A longtime mainstay of natural and specialty foods in Sioux Falls, Co-op Natural Foods has recently undergone a major renovation, allowing even more ways to bring fresh, local, nutritious food to its shoppers. Aside from browsing through the added square footage, customers can now enjoy healthy, delicious meals on site at one of several shaded outdoor tables
Shane Gilbertson
“People love that this has a fresh, summery feel, but the gin gives it a nice bite.”
Kombucha Cocktail
Ingredients:
1 oz. Gin
4 oz. Co-op brand kombucha
Lemon zest
Lemon to garnish
Pinch Himalayan Pink Salt
Directions:
Rub fresh lemon around rim of glass.
Spread salt on a small dish, and place glass upside down, turning in the salt until rim is evenly coated.
Fill glass with ice.
Add gin, then kombucha.
Stir and garnish with lemon.
Tommy Schwartz, Cook
“This dish has a lot of really bright, colorful vegetables that blend together and it has a really nice umami flavor to it. It’s really nice for vegetarians, because it’s really filling, but also flavorful.”
Asian Quinoa Salad:
Ingredients:
1 C Cooked tricolor or white quinoa
1 Diced red bell pepper
1/2 C Diced cucumber
1/2 C Shredded carrot
1/2 C Shredded red cabbage
1 C Cooked edamame
Sauce:
1/4 C Tamari soy sauce
1 T Toasted sesame oil
1 T Rice wine vinegar
1 T Sesame seeds
1/2 tsp. Grated ginger
Directions:
Combine cooked quinoa with all vegetables.
Whisk sauce together on the side.
Mix sauce into quinoa and vegetables.
