Veggie Meal

Ingredients:

1 cup coucous (can substitute quinoa or wheat berries)
½ large cucumber
½ large red bell pepper
1 medium tomato
½ large zucchini squash
½ medium red onion (can substitute leek)
3 stalks celery
¾ cup carrots, slivered
½ cup sunflower seeds, roasted
(or pine nuts or sliced almonds)
½ medium jicama
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup balsamic vinegar
½ cup olive oil (extra virgin preferred)

Directions:

1. In a medium saucepan, boil 2 cups water (can substitute chicken broth). Add couscous. Stir. Let simmer for 1 minutes and cover it. Remove from stove. Set aside to cool it down.

2. Dice the vegetables.

3. In a small bowl, mix vinegar, oil and garlic.

4. Fork couscous into vegetables. Add sunflower seeds.

5. Pour oil and vinegar mixture over everything. Mix it all together. Serve cold.

Yield: 12 servings