Fresh Cucumber and Basil Salsa

I'm a salsa lover. I love my salsa and I am not ashamed to admit it.

Here is a fresh little twist to salsa that is cool and refreshing.

Remember, try to get organic ingredients whenever possible. 

Please make it a priority.

2 large Heritage or Ugly Ripe tomatoes (if organic aren't available) 

3 spring onions

1 small or half a large cucumber

1 medium jalapeno 

4 large basil leaves

2 tablespoons of olive oil

1 teaspoon of white miso

2 tablespoons of lime juice

lime zest

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Whisk miso and lime juice to create a paste.

Add olive oil and continue whisking until mixed

thoroughly. Set aside. Dice tomatoes and cucumber,

slice spring onions. tear basil up into small pieces, 

dice jalapeno into tiny pieces. Place in a medium bowl. 

Pour the miso sauce on top, add lime zest. Salt and

pepper to taste. 

Cucumber & Lime Salad

This light and refreshing 

salad will fill you up 

and cool you down 

on those sweltering 

hot summer days.

1/2 cup lime juice

1/4 cup light agave nectar

1/2 tsp of mellow barley miso

1/4 large red onion

2 large English cucumbers

Celtic gray salt to taste

white pepper to taste

Squeeze the lime. Whisk the lime juice, 

miso and agave nectar in a medium size bowl

until the mixture is smooth. Stir in the salt 

and pepper. Quarter and slice the red onion 

up into thin pieces. Then slice the cucumber 

up into bite size pieces and place in the bowl 

with the lime juice mixture, cover and marinate 

over night in the refrigerator.

 

Spring is here! Break out the yellow lentils!

Spring Lentil soup

This is a simple light soup that will build strength and vitality

 

2 cups of yellow lentils

2 large cloves of garlic

3 spring onions

2 large carrots

4 new potatoes

fresh grated ginger

A pinch of pink salt

White pepper to taste

White miso

Directions

Wash lentils in a wire mesh strainer. Place in pressure cooker. Add water to cover plus a half inch. Bring to a boil while cutting vegetables. Add to the pot. Add the salt and pepper. Cut the green onion in to thin slices.  Throw half into the pot while retaining the beautiful green part as a garnish. Add enough water so that there is at least a half inch or more above the beans and veggies. Put the lid on the pressure cooker and bring to a boil. Once the little tab has risen and is nice and firm, turn the heat down to low. Cook for 15 minutes until the lentil are thoroughly done.  Run cold water over the top to release the pressure (wait for the tab to go down) and remove the lid. Add a teaspoon of white miso to a little broth and then mix it into a paste. Ladle in the rest of the soup. Add fresh ginger to retain the fresh zing. Add the thinly sliced green onion on top as a garnish.