Monday, August 11, 2008

Cheesy and buttery asparagus & Shiitake mushrooms with green beans


Easy cheesy, buttery aparagus
(pictured on left)


Ingredients:
  • 1 bunch aspargus
  • 1Tb oil: flax, safflower, olive oils cold pressed preferred
  • 2-3 Tb nutritional yeast
  • sea salt and white pepper to taste
  1. Steam asparagus by putting about 1 cm of water into a covered pan and bring to a boil.  Put asparagus into the covered pan until they all turn bright green in about 6 minutes.  Immediately remove from heat and pour off liquid.  You may rinse with cold water briefly to stop the cooking process.  
  2. Add oil, yeast, salt and pepper. Mix well and serve immediately. 
  
Shiitake mushrooms and green beans
(pictured above on right)



Ingredients: 
  • 1 bag frozen organic green beans
  • 3/4 cup frozen shiitake or frozen organic mixed mushrooms  
  • 5 Tb organic Muir mild salsa
  • 1 Tb raw tahini (ground raw seseme butter found in the nut butter section)
  • sea salt and white pepper to taste
 

  1.  Steam the beans and mushrooms together in a pot (see similar instructions above #1).
  2.  Add salsa, tahini, salt, and pepper.  Mix and serve. 
 So easy, healthy, and delicious! I love sharing my dinners with you!
 

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