Summer Millet Salad

2 cups cooked Millet

Dressing:
2 tbsp Olive Oil
1 tbsp Maple syrup
1 lemon
Pinch of salt or to taste

1 box of Raisins
1/2 cup pan roasted pine nuts
2 stalks Celery finely chopped
1/2 Bell pepper finely chopped
1/2 Red Onion finely diced
1 large tomato chopped in small pieces
1/2 bunch of Cilantro chopped

Mix it all together and enjoy.

Tips:
You can use different kind of small grains than just millet like quinoa or couscous.

Any kind of favorite nuts like chopped walnuts or pecans or even almonds.

Bo Appetite!

Barley Eggplant Salad

2 cups uncooked barley

1 red onion
oil to saute
1 Eggplant
1/4 cup white wine or water

Dressing
2 tbsp Tahini
1 lemon
pinch of salt
1 bunch of Fresh Parsley finely chopped

Cook the Barley. You can pre-soak it for several hours to overnight before you cook it. The unhulled barley stays a bit tougher.

Wash and slice the eggplant in 1/2 inch circles. Place in colander and sprinkle with salt. Let sit for a while. You can make the dressing and cut the onion. Then cut in cubes.

Mix the hummus and lemon juice in a slat bowl and add salt to taste (optional)

Dice 1/2 of the onion and saute with oil for about 4-5 min. Add the cubed eggplant and saute till soft, but not mushy. Keep adding the wine as it soaks in while cooking.

Chop the parsley and finely dice the second half of the onion. Add to the bowl with the dressing.
Drain the cooked barley and mix into the dressing mixture while warm.
Add the sauteed eggplant and toss thoroughly.

You can eat it warm, but it's great the next day when all the flavors mix.

Bon Appetite

Tomatos & Garbanzo Pasta Sauce

1 onion chopped
2 tbsp Oil for sauteing the onion
1 can Garbanzo Beans - undrained
1 can Crushed Tomatoes
1 tbsp Molasses
Splash of Red Wine - Optional
Garlic & Onion Powder
Herbs to taste - You can use fresh Basil, Oregano or Dry Italian Mix
1 tsp Salt or to taste

Sautee the onion with oil for about 3 min till nicely light brown.
Add garbanzo beans with liquid and smash with potato masher.
Add crushed tomatoes. Bring to bubble and then continue to cook on low for about 10 min while you wit for pasta to cook.
Add all the rest of the ingrediences: Wine, Molasses, and the spices and herbs.

Ready to serve.