Mind Your Peas and Curry
Although you can survive on an all potato diet it is important to eat a varied diet. If spinach is your go-to leafy green, substitute the recipe’s spinach with kale, collards, or swiss chard to increase the diversity of your diet. In fact, eating just one serving of collards or kale a month has been shown to lessen your risk of glaucoma by 69%. Prevent Glaucoma and See 27 Miles Farther
Rather than using your standard apple variety, select a type of apple new to you.
Rather than using your standard apple variety, select a type of apple new to you.
Plants
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 small yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp brown mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp cilantro
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 3 cups water/homemade vegetable broth
- 1 cup red lentils
- 2 cups snap peas, de-string and chopped
- 1 lb fresh organic* spinach, chopped
- 1-2 organic* apples, diced
Technique
Crush and mince garlic and set aside. Cook onions in a dry, uncovered pot over medium heat until soft and fragrant, 10-15 minutes. Stir in ginger, mustard seeds, cilantro, curry powder, and black pepper. Add water and lentils. Bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat until lentils tender, about 20 minutes. Remove pot from heat and stir in snap peas, spinach, and apple. Serve spooned over wild rice blend or brown basmati rice.
*Apples rank 1st (most contaminated) for yet another year and spinach ranks #6 (up two from last year's 8th) in the “dirty dozen: 12 foods to eat organic” so choose organic. EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce
*Apples rank 1st (most contaminated) for yet another year and spinach ranks #6 (up two from last year's 8th) in the “dirty dozen: 12 foods to eat organic” so choose organic. EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce