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The Health Bowl

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 14:00 — Sarah

Summary

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Inspired by Ski's recipe.

Prep Time15 minutes
Recipe TypesFBC

Description

Lentils, rice and veggies - super healthy trail food.

Ingredients

  • 3⁄4 c instant rice
  • 1⁄4 c cooked and dehydrated lentils
  • 1⁄4 c diced almonds
  • 1⁄4 c dried cranberries
  • 1 T diced dried carrots
  • 1 t lower sodium vegetable bouillon
  • 1⁄4 t tumeric powder
  • 1 pn kosher salt
  • 1 1⁄4 c water

Instructions

At home:
Pack all the ingredients in a sandwich or quart freezer bag (depending on method used). Seal tightly.

In camp:

FBC method:
Add near boiling water to the bag, stir well and seal tightly. Put in a FBC cozy for 15 minutes. Fluff up.

Insulated mug method:
Add the dry ingredients and boiling water to your insulated mug. Stir well, cover tightly and let sit for 15 minutes. Fluff up.

One pot method:
Bring the water to a boil. Add in the dry ingredients and take off the stove. Cover tightly and let sit for 10 minutes. Fluff up.
In cool temperatures use a pot cozy to keep warm.

Notes

This is a large recipe, so you may find that it serves 2 smaller appetites better.

For the veggie bouillon see these options:
http://blog.trailcooking.com/2009/01/12/diy-low-sodium-veggie-bouillon-mix/
http://www.voguecuisine.com/

On the rice you can use white or brown, depending on how you prefer it. Cooked and dehydrated Basmati rice is very nice to use as well.

Find precooked and dehydrated lentils and carrots here:
http://www.harmonyhousefoods.com/Lentils-404-oz41_p_1780.html
http://www.harmonyhousefoods.com/Carrots_c_10.html

This recipe was inspired by Ski, a hiker who makes up batches with raw rice and lentils. This was my offering to make it more "trail friendly".

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Comments

Wed, 03/31/2010 - 00:02 — marowe_B

Nice post. How I loved to

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Sat, 10/02/2010 - 04:22 — Occasional Hyker

Great Dish

Unlike the spam comment above... I have made this dish on the trail. It is delicious! It makes MORE than enough per person and is very filling. I'm looking forward to having it again on my next trip! Thanks!

Occasional Hyker

Sat, 10/09/2010 - 16:04 — Sarah

Thanks for catching that

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