Brown Rice Quinoa Hot Breakfast Cereal from Chef Brad

Ingredients

2 cups sweet brown rice, it is actually called sweet brown rice, Lundberg rice is the grower I love. Regular brown rice will also work for this recipe, but the sweet is wonderful
1 cup black quinoa, red will work
coconut oil
Agave Syrup
1 teaspoon sea salt
5.5 cups of water

Instructions

Turn on your cuisanart electric pressure cooker. Add grains, water, and salt. Cook on high pressure for 12 minutes. Let pressure drop, open and add unrefined coconut oil and Xagave to taste. I like about 1/4 cup of oil and 1/3 cup of Xagave. Your taste may be different, season to your liking. I also like to serve this with fresh raspberries, peaches, or strawberries and cream or milk.

note:

Sorry this is a pressure cooker specific recipe, I'm not quite sure how to convert it to a regular stove top recipe. Also, this makes SOOOOO much you may want to half it.

Quinoa Bean Salad

Dressing Ingredients:
(Combine in a large bowl and whisk together)
3 T extra-virgin olive oil
3 T canola oil
3 T balsamic vinegar
2 tsp honey or agave
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (more if you like spice!)
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 clover garlic, minced

Salad Ingredients:
1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 15 oz can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
1 15 oz can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa, cooled
1 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 cup green bell pepper, diced
1 cup celery, chopped
3 scallions (green onion), finely chopped
2 T fresh parsley, chopped
Add salad ingredients to the dressing, mix well, and chill for about an hour. Store in the refrigerator for up to five days.

This lovely recipe was plucked from my friend Marci's blog. Marci is a dietitian/nutritionist as well as a kick in the pants!

**This salad is a lot tastier than my photo might lead you to believe.