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Creamy Hummus Dip

 

You’ll love the creaminess of this Hummus, and there is a trick you’ll learn in this recipe that ensures it comes out with a beautiful smooth consistency. A good Hummus is hard to beat, and can be added to salads, sandwiches and wraps or be enjoyed straight out of the jar. I regularly make and keep a jar of Hummus on hand in our fridge for every kind of occasion.

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Creamy Hummus Dip
You will need: food processor or blender
Course Healthy Snacking - Dips, Meals - Middle Eastern Flavours, Sauces - Guilt-free Sauces & Condiments
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Course Healthy Snacking - Dips, Meals - Middle Eastern Flavours, Sauces - Guilt-free Sauces & Condiments
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Blend Tahini and Lemon Juice together until smooth, fluffy and creamy - continually scrape sides using a spatula to combine well.
  2. Add Garlic, Cumin, Salt, Olive Oil. Blend well.
  3. Slowly add Chickpeas to the mix, blending in between.
  4. Only add Water if need be to reach desired consistency.
Recipe Notes

Serving suggestion:

* Garnish with a few Kalamata Olives, a drizzle of Olive Oil and a sprinkle of Paprika.

* Serve with fresh slices of Carrot, Cucumber, Capsicum/Bell Peppers or any other veg you like, or Flaxseed Crackers or any preferred choice of gluten-free crackers.

Other Notes:

*If you can, choose organic Chickpeas canned in BPA-free cans. I use an organic brand called Eden (available in Australia & USA). Haven't yet found a brand in South Africa - please share in our Fresh Life Community Facebook page if you do find one.

*I like the above mentioned brand because they prepare their beans with Kombu seaweed, which helps break down the oligosaccharides in beans which can hinder or upset the digestion process (acting as an enzyme inhibitor).

This is good if you don't usually do very well with beans and legumes. Bean’s and Legume’s enzyme inhibitors can cause slightly upset tummies which is why they are joked about as ‘causing gas’. 

You can buy your own Kombu seaweed from an Asian supermarket and activate/remove enzyme inhibitors by boiling store bought Chickpeas for 15-20 minutes with hot water and Kombu Seaweed,

*Or you can make your own Chickpeas from scratch:
It's not as hard as it seems, I've recently been doing this and it just takes a little planning/time management.

Day 1 PM - Soak Chickpeas in water (add few extra inches water above Chickpeas - keep covered), with 1 tsp of Sea Salt per litre/gallon.

Day 2 AM - Change water (using same formula as above).

Day 2 PM - Boil Chickpeas until soft. This usually takes a couple hours, so plan to do this while you’re watching a documentary in the evening. Drain and let cool. Store in fridge before bed.

Day 3 anytime - follow recipe above to make your from-scratch Hummus!

Falafel Balls & Patties

This is one of those awesome make-in-bulk-and-freeze kinda recipes. This is something I make big batches of, portion and then store sealed in smaller containers in the freezer for those all too familiar week day evenings when you are stretched for time or don’t feel like preparing something from scratch. There are so many ways to enjoy this Falafel mix. Make into balls or smaller ‘bites’ and serve with a dip or sauce for lunch boxes, social get togethers, or as a healthy filling little snack in between meals. You can create burger size patties and serve with salad or on toasted Clean Multiseed Bread. Perhaps you prefer to serve them between lettuce leaves instead of a burger bun. Or in between sliced and toasted Coconut Buckwheat Flatbreads, or your choice of locally sourced gluten-free buns).

