Of course, a crunchy side dish is essential to balance the soft textures of the beans and rice. The other day this cabbage and watercress slaw fit the bill.
It's adapted from a recipe I learned years ago in a macrobiotic cooking class in Montreal. The original recipe called for grated daikon - a large white radish. I can't find it organically grown at the farmers market so I use bottled horseradish instead.
If you don't have white miso, leave it out and add a little extra salt. The miso is a good addition, though. It has the umami of fermented soybeans and the B12 that is so essential to the vegetarian diet.
The cabbage is salted to draw out excess water so it doesn't make the dressing runny. But if you have a fresh young cabbage and you're going to eat the slaw right away, you can skip this step.
Cabbage and Watercress Slaw
3 cups finely chopped cabbage
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup watercress, without the thick stems
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 tsp white (shiro) miso
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp horseradish
Mix cabbage with salt, let it sit 30 minutes, then rinse off the salt and squeeze excess water from the cabbage.
Wash the watercress. Combine with the cabbage.
Whisk together the lemon juice and miso. When miso is dissolved, whisk in the olive oil and horseradish. Season to taste with salt and pepper. It should be well-flavored, but not too tangy.
Pour the dressing over the vegetables. Toss and serve.
Serves 2-3
That looks Delicious! Love the recipes and suggestions. We are having pizza tonight~ Any tips on how to make that delish and organic?
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I confess that when we eat pizza, it's an unhealthy treat. I guess you could serve a salad with it, but Larry thinks that's unAmerican (or something). Some crunchy carrot and celery sticks might be nice.
ReplyDeleteMany people make their own pizza crusts with organic flour and top them with organic veggies. But here, we just eat junk food occasionally, and then the next day when we're bloated with salt and chemicals it's easy to recommit to the organic healthy life.