Kale Tacos Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 8 tacos A simple, healthy and delicious lunch of tacos with kale-sweet potato filling! Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes 2 medium red or white potatoes 1 medium bunch kale 5 cloves of garlic 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp cumin…
Basil Habanero Pesto
Basil Habanero Pesto Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: 1 cup Perfect recipe for end of summer harvest! Basil Habanero pesto is so versatile, it can be used in pasta, as a base for pizza, as a spread for sandwiches as well as a dressing for salads. Ingredients…
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts Prep time: 20 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: Serves: 5 Healthy side-dish even Brussels-sprouts haters won’t stop popping in to their mouths! Ingredients 1 lb of Brussels sprouts, washed, outer leaves removed and sliced in to halves 4 Tbsp organic extra virgin olive oil 2 Tbsp stone ground mustard A…
Coconut flake and multi-seed protein bars
Coconut flake and multi-seed protein bars Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 50 mins Serves: 20 bars A delicious paleo-friendly snack which is also gluten-free, vegan and loaded with protein. Ingredients Dry Ingredients: 1 cup almond flour 3 Tsp raw cacao powder 1 Tbsp maca powder 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast 1/4 cup…
Summer chopped salad
Summer chopped salad Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: Total time: 30 mins Serves: 2 A cooling lunch-sized chopped salad for the scorchy summer days! Ingredients 1 long Persian cucumber or 3-4 small ones, seeded and chopped 1 cup of grape or cherry tomatoes, cut in to 2 1 small red onion, chopped 1 cup…
Watermelon Rind Curry
Watermelon Rind Curry Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 45 mins Serves: 4 A yummy way to use up all the watermelon rind from your summer picnic! Ingredients 1 medium sized watermelon 3-4 Tbsp organic ghee 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tsp cumin seeds (available at your local ethnic Indian grocery…
Roasted Tandoori Cauliflower
Roasted Tandoori Cauliflower Prep time: At least 1/2 day Cook time: 1 hour Total time: Serves: 4 (as a side) Lip-smackingly good roasted cauliflower that is also gluten-free, vegan and paleo-friendly! Ingredients 1 large cauliflower 1/2 can of coconut milk 2 Tbsp tandoori masala (or regular garam masala, you can find both in an ethnic Indian…
Homemade Granola
Homemade Granola Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Serves: about 10 A simple homemade granola adapted from “The Blue Zones Solution.” Ingredients 3 cups rolled oats (If you are sensitive to gluten, make sure you buy Gluten Free Organic Rolled Oats. I got mine from the bins at Whole Foods…
Soda with Ginger-Mint Shrub
Soda with Ginger-Mint Shrub Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: Total time: 2 weeks Serves: About 6 A refreshing gingery and minty fermented drink – get ready for picnic season with now by starting a few batches. Ingredients 1/2 cup thinly sliced fresh ginger 1/2 packed fresh mint leaves + a couple of sprigs of…
Cashew Mysore Pak
Cashew Mysore Pak Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Around 16 pieces Cashew Mysore Pak: This variation of the classic South-Indian dessert is melt-in-the-mouth yummy! Ingredients 1/2 cup organic chickpea flour / gram flour (besan in Hindi, kadalai maavu in Tamil) 1/4 cup raw cashews soaked in water for 2 hours 1 tsp poppy…
Kimchi bibimbap
Kimchi bibimbap Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 2 A vegetarian bibimbap with kimchi, tofu and vegetables! Get your probiotic dose with this yummy main dish. Ingredients About 4 Tbsp of sesame oil or vegetable oil for cooking For the marinated tofu (my own recipe): 1 14oz tub tofu, cut into cubes after squeezing…
Kefir Blueberry Smoothie
Kefir Blueberry Smoothie Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 2 A breakfast smoothie with the probiotic power of home-made kefir and the antioxidant goodness of blueberries. Home-made kefir recipe included! Ingredients 2 cups home-made kefir 1/2 cup blueberries 1 ripe banana Instructions View the full recipe at Veggie Sutra →