***HELPFUL TIME SAVING TIP***
With our soups, you have the option of adding meat. Instead of browning over a stove burner, put ground beef/chicken, chorizo, or chopped up sausage on a cookie sheet, enough for 5 or 6 soups, and brown in oven at 375 for 12-15 minutes. Divide into portions and freeze in freezer bags for a quick addition to your crockpot:) With your leftover vegetables…put them in small baggies and freeze them to add to soups at a later date.
****SAVOURY GLUTEN FREE STUFFING****
*Try our “Savoury Quinoa Pilaf “or “Quinoa Fruit and Nut Salad” and make your GLUTEN FREE stuffing. Make the packages according to instructions BUT replace water with chicken or veggie broth and set aside.
Directions: Chop 1 lg onion….2 stalks of celery, add 2 tsp poultry seasoning..1 tsp sage, (can add 1 cup of cooked wild rice or gluten free bread to the mixture) 1/2 cup cranberries. Bake in oven for a delicious savoury stuffing.
OUR SOUPS, SALADS, AND PILAFS
As many cooks know, soup is something you can play with….you can make it your own by adding those little left overs you have in your fridge, frozen vegetables, or a can of tomatoes.
- With our two Pilafs, there are many exciting variations for your table.
Try adding sauteed vegetables eg. peppers ,mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, or some succulent shrimp or chicken. - Stuffed peppers:)… parboil yellow, red and orange peppers, cut them in half and fill with the pilaf , pour tomato sauce over and bake for a delicious main course.
- OR, With the left over pilaf…let cool, add…chopped pepper, olives, cucumber, red onion, and feta cheese. Flavour with your favorite Mediterranean Salad dressing and voila..you have a wonderful delicious GREEK salad.
- Our “NEW” Tuity Fruity Moroccan Couscous Pilaf is delicious hot, but when it is chilled, add chopped apple and apricot for a refreshing salad.
Spinach and Orzo Salad OR Spinach and Quinoa Salad
- Cook ” Pilaf” according to instructions and cool. Put in large bowl and stir in: 1-10oz pkg baby spinach leaves, 1/2 lb crumbled feta cheese, 1/2 finely chopped red onion, 3/4 cup pine nuts. Toss with 1/2 tsp dried basil, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar. Serve cold.
- The Savory Quinoa Pilaf can substitute as a great GLUTEN FREE ”stuffing” at Thanksgiving and Christmas. With a few added spices…poultry seasoning, cranberries, chopped onion and celery.
Our “New” soup…calls for “coconut milk”, but coconut cream is so much more decadent:)
- Coconut Curry Lentil Soup, is delicious with shrimp or chicken sautéed in butter and curry…just adds that extra zing. I have added delicious roasted yams/carrots to the soup. The sweetness was so complimentary and it gave it a bit more thickness. Also a squirt of lime is so tasty.
- Try adding chopped apple and raisins, pour over chicken breast, bake in the oven until chicken is done, serve over rice for a delicious curry dish.
- More goodness for this soup…add lots of extra veggies, chicken stock and chicken for a delicious curry chowder!!
Add a tin of tomatoes and puree for a delicious change. - For the “Nonna’s Minestrone Soup” cabbage and/or swiss chard is a delicious nutritous addition.
- We have 2 delicious Curry Salads…Coconut Curry Quinoa and Curry Couscous Fruit and Nut. They are interchangeable as far as additives listed on the label. To the CCQS try adding 1/2 cup orange juice,3/4 cup mayo, one small apple chopped, 1/2 cup each of celery and cucumber. To the CCFN, add the coconut milk with the celery/apple/cucumber combo.
- Our Delicious “Quinoa Fruit & Nut Salad”
This salad has great spices and does not require a salad dressing..however, if you would like a little change up…a raspberry vinaigrette is lovely in place of the mint…try adding a bit of feta cheese as well:)
* Quinoa Breakfast Cereal for “DESSERT” Lovely Quinoa Creamy Pudding
Make Quinoa Breakfast cereal according to directions. In another saucepan, heat 1 and a half to 2 cups soy milk (any type of milk), 1/8 tsp cardamom, juice and zest of one orange, 2 tbsp of honey, and reserved cranberries. Add cooked quinoa and simmer til all liquid has been absorbed. Serve warm:)
Remember, our products contain NO added salt and may need a little..only to your taste of course.
