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Summer Soba Salad Bowl…

  YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 10 mins READY IN: 15 mins Ingredients 250 g Organic Soba Noodles 4 small zucchinis, flowers attached 2 cup kale, stemmed and shredded finely 1 cup mixed cherry tomatoes 1 cup snow peas Dressing 1/4 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp sesame oil 1 tsp pineapple vinegar (or apple cider vinegar) 1 tsp sea salt 1 tsp coconut sugar Juice of one lemon Juice of one orange Instructions Shake or whisk dressing ingredients in small jar or jug- set aside to let flavours infuse Bring a small saucepan of water to the boil, and blanch zucchinis, flowers and snow peas for 30 seconds Remove with a slotted spoon, and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process Allow the water to...

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Nourishing Brown Rice Breakfast Bowl…

  YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 10 mins READY IN: 15 mins Ingredients 1 cup Brown Rice cooked to packed instructions 2 cups homemade almond milk or alternative 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg 1 persimmon Quartered 1/2 cup Fresh Strawberries hulled 2 tbsp hemp seeds 2 tbsp Black Sesame Seeds 2 tbsp raw almonds Instructions In a small saucepan, heat the almond milk, rice, cinnamon quills and ground nutmeg Simmer for 5-6 minutes or until gently heated Ladle into bowls and top with fruit, hemp and sesame seeds Serve immediately CUISINE: Asian COURSE: Breakfast SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

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Spicy Avocado Soup…

YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 5 mins READY IN: 10 mins Ingredients 1 Avocado, flesh only 1 cup baby bokchoy 1 medium sized cucumber 1/2 cup parsley Juice from one lemon 1 tsp lime juice 1 tsp MicroOrganics Green Nutritionals Green Superfoods Powder 1/2 red chilli, seeds removed  1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger 1 tsp Barley Miso Paste 1/2 cup filtered water 1 cup fresh coconut water (or more filtered water) 1 tsp Black Sesame Seeds mung bean sprouts Instructions Blend all ingredients together, using more or less water to desired consistency. Serve immediately with garnishes COURSE: Soup SKILL LEVEL: Beginner

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Roasted Creamy Beetroot Soup….

YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 55 mins READY IN: 60 mins Ingredients 6 medium sized beetroots, halved; choose beets with bright green leaves, and firm, unwrinkled skin 2 medium sized purple carrots, roughly chopped 1 tsp rock salt 4 cloves of garlic 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 tbsp coconut cream  1 tsp ground cumim 2 ½ cups water Instructions Preheat oven to 200ºC Fill a large soup pot with cold water and add the beets, carrots and rock salt Bring to a boil, then simmer for 10 minutes Strain water, and using the same pot, sprinkle the wet beets and carrots with the cumin seeds and stir to coat On a paper lined tray, bake beets, carrots and whole garlic cloves for 45 minutes or until tender Carefully peel the...

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Brown Rice and Vegetable Congee…

YIELD: 2 Servings PREP: 5 mins COOK: 60 mins READY IN: 1 hr 5 mins Ingredients 1 tbsp coconut oil oil 3 cloves garlic, minced optional 1 tsp grated ginger 1 tsp grated fresh turmeric 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tsp mirin 1 tsp rice wine vinegar 1 cup brown rice, rinsed (soaked overnight if desired) 2 cup water + 1 cup if needed 1 tsp ground wakame flakes 1/2 cup pumpkin, diced 1/2 cup sweet potato, diced Fresh coriander to serve Sesame seeds to serve Instructions In a large pot, heat the coconut oil and sauté the minced garlic and grated ginger and turmeric Add the sesame oil, mirin, rice wine vinegar, brown rice, water and wakame flakes Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and allow to simmer for 40 minutes, without letting the...

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