Mum's Quinoa Salad

Mum’s Quinoa Salad It seems like it was just last week that we were celebrating Chrissy and now it’s Easter! Don’t think that Easter is a time you have to fall off the wagon if you’re trying to stay healthy, try adding more salads into your Easter meals to help balance out all the chocolate eating! Food is all about nourishment and celebration, Easter is a time when we can [...]

 

 

Tofu

Ingredients: 6 spring onions Sliced tofu (go for firm tofu, as it holds its shape while cooking) 1 tablespoon of seasoned rice flour (simply add salt, pepper and optional chili power to ordinary rice flour) Dressing: 1 teaspoon of agave (or honey) 1 tablespoon of tamari (or soy sauce) ½ a lemon’s juice ½ a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar Method: Slice the tofu into 5 x 3cm squares and [...]

 

Green Tea Soba Noodles + Tempeh

  Ingredients: 1 packet of green tea soba noodles sesame seeds 200 grams tempeh nori (seaweed) Agave Dressing: juice of 1 small lemon 3 tablespoon tamari (wheat free soy sauce) 1 tablespoon agave splash of apple cider vinegar Method: This recipe really relies on bringing three main elements together: noodles, tempeh and dressing. Boil noodles for approximately 4 – 5 minutes or as instructed on the pack. You want your [...]

 

 

Berry Soup

Sounds weird – tastes yummo! Ingredients strawberries,1 punnet raspberries, 1 punnet blueberries, 1 punnet blackberries, 1 punnet half a watermelon, sliced into small cubes half a cantaloupe, sliced into small cubes juice of 6 oranges honey Method Blend 1 punnet of raspberries until puréed (or mash with a fork). Then simply combine all fruit in a large bowl and pour raspberry purée and orange juice over the top. For added sweetness, [...]

 

Raw Fudge Balls

Three easy ingredients with no cooking required! Ingredients (Go organic when possible) 1 cup of dates 1 cup of walnuts 1/2 cup of desiccated coconut 1/4 raw cacao powder Method: Form ingredients into a small ball and sprinkle with additional raw cacao powder or desiccated coconut. Wrap in cellophane with ribbob to make them look extra special. All ingredients are high in iron, which helps to keep energy levels sustained. [...]

 

Avocado + Pistachio Dip

Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado juice of 1 lemon 1 tablespoon of olive oil sea salt and freshly ground pepper juice of 1/2 lime pinch of sumac (optional) avocado oil to drizzle (optional) 35g pistachio kernels roasted and roughly chopped (optional); to roast, place on baking tray and cook in the oven at 180 c for 8-10 minutes, or until golden Method: Peel and pip avocado, then roughly chop and crush [...]

 

Falafel + Salad

The best falafels I have ever eaten were from Byron Bay (Australia) and I’ve done my best to re-create that experience! This recipe is gluten-free, which means it’s great for celiacs or others who have trouble digesting gluten. You can have it raw by using sprouted chickpeas, or you can use cooked chickpeas. Ingredients Falafels: four cups of cooked and well-rinsed chickpeas
1 fresh chilli, seeds removed and finely diced 4 [...]