Here are recipes for the grain salads:
Kamut Carrot and Raisin Salad
(2 cups)
Place Kamut berries, cinnamon stick and water in a slow cooker. Cook on low for 3-4 hours, checking periodically to taste for texture. Add more water to cover if necessary.
2 cup Kamut wheat
2 cups water
1 cinnamon stick
Drain. Discard cinnamon stick.
Mix honey in orange juice.
2 Tablespoon orange juice
2 teaspoon honey
Mix carrots and raisins with Kamut.
2 Tablespoon shredded carrots
1/4 cup golden raisins
Cover with orange and honey.
Kamut wheat has been largely unchanged for hundreds of years. The trademark organic “camel tooth “ wheat protects it from being hybridized or modified. Kamut has high levels of protein and more Vitamin E than common wheat.
Rye Berry and Cabbage Salad
(3 cups)
Place berries, seeds and water in the slow cooker. Cook on low for 3-4 hours, checking periodically for doneness. Add more water to cover.
3/4 cup rye berries
1 Tablespoon caraway seeds
3 cups water
Drain. Mix berries, salt, orange zest and cabbage.
1/8 teaspoon salt
Zest of 2 oranges
1 1/2 cups chopped cabbage
Stir together vinegar and juice. Cover berry salad with vinaigrette.
3 tablespoon cider vinegar
3 tablespoon orange juice
Rye is an excellent source of fiber with a low glycemic index, promoting a feeling of fullness.
Beet and Sorghum Salad
(1 1/2 cup)
Place grain and water in slow cooker. Cook on low for 3-4 hours, checking periodically for doneness. Add more water to cover if necessary.
1/2 cup sorghum
2 cups water
Drain.
Add salt, pepper, juice and vinegar.
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 3/4 teaspoon apple juice
1 3/4 teaspoon red wine vinegar
Peel beet. Cut in 3/4 inch chunks. Mix with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast at 400 F.for 30 minutes, stirring midway.
1 large beet
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Chop pistachios. Mix with roasted beets.
1/4 cup pistachios
Add to cooked berries.
Sorghum has high levels of antioxidants and a mix of phytonutrients. It is a C4 grain, with reduced environmental impacts, more water efficient and heat resistant.
The layered salad in a jar from the bottom up has:
Olive oil, lemon juice and garlic
Chopped radishes
Rye Berry Salad
Chopped hard cooked eggs
Sorghum Beet Salad
Feta
Kamut Carrot and Raisin Salad
Spring mix
To eat, attach lid, invert, shake onto a plate
The meal includes 14 plant foods, complete protein and olive oil, a healthy fat.