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Falafel Balls & Patties
You will need: food processor or blender If you have the time: You can pre-make this mixture a day or few hours before using, for flavours and dough to 'develop' - this is not necessary though of course.
Course Meals - Middle Eastern Flavours
Cuisine Clean Eating
Servings
balls (or half that number for patties)
Ingredients
Course Meals - Middle Eastern Flavours
Cuisine Clean Eating
Servings
balls (or half that number for patties)
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F or 180°C. You can skip this and cook on stove top in a pan.
  2. Combine everything except Chickpea Flour and Baking Powder in a food processor.
  3. Pulse to create a rough, but well combined mixture - don't pulse/blend for too long or else you will make a puree/paste.
  4. Pulse in the Baking Powder and half the Chickpea Flour. Only add enough flour to make dough slightly firm to press into shapes.
  5. Line a baking tray (or cooking pan) with non-toxic parchment paper or silicon baking mats.
  6. Shape the mixture into your choice of either bites, balls or patties and space them out onto the baking tray (or cooking pan).
  7. Bake for 10-15 minutes on one side, turn over and bake for a further 10-15 minutes, or until golden brown. If cooking with a pan, cook on low heat for the same amount of time.
  8. Optional - You can brown the patties up in a little heated Coconut Oil in the pan to finish them off.
Recipe Notes
  • Avoid baking/cooking on aluminium and non-stick surfaces - they will bake/leach toxic substances into your food. Use bleach-free, non-toxic baking paper and food-grade silicon mats when baking, and cooking on stove top or use a little Coconut Oil in a stainless steel pan to cook with.
  • As mentioned, this recipe can be made in bulk, portioned into smaller containers, sealed and stored in the fridge or freezer.
  • Serving suggestions:
    * Make Falafel burgers, by putting them between two sides of a toasted Coconut Buckwheat Flatbread, served with Hummus and salad ingredients.
    * Serve as a side with an interesting salad, or baked potato (or both!)
    * Made into balls they are great for lunch boxes or served with a dip as a pre-dinner snack.

Plant-based Pesto Sauce

I just love finding ways to enjoy favourite foods, choosing to use only the ‘cleanest’ combinations of ingredients possible. This Plant-based Pesto Sauce still packs a tasty punch. All one really needs to do is leave out the traditionally added parmesan cheese and your Pesto will still taste like, well… Pesto! I make this recipe so often and use Pesto in many delicious ways in my own kitchen.

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Plant-based Pesto Sauce
You will need: food processor or blender
Course Meals - Italian Flavours, Sauces - Guilt-free Sauces & Condiments
Cuisine Clean Eating, Italian
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Course Meals - Italian Flavours, Sauces - Guilt-free Sauces & Condiments
Cuisine Clean Eating, Italian
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Crush or chop the garlic finely.
  2. Put all the ingredients together in a blender, and pulse well enough, while still leaving a little 'coarseness' to the Basil leaves (otherwise sauce becomes a Pesto puree/paste which is not as nice).
Recipe Notes

*You can use a large mouthed jar and an immersion blender, and pulse this sauce quickly right in the jar.

*Storing tip: use a glass jar with lid just big enough to hold sauce (too much air makes sauce go off faster). Use a little Olive Oil to coat the entire inside of jar before adding the Pesto Sauce, then cover the top with a thin layer of Olive Oil before sealing with a lid.

Always top again with Olive Oil when you've used some out of the jar each time. The oil will naturally 'preserve' the Pesto by preventing the sauce from being exposed to air which helps keep the Pesto Sauce for up to a week (if you keep air out and keep a layer of oil on the top).  The oil will also help to prevent molds/moulds from growing too soon on top!

*Store sealed in the fridge.

Serving suggestions:
* Thinly shave fresh zucchini using a potato peeler or other peeler/spiraliser, and toss with fresh or sun-dried or cooked tomatoes.
*Mix into cooked Rice Noodles and cooked Tomatoes for a quick Pesto Pasta dish.
* Add a little to mayonnaise to make a Pesto Mayo, or just use as is, and add to sandwiches, wraps and burgers.
* Combine with fresh chopped baby tomatoes to top some freshly toasted Clean Multiseed Bread. Finish with a drizzle of Olive Oil on top.
* Add a layer of Pesto Sauce to freshly toasted bread (as linked above) and add grilled veggies, such as capsicum, eggplant, zucchini to make a delicious Mediterranean stack. Finish with a drizzle of Olive Oil on top.

