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Many delicious fruits and vegetables are in season during the summer. While these fruits and vegetables are tasty on their own, they can taste even better in a well-prepared dish. Therefore, you should consider incorporating summer produce into your meals. Here are a few recipes for summer fruits and vegetables that you should try before the summer ends.
Basil, Blackberry and Grilled Chicken Salad
If you're in the mood for a fresh salad, consider preparing a basil, blackberry and grilled chicken salad. Instead of using romaine lettuce, you should use the leaves of the basil to serve as the lettuce. Besides blackberries and grilled chicken, other ingredients that you will need for this recipe include virgin olive oil, kosher salt, black pepper, balsamic vinegar, honey, Dijon mustard, red onion and goat cheese. You can also follow a recipe to make a homemade and delicious salad dressing.
Tomato-Gratin Lasagna
Nothing screams summer like red, juicy tomatoes. Consider buying tomatoes for a summer take on lasagna, which is a classic dish we all know and love. Besides the tomatoes, other ingredients you will need include ricotta cheese, large eggs, fresh basil, garlic, kosher salt, black pepper, white wine vinegar or red wine vinegar, lasagna noodles, whole-grain bread and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. You should remove the seeds from one-third of the tomatoes that you use to make this dish. However, you shouldn't remove all of the seeds from all of the tomatoes so that you can have a tasty juice at the bottom of the dish. When you serve this dish, be sure to have some crusty bread on hand. That way, the juice can be sopped up with the bread so that none of it goes to waste.
Grilled Corn Salsa
An easy summer recipe that you should try is grilled corn salsa. This recipe calls for the following ingredients: fresh, shucked corn, olive oil, red onion, cilantro, lime rind, lime juice, kosher salt and red jalapenos.
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If you're looking for healthier grain options other than quinoa, barley and couscous, then maybe it's time to give wild rice a look. For most of us, the only time we get to enjoy wild rice is when we need a quick meal side dish and opt for a quick-fix white-and-wild-rice package. But wild rice doesn't need to take a backseat to the softer rice varieties and can be a great way to add fiber to a number of delicious recipes.
Health Benefits of Wild Rice
Wild rice is native to North America, and to the surprise of many, it is not a rice grain at all. Wild rice is actually a semi-aquatic grass that historically has grown in lakes, tidal rivers and bays. Here are some of the wonderful health benefits of wild rice:
- Contains a whopping 10 grams of fiber per serving.
- Gluten-free with twice the protein of brown rice.
- Contains no sodium, making it a good choice for diabetics.
- Rich in antioxidants and vitamins A, C and E.
Since a serving of wild rice is lower in calories than any other rice variety, you can enjoy more of the health benefits. Some mistakenly believe that wild rice is too hard on the digestive system. But quite the contrary: Wild rice enhances digestion and contributes to regularity.
How to Include Wild Rice in Your Diet
When you cook wild rice, you will add 3 cups of water per 1 cup of uncooked rice. After it comes to a boil, simmer the rice for up to 50 minutes, depending on your tastes. When the wild rice grains burst open, you know that it is done, but you can cook longer to obtain your desired tenderness. Here are five ways to include wild rice in your diet:
- Stuffed portobello mushrooms. Stuff the mushroom cavity with a mixture of wild rice and chopped onions, as well as garlic, basil, and oregano that has been sauteed along with chopped pancetta.
- Apple and wild rice salad. Mix together chopped celery, currants and apple with wild rice, then toss with a light olive oil and Dijon mustard dressing.
- Onion and wild rice soup. Make your favorite onion soup recipe and add wild rice while simmering to perfection. Your onion soup will be heartier, more filling and can serve as a main dish.
- Wild rice mushroom pilaf. Using your favorite rice pilaf recipe, substitute half of the white or yellow rice with wild rice and add chopped or sliced mushrooms for a deep, richly flavored side dish.
- Wild rice-stuffed game hen. The next time you roast a hen, use a boxed white-and-wild-rice mix along with chopped mushrooms and crushed rosemary for an incredibly delicious stuffing.
You can always enjoy the health benefits of wild rice by substituting half of your white or brown rice dishes with wild rice. You will notice a more robust flavor and your rice dishes will be more satisfying.
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