I was invited for lunch yesterday, and during that lunch the host kindly offered extra servings of white rice and dishes with oil (all vegan- including eggplants, onions, beetroots, etc.), which I was happy to accept
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Normally, at home (particularly when I have time to cook and prepare my meals) I try to avoid or minimize oily dishes and white rice (I prefer brown rice, quinoa, buckwheat , farro, etc. instead). Therefore, given the lunch I had, I decided, later in the day, to have a relatively light dinner: a ‘very green’ salad, with kale, Swiss chard, coriander, arugula, spinach, lettuce, broccoli, dill, basil, mint and cherry tomatoes. The dressing: a simple mix of balsamic vinegar, mustard and blended lemon.
The salad, with that dressing, was much nicer than I expected and a reminder of how good it is to go for the ‘basics’ every now and then: a. simple raw salad, as a main dish, can be great -not only for one’s health, but for one’s taste buds too.
For dessert I had my staple ‘mashed banana mix’ - i.e. I mashed a banana in a small bowl and mixed it with dates, nuts and dried fruits, and topped it with coconut shaves, tahini and almond butter. It was very good!