iEat Green - Ryan Madden- Long Island Progressive Coalition - 07.19.18

Ryan Madden is a climate activist and the Sustainability Organizer for the Long Island Progressive Coalition. The Long Island Progressive Coalition is a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting sustainable development, revitalizing local communities, enhancing human dignity, creating effective democracy, and achieving economic, social and racial justice. Ryan has a BA in Political Science & Environmental Studies from SUNY Binghamton. He has experience working with civil society groups within United Nations climate change conferences, with non-profits on community-based clean energy programs, and with grassroots organizations on renewable energy advocacy and climate legislative campaigns.

Quick Vegetable Ginger Rice

4 servings
Ingredients
2 cups cooked org. brown rice
1 Tbs olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 carrots, diced
1 stalk celery
5 mushrooms
1 cup frozen organic corn
3 Tbs. tamari
2 t. dark sesame oil
2 Tbs. mirin
¼ cup chopped cilantro
½ cup roasted peanuts
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbs grated ginger
4 cups greens,(kale, swiss chard, collards, chopped)
½ head of broccoli, cut into small florets

Procedure
1. In a wok, sauté onions and carrots in olive oil. After 5 minutes, add garlic and
ginger and cook for 3 minutes.
2. Add the celery and mushrooms and cook on high heat for a few minutes.
3. Add the broccoli and Swiss chard stems, and cook for 3 minutes.
4. Add the greens, tamari, and mirin, and cook the greens down for 2 minutes.
5. Add the cooked rice.
6. When all mixed, add the peanuts
7. Add the frozen corn and dark sesame oil.