by Ross on March 15, 2010
This is another one of my favourite and quick dishes from North Africa using courgettes and a variety of Moroccan spices.
The combination of garlic and onion with chilli, paprika and cumin gives the courgettes a deliciously spicy flavour.
Courgettes, the main stars of this dish, do not only taste good but are also extremely healthy as they are packed with folate, potassium, vitamin A and manganese.
Courgettes with Moroccan Spices
Serves 4
Ingredients
500g courgettes
freshly squeezed lemon juice from 1 lemon
Chopped fresh coriander and parsley, to serve
For The Spicy Charmoula
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by Ross on March 10, 2010
This dish contains two of my favourite types of vegetables: peppers and tomatoes.
Peppers and tomatoes are packed with nutrients and are a good source of Vitamin K, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Potassium and Manganese, and are a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin B6 and Folate.
Both vegetables make great containers for various vegetable stuffings and this version uses typically Greek ingredients.
Feel free to vary this dish by using small aubergines or large courgettes, which also make good vegetables for stuffing.
Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers
Serves 4
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This delicious salad with avocado and spinach is a light and healthy dish, ideal for lunch- or dinner time!
This salad is packed with highly alkalising foods such as avocado, spinach, tomato and lettuce providing you with all the nutrients your body needs.
Now that the snow has finally started to melt away and spring is around the corner, it is the perfect time to make healthy salads an integral part of your diet again!
Mixed Avocado Salad
Serves 2
Ingredients
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by Ross on February 22, 2010
In these lingering arctic temperatures and snowy conditions, this is the perfect soup to warm you up nicely!
Ribollita is a famous soup from Tuscany in Italy and like many dishes from this region it has got peasant origins. The word Ribollita literally means “reboiled”, as it was originally made by reheating the leftover vegetable soup from the previous day.
The core ingredients of this Tuscan soup are green vegetables and beans, which make this soup not only delicious but also highly nutritious and alkaline!
Enjoy!
Ribollita Vegetable Bean Soup
Serves 4 as a starter
Serves 2 as a main course
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by Ross on February 16, 2010
This is another light and tasty dish containing one of the healthiest vegetables on earth – spinach!
This week we thought it is a good idea to feature another recipe with spinach as the main ingredient, as we have written an article about alkaline-mineral rich foods and spinach tops every other vegetable!
Spinach is an excellent source of all the primary alkaline minerals magnesium, potassium, iron, manganese and iron.
So enjoy and take in all the goodness of this superfood!
Spinach with Chickpeas
Serves 4
Ingredients
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by Ross on February 9, 2010
This delicious and quick stir-fry dish gives you a real vitamin boost in these cold winter months.
Spinach is a real alkaline superfood – it is highly nutritious, extremely rich in antioxidants and a rich source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Magnesium, Iron, Folic acid, Omega-3 fatty acids just to name a few as the list could go on and on … !
The almonds give it a crunchy taste and make this dish a real treat.
Spinach with Almonds
Serves 2
Ingredients
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by Ross on February 2, 2010
Do you fancy a light and healthy dish which is packed with alkaline vegetables? If so then this is the perfect dish for you!
This is a dish which is not only delicious, healthy and nutritious, but also alkaline at the same time. The added sesame seeds give this dish a lovely texture and crunchiness.
You can enjoy it as a starter or as main course accompanied with brown basmati rice or gently steamed salmon.
Mixed Vegetables with Sesame Seeds
Serves 4
Ingredients
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by Ross on January 25, 2010
This is a wonderful recipe which contains three of my favourite ingredients – Okra, Coriander and Tomatoes.
Okra is often combined with tomatoes and mild spices in various parts of the Mediterranean and is also an integral part of Indian, Middle Eastern, Caribbean and southern US cuisine.
Okra is not yet popular and widely known in the UK, so if you have not cooked with it yet then I can really recommend to give this delicious dish a try – you might discover a new vegetable favourite!
Okra with Coriander and Tomatoes
Serves 4
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by Ross on January 18, 2010
Do you fancy a delicious and warming soup in these current arctic temperatures?
This Moroccan Vegetable Soup will do exactly that – It will fill you up nicely, make you feel really warm and provide you with lots of nutrients at the same time. The creamy parsnip and pumpkin give this soup a wonderfully rich texture!
Moroccan Vegetable Soup
Serves 4
Ingredients
30ml/2 tbsp olive or coconut oil
1 onion, chopped
225g carrots, chopped
225g parsnips, chopped
225g pumpkin
Ca. 900ml of vegetable stock
Lemon juice, to taste
Himalayan Salt and fresh ground black pepper
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by Ross on January 12, 2010
This is one of my favourite dishes, as it is very wholesome, delicious and alkaline at the same time.
Lentils are not only delicious but are also packed with high levels of proteins and contain dietary fiber, folate, Vitamin B1, and minerals. Apart from that they are also one of the best vegetable sources of iron.
This dish makes a great main course or accompaniment with healthy fish like salmon.
Just try it and enjoy!
Red Lentils with peppers
Serves 2 as a main course
Serves 4 as an accompaniment
Ingredients
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by Ross on January 6, 2010
This is a wonderful salad filled with surprisingly delightful textures and flavours and has become one of my favourites in the past few weeks. Even though it is snowing where most of you are, this will bring some summer to your table!
The genius of serving it in a tortilla bowl is just, quite frankly, mindblowing. I love it! It is an idea I stole while I was on a cruise the other week (random, I know – but it was the cheapest way to get from Europe to the States – I actually MADE money!) and since then I’ve tried it a few times and loved it more each time.
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by Ross on December 17, 2009
Feeling like something special? A nice drink to celebrate, but don’t want to blow your diet? This is the perfect drink for you – it’s the Alkaline Margarita!
Feel free to mix it up with some other fruits or spices!
Alkaline Margarita
Serves 2
Ingredients
1 lemon
2 limes
4 sticks of celery
1 cucumber
1 inch stick of fresh root ginger
Optional: Himalayan salt
Instructions
Peel the lemon and lime and juice through your juicer or just halve and juice by hand. Peel the ginger and juice this next.
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