WhirlwinDISH 18

One of the many versions of my ‘green & grain’ bowls. I made this particular one with kasha and later the same bowl with brown rice. I just use whatever grains I have at the moment (possibly a mixture, even) along with green veggies & herbs. This time, I was inspired to add some of the pale green cukes from Jasmine Market. I really enjoyed the cool cukes with the warm veggies, beans, & grain.

I started to use edamame for this bowl, but remembered I still had a lot of great northern beans to use up. This day, the ‘green & grain’ also included: pea shoots & radish sprouts, pickling cukes, seared marinated eggplant, thinly sliced seared okra, parsley, finely minced red onion, and a little toasted kasha for crunch. I dressed this with a warm broccoli, parsley, garlic, and lemon puree. The puree really enlivened this dish for me. I didn’t cook it for a long time (just until it warmed through) and added the lemon after removing it from the heat.

I will use many types of grains for these bowls (quinoa, spelt, millet, wheat berries, etc.), but my favorite is still brown rice or a rice mixture.