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Spiced Curried Brown Rice and Black Bean Salad

This recipe I created has all you need for a meal or you can use it as a side dish. The beans and rice form a complete protein and the brown rice has great fiber and nutty flavor. The cilantro curry and the red wine shallot vinaigrette is fresh and bright.



1 cup uncooked brown rice
2cups water
1 bay leaf
1 t curry
1/2 t coriander
pinch of cayenne pepper

bring to boil and then turn to simmer for 30-35 minutes
cool immediately.
when rice is cool add all ingredients below and toss with vinaigrette.

1 1/2 cup black beans "dried and cooked or canned", if canned please rinse well under water.
1/2 cup each
cucumbers, diced
fresh red bell pepper, diced
celery diced
fresh cilantro, rough chop
1/4 cup dice red onion or shallots


Vinaigrette: 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1 cup olive oil or canola oil, 1 T minced shallots and 1/2 t minced garlic, 1 T water. Shake well and use only enough dressing to moisten salad to your taste.


Bon Appetit

Students Take Back their Right To Healthy Food On Campus!

Students At Berekely successfully deterred the fast food chain "Panda Express" from opening on their campus. They formed a group call cofed and have raised enough money to open their own student run community cafe instead. Wow! What an achievement.
This does not have to stop in Berkeley there are campuses everywhere starting there own food movements on campus and The Slow Food Organization is helping out. If you would like to read the article just click at the bottom of my page here and experience a new wave of food happenings around the country. The website cofed.org will provide information and groups that are available for help in starting your own food revolution.
Eat well and slow.........