It’s packed with fresh lemon juice to wake you up.

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Fiber for chew and greens for energy.

An amazing dressing that’s light but rich at the same time.

Veggies for color and texture, plus nutrients!

The combination results in a tons of flavors that will make your mouth happy!

Lemon Tahini Wheat Berry Salad

• 2 c. cooked wheat berries or spelt berries
• 1 c. chopped arugula
• 1 c. chopped or diced tomato
• 1/2 c. chopped peppers
• 1 c. chickpeas
• Lemon Tahini Dressing

Lemon Tahini Light Dressing

Adapted from Tahini-Lemon Dressing.

Yield: Just under 1 cup of dressing

Ingredients:

• 1/3 cup Tahini
• 4 garlic cloves, minced or pressed
• 1/2 cup lemon juice (about 2-3 lemons)
• 1/3 cup nutritional yeast or a bit more, to taste
• 2 T. tbsp Extra virgin olive oil, to taste
• 1 tsp kosher salt + freshly ground black pepper, or to taste

Directions:

1. In a bowl, add all ingredients and mix until smooth.

2. Pour onto salad or use with other recipes!

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salad:

• 1. 5 c. cooked wheat berries
• 1 can white beans – drained and rinsed
• 1 can chickpeas – drained and rinsed
• 2 large tomatoes – diced
• 1 large cucumber – diced
• 1/2 c. crumbled feta

dressing:

• 1/3 c. EVOO
• 3 T. lime juice
• 4 T. white wine vinegar
• 2 T chopped parsley – fresh
• 1 T honey mustard
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1/4 t. pepper

Make the salad by combining all ingredients. Add dressing and serve!

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I took dinner to the cutest family, who live down the street and just had a baby girl! I wanted to make something they could reheat and that would travel easily, so this meal fit perfectly!

Chicken Feta Artichoke Orzo - a variation of the shrimp-artichoke- orzo

• 1 can of diced tomatoes
• 1 can of artichoke hearts – quartered
• 1 lb. orzo
• 2 grilled chicken breasts
• 1 container of reduced fat feta cheese
• garlic, salt and pepper, italian seasonings, basil, etc.

1. Put the can of tomatoes and artichokes (with all of their juice) into a pan to simmer.
2. Add seasonings if your prefer.
3. Boil water and cook orzo as directed.
4. While things are cooking, chop up the grilled chicken into small pieces
5. When orzo is done, drain but don’t rinse, and add tomato/artichoke mixture, plus chicken and 3/4 container of feta.
6. Stir until mixed. Top with remaining feta!

*This can easily be reheated!

Bread to go: Fresh French bread, sliced and buttered with herb butter (italian seasonings, garlic, s+p, stirred into room temp. butter)

Wrapped in foil for easy reheating!

Spinach – Wheatberry – Goat Cheese – Cranberry salad

Just like it sounds! I put the walnuts in a bag for them to add in case of allergies!

Super simple to make and take!!

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Super Simple Wheat Berry Salad

• 1 c. wheat berries – cooked as directed
• 1 can of chick peas
• handful of carrots – pieces
• handful of peppers – sliced
• garlic wine seasoning – as much as you like
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• salt and pepper

* Next time I would add some tomatoes and spinach for more volume!

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I heated a Boca Burger in the microwave and ate it on a piece of lettuce with a squirt of light mayo, spicy mustard, ketchup and dill relish.  I also had this!

Berry Salad

• strawberries, blueberries, wheat berries
• salty and sweet sliced almonds – I made last night
• romaine
• arugula
• homemade sesame dressing

Mix it all and enjoy!

And a close up:

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