Tag: potluck

Citrus Multi-Grain Salad

Salad
1 cup Lundberg wild rice/brown rice blend, cooked
1 cup quinoa, cooked
2 tangerines, peeled, sectioned and cut into bite sized pieces
1 blood orange, peeled, sectioned and cut into bite sized pieces
2 scallions, sliced

Dressing
1/8 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup rice wine vinegar
1/2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 medium clove of garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon orange or tangerine zest 
3/8 cup olive oil

Garnish
1/8 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted lightly in a dry pan   

Mix together all the salad ingredients in a big bowl. Whisk all the dressing ingredients except oil together in a separate bowl. Gradually whisk in oil or use immersion blender. Add dressing to salad, to taste. Sprinkle toasted walnuts on top. Eat cold or at room temperature. Will be better if flavors can combine for a couple of hours. 

Perfect Potluck

Actually, every vegan potluck I’ve been to has completely rocked. And this one was no exception. Outside, at the park, nice Spring day and a ton of excellent food. This thing happened way back on Sunday. I know, that’s like 5 years ago in internet time. Also, I’m a dumbass and didn’t take any pics. But that’s okay because other people did.

I brought these crustless quiches. I did make some changes to the recipe. I used olive oil instead of cooking spray in the pan. Also, I doubled the recipe, but instead of doubling the mushrooms I added broccoli. Oh, and I think I sprinkled some extra nutritional yeast in there. And, I tossed together a quick citrus grain salad that was basically just wild rice/brown rice blend mixed with some quinoa, scallions, toasted walnuts, tangerines and blood orange with a sesame citrus dressing.

Thanks to Ashley Nicole to pulling this together. I’m sorry more of our vegan lunch group didn’t make it. They missed out!