Sauteed Kale with Garlic

Ingredients

• 1 bunch kale, spines removed and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tsp braggs aminos (soy sauce alternative)
• 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
• 1 tsp coconut oil

Directions

• Heat coconut oil in large skillet over medium heat
• Add garlic and saute about 1-2 min
• Add sesame seeds saute another 1 min
• Add braggs amino and then kale
• Saute until kale has wilted slightly

Cook Time and Prep Time: 10 min

Serves: 4-6 as side dish

Garlic and Herb Roasted Potatoes

Ingredients

• 1/4 tsp fresh or dried thyme
• 1/4 tsp fresh or dried rosemary
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tbsp grape seed oil
• 25 baby potatoes
• sea salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

• In a mixing bowl combine grape seed oil, thyme, rosemary, garlic, sea salt and black pepper
• Add potatoes
• Marinate in fridge for several hours
• Roast in oven at 375 F for 20-25 min

Prep Time and Cook Time: 30 min

Serves: 4

Rosemary and Thyme Potato Wedges

Ingredients

• 2-3 large russet potatoes peeled chopped in wedges
• 2 tsp coconut oil melted
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tsp rosemary
• 2 tsp thyme
• extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Toss potato wedges with coconut oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, sea salt and pepper
• Pre heat oven at 375 F
• Bake in oven for 20-25 min or until lightly brown (you may have to turn them over half way through so each side gets brown and crispy)
• Drizzle with desired amt of olive oil once finished

 

Cold Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce

Peanut Sauce

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup organic smooth peanut butter
• 1 tsp braggs liquid aminos or  1 & 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp chili paste or siracha sauce
• 1 large clove garlic

Directions

• Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Whisk until smooth and well blended
• Set aside

 

Spring Rolls

Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked thin rice noodles – cook as directed on package
• 1 & 1/4 cups shredded carrot
• 1 & 1/4 cups shredded cabbage (red or green)
• 2 scallions thinly sliced
• 15 fresh basil leaves chopped
• 15 fresh mint leaves chopped
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 cup peanuts crushed
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• rice paper spring roll wrappers

Directions

• Cut rice noodles into 1 inch lengths and transfer to large bowl
• Add all remaining ingredients to this bow (minus the rice paper wrappers)
• Fill a bowl large enough to fit rice paper wrappers with warm water
• Soak rice paper wrappers in warm water until it begins to soften and pattern begins to disappear
• Transfer wrapper to a flat surface
• Put 1/4 cup filling on each wrapper
• Fold the wrapper from the top and then the bottom
• Then roll the wrapper with the filling as tightly as possible from left to right without ripping
• Serve at room temperature with peanut sauce or refrigerate for 2 hours and serve chilled with peanut sauce

Prep time: 30-40 min

Makes approx 15 rolls

Oven Grilled Asparagus

Ingredients

• 1  bunch asparagus
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
• 2  tablespoon grape seed oil (can cook at higher temperatures with this oil vs. olive oil)
• 1/4  paprika
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest
• 1 clove garlic finely minced
• sea salt and black pepper to taste

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Cut woody ends off of asparagus
• Mix all ingredients except asparagus in a bowl
• In a baking sheet, drizzle mixture over asparagus and ensure you coat each stem with dressing
• “Oven Grill” for 15-20 minutes
• You can also cook on grill for 5-10 minutes

Prep time and cook time 25 min

Serves 4

Spicy Kale Salad

Ingredients

• 1 bunch kale, remove stems and chop in one inch slices
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tsp roasted sesame seeds
• 2-3 tbsp braggs liquid amino’s (or soy sauce)
• pinch of red chili powder
• 2 carrots grated
• 1 tbsp sesame oil

Directions

• Fill up bottom of steamer pot with 2 inches of water and cover lid.  Let water come to boil, then add kale to steamer and steam for 5 minutes
• In a bowl combine sesame oil, garlic, braggs liquid aminos, red chili powder, and carrots
• Once kale is steamed, add kale to bowl and toss kale to ensure it is all coated with dressing
• Serve and Enjoy!

Steamed Brussel Sprouts with Mediterranean Dressing

Ingredients

• 20 brussel sprouts quartered
• Mediterranean Dressing

Directions

• Steam brussel sprouts in steamer pot for 5 min
• Make Mediterranean Dressing and set aside in bowl
• Once steamed toss brussel sprouts in dressing – serve and enjoy!

Prep time and Cook time: 15 minutes

Serves 6-8

recipe courtesy of whfoods.org

Rice Paper Spring Rolls

Ingredients

• 2 Carrots chopped thinly
• 1 Medium cucumber chopped thinly
• 1 Avocado sliced
• 2 Celery stalks chopped thinly
• Rice paper sheets (see picture – from Asian store)
• You can put whatever veggies you want in these, unripe green mangoes are great in these as well.  You can also put cilantro in them.

Directions

• Soak rice paper sheets in warm water until pattern on the sheets disappears (make sure that you soak them one by one in a tray that is flat)
• Once the pattern disappears, place flat on a chopping board
• Add a small amount of each veggie into the middle of the rice paper length wise
• Fold rice paper sheet from the bottom and top
• And then roll tightly from left to right (like a burrito)