Vegetable Brown rice

Ingredients:
Broccoli fresh, 1 spear
Zucchini 0.5cup chopped
Celery, 1 stalk, chopped
baby carrots, 10 medium
Green peppers, 0.5cup chopped
Olive oil, 2tbsp
red chilli powder

For rice:
Brown rice 2cups
Salt

Method:
Cook brown rice in a rice cooker. Add drops of oil, salt

For mixed veggies:
Heat olive oil in a pan, add green peppers, red peppers, zucchini, celery, carrots, broccoli. Fry and toss it.
Add some chilli powder and little bit of salt. Cook on a medium flame for sometime.

Once the rice is cooked add mix veggies on the top and serve.
You can add soy sauce for taste.

Nutritional info:

vegetable fried rice (brown)
3 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories		270.7
Total Fat		10.9 g
	Saturated Fat	1.7 g
	Polyunsaturated Fat	1.0 g
	Monounsaturated Fat	6.7 g
Cholesterol		0.0 mg
Sodium		2,395.3 mg
Potassium		486.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate		40.3 g
	Dietary Fiber	5.9 g
	Sugars	1.5 g
Protein		4.7 g

Vitamin A	171.6 %
Vitamin B-12	0.0 %
Vitamin B-6	16.1 %
Vitamin C	181.0 %
Vitamin D	0.0 %
Vitamin E	9.1 %
Calcium	3.5 %
Copper	5.3 %
Folate	10.4 %
Iron	8.1 %
Magnesium	6.4 %
Manganese	12.5 %
Niacin	5.3 %
Pantothenic Acid	2.3 %
Phosphorus	5.5 %
Riboflavin	4.9 %
Selenium	1.6 %
Thiamin	5.6 %
Zinc	2.2 %

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Vegetarian Lettuce wraps

Ingredients:
1cup zuccini, sliced
1/2 cup green peppers, chopped
1/2 cup red peppers, chopped
11/2 cup beans sprouts, cooked
1/2 cup carrots, shredded
1/2 cup onions, sliced
2tsp lemon juice

2tsp olive oil
3tsp balsemic vinegar
10 fresh bibs of lettuce, washed

Method:

Heat olive oil in a pan, add zuccini, peppers and onion. Stir until they are still crunchy.
Add bean sprouts to the oil. Keep them aside. In a bowl add drops of olive oil, balsemic vinegar and lemon juice. Mix them. 

In the lettuce leaf, add the stir fried vegetables in the center, add shredded carrots and dressing. Roll the wrap and its ready to eat. you can add some rice crispies to get the crisp taste. 

Cherry tomatoes and beans salad!

Ingredients:

1 15-ounce cans of white beans, such as Great Northern or canelli beans, drained and rinsed
1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/3 cup coarsely chopped parsley

Dressing ingredients:

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 3-inch sprig of fresh rosemary
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 cup of lemon juice

Directions:

1 In a bowl add Parmesan cheese,pepper, olive oil, balsemic vinegar few drops and whisk them gently.
3 In a medium bowl, gently put the beans and dressing. Let sit for a few minutes for the beans to absorb. Gently mix in the cherry tomatoes, and parsley.

Tropical surprise

Fruits:

1 Kiwi

3/4 cup cut pineapple

3-4 small oranges

3/4th cup blueberries

1/2 cup strawberries

Method:

Blend all these fruits in a blender until they become juice

Extract the juice from the blender

If needed add crushed ice while blending.

I have posted this recipe on IndusWomenWriting.

Spinach and Pear salad

This is a tasty combination of Spinach and Pear. Lets see how the recipe is:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 pears, cored and sliced
1 cup of fresh spinach leaves

Directions:
1. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, olive oil, honey, and black pepper.
2. In large bowl, add the pear slices and 2 tablespoons of the vinaigrette and toss to coat.
3. Add remaining dressing and spinach and toss the salad.
4. Sprinkle some soft cheese or parmesan cheese as dressing

You can try adding Avocados, red onion thin sliced.