Quinoa with Tomatoes, Corn, and Zukes

I have been going to the library WAY TOO MUCH LATELY!!!  BUT...it DOES get me out of the office, LEARNING, and on the move...so it's GOOD!

Last week one of the many books I looked into was LOVE SOUP by Anna Thomas.

This dish was originally inspired by one of her recipes, alto, it's not a soup that I ended up with...it was a mighty-fine starting point, tho!  I guess that is what happens when you stray from the recipes - you get to create your own off-shoot!

Quinoa with Tomatoes, Corn, & Zukes!

1 C Quinoa (doubles - at least - when cooked)

1 Super Large Tomato

1 Large Zuke

2-3 T Wildtree Grapeseed Oil - Natural

Juice of 1/2 Lemon

1/2-3/4 C Frozen (or Fresh) Corn

1/4 Large Candy (Dandy) Onion

Fresh or Dried Basil to taste

2 tea Wildtree Garlic Galore Blend

Splash of Wildtree European Balsamic 

Instead of a soup - this was more of a warm Quinoa Salad.  This made a TON and I had a small dish last night and brought a good portion for my lunch today.  I have enough for at least 2 nice-sized meals still, too!

Kale Chips

I haven't used my dehydrator in far too long...I decided to bust it out...give it a good washing, today, and make some Kale Chips!

I took a few handfuls/stalks of kale and broke them apart into smaller pieces

I added:
1 T Wildtree European Dipping Oil - Garlic
1/4 C of Nutritional Yeast *
1/3 C of Water

and used my hands to mix well - absorbing all of the liquid - the coating was paste-like or almost like a dressing of sorts.

I'm waiting for them to do-their-thing in the dehydrator...about 4 to 6 hours at 115.

* I realize Nutritional Yeast isn't raw in itself but have seen it used in raw recipes. If you do not eat nutritional yeast you can omit it. I saw other recipes where cashews were used in a similar way in a blender with the oil and water and used in the mix, too.