The KinderGarden Chef Andrea

Thursday 8 August 2013

Roma Tomato basil soup




Recipe

in a large pot heat 1/4 cup of olive oil
add 2 onions season with salt and pepper, saute for about 3 minutes.
add 1 glove of grated garlic.
Slice roma tomatoes in half and drizzle with olive oil and salt and pepper. Roast tomatoes on a cookie sheet for about 10 minutes at 375
Add 8 cups of vegetable stock to pot as well as roasted tomatoes. Add 1 cup of red lentils right into pot no need to soak them first. Bring soup to a boil for about 10 more minutes. Puree soup with a hand held blender. Add 2 cups of wild rice, let soup simmer, once rice is cooked season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Chop some fresh parsley and basil to soup, serve warm with some grated mozzarella cheese on top.

Tomatoes are a great antioxidant, so is basil

Kind message
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This was very inspiring to me a very special little girl and her mother send me these pictures of the vegetables they bought and the salad they made with them. I love using lots of vegetables in my cooking because I truly do appreciate vegetables for their color their flavor and most of important the nutrition that they provide our bodies. Thank you Madeline and Alison for sharing your awesome pictures with me!!

Tossed Salad recipe

spinach
romaine lettuce
grated carrot
grated cabbage
sliced red onion
sliced cucumber
diced cherry tomatoes
sliced radishes

dressing
1 cup olive oil
1 tsp of garlic
1 tbsp of honey
1 tsp of dijon
1 lemon juice and zest
sea salt and pepper to taste
whisk all together and enjoy!!!

I always believe salad should have lots of color so be creative and add as much color aka nutrition as you like!!!

Friday 2 August 2013

Tadoori salmon



Spread coconut oil on top of salmon
season with tandoori spice bake for 15 minutes until cooked all the way through.

serve with steamed asparagus and quinoa