Yummy Healthy Food

Ingredients:
-1lb cucumbers (2-3 medium sized)
-1/4 cup salted, roasted peanuts, finely chopped
-1tsp red pepper flakes
-3TBS natural, unsalted peanut butter
-2TBS tamari or soy sauce
-2TBS rice vinegar
-1 clove of garlic, grated
-chile oil (optional)
-salt

Steps:
1) Peel cucumbers, remove seeds, cut lengthwise into spears & cut into 2 inch pieces

2) Toss cucumbers with 1/2 tsp salt in a colander & set aside for at least 15 minutes

3) In a large bowl, mix together peanut butter, tamari, rice vinegar & garlic.  Can add a tablespoon of water to thin.

4) Mix in salted cucumbers & peanuts.

​5) Add salt to taste & chile oil if using

This recipe requires some roasting of veggies.  Then it's just a matter of chopping and mixing.  You'll be eating it all summer!

The recipe is for 8 people and takes about 2 1/2 hours to prepare.

Ingredients:
-2 beets
-4 ears of corn
-1 bunch of asparagus
-1 cucumber
-2 cups of cherry tomatoes
-1 cup of pitted cherries
-1 cup of blueberries
-1/4 cup minced shallots
-1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
-1/2 cup sunflower oil
-1 tsp salt
-1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
-1 TBS chopped mint leaves
-1 TBS chives
-2 TBS extra virgin olive oil and 1 TBS lemon juice for roasting corn and asparagus

Steps:
1) Roast beets, corn and asparagus
-Cover beets in tin foil. Roast in 375-400 degree oven for about 2 hours. 
-Remove tin foil and allow to cool.
-Combine corn and asparagus and EVOO and lemon juice on roasting pan.
-Season with salt and pepper.
-Roast at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. Stir after 10 minutes to avoid burning.

2) While veggies are roasting, make vinaigrette
-Combine minced shallots with balsamic vinegar and EVOO
-Add salt and pepper
-Add chopped mint leaves and chopped chives
 
3) Prepare cucumber, tomatoes & cherries
-Seed and dice cucumber.
-Halve tomatoes.
-Halve cherries.

4) Prepare beets, corn and asparagus
-Take skin off beets.  If you've roasted them for long enough, it should slip off easily.
-Chop beets into small 1/2 inch pieces.
-Remove corn kernels from cob.
-Slice asparagus into 1 inch pieces.
 
5) Combine
-Mix everything together in large bowl.
​-Allow ingredients to marinate for at least 1/2 hour.

Enjoy!