Sweet Red Capsicum & Chilli Dip

 

I really do love this dip. It can be enjoyed as a dip, or put on just about anything to spice up and freshen up lots of different types of meals. It’s delicious on sandwiches and in wraps and is great as a topping on a burger. You can add more chilli if you enjoy really spicy dips, or thin it out with a little nut milk to make a tasty salad dressing. The possibilities are endless.

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Sweet Red Capsicum & Chilli Dip
You will need: food processor or blender
Course Healthy Snacking - Dips
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Course Healthy Snacking - Dips
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Grind the nuts into a flour-like consistency. Set aside.
  2. Put remaining ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Add ground nuts to the blended mixture and blend until well combined. Or combine and mix in a food processor.
Recipe Notes

*If you have a powerful blender you can just throw all the ingredients together and then blend until smooth.

*Store sealed in a glass jar in the fridge. Eat within 2 - 3 days.

Yellow Curry Cashew Nut Dip

This creamy, rich curry flavoured dip is a party favourite – a Clean Eating party that is! If you keep a little curry paste always on hand in the fridge, this dip can literally be whipped up in seconds. I always have a couple fresh dips made up and sitting in the fridge for clean, guilt-free snacking in between meals. 

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Yellow Curry Cashew Nut Dip
You will need: Blender - one which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat. *A coffee grinder can also be used; ceramic/glass container or jar w/ lid for storing;
Course Healthy Snacking - Dips
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Course Healthy Snacking - Dips
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Grind the nuts into a flour-like consistency. Set aside.
  2. Put remaining ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth.
  3. Add ground nuts to the blended mixture and blend until well combined. Or combine and mix in a food processor.
Recipe Notes

*If you have a powerful blender you can just throw all the ingredients together and then blend until smooth.

*To make your own nut milk: grind ¼ cup of nuts, add 1 cup water & blend until smooth.

*Yellow Curry Paste - the best, 'cleanest' option is to make and use your own homemade curry paste. Check out my Yellow Indian Curry Paste recipe. If  you are going to use store-bought, opt for one from a health store which usually will have the least amount of preservatives, flavourings, and other additives, as possible.

Broccoli & Potato Soup

Nothing like a warm soup on those cool winter days, or just to enjoy when you feel like having something warm and comforting. Broccoli and potato are a winning combo – broccoli giving us green goodness, and potatoes packing a high potassium punch. This is a super quick and easy soup to make, and dare I say, a great way to get fussy eaters in the family to consume broccoli!

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Broccoli & Potato Soup
You will need: large stainless steel or ceramic pot; cutting board and knife; immersion blender (to blend soup smooth right in the pot) NOTE: The smaller you cut you veg, the quicker they will cook.
Course Meals - Soups
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10 - 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 - 30 minutes
Passive Time 20 - 30 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Course Meals - Soups
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10 - 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 - 30 minutes
Passive Time 20 - 30 minutes
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Add Coconut Oil and Onion to a large pot and cook until soft.
  2. Add the rest of the ingredients except Coconut Cream / Milk, top up with enough water to just cover everything, and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat and cook until potatoes are soft.
  3. Using an immersion blender (hand-held blender), blend everything in the pot until soup is smooth.
  4. Stir in Coconut Cream / Milk just before serving - leave a little aside to ‘decorate’ the soup at the end. Add more Salt & Pepper to taste.
  5. Add a drizzle of Coconut Cream / Milk and a little sprinkle of Pepper, Paprika or Cayenne Pepper along with some raw, shaved Broccoli flowers to serve.
Recipe Notes

* Double the ingredient amounts to make in bulk and freeze in portions for a quick and easy mid week meal.

*You can make your own Homemade Veggie Stock if you like - I make in a big batch ahead of time, portion and keep in the freezer for future use.

