Fifth Class --Charlie's Serving Breakfast!

The once-a-week vegetarian needs to think about the whole day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now we have some vegetarian dishes suitable for breakfast to look forward to this week. Here are Charlie's recipes.

Recipes – Charlie March 12, 2009
Burritos
2 cups beans (black)
1 cup brown rice
4 (large) whole wheat tortillas
2 > 4 cups salad greens
2 cups salsa
Cook rice (45 minutes +/-), warm beans (nuke 25 seconds), warm tortillas, 300 3-5 minutes
Serves four

Breakfast bread pudding
3 eggs
1 cup (whole) milk
¼ cup honey
1 teaspoon cardamom (or cinnamon)
Pinch salt
4 medium large apples, cured, pealed
1/ 2 cup cranberry raisins (raisins)
1/ 2 cup blueberries
1/ 2 chopped walnuts
8 slices whole grain bread, 1 inch cubes, 3 cups
Beat eggs, milk, honey, cardamom and salt; stir apples, cranraisins & nuts
Bread cubes in 8” square dish, let sit, soak 20 minutes
Bake in oven 350, 40 to 50 minutes, allow 10 > 20 minutes to sit, before cutting
Serves four

Peach Salsa
3 firm peaches
1 tablespoon – lemon juice (or one lemon)
2 medium ripe tomatoes
6 scallions
1 tablespoon canned jalapeno peppers, chopped (alternative)
1 tablespoon coarsely chopped cilantro
1/ 4 cup high quality olive oil
6 tablespoons sherry vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
Put peaches in boiling water for moment or two, then peel skins, cut in half, remove pits, cut into thin
strips
Skin tomatoes by pouring boiling water over them, cover for five minutes and remove skin; peel and cut
into long strips
Gently mix peaches, tomatoes, scallions, pepper and cilantro
Whisk oil, vinegar and honey; then pour over the other ingredients; leave salsa for 30 minutes