Garden Salad

1 cucumber diced
1 big tomato diced
1/2 onion diced
1 avocado peeled and diced
2 radishes, thinly sliced
1/2 cup corn
2 cups chopped mixed greens (I used romaine lettuce, spinach, bok-choy)
1/4 cup green onions, chopped
1/4 cup chopped mixed fresh herbs (basil, parsley, dill, cilantro)
2 TB apple cider vinegar
1 TB extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste



Mix all of the ingredients in a big salad bowl and serve immediately.

Araksya's Tip: I like to add crumbled cheese on top 

Quinoa Pasta with veggies

Ingredients:


6 slices bacon chopped
6 oz quinoa pasta*
6 oz sliced mushrooms
1 small onion sliced
1 bell pepper sliced
1 cup zucchini chopped
2 cups spinach
2 cups marinara sauce
2 cups water
1/3 cup fresh parsley and cilantro chopped
1 TB dried basil or 1/4 cup fresh
olive oil (if needed)
salt and pepper to taste
parmesan cheese


Cook bacon in a big skillet until cooked through but not too browned. Add onions, mushrooms, peppers, and zucchini and cook until they are tender, stirring occasionally.
Then add quinoa pasta, marinara sauce, water, dried basil, salt and pepper, cover the skillet and cook until pasta is done.
Add spinach and fresh herbs, stir well and serve with parmesan cheese.


*Araksya's tip: You can use regular pasta instead of quinoa pasta. You can also add 1/2 cup regular quinoa with pasta
like I did to give it more texture.