Hey kids! Our recipes this month come to us
from our friends at Apple Seeds Teaching Farm
in Fayetteville. They're the recipes that kids like
you made at their "Farm to Table" program
(story on page 26.) You can do it too!! Time to
make something fresh and yummy!!
www.appleseedsnwa.org
cucumber Sushi
prep time: 20 Min Serves: 4
IngredIentS
dip
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp toasted sesame oil
• ½ tsp honey
• Juice from ¼ of a lime
• 1 pinch garlic powder
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
(optional)
Sushi
• 2 cucumbers
• ½ cup cooked sushirice or short-
grain brown rice, cooled
• ¼ bell pepper cut into thin slices
(julienned)
• 1 avocado
• ½ carrot julienned
InStructIonS
1. To make the dipping sauce mix
everything together in a jar and
set aside.
2. Slice off both ends of the
cucumber and then cut the
cucumber into 2 inch sections.
3. Remove the center of the
cucumber using an apple corer.
4. Slice your veggies into very thin 2
inch strips (this is called julienne)
and add some of each to the
center of the cucumber.Then
stuff with rice to fill the hole,
pushing the rice down to ensure
the cucumber is fully stuffed.
5. Cut into sushi slices and serve.
carrot cupcakes
prep time: 15 mins
cook time: 20 min Serves: 12
IngredIentS
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2/3 cup honey
• ½ cup unsweetened apple sauce
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups finely grated carrots
• 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated (or ¾ tsp
powdered ginger)
InStructIonS
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Line a muffin tin with 12 paper liners
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking
soda, salt, and cinnamon.
4. In a separate bowl combine olive oil,
honey, apple sauce, eggs, vanilla extract,
carrots, seeds, raisins and ginger. Stir to
combine.
5. Add the wet ingredients to the dry
ingredients and stir just until mixture is
combined. Be careful not to over mix.
6. Fill the muffin tins about half way with
the batter.
7. Bake for approximately 15-20 minutes
until the top springs back when you
touch it, and a toothpick or butter
knife inserted into the center comes
out clean.
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greek yogurt
with 2 tsp
cinnamon
for a healthy
frosting!
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