---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: SUMMER BASIL SALAD Categories: Digest, Side dish Yield: 6 servings ----------------------------------DRESSING---------------------------------- 1/2 c Sweet rice vinegar 3 ts Sugar (or sugar substitute) 2 ts Dijon mustard 1 1/2 ts Salt (optional) 2 Cloves minced garlic 1 1/2 ts Olive oil Pepper to taste -------------------------------SALAD FIXIN'S------------------------------- 1/2 c Chopped green onions 1/2 c Chopped green, yellow or red Sweet peppers 1/2 c Lightly steamed and cooled Green beans or asparagus 1/2 c Chopped carrot 1/2 c Chopped zuchini 3/4 c Golden raisins (do not Substitute 1/2 c Or more finely chopped fresh Basil 1/2 c Chopped fresh parsley Carbs:Use any of the following, depending on how "McDougall-correct" (I've been learning a lot from you Barbara Z!) you want to be. 16 ounces dry fusilli (or any pasta, whole wheat is fine) boiled 1 cup dry brown rice, cooked (don't know how much it makes cooked) combined with: 1 cup dry couscous (soak for 20 minutes in 1 1/3 cups boiling water) -or, combine with any other grains such as quinoa, barley, or whatever you like ~I think this would also be delicious and nutritious if beans (white, garbanzos, black) were added to the pasta or grains-use your imagination and let me know how it goes! From: mingram@madam.west.sun.com (Judy Mingram - SunSelect) Fatfree Digest [Volume 9 Issue 8] June 30, 1994 Formatted by Sue Smith, S.Smith34, TXFT40A@Prodigy.com using MMCONV -----