Recipes — Low GI RSS



Peace Pops

YIELD: 8 Peace Pops PREP: 10 mins COOK: 3 hrs 0 min READY IN: 3 hrs 10 mins Ingredients 560 Grams Coconut Cream 1/4 Cup Almond Milk 1 Medjool Date 1/2 Vanilla Bean Pod Scrapped 1 1/2 Cups Diced, Fresh Pinapple 6 Yellow Flesh Peaches Pitted 1 Cup Blueberries 1 Cup Raspberries 1/2 Banana Edible Flowers Shredded Coconut Raw Cacao Nibs Dried Fruit Dehydrated Banana Passionfruit Pulp Instructions Blend together base mix and your choice of flavours (I did half/half!) Decorate popsicle mould or paper cups- line the inside with edible flowers, pour shredded coconut and cacao nibs on the bottom, or stir through passionfruit pulp- let the kids go wild! Pour into popsicle moulds or paper cups Freeze for 3 hours, or overnight Slurp and lick on a sunny afternoon COURSE: Dessert

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Raw Christmas Baubles

YIELD: 12 Baubles (12 Servings) PREP: 5 mins COOK: 10 mins READY IN: 15 mins Ingredients 1 Cup Raw Cashews 1 Tbsp Goji Berries 1 Tbsp Dried Cranberries 1 Tbsp Finely Grated Orange Peel 1 Tsp Finely Grated Lemon Peel 1/4 Tsp Ground Cinnamon 1/4 Tsp Ground Mixed Spice (Or Mulled Wine Spice) 1 Tbsp Melted Coconut Oil 2 Tbsp Shredded Coconut Instructions In a high powered blender of food processor, blend the cashews until they become a fine meal Add goji berries, cranberries, peel and spices, and pulse to combine Add melted coconut oil and shredded coconut, and blend until mixed (be sure not to over-blend, as you still want to see the beautiful colours of each ingredient) Roll into teaspoon sized balls and store in the fridge until serving time Give as...

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Health tonic…..

YIELD: 1 Servings Ingredients 1/2 Inch Ginger Root 4 Cups Seedless Watermelon 1 Cup Pineapple 2 Oranges 1/2 Punnet Fresh Strawberries Hulled 1 Cup Purified Water Instructions Blend or juice (without water) COURSE: Breakfast

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Swiss chard and potato curry

YIELD: 4 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 15 mins READY IN: 20 mins Ingredients 1 Large Onion Diced 1 Tbsp Safflower Oil 3 Cloves of Garlic Minced 1 Tsp Cumin Powder 1 Tsp Garam Masala 1 Tsp Turmeric 4 Large Potatoes Peeled & Cubed 1 1/2 Cups Water 1/2 Cup Passata Sauce (Tomato Sauce) 1 Tsp Vegtable Stock 1 Large Bunch Swiss Chard (Or Spinach) Stems & Leaves separated & chopped roughly Juice of Half a Lemon Fresh Black Pepper Instructions Over a medium heat, saute the onion until translucent Add the garlic, cumin, garam masala and turmeric and stir well Stir through the potatoes, water, stock, passata and Swiss chard stems, bring to a boil, then simmer for 15 minutes (or until potatoes are soft) Turn off the heat, toss the chard leaves through the curry, and allow to...

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Greek stuffed zucchinis

YIELD: Serves 4 PREP: 10 mins COOK: 50 mins READY IN: 60 mins Ingredients 2 Large Zucchinis Sliced Lengthways 1 Cup Brown Rice Cooked Accordingly to Packet 1 Tbsp Safflower Oil 1 Onion Diced 2 x 750ml Jars Passata (Pureed Tomato Sauce) 2 Roma Tomatoes Diced Juice of 1 Lemon 1/4 Cup Pitted Kalamata Olives 1/2 Tsp Himalayan Sean Salt 1/2 Tsp Raw Coconut Sugar 1 Clove of Garlic Minced 4 Fresh Basil Leaves Thinly Sliced 1 Fresh Mint Leaf Thinly Sliced 1/2 Cup Fresh Parsley 1/4 Cup Fresh Coriander Fresh Black Pepper Instructions Scoop out the zucchinis into a large bowl and set the empty zucchinis and flesh aside In a heavy bottomed pan, saute the onion and garlic until translucent and the 2 jars of passata and tomatoes Add the salt, sugar and lemon juice, adjust to taste, then gently stir through the...

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