Salads - Pasta and Rice


	Szechuan Gluten-free Quinoa Noodles (or regular pasta) My sister Leilani, one of four sisters who are fabulous cooks, agrees to spend the day with me playing in the kitchen. The post-Passover lull has been a respite from catering deadlines and the accompa... » Read More

	(Gluten-free) Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Roasted Broccoli Rabe Whew. This is salad number 5 of the recipes my sister and I were playing with last week. Whittling away at the piles of ingredients we purchased, I'm down to a few simple ingredients. We've ma... » Read More

	Pesto with Campanelle and Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes Pesto, made of fragrant basil, toasted pine nuts and hint of garlic is a versatile dressing and marinade that is simple to make. Simply toss into a food processor and presto! I mean&nbs... » Read More

	Spelt, Rice or Wheat Pasta Salad with Stir-fried Vegetables I want to make an assortment of gluten-free salads for my sister's party. I have a box of spelt pasta and decide to use it. Rude awakening! Spelt is not gluten-free. It's not even in my dictio... » Read More

	Saffron Rice Salad with Fresh Mint My sister Jeanette's birthday is a great reason to make a number of summer salads. Back in the beginning of the bakery, she would work with me the weeks her husband worked in Alaska. I start ... » Read More

	Asian Noodle Salad with Oven Roasted Tofu Since opening, this continues to be our most popular pasta salad. I can't imagine how many tons of this salad have been eaten! We use the Chinese style egg noodles and add green onions a... » Read More

	Wild and Basmati Rice Salad This is a wonderful salad with fish, beef, lamb and chicken. Wild Rice and Basmati rice are married together and tossed with Herbes de Provence containing aromatic bits of lavender. We include a smatt... » Read More

	Mediterranean Pasta Salad with Fresh Basil Mediterranean Pasta Salad is quick and easy as the only thing to cook is the pasta. Use gluten-free rice pasta for those who are wheat intolerant. Everything else in the salad just requires a quick ch... » Read More

	Mediterranean Wheat Berry and Wild Rice Salad This great wheat berry and wild rice salad is a combination of two recipes given to me by two different clients. One uses only wheat berries and the other uses a bottled salad dressing. I pr... » Read More

	Gluten-Free Rice Penne with Provencal Eggplant and Sweet Peppers Rice penne pasta is a great substitute for regular pasta and instantly turns this into a gluten-free salad. We've made this salad since the beginning of the catering business. The classic combinat... » Read More

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Hi! Thank you for stopping by to watch me, Leah, cook kosher. I've been the owner operator of my boutique catering firm in Seattle, Leah's Catering, for the past 14 years.
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