Daniel's Fast Recipes?!

A Daniel Fast salad that could easily be dessert.
You'll savor the sweet simplicity of this scrumptious salad (how's that for alliteration?). The combination of pineapple and kiwifruit are irresistible. It's light-tasting and refreshing. A salad so good that you could call it dessert. Enjoy!

Pineapple-Kiwi Salad

6 cups fresh spinach leaves, torn, stems removed, lightly packed
1 (8-ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained, juice reserved
5-6 kiwifruit, peeled, cut into half moons
1/4 cup diced red onion

Instructions
Wash spinach leaves well, and place in a large serving bowl. Top spinach with pineapple, kiwifruit, and red onion. Pour pineapple juice over all, and toss gently.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 cup)

Recipe Notes

* Use fresh pineapple instead of canned, and top salad with Orange-Poppy Seed Salad Dressing.
* Substitute spinach leaves with romaine or red leaf lettuce.
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Sweet Spinach Smoothie

1 cup water
1 Bosc pear, unpeeled, cored
1 cup fresh spinach leaves, packed
1 frozen banana
1 tablespoon flaxseed meal, optional
1/2 tablespoon kelp powder, optional
1/2 tablespoon spirulina powder, optional

Yield: 2 servings (serving size: about 8 ounces or 1 cup)

(Note: You don't have to add the flaxseed meal, kelp, and spirulina to your smoothie. You may not eve have an idea what they are! See the Recipe Notes below for details. All three are often used to boost the nutrition content in smoothies.)
Recipe Notes

* To freeze bananas, remove peels before placing in freezer. Put in a plastic zip-top bag until completely frozen.
* Substitute spinach with kale leaves.
* Use an Anjou, Asian, or Bartlett pear instead of a Bosc pear.
* Flaxseed meal is a powder made from ground flaxseeds. It is high in fiber and a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids.
* Kelp is a sea vegetable that is a concentrated source of minerals, including iodine, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and iron.
* Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae that is rich in protein, vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids (antioxidants that can help protect cells from damage). It contain B complex vitamins, beta-carotene, vitamin E, manganese, zinc, copper, iron, selenium, and gamma linolenic acid (an essential fatty acid).
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Bean and Rice Casserole
Beans and rice combine to make a complete protein. So this casserole serves as an excellent source of protein during the Daniel Fast.

Ingredients:
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cup uncooked brown rice
1 can red kidney beans (15 1/4 - 19 oz), drained and rinsed
1 can black beans (15 1/4 - 19 oz), drained and rinsed
1 can garbanzo beans (15 1/4 - 19 oz), drained and rinsed
1 can stewed tomatoes (14 1/2 - 16 oz), drained
1 can chopped mild chilies (4 oz), drained
10 ounces frozen green peas, thawed by placing under running water
1 cup frozen corn, thawed by placing under running water

Preparation:Preheat oven to 375
1.
In a 5-qt Dutch oven over medium high heat, sauté onion in liquid of your choice (balsamic vinegar, olive oil, water) until tender, stirring occasionally.
2.
Add rice; cook while stirring until parched and slightly opaque.
3.
Add beans, tomatoes, chilies and 3 1/2 cups of water to rice and onion in Dutch oven and bring mixture to boil.
4.
Cover tightly place in oven, baking until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed (around 1 hour for brown rice).
5.
Add peas and corn, adjust seasonings, and return to oven until heated through.
Yield: four servings
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