by Ross on August 27, 2009
Hey y’all
I’m blogging and newsletter writing from Turkey (Oludeniz of all places) for the next couple of weeks so I thought it might be nice to allow my current cuisine to influence the alkaline recipes!
Eating alkaline in Turkey is actually pretty easy! Salads really are a staple here, for breakfast, lunch and dinner! I’ve been enjoying big bowls of lettuce, cucumber, tomato and olives drizzled in olive oil for breakfast! Filling and giving me four of my five-a-day before 8am!
I’ve also been enjoying loads of aubergine dishes, of which this is one of my favourites! So here goes!
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by Ross on August 19, 2009
This is a really, really, honestly, really beautiful recipe. Great as a starter soup, I first had this at Bentley Restaurant in Surry Hills, Sydney as a Gazpacho Trio (standard tomato, almond & cucumber and herb - which I am working on!) and it was the Gaspacho aux amandes that stood out!
This is a transitional or treat recipe because it does contain a little bread - but I am working on a work around for this to make it more alkaline. Still I’d say it fits into the 70/30 alkaline acid balance really rather well.
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by Ross on August 14, 2009
This is a brilliant blend on an old classic! Highly alkaline, a little more green and a great way to sneak more veggies into your kids (or partner’s!) diet.
Only takes about 5 minutes to make and is really, really easy.
Courgette (Zucchini) Hummus
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed OR equivalent dried chickpeas soaked and prepared
1 green courgette, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
Handful chopped parsley
Handful chopped basil
Himalayan or Sea Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 tbsp olive oil
Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
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by Ross on August 3, 2009
This is a lovely green drink (a little less green than this one though) that is really fantastic when you are first starting out or transitioning onto a more alkaline diet.
It contains a number of the sweeter vegetables, so is a little high in sugar relative to other green drinks, however, it is still alkalising, energising and packed full of nutrients!
Ross’s Sweet Green Drink
Serves 2
Ingredients
3 carrots
1 cucumber
1 green pepper
1 beetroot (medium)
2 tomatoes
1 inch of ginger
Instructions
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This recipe is really simple to make and can be used with almost any meal to give it a little spice, a little extra flavour and some zing.
I love it and I use it all of the time. It only takes a few minutes to prepare and if you are starting to alkalise then it uses ingredients you’re likely to have in the house all of the time.
Here it is:
Basil & Coriander Alkaline Sauce
Serves 2
Ingredients
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I recently discovered this on my weekend cleanse and it is so quick, easy and delicious I just don’t know why I hadn’t done this before! It takes less than 3 minutes to make and keeps you going for ages.
Sweet Red Pepper & Tomato Raw Soup
Serves 2
Ingredients
10 decent sized tomatoes
2 large sweet pointed peppers or 3 normal peppers
1 brown or red onion
2 cloves of garlic
A little stock
Instructions
Bring a little stock to the boil in a small frying pan and steam fry the onion and garlic (roughly chopped) for 1-2 minutes.
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This is a brilliant, warm, filling alkaline breakfast. I love it and again have to credit Tania for it. It is really easy and really great for setting you up for the day. This is my find of the year!
Alkaline Baked Bean Salsa Brekkie
Serves 2
Ingredients
1 can of haricot beans (pref. organic)
4 spring onions
6 cherry tomatoes
1 handful of basil
2 handfuls of spinach
2 cloves of garlic
1 avocado
½ lemon
Olive oil
Himalayan salt & black pepper
Instructions
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This is perfect for right about now in the UK. As temperatures ’soar’ to almost 30 degrees and the country comes to a grinding halt (sorry this still makes me laugh after years of living in 30+ for months on end in Oz), this is a cooling, refreshing, alkalising and energising soup that takes minutes to make.
Alkalising Cucumber & Watercress Soup
Serves Two
Ingredients
1 bunch of spring onions, chopped
1 large cucumber, deseeded and chopped
2 bunches of watercress (or as much as you like, to taste, keep adding more and more if you like!)
1¾ pint water yeast free vegetable stock (cooled)
(Himalayan) Salt and freshly ground black pepper
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This is a fantastically filling soup, with each serve giving you a whopping 13g of fibre - that is over HALF of your recommended daily amount. That’s right HALF of it! It is also low in saturated fat, high in protein and full of celery, garlic and tomatoes - which give you an alkaline kick. Cannelini beans are also high in maganese, potassium and magnesium - which are highly alkaline minerals.
So fibre + protein + alkaline minerals = winner.
Tuscan Bean Soup
Serves 6
Ingredients
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A warm, nearly raw, satisfying meal just full of nutrition and flavour. It’s really well balanced, full of omega oils, phyto-nutrients and great quality protein. Best of all its really tasty!
Courgettes in chick-pea sauce
Serves 2 | Ready in 20 mins
Ingredients:
* 120g quinoa or buckwheat
* 250ml yeast free organic vegetable stock
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 400g courgettes, sliced diagonally
* 1 large tomato
* 1 handful fresh coriander or parsley, ripped
* 2 tablespoons seeds
For the sauce:
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Hey everyone
Just about back down to earth following our Dr Young Live weekend, and I have to say - it was fantastic. Dr Young was an absolute pleasure and I thought his content each day was just amazing.
Even though I have been in this field for over six years now I still learned heaps, and lets be honest - there is nothing more motivating than to have the core principles repeated to you by Dr Young himself!
So for those of you who were not able to be there, here are my top five take outs:
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Warm, satisfying and packed, choc-a-bloc full of nutrients, this salad really, really does fill you up.
Full of fibre, protein and the alkaline minerals manganese, iron and potassium, lentils are one of my favourite foods. You can serve this with a heap of spinach leaves, watercress, rocket, lettuce or any other leafy salad.
Warm Lentil Salad
Serves 2
Ingredients
150g of dried lentils or 1 can of prepared (if you’re in a hurry)
400ml Vegetable boullion, yeast-free
½ lemon
2 Garlic cloves
1 Onion
1 Pepper/Capsicum
4 Tomatoes, skinned
1 Inch of fresh ginger
1 Courgette/zucchini
A handful of basil or coriander (your choice, but not both together!)
A sprinkle of seeds such as sesame, sunflower or pumpkin
A little coconut oil
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