This can be made with whatever almost questionable, vegetables you may have lurking in your refrigerator crisper. My dad used to call these 'tired vegetables' :-) Today, this is what I found:
2 lg. carrots
water to cover sliced carrots
1/2 med. head of green cabbage
1 bunch of broccoli
1/2 med. red onion
2-3T coconut oil
1-2T seasoning of the day
fresh ground garlic sea salt
sour cream
plain Greek yogurt
chopped nuts or seeds
Slice the carrots into a big pan - just one layer deep. Barely cover them with water and simmer, covered about 5 minutes to give them a head start. Carrots are very dense and take longer to cook than most vegetables. Layer the vegetables as shown. Chopped cabbage, broccoli florets broken into bite-sized pieces, sliced red onion, top with coconut oil and sprinkle with whatever seasoning strikes your fancy! Chili Lime Seasoning was my choice today, but Curry Powder or Tandoori would also be wonderful.
Cover and simmer on low long enough to melt the coconut oil and steam the vegetables. Maybe 10 minutes. Uncover, stir gently, continue to cook on low, uncovered until all the water evaporates. Stir in the sour cream and yogurt, cover and heat just until the sauce that's created warms, don't let it bubble. (My broccoli was overdone today. It should be bright green when served. Next time I'll only steam-cook the florets 5 minutes or so.) Serve topped with chopped pecans, almonds, pumpkin or sunflower seeds. Yum! . . . Lin
Penny - my Food Hound, and Oliver - my laid-back Puggle! As a footnote, when I'm preparing anything in the kitchen, my sweet dogs are always right there. You have to be careful what you give them, chocolate, grapes and raisins for instance should absolutely NOT be given to dogs! However, apples, carrots, lettuce cores, broccoli stems, cabbage leaves are given to mine regularly. Keeps them healthy, and they love it! Try it with your pups. . .Google "safe fruit and vegetables for dogs."
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