Curried Pilaf with Sweet Potato, Collard Greens, Zucchini + Hemp Milk
Actually….it ended up tasting pretty good so you might want to try it!
I had no plan for dinner and just started cooking things. What I thought would be a flavorless and mismatched combo actually ended up turning into a serendipitous recipe .
I started with the pilaf, another blend from Bob’s Red Mill that contains a bunch of whole grains: wheatberries, long grain brown rice, whole oats, whole rye, whole triticale, whole barley, white buckwheat, and sesame seeds. I cooked it as directed and added some extra water to let it simmer longer and added a sprinkle each of red curry powder, coriander, garam masala and cinnamon. The pilaf mix is GREAT!! Very chewy 🙂
I also steamed a sweet potato , half a zucchini and some collards in the microwave. I pretty much dried out the collards, but the SP was perfectly cooked.
Then what?? I needed a sauce or binder . I wanted to tie the dish together with plain yogurt, but we are out. Then I thought about coconut milk but I didn’t want to heat it and open a whole can, so my mind wandered to hemp milk …. again, not wanting to bother heating it, I just poured it on like cereal.
My first bite was hesitant….but then I was pleasantly surprised . The cold sweetness of the milk went great with the hot vegetables . Think a hot curry + rice dish with a touch of sweetness.
Quite filling too.
Chemistry is getting better. It’s much more "normal" now – 5 weeks in! Only a few to go. My goal for this course was just to get through it. And I’m getting through.
I had a Lemon LaraBar for snack around 8:00. I’d never had lemon and it was quite good, if you’re in the mood for lemon that is. I still prefer the chocolaty ones 🙂 The only bad thing was I attracted fruit flies from all over the earth when I opened it!! I had to keep swatting at them during class 😳
Going to do some school reading then hit the hay.
Kelly T says
How come when Kath pours milk onto her vegetables its genius, but if i ever did anything like that it would be disgusting?
im off to pour orange juice on my pasta.
working says
Kelly maybe you will also start a new trend 🙂
Caitlin P says
Hey Kath! Your dinner looks great and very courageous might I add to make something off the top of youur head like that! I would be way to intimidated : (
Also, I did not know if you saw yourself on ivillage.com today, I was so excited when I saw your blog!!
Check it out:
http://slideshow.ivillage.com/diet/diet_at_the_village_slices_of_heaven/log_it_to_lose_it.html
adria says
Man, those fruit flies are everywhere!
BethT says
Drinking a lovely sangiovese from Ledson Winery and thinking of you, Kath… 😀
magpie says
Oooo yum. I’m making curry tomorrow night so I’ll have to try out your suggestions 🙂
Nick says
What an odd and unique combo. I’ve never tried to make collard greens myself, I just know that they are to die for at a BBQ place in NYC called Blue Smoke. As for the ones above, in the third picture down, it looks like the leaf in the middle is right off a tree from your backyard. It looks uncooked and appears that it fell right from the sky into your dish, you sure thats a collard green too?
Kiala says
I just made vegan mac and cheese.
It’s not as glamorous as it sounds.
oatmeal says
Ooo~this reminds me of childhood times when we have milk with dinner! 😀
The cereal pilaf sounds like a real winner! So much fiber packed into one package~awesome!
Little Black Dress says
I agree with Katie- when I try “cool” combos, they look/taste horrible, but when Kath does it, it’s a gourmet meal!
Meghan says
Nick – I believe that might be a basil garnish? Haha (I hope!)
Food looks delish, as always, Kath. Dairy-eqsue things always go so so so well with savory dishes.
Heather says
That pilaf looks delicious!
So you said that you like the chocolate LaraBars- have you tried either the Cocoa Mole or the Chocolate Coconut? I just bought those this week but haven’t tried them yet (I’m obsessed with the Cherry Pie flavor)
Kath says
Kelly,
Sounds good to me! With some orange zest and green veggies.
Caitlin P,
I saw that – cool!! Thanks for the heads up 🙂
BethT ,
Ledson = drool. So jealous!!
Nick ,
Haha, yes I forgot to mention the basil garnish.
Kiala ,
Where’ve ya been!?!? Welcome back. Your mac and cheese sounds…..glamorous!!
Heather ,
I’ve had both flavors and love them!!
Kath