Greek Quinoa Salad
You say "qwin-wah," they says "kin-oh-ah," I say "shut up and eat this." Step 1: Go to The Olive Tree. Step 2: Find Quinoa. Step 3: Resist temptation to buy everything else. Step 4: Make this greek quinoa. Because of reasons like health and whole grain and who am I kidding it's just freaking delicious. (Photo via twopeasandtheirpod.com).
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Nutty Jasmine Rice
A strange take on your average rice dish, this recipe for nutty jasmine rice is sure to get your taste buds kicking. With ingredients like saffron, Basmati rice and jasmine green tea, this dish is the perfect way to impress all of your dinner guests. (Photo via numitea.com).
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Gluten-Free Pancakes
Pancakes. Hands down, best breakfast food ever. Add some creme or butter, dollop on a spoon of your favorite jam, and douse in deliciously sweet maple syrup. This recipe for gluten-free pancakes makes the experience even better--healthy and yummy. My taste buds are happy just thinking of it. (Photo via breakingbreadblog.com).
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Buckwheat Pasta With Summer Squash, Tomatoes and Ricotta
Pasta. We all love pasta. Sadly, our waistlines do not. Luckily for our slightly-tight fitting jeans, The Olive Tree holds an impressive stock of all sorts of whole wheat, black rice and buckwheat pastas fit for any sort of dish. Try their recipe for buckwheat pasta with summer squash, tomatoes and ricotta and we promise you, both your stomach and your hips will thank you. (Photo via mikeysinmykitchen.wordpress.com).
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Mushroom and Wild Rice Chowder
Hands down, chowder is the best soup of any season. I'd eat chowder in the blistering heat of summer, and it trumps any other winter food. That being said, it's a tricky soup to master since it's really all about the quality of your ingredients. Luckily, The Olive Tree has an array of ingredients guaranteed to better your chances at mastering the perfect chowder. Swap the half-and-half for some soy milk in this mushroom and wild rice chowder recipe for 100% deliciously vegan experience.
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If being vegan or vegetarian wasn't hard enough, try doing so in Lebanon. One in every 10 restaurants are vegan friendly and even then, the dish is probably just a salad. Even non-vegan health nuts have issues finding good ingredients. Well my friends, search no longer. The Olive Tree, Lebanon's first entirely vegan-friendly market, has at your disposal a too-tempting array of healthy--and delicious--ingredients guaranteed to make any vegan dish one to remember.
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