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Quinoa Taboule


Quinoi salad is a fresh healthy gluten free salad. I enjoy this salad as a side or it can be enjoyed solo as a refreshing meal. This recipe serves 2.

1 large tomato

1 bunch parsley

1 bunch mint

1 small cucumber

3 green onions

1 lemon

olive oil

Salt and pepper

  • Cook quinoi in rice cooker and cool

  • Add chopped tomato

  • Remove biggest stems of parsley and mint and wash and chop finely.

  • Peel cucumber and chop

  • Chop green onion

  • Mix all ingredients together and add squeezed lemon and olive oil salt and pepper to taste

    Recipe shared by Kapolei Sensei

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Mediteranean Potato Salad


This is a refreshing mediteranean recipe substitute of the traditional mayo potato salad. Recipe serves 2.

2 Extre large potatoes

2 Celery sticks

2 green onions

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1 lemon

olive oil to taste

salt and pepper

  • Peel and chop potatoes into bite sized pieces

  • Boil potatoes until cooked

  • Cool potatoes

  • Add chopped celery, green onions, parsley

  • squeeze lemon

  • add olive oil

  • Add salt and pepper to taste

    Recipe shared by Kapolei Sensei

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MAYO FREE TUNA SALAD


adapted from @joeycooksfoods

1/4 med red onion thinly sliced

4 T red wine vinegar 

1 can oil packed tuna (I prefer Genova premium tuna) -drained

1 to 2 stalks thinly sliced celery

1/4 med bulb fennel (cored and thinly sliced -can use small chopped  handful of fennel fronds if you like the flavor)

1 handful parsley roughly chopped

2 T capers

1 T fresh lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon fish sauce

Salt and Pepper to taste

Optional:

1 handful quartered olives of choice (ive tried alifornia, calvestrano in citrus)

1/4 cup cucumber (cubed or sliced  -your preference)

Thinly sliced carrots

For sandwiches:

Recommend toasting bread with olive oil

Cheese of choice - I prefer American white cheddar

1.Combine sliced onions and red wine vinegar and let soak for 15 min

2. Combine remaining ingredients

3. Discard excess red wine vinegar not absorbed by onions.

4. Add to tuna mix.

5. Mix gently

Notes: 

I dont add cucumber unless I plan to eat it the same day bc it gets watery.

Fun recipe to play with.  

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