* Add Coconut Oil and Coconut Cream, Sea Salt and Black Pepper to each bowl, and serve with toasted Clean Multiseed Bread (also topped with Coconut Oil).

*Shaved Broccoli Flowers is one of my favourite #ToxicFatBusting tricks: I always shave the Broccoli Flowers off the heads of Broccoli and keep them raw and use as toppings for soups, salads, and spuds/baked potatoes. Even in sandwiches too. Pretty much anything else you like.

Keep them sealed in a glass jar in the fridge and use within 1 - 2 days. 

I also put them into my Green smoothies, blending and drinking as soon as possible after making, to get the most benefit from the Broccoli Flower's potent detoxifying effect. 

We’ve always been told that broccoli is one of the best veggies to consume. Now you know exactly why! This is why cruciferous vegetables are touted as such amazing veggies. They help the body get rid of The Toxic Fat Effect... 

Chewing on raw Broccoli Flowers produces a compound called sulforaphane. Sulforaphane increases activity of the whole glutathione system which is essential for our body's ability to detoxify optimally.

There are now plenty of scientific studies that show that sulforaphane vastly increases the glutathione levels in our bodies which is supremely important in phase II of the natural detoxification process that happens in our bodies.

Glutathione is the key to making our liver detox properly and most efficiently. Due to our chemical body burden (The Toxic Fat Effect - bioaccumulation of toxins in the body), our bodies become less effective at doing it's normal detoxing job. 

Therefore, proactively doing things that will help boost glutathione levels is a big part of helping the liver to function optimally again.

[One of the reasons I have been doing coffee enemas almost every day since I began my journey some 6+ years ago now is for this very reason. As well as immediately, gently, and safely flushing toxic build up in the liver (Read, 'Healing the Gerson Way' or 'The Gerson Therapy'), coffee enemas massively boost glutathione levels, helping to SPEED up the rate at which we can move toxins out of the body.]

So think of creative ways to add those raw broccoli flowers to as many of your meals as possible. If you chop them fine enough, and mix them into food you can even get fussy kids and loved ones benefitting from this power veggie's potent detoxing punch without them even knowing it!

Clean Eating Tips to remember:
*Stainless Steel and Ceramic or Glass Cookware are the safest materials to cook in with the least amount of leaching into food when heat is applied. A high quality set of cookware is essential and will last a lifetime - and a longer lifetime at that because of it. 

*Stainless Steel, Food-grade Silicon or Wooden Cooking Utensils are the safest materials to cook with with the least amount of leaching into food when heat is applied. 

*Olive Oil - it’s best not to cook with Olive Oil, always consume raw. Best to drizzle Olive Oil over food just before serving. It’s better to avoid cooking with Olive Oil as it is a delicate oil and is damaged and becomes harmful to ingest when heated.

*Better oils for cooking with have a higher smoke point/less free radical forming when heated— Coconut Oil, Macadamia Oil and Grapeseed Oil

Mocha Bullet Coffee

A superfood, but more importantly, chocolate spin on enjoying a clean cuppa Joe… I have always loved mochas, which is why I had to develop a clean mocha recipe so I could continue to enjoy this much loved warmed drink. A nice variation of my favourite Clean Creamy Bullet Coffee is the addition of some raw cacao powder to make this delicious Mocha Bullet Coffee.

As long as you don’t heat your coffee beyond 40 °C / 104 °F then you will keep all the beneficial nutrients in the cacao powder, raw and alive for your body to benefit from such as magnesium, chromium, copper, zinc, iron, flavonoids and healthy saturate and monounsaturated oils.The addition of virgin, cold-pressed coconut oil slows the absorption of caffeine and whatever healthy sweetener you use, plus is an amazing detoxifier and brain boosting food. The combination of raw coconut oil and raw cacao powder, makes this a super healthy drink.

