perhaps for the rest of the summer

Last week when Sister was telling me about the fabulous grain bowl she had recently eaten, I got the idea that I could throw one together for lunches for the week. I mashed together a few recipes and it went like this.

Firstly, I did a quick pickle of cucumbers, carrots, and red onion.

Cut up a whole mess of kale.

Cooked some brown rice that I added raisins, parsley, and sunflower seeds to.  Plus a bit of olive oil after cooking. AND some of the pickling liquid from step #1. 

This was followed by a quick wilt of the kale with a clove of garlic and yellow pepper. 

Finally it was all in thrown carefully spooned into containers and a jar of chopped roasted almonds was added to the bag to put on right before eating.  I also layered some black beans between the rice and the kale.   

Verdict:  Most excellent.  I am repeating the whole thing again this week.  And perhaps for the rest of the summer/fall. 

Comments

[Emie]

Grain Bowls are my favorite way to lunch unless it's cold outside then it's soup to the rescue! I especially love the nuttiness of quinoa but any grain is fab. They're also a great way to "clean out" the frig.

[jacki long]

Sounds great1

[Sharon]

Except for the Kale, that's looking fine! I don't like Brussels sprouts or Kale,and my theory is that one should cook the sprouts wrapped in the Kale, which would make them easier to dump in the trash. (tee hee). Are you familiar with Jessica Seinfeld's "Food Swings"? Our library cookbook guild used it for a recent meeting, and the first half is an interesting collection of "healthy" choices; my contribution that month was a quinoa/banana/date muffin which we all loved. Baked in mini muffin pans, they would make splendid "sides" with that grain bowl (and they freeze well). Keep those good ideas (sans kale) coming.

[Alison Richardson]

That sounds awesome yum. We're heading towards spring down here in Africa so I definitely want to try the grain bowls. xx

[carol]

Emie: I am newly discovering the grain bowl and am finding them easy to fall for!

Sharon: I love Brussels sprouts and Kale and thank you for leaving your share in the world for me to enjoy. Thanks for the tip on Food Swings - will have to check that out!

Allison: Spring in Africa - that sounds like something I should experience. I will bring lunch :-)