Grains with Plum and lemon

Prepare 3 cups of grain of choice.
Quinoa or couscous would be good.

Into the cooking water add
8 Italian prune plums, pitted and diced

After cooking add
Zest of 1 small organic lemon
3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Serve hot or at room temperature.

Roasted Italian Prune Plums

We have a  bag of purple prune plums and here is a delicious way to use them. This was excellent with  dinner as an accompaniment to a slice of the bean loaf and some sweet potato and green beans. These roasted plums would also be good as a topping on cooked cereal, or any cooked. grain.

Preheat oven to 425 F

12 prune plums, pitted and sliced
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 cup water 
 
Lay sliced plums in a  baking dish. Combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg and sprinkle over plums. Drizzle water on top. Toss gently. Cover with foil and roast for 20 minutes.