Eat, move and think your way to better health
RAINBOW SALAD: every food of a different colour contains a different set of nutrients, the more colours you eat, the more likely you will consume a full spectrum of vitamins. Adapt the vegetables or fruits, in this as long as you create a rainbow effect.
Ingredients:
Dressing: 90ml white balsamic vinegar, 90ml extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper
Salad: 2 large carrots and 1 large yellow pepper; 2 spring onions;
50-75 grams each of chopped kale, red cabbage and baby plum tomatoes; 200 grams of mozzarella; 15 gms of thinly sliced fresh basil
Instructions:
Chop all the vegetables, add to a bowl and mix up. Whisk the balsamic, oil, salt and pepper in another bowl. Decorate the top with mozzarella slices and the basil. Drizzle the dressing over and and eat!
SPICY PUMPKIN SOUP:
Ingredients:
- • 80 gms butter, ghee or coconut oil
- • 3 teaspoons of curry powder
- • 2 onions
- • 4 cups of good stock
- • 1 kg peeled and chopped pumpkin
- • Salt and pepper
- • 1/4 cup sour cream or coconut cream
Instructions:
Melt the oil, add the onions and curry powder then fry gently until soft.
Add the stock and pumpkin and simmer until tender. Blitz in a food processor or blender until smooth. Season with salt and pepper then swirl in your choice of cream. Reheat gently but do not boil.
CAULIFLOWER RICE: the perfect substitute for grain rice. Add extra vegetables to create an Asian inspired fried rice.
Ingredients
- • 1 cauliflower
- • 1 onion
- • 3 cloves of garlic
- • 1 tbsp coconut oil
- • salt and pepper, to taste
- • Adjust these quantities depending on the size of your cauliflower and how many people you are serving.
- • Instructions
Remove leaves and stems from cauliflower and keep for a soup. Either grate the cauliflower until it resembles rice or chop into florets and pulse in a food processor. Dice the onions and garlic and sauté slowly in coconut oil. Add the grated cauliflower, salt, and pepper and stir until heated. Don't overcook the cauliflower, which needs to retain the grain-like appearance and a nice texture to bite.
Living Naturally is in Tynemouth in the north of England
Main meals - plant based