Friday, August 14, 2009

Brown Rice with Vegetables and Tahini Dressing


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Brown Rice with Vegetables & Tahini Dressing

1/4 cup brown long-grain rice
1 small zucchini, sliced thinly
2 medium yellow patty-pan squash, quartered
1 small carrot, grated coarsely
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 tbsp. sunflower seeds

Tahini dressing:

1 tbsp. tahini (sesame seed butter, find it with other nut butters)
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tbsp. water
1 clove garlic, crushed

1.) Cook rice in a small saucepan of boiling water, uncovered, until rice is tender; drain.
2.) Meanwhile, boil, steam or moicrowave zucchini and squash, separately until tender; drain.
3.) Combine rice in small bowl with zucchini & squash, parsley and seeds.
4.) Place ingredients for tahini dressing in screw top jar; shake well.
5.) Serve rice and vegetables drizzled with dressing.

Detox by womens weekly magazine

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