Vegetable Super Juice
Serves 2

This juice is a popular one for breakfast as it gives your energy levels a boost, wakens your digestive system whilst giving your body a nutrition, yet gentle start to the day. 250ml mixed with 250ml of distilled water is usually enough to keep me going until lunchtime. If you are keen to get '5-a-Day' this is a pretty good start!

Ingredients:

1 whole cucumber
4 sticks of celery
2-4 handfuls of spinach
8 lettuce leaves
Any other greens!
Optional boosters: parsley and fresh alfalfa sprouts

Juice all ingredients and mix 50/50 with distilled water. Add optional lemon juice to taste and Prime pH to boost the alkalinity of the juice.

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Healing Juice
Serves 2

A sweeter, more subtle juice which still packs a nutritional punch! The combination of the carrots, spinach and parsley provides an excellent source of antioxidants, while the celery lends its cleansing properties.

Ingredients:

3-4 Carrots
125g Fresh Spinach
Handful of Flat Leaf Parsley
2-3 Sticks of Celery

Juice all ingredients (putting celery through last). Mix with water to taste or drink neat (your preference).

This is definitely a highly energising soup and is a big favourite while on a cleanse or detox. Contains avocado which is high in EFAs and cucumber which is well known for its cleansing properties. The taste of this soup can be dramatically altered by the use of the herbs and spices mentioned or by alternating between lemon and lime.

Ingredients:

1 avocado
2 spring onions
1/2 red or green pepper
1 cucumber
2 handfuls of spinach
1/2 clove of garlic
Bragg Liquid Aminos to taste
100ml of light vegetable Bouillon (yeast free)
Juice of 1 lemon or lime
Optional: coriander, parsley, cumin.

Blend the avocado and stock to form a light paste, then add the other ingredients and blend.

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Warm Broccoli Soup
Serves 2

This is definitely a winter favourite and destroys the myth that all raw food has to be cold and unwelcoming! By steaming the broccoli for just 5-6 minutes, the meal remains raw, but gains enough warmth to give that filling, comforting feeling of soup. The texture given by the broccoli and the kick of the ginger make this an excellent choice for those new to alkalising.

Ingredients:

1/2 Avocado
6 -8 Decent size Broccoli Heads
1/3 Red Onion
1 Celery Stick
Big Handful of Spinach
An Inch of Root Ginger
Bragg Liquid Amino (Optional)
Cumin (Optional)

Lightly steam the broccoli (5-6 minutes) and put with all ingredients in a blender. Add garlic, pepper, RealSalt to taste. The heat from the broccoli makes this a lovely, gently warmed soup great for winter.

Note - when using a blender, be careful not to use boiling water as this can sometimes damage the sealant and cause leakage.

Detox Lime-Chili Stir ‘Fry’

Ingredients:

Pak-Choi
Carrots
Mange-Tout/Sugar Snap Peas
Beansprouts
Broccoli
Cabbage (red or green)
Fresh Lime Juice
Chili
Coriander
Vegetable Boullion
Brown Basmati Rice/Wild Rice

Directions:

Firstly, pulp the coriander with a pestle and mortar along with the finely chopped chili, adding lime juice as you go to make a dressing/sauce. Then set aside to infuse.  Now chop all of the vegetables fairly finely (so that they will cook quickly). Steam these until they are only just cooked (still a little crunchy).

Now place all ingredients on a bed of fluffy, steamed rice and cover with the coriander and lime-chili sauce.

Serve, piping hot with a smile.

The beauty of this is it’s simplicity. Optionally you can steam fry the vegetables in a vegetable boullion stock if you do not have a steamer.   Another option is to have prawns with this (if you are into seafood).

I have not included quantities as it is probably best to find your own way. Also, of course, feel free to just use whatever vegetables you have available to you.

Dressed to Impress Asparagus
Serves 2

Ingredients:

12 asparagus stems (bend towards the end and let them snap naturally, a la Jamie Oliver)
8 spring onions
2 tablespoons melted (avocado) butter
Grated lemon peel of half a lemon
Fresh lemon juice of a whole lemon
Fresh thyme

Directions:

Lightly steam the asparagus and spring onion together (for about 4 minutes or until as tender as you like - although remember, overcooking removes nutrients!). Then, mix together the avocado butter, lemon rind, juice and thyme to make a dressing. If it is too zingy, then add some cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil to neutralise the lemon a little. Now decoratively stack the asparagus and spring onion and dress. Voila!

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Hummus from Heaven

Ingredients:

1 can of chick peas (or home cooked chick peas)
1 tablespoon of Tahini paste (light or medium)
Small clove of garlic (crushed or finely chopped)
Lemon juice from 1/2 Lemon (or to taste)
1 tablespoon olive oil

Put all ingredients in a bowl and blend with a hand blender.

Season with Salt and Pepper to taste

Variations:

Add handful of black olives before blending | Change chick peas for butter beans | Adding fresh tomatoes before blending

Would be interesting to hear if anyone else has other Hummus variations!

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