eating like that! :)
Posted by: Michelle Simmons | 12/18/2010 at 09:19 PM
I like the blog! Going to have to try out some of these for dinner.
Posted by: Brett | 12/20/2010 at 10:49 AM