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Showing posts with label HCLF meals. Show all posts

Friday, 2 December 2016

Gluten Free Sweet Potato and Coconut Milk Pastie!

Gluten Free Sweet Potato and Coconut Milk Pastie!



(Serves 2)
Ingredients:
Pastry -

300g gf doves flour
1 tbsp flaxseed
1/4 tsp oregano
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp coconut oil
100ml water

Filling-
3 medium sweet potatoes
1 can kidney beans, drained
1/2 can coconut milk
1 tsp medium curry powder

Sides-
1 head spring greens
1 cup frozen peas

First, place the sweet potatoes straight into the oven as they are whole at 200°C for 45 minutes.

Meanwhile in a bowl add the flour, flaxseed, oregano and baking powder. Put the coconut oil in a microwavable bowl and melt in the microwave for 40 seconds. Then add this to the flour and mix in along with the water, adding it gradually until a dough ball forms. Use your hands to form the dough. Line a baking sheet with baking paper or oiled tin foil. Then split the mixture in two and flatten out 2 long pizza shaped pastry shapes.

In a separate bowl add the kidney beans and coconut milk and once the sweet potatoes are soft, carefully take them out the oven and peel off the skin (and eat it) then mash and add to the mixture. Add the curry powder and mix well. Place a large dollop of mixture on one side of the pastry and fold over to close and form the pasty! Pierce holes in the top and bake in the oven for about 30 minutes.

Whilst they're nearly done tear some spring greens (collard greens) or cabbage into a frying pan along with water and peas, then steam fry until vibrant green. As the water evaporates, replace with more.
Carefully take out the oven, chop in two and serve!

Watch me make this in my latest VLOGMAS DAY 1 2016 video:




Gluten Free Sweet Potato and Coconut Milk Pastie!

Monday, 11 January 2016

Creamy Spaghetti

Creamy Spaghetti 

I do love a warming and wholesome meal that's super healthy and delicious! Well I think I've just created a carbonara made with no dairy and just full of whole plant yumminess. It's similar in appearance to the spaghetti carbonara but more like a thick soup with spaghetti. It's got protein veggies and starches in it keeping you full and feeling your best. Take a look at the recipe: 



(Serves 1 - 3) 
Ingredients:
100g spaghetti (wheat or gf corn) 
1 cup baby potatoes
1 cup brussel sprouts
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 can chickpeas
2 carrots
1 leek
1 tsp lemon and thyme seasoning 
Pinch black pepper (optional)

Dice all the veg and add to a pan of about 500ml water. Add the rest of the ingredients apart from the spaghetti, bring to the boil and simmer for 30-60 minutes. Use a hand blender to blend into a thick creamy sauce. If it's too runny mix some flour (plain wheat or any gf) and water and stir in. Then cook the spaghetti by adding to a pan of boiling water and boiling for 12 minutes. Once soft drain and add to a bowl, then pour over some of the sauce, stir in and top with more nutritional yeast and black pepper. Enjoy! Save the rest of the sauce for a soup or for more creamy spaghetti later. 

I hope you try this recipe! I absolutely love it and it's a super healthy alternative to spaghetti carbonara. If you don't have the thyme and lemon seasoning just add fresh/ dried thyme and lemon juice and zest. 

Lots of love
Robyn x

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