Huewww! It has been so hot hot hot in New York. There is no way you feel like eating anything hot so I have been mixing up some grainy salads a lot lately. This one seems like a no brainer: Greek Salad + Rice - but its the black rice that makes it special.
Black Rice Greek Salad
1 cup black rice (cook to instructions)
chopped basil
halved cherry tomatoes
feta cheese (I used goat's feta)
Kalamata olives
vinaigrette (1 lemon, 2-3 tablespoons good olive oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar)
season: salt and pepper
(picture of rice coming soon, camera cord connecter is mia :(
In other news:
1. All across the country concerned people are holding eat-ins to petition what children are being fed for school lunches as well as send a message to Congress that goes something like this: "We are not happy about the American food industry, so do something about it already." Check out an Eat-In in you hood
2. I am proudly spreading the word on Roofop Farms and rocking publicity it is getting, from Edible Brooklyn to BBC.
3. Here are some good resources for some grass-fed meat and some restaurants in NYC that use clean and nutrituous products and produce.
Fleisher's
Heritage Food USA
Knickerbocker Meats Inc
Grub Stops:
Roberta's and the Bees they keep
Franny's and their Larder
Back Forty
Savoy
La Cense
4. Check ou this aMAZing new project: Brooklyn Farmyards and the video
5. Lastly, in case you missed all there salad recipes in the NYTimes I thought I would send you them again, in case your summer recipes inspiration in waning.
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