Orange Pomegranate Salad with Citrus Chia Dressing
Sometimes you just feel like something light, refreshing and easy. It’s been so hot lately that, even though I’m not usually a big mono-meal girl, it seems like I’ve been seduced to that side by the sheer availability and ease of all this great summer produce that’s not really around for the rest of the year. Suddenly I’ve found myself indulging in mega portions of peaches, whole watermelons and baskets of cherries – all at different times, of course – and calling that breakfast or lunch or dinner. In between I eat even more fruit. It’s been satisfying on so many levels but perhaps the biggest boon has been… nothing…
Raw Forbidden Rice Salad
Finding forbidden rice feels like such a coup. Becuse it’s really the only rice out there that you don’t have soak and sprout for days in order to enjoy it raw. Considered a blood tonic by the ancient Chinese, forbidden rice has a higher protein and fiber content than any other rice. It’s very healthy! These health benefits combined with the fact that it’s a low yield rice -yeilding only 10 percent of what other types of rice do – made it highly prized. It was once reserved just for the emperor to ensure his health and longevity. Everyone else was forbidden to consume it. We are so lucky that’s…
