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Summer Basil Salad

Summer Basil Salad
Main Ingredient: Barley Noodles and Pastas Rice and Grains Whole Wheat Raisins

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Summer Basil Salad ingredients

  • ---DRESSING---
  • 1⁄2 c Sweet rice vinegar
  • 3 t Sugar (or sugar substitute)
  • 2 t Dijon mustard
  • 1 1⁄2 t Salt (optional)
  • 2 Cloves minced garlic
  • 1 1⁄2 t olive oil
  • pepper, to taste
  • ---SALAD FIXIN'S---
  • 1⁄2 c Chopped green onion
  • 1⁄2 c Chopped green, yellow or red Sweet peppers
  • 1⁄2 c Lightly steamed and cooled
  • Green beans or asparagus
  • 1⁄2 c Chopped Carrot
  • 1⁄2 c Chopped zuchini
  • 3⁄4 c Golden raisins (do not Substitute
  • 1⁄2 c Or more finely chopped fresh basil
  • 1⁄2 c Chopped fresh parsley

Cooking Summer Basil Salad

1. Carbs:Use any of the following, depending on how "McDougall-correct" (I've been learning a lot from you Barbara Z!) you want to be.
2. 16 ounces dry fusilli (or any pasta, whole wheat is fine) boiled 1 cup dry brown rice, cooked (don't know how much it makes cooked) combined with: 1 cup dry couscous (soak for 20 minutes in 1 1/3 cups boiling water) -or, combine with any other grains such as quinoa, barley, or whatever you like.


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