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Mocha Bullet Coffee
You will need: Blender. One which has grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds. Small stainless steel pot.
Course Drinks - Warmed Drinks
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Course Drinks - Warmed Drinks
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend nuts/seeds and water together until smooth. Optional - strain through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth to remove bits/create smoother consistency.
  3. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend again.
  4. Warm on low heat in a stainless steel pot.
  5. If making a warm/hot Coffee - warm on low heat in a stainless steel pot
  6. If making a cold/iced Coffee, serve in a glass with ice blocks or blend with ice to make a Smoothie.
Instructions to make Coffee concentrate
  1. Boil ground coffee in a stainless steel or ceramic pot for 5-20 minutes, depending on your preference of strength/taste. and strain using a nut milk bag or cheese cloth once cooled down. I make a large batch and keep in the fridge for quick ease of use.
Recipe Notes

Clean Eating Tips to remember:
*Coffee can be contaminated with pesticides and other chemicals we need to avoid which is why choosing organic coffee is important. Also be aware that decaf coffee, even if it is organic, has to undergo processing which exposes it to chemicals in order to de-caffeinate the coffee! Best to avoid decaf.

*Commercial dairy milk is produced in a way that can contribute to The Toxic Fat Effect (Module 2 - content covered in the Masterclass slides/videos, live workshop videos and Video #3 - Milk of the 3 part video series '3 Secretly-'evil' ingredients hiding in your kitchen?'), therefore milk alternatives are a cleaner option. Especially if you can avoid store bought - which also can contain questionable stabilisers, thickeners and other additives which contribute to our Chemical Body Burden (Module 2) which also contributes to The Toxic Fat Effect.

* Milk alternatives include my favourite: Coconut Cream/Milk which can be made by blending water with dried organic preservative-free dried Coconut Flakes (grind dry 1st, before blending), or with fresh coconut meat.

* Other milk alternatives, made by blending ¼ cup ingredients (grind dry 1st, before blending with liquid) per 1 cup of water, include: Cashew Nuts, Almonds, Macadamia Nuts, Brasil Nuts, Hemp Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds or any other nut or seed you like! (See Video #3 - Milk for more alternatives)

* Sweetened coffee can still be enjoyed with natural sweeteners - see Video #2 - Sugars in Module 2. One of my favourite whole food sweeteners are dates. I keep a cup of dates soaking in water in a sealed jar in the fridge and blend it with my coffee in a blender to break up the dates and make my coffee frothy and creamy. You can also blend soaked dates with the water they have been soaking in to make date paste and use that instead.

Clean Creamy Bullet Coffee

Who said you have to give up the things you love to be healthy? You just gotta turn them clean is what I always say. I love a cuppa just as much as most busy entrepreneurs – I know what’s it’s like, when you’re working hard on a project or launch and you just need a little something to keep you going. And what about just the pure enjoyment and taste of a coffee every now and again? I totally get it, that’s why I wanted to share with you my favourite way to enjoy a clean coffee. Enjoy warm or cold!

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Clean Creamy Bullet Coffee
You will need: Blender with grinder blades where at least 2 blades lie flat, to grind nuts and seeds. *A coffee grinder can also be used to grind nuts and seeds. Small stainless steel pot.
Course Drinks - Warmed Drinks
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional:
Course Drinks - Warmed Drinks
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5-10 minutes
Cook Time 0
Passive Time 0
Servings
servings
Ingredients
Optional:
Instructions
  1. First grind nuts/seeds together using the grinder attachment on your blender (for smoother end consistency). *A coffee grinder can be used to grind nuts/seeds.
  2. Blend nuts/seeds and water together until smooth. Optional - strain through a nut milk bag or cheesecloth to remove bits/create smoother consistency.
  3. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend again.
  4. If making a warm/hot Coffee - warm on low heat in a stainless steel pot
  5. If making a cold/iced Coffee, serve in a glass with ice blocks or blend with ice to make a Smoothie.
Instructions to make Coffee concentrate
  1. Boil ground coffee in a stainless steel or ceramic pot for 5-20 minutes, depending on your preference of strength/taste. and strain using a nut milk bag or cheese cloth once cooled down. I make a large batch and keep in the fridge for quick ease of use.
Recipe Notes

Clean Eating Tips to remember:
*Coffee can be contaminated with pesticides and other chemicals we need to avoid which is why choosing organic coffee is important. Also be aware that decaf coffee, even if it is organic, has to undergo processing which exposes it to chemicals in order to de-caffeinate the coffee! Best to avoid decaf.

