1 cup quinoa,
rinsed 2 cups water 1 pinch sea salt
Bring quinoa and water to a boil. Add a
pinch of sea salt, lower flame to simmer, cover and cook for 12-15
minutes. Toss with 1/4 cup Cilantro Pesto.
Cilantro Pesto 1/2
bunch pesto 1 inch ginger, peeled and minced 1/2 cup olive
oil 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1/2 tsp. sea salt
Combine
all ingredients in a food processor or blender.
Sesame Crusted Fish
16
ounces lemon sole, fluke or other whitefish 1 tbsp. maple
syrup 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup shoyu 1 tbsp. chopped
peeled fresh ginger 1 garlic cloved, peeled
and chopped 3 tbsp. flour 4 tbsp. black sesame
seeds (can use tan) 3
tbsp. grapeseed oil
Combine maple syrup,
shoyu, ginger and garlic in a bowl. Place fish
in bowl
and marinate 45 minutes or overnight inside the refrigerator. In a
plastic baggie, combine flour with sesame seeds. Drop marinated fish into
the baggie and coat with flour and
seeds. Heat oil in a frying pan on
medium/high heat. Saute fish 2-3 minutes on each
side. Serves four.
Hiziki with Sweet Summer Vegetables
1/4 cup hiziki,
dried 2 tsp. toasted sesame oil 1 onion, peeled and cut into
thin half moons 1/3 cup water 1 1/2 tbsp. shoyu 1 red
pepper, deseeded and sliced thin 1 ear of fresh corn, kernels
removed from the cob
Cover hiziiki with
water and soak 15 minutes. Heat
sesame
oil on medium heat and saute onion for 2-3 minutes. Drain hiziki from soaking water
and add hiziki to the pan. Add 1/3 cup fresh water plus shoyu to the pan. Cover and cook 7-10 minutes. Add red pepper and corn and continue cooking 7-10 minutes or until most of the liquid in the pan evaporates.
Steamed Cruciferous Veggies
1 bunch broccoli (or other cruciferous
vegetables - cauliflower, kale, brussels sprouts,
cabbage) Water Sea salt
(optional)
Place steamer basket in a pot with water and bring to a boil. Put vegetables into steamer basket. Add a pinch of sea salt, cover and steam 3-5 minutes or until bright green.
Honey Roasted Figs
16-24 figs
1
tbsp. honey Juice and zest of 1 tangerine or small
orange 1 tbsp. butter 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375. Cut an X on
top of each
fig. Place figs in a small baking pan or dish (4.5x4.5). Melt butter, honey, tangerine juice and zest, and cinnamon in a saucepan until combined. Pour over figs and bake 25-30 minutes.