Sweet potato and rhubarb soup; red bean and black rice salad with spinach and orange peppers

Sweet potato and rhubarb soup.

1 medium sweet potato peeled and diced.
2 stalks of rhubarb diced.
2 cups vegetable broth.
1 tablespoon of garlic.
1 teaspoon of ginger.
1 half teaspoon of chipotle (or to taste).
Sea salt to taste.
Minced cilantro for garnish.

Rhubarb and sweet potato complement one another very well. The rhubarb works a lot like tamarind in this recipe. With some heat from the chipotle, this soup has a lot of flavour.

Red bean and black rice salad with spinach and orange peppers.

2 cups cooked red beans
2 cups cooked forbidden black rice
2 orange peppers diced.
3 cups packed spinach minced.

Dressing:
1 heaping tablespoon of white miso.
1 heaping teaspoon of hazelnut butter.
Juice from three small limes.
1 small teaspoon of ginger.
1 tablespoon of garlic.
Sea salt and black pepper to taste.
2 tablepoons of evoo/flax oil.

Cantaloupe and chipotle soup; avocado, orange pepper and tomato salad; grilled portabello over red pepper, tomato and chard pilaf

Chilled cantaloupe and chipotle soup (sea salt, evoo, flax oil, lime zest, lime juice).
Avocado, orange pepper and tomato salad (sea salt and lemon juice).
Grilled portabello over red pepper, tomato and chard pilaf (garlic, oregano, basil, sea salt, black pepper, evoo/flax oil).