*Commercial dairy milk is produced in a way that can contribute to The Toxic Fat Effect (Module 2 - content covered in the Masterclass slides/videos, live workshop videos and Video #3 - Milk of the 3 part video series '3 Secretly-'evil' ingredients hiding in your kitchen?'), therefore milk alternatives are a cleaner option. Especially if you can avoid store bought - which also can contain questionable stabilisers, thickeners and other additives which contribute to our Chemical Body Burden (Module 2) which also contributes to The Toxic Fat Effect.

* Milk alternatives include my favourite: Coconut Cream/Milk which can be made by blending water with dried organic preservative-free dried Coconut Flakes (grind dry 1st, before blending), or with fresh coconut meat.

* Other milk alternatives, made by blending ¼ cup ingredients (grind dry 1st, before blending) per 1 cup of water, include: Cashew Nuts, Almonds, Macadamia Nuts, Brasil Nuts, Hemp Seeds, Sunflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds or any other nut or seed you like! (See Video #3 - Milk for more alternatives)

* Sweetened coffee can still be enjoyed with natural sweeteners - see Video #2 - Sugars in Module 2. One of my favourite whole food sweeteners are dates. I keep a cup of dates soaking in water in a sealed jar in the fridge and blend it with my coffee in a blender to break up the dates and make my coffee frothy and creamy. You can also blend soaked dates with the water they have been soaking in to make date paste and use that instead.

Coconut Buckwheat Flatbreads

These quick and easy to make flatbreads are great for a quick snack. You can toast them up, add some coconut oil, and serve them up with some nut butter or cashew nut cream cheese. They have a slightly sweet taste and get a little crunch when they are toasted, which makes them yummy replacements for burger buns. You can make a whole batch and keep them in the fridge or freezer, and use when needed.

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

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 Coconut Buckwheat Flatbreads
You will need: 1 large mixing bowl; wooden spoon/silicon spatula; measuring cups & spoons; food-grade silicon baking sheet or non-toxic parchment/ baking paper lined baking tray (please avoid flatbreads coming into contact with toxic non-stick coatings); small bowl for 'cutting out' flatbread shapes; bleach-free paper towel and air-tight container or large ziplock bag to store in fridge/freezer.
Course Healthy Snacking - Breads & Crackers
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5 - 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Passive Time 30 minutes (baking)
Servings
flatbreads
Ingredients
Course Healthy Snacking - Breads & Crackers
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 5 - 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Passive Time 30 minutes (baking)
Servings
flatbreads
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 160°C / 320°F.
  2. Mix all dry ingredients together in large mixing bowl.
  3. Add Coconut Oil and Water and mix well.
  4. Spread dough (1cm / ½ inch thick), use a small bowl to ‘cut’ out round flatbread shapes.
  5. Place on baking tray lined with non-toxic/unbleached parchment/baking paper.
  6. Bake for approx. 10-15 min each side or until golden.
Recipe Notes
  • If you can't find Buckwheat Flour, as with most nut and seed flours and meals, you can easily make your own - which I often do myself - by purchasing the whole food ingredient i.e. Buckwheat seeds, and using a blender with grinder blades (at least 2 blades lie flat), or use a coffee grinder to grind the nuts/seeds into a flour/meal.
  • You can also substitute Almond Meal (ground Almonds) in place of Buckwheat.
  • Wait until cool, and then wrap in bleach-free/non-toxic paper towel in