Recipes — Low GI RSS



Pumpkin Stuffed Mushrooms

YIELD: Makes 12 Stuffed Mushrooms/1 Cup Pumpkin Filling (2 Servings) PREP: 10 mins COOK: 1 hr 10 mins READY IN: 1 hr 20 mins Ingredients 2 Cups Diced Pumpkin 3 Cloves of Garlic 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds 1 Tsp Caraway Seeds 1/2 Tsp Ground Cumin 1/2 Tsp Ground Nutmeg 1/2 Tsp Rock Salt 1 Cup Fresh Coriander Jucie of 1 Lemon 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 12 Swiss Brown Mushrooms Stems Removed Extra Coriander to Garnish Instructions Preheat oven to 200ºC Spread out pumpkin evenly on a baking tray, and roast pumpkin and garlic until soft; about 40 minutes, turning regularly Meanwhile, in a small pan, toast the cumin seeds and caraway seeds over a medium heat- for about 30 seconds Place roasted pumpkin, garlic, cumin and caraway seeds, nutmeg, salt, coriander, lemon juice...

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Raw chocolate-coconut cream pie

YIELD: Makes 3 Small Tartlets Or 1 Large Pie (3-6 Servings) PREP: 10 mins COOK: 35 mins READY IN: 45 mins Ingredients 2 Cups Cashews 1/4 Cup Agave Syrup 10 Ml Water Flesh of One Coconut 2 Ripe Bananas 1/2 Cup Raw Cacao 1 Date Pinch Himalayan Sea Salt 1/4 Cup Chia Seeds Instructions Using coconut oil, lightly grease your pans (make sure you use springform, or removable base) Process the cashew nuts until they become a fine flour Add the agave and mix, adding the water slowly until it becomes a dough Press the dough into the pan and freeze for 30 minutes Blend the coconut flesh, bananas, cacao, date and sea salt until it becomes a smooth cream Add the chia seeds and stir by hand Allow to sit for...

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Banana, almond and lemon loaf

YIELD: Makes 1 Loaf (8-10 Servings) PREP: 5 mins COOK: 35 mins READY IN: 40 mins Ingredients 2 Large, Ripe Bananas 1 Tspn Vanilla Paste/Essence 1/3 Cup Organic Safflower Oil 2 Cups Flour 1/4 Cup Organic, Raw Sugar 1 Cup Slivered Almonds 1 1/2 Tspn Baking Powder Juice of 2 Lemons Zest of 1 Lemon 1/4 Cup Water Instructions Grease a small loaf pan Heat oven to 180ºC In a blender or processor, blend bananas, vanilla paste, lemon juice and oil In a separate bowl, sift flour, and add sugar, almonds, baking powder and salt, and stir to mix Add banana mix to flour mix and add the 1/4 cup of water slowly (you want the mix to be very moist, but not runny-like cake batter) And be careful not to over...

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Banana and coconut Nice-cream

YIELD: Serves 4 Ingredients 3 Large Frozen Bananas 1/2 Cup Coconut Cream Frozen In An Ice Cube Tray Shredded Coconut and passionfruit pulp to serve Instructions In a high-powered blender, whiz everything together for 2 minutes until light and fluffy You can make this low-fat without the coconut cream- just blend the frozen bananas together COURSE: Dessert

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