All recipes in this post developed by Kate Sherwood, The Healthy Cook.
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Side dishes like these can turn out to be the star of the show. Each can be served warm or cold.
Wild Rice & Fall Fruit Salad
Time: 45 minutes
½ cup wild rice
½ cup wheat berries
2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tbs. red wine vinegar
½ tsp. kosher salt
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1 Gala, Mac, or other crisp, tart-sweet apple, diced
¼ cup diced dried pear
a few baby arugula leaves
1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Stir in the wild rice and wheat berries. Boil until tender, 25-30 minutes. Drain well.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, and salt.
3. Stir in the grains, scallions, and fruit. Garnish with arugula.
Serves 6.
Per serving (3/4 cup):
- Calories: 180
- Total fat: 5 g
- Sat fat: 0.5 g
- Carbs: 32 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Total sugar: 8 g
- Added sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
Smokey Broccoli
Time: 10 minutes
6 cups broccoli florets
2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tbs. fresh lemon juice
1 Tbs. whole-grain mustard
¼ tsp. kosher salt
¼ cup chopped smoked almonds
1. Steam the broccoli until bright green but still crisp, 1-2 minutes. Drain well and blot with paper towels.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, lemon juice, mustard, and salt. Toss with the warm broccoli.
3. Sprinkle with the almonds.
Serves 6.
Per serving (1 cup):
- Calories: 100
- Total fat: 8 g
- Sat fat: 1 g
- Carbs: 5 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Total sugar: 1 g
- Added sugar: 0 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
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