The Crisper Whisperer: How to Use Up Your Misfit Vegetables

The Crisper Whisperer: How to Use Up Your Misfit Vegetables
You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give The Crisper Whisperer: How to Use Up Your Misfit Vegetables a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, primal, and whole 30 recipe has 243 calories, 6g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have olive oil, salt, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

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First, choose your grain. Rinse it thoroughly under running water in a fine-mesh sieve, and then cook in boiling, well-salted water according to package directions.
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Drain if necessary.
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Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, salt and pepper and whisk to blend well.
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Add the diced red onion.
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Choose, prepare, and add your vegetables. I know it's a leap of faith, but there are many good choices here and few not-so-good ones. You can opt for a combination of textures or a simpler approach. Good choices include:Steamed leafy greens such as kale, collards, chard, spinach and the like, drained well and cut into bite-sized pieces
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Grilled summer squash or eggplant
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Diced raw carrots, peppers, celery, cucumbers, tomatoes, or radishes
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Winter squash or root vegetables, diced and roasted
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Choose and add your herbs. A mixture of two parts basil, two parts parsley and one part mint would work well with a wide variety of veggies.
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When the grains are cooked and still hot, add them to the bowl and toss to combine.
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Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
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*Quinoa is actually a seed, but it makes a great grain salad anyway.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score29
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