brown rice salad with tahini ginger sauce

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Brown Rice Salad with Tahini Ginger Sauce

 

Recipe By :Lisa Valantine, Serene Cuisine, Los Angeles

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Main Dishes, Vegetarian

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup baked tofu -- Oriental Style

1/2 cup chopped yellow onion

1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

1/2 cup sliced fresh shiitake mushrooms

1/2 cup chopped carrots

1 cup sliced bok choy (greens and stalks)

2 cups cooked brown rice

14 ounces canned red beans -- drained

1/2 cup hijiki (sea vegetable)

Dressing:

1/2 cup sesame tahini

1/4 cup toasted sesame oil

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce

2 teaspoons grated gingerroot

 

Combine dressing ingredients, adding a tablespoon or so of water, if the

dressing is too thick. Set aside.

 

Place hijiki in a small bowl with water to cover, and set aside. Heat oil in

medium skillet, over medium heat, 1 minute. Add onions, pepper, mushrooms, and

carrots. Saute 3 minutes, or until onions are translucent. Add bok choy and

saute 5 minutes, stirring ocassionally. Remove from heat and set aside.

 

Combine the rice with beans in a large mixing bowl. Add the tofu, drain and add

the hijiki, and toss with vegetables and dressing. Serve chilled or at room

temperature.

 

Cuisine:

" Macrobiotics "

Source:

" http://www.vegtv.com/Recipes/recipes_09.htm "

Yield:

" 8 cups "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 314 Calories; 18g Fat (51.2% calories

from fat); 9g Protein; 30g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;

326mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 3 1/2

Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

 

NOTES : Lisa teaches cooking classes and offers custom catering for every

ocassion, from parties to romantic dinners. The meals that she prepares, are

balanced and aligned with the season to create a flowing state of health,

energy, and vitality. The food is like yoga -- energizing and calming. To learn

more see http://www.serenesource.com/

 

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 1498 0 0 3386 0 183 0 0 26987 0 5243 0 0 0 0

 

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