Tuesday 27 May 2014

My Favourite Sweet Pepper Dip

Ingredients:
(Serves 1-2)

Dip:
6 mini mixed colours sweet peppers
2 sticks celery
1/2 avocado 
50ml coconut water 

Other:
1 head celery 
Few sprigs fresh coriander 
Sprinkle chilli flakes 
1 head round/butter leaf lettuce 
2 cups peas 

Simply blend all the dip ingredients and serve. Chop up the celery as shown then top everything with coriander and chilli flakes :) delicious! This is my favourite dip to date! 


Bonus:
In your blender blend the peas, some coconut water and some celery. And you have a pea purée dip! Into a lettuce leaf spoon in both of the dips and you have a lettuce taco :) 


Sunday 25 May 2014

Spicy Pea Popcorn

Ingredients:
(Serves 1)

1 cup frozen peas
1 tbsp freshly picked marjoram 
Few shakes of chilli flakes

Defrost the frozen peas under running tap water in a colander. Pour into a small bowl or glass and top with the marjoram leaves and chilli flakes. Mix together and eat like popcorn :) yum! 


Saturday 24 May 2014

Grape Iced Bites

Ingredients:
(Serves 1)

500g green and/or red grapes
1 pack wooden squewers

Rinse the grapes and slide them onto the squewers. Place in the freezer for 1 hr minimum. Take out and enjoy in the hot sun! Nature's perfect ice lolly :) 


Raw Tomato Chunky Soup

Ingredients:
(Serves 2)

8 squishy tomatoes
2 carrots
1/3 head cauliflower
1 medium zucchini
1/2 avocado
1 pinch cress
Sprinkle ground black pepper 
Sprinkle chilli flakes 
Sprinkle mixed herbs

In a blender add the tomatoes (leave 2 out) and the cauliflower (save a little for chunks) blend until well combined and thick. Add the mixed herbs and set aside. Dice the carrots, zucchini, rest of the tomatoes and cauliflower into small chunks and add to two bowls. Pour the tomato sauce over the top and mix in well. Top with diced avocado, cress, chilli flakes and black pepper. For a warmer soup, heat gently in a pan to take off the chill, but do not boil. Enjoy! 

Wednesday 21 May 2014

Creamy Pepper Pea Dressing

Ingredients: 
(Serves 2) 

4 large carrots 
1 round lettuce
2 sticks celery
5 small sweet peppers yellow/red/orange
4 cups peas
1/2 avocado 
1 zucchini 

Using a spiralizer spiralize your carrots and top with a generous amount of peas. To your blender add the celery chopped, peppers, cup of peas, avocado and zucchini chopped. Blend with a little water until thick, creamy and smooth. Pour over your carrots and peas and serve with round lettuce! Perfectly nourishing :D 


Sunday 11 May 2014

Breakfast Nana Ice Cream

Ingredients:
(Serves 1)

6 frozen ripe spotty bananas
2 fresh spotty bananas 
1 cup frozen strawberries 
1/2 - 1 cups water 
1 tsp coconut sugar (optional) 

Freeze your 6 bananas peeled in small pieces. Then in your blender add 1 fresh banana and place 3 frozen bananas on top, blend the bananas with a little water until fluffy and creamy (you may need to stir to get it blending). Add to your bowl, then to the blender again add 1 fresh banana and the other 3 frozen bananas on top and the frozen strawberries, add some water and blend. Once creamy, pour on top of the previous ice cream, sprinkle on some coconut sugar and serve! The perfect and yummiest breakfast ever! 


Sunday 4 May 2014

Maple Raisin Pink Froth Smoothie

Ingredients:
(Serves 1)

7 ripe and spotty bananas (frozen works best)
1 cup frozen strawberries
2 cups water
1 handful raisins or sultanas 
3 tbsp maple syrup 

Blend the bananas, strawberries and water until super frothy! Pour into a cute jar, top with maple syrup and raisins. Stir or shake and enjoy! 



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