Zesty Greek Salad

This recipe uses one of my all time favorite staples--brown basmati rice. You can use any rice you want, pretty much, but brown basmati wins for me every time. It is an aromatic rice, and smells like buttered, salted popcorn when you cook it.

Ingredients: (serves 6-8)
3 cups of dry brown basmati rice, cooked
4 cups fresh spinach, chopped
2 cups frozen peas, thawed
1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced
1 (15 oz) can black olives, sliced in half

Dressing:
3/4 cup olive oil
Juice of 2 lemons (6 Tblsp)
1 Tblsp soy sauce or Bragg Liquid Aminos (healthier)
1 Tblsp oregano
1 Tblsp basil
2 garlic cloves, pressed
2 tsp salt (preferrably sea salt)
1 tsp pepper

Directions:
1. Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large bowl (rice should still be hot).
2. Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Add this to the rice mixture; toss well.

Note: this can be served warm or cold.
Recipe is taken from "From the Kitchen of Two Sisters" by Danielle and Lindsay Voeller http://www.thetwosisters.com/home.asp

Introduction

Dear Reader,
Finally, after starting this blog many months ago, I am actually posting something!

The purpose of this website is to post healthy recipes that I like. Because of different health problems, I was forced to change my eating habits a couple of years ago, and am still looking for recipes that taste good without sacrificing the health benefits. This is extremely rare, because the average American person's taste buds are horribly distorted. I noticed once that all "American" food either tastes like sugar, fat, or salt.

I also want to post any cool healthy food tips I find and different ways to cook with good food. Keep in mind that I do not like cooking, so I do not do this out of a passion for cooking, but rather out of a necessity to find good, healthy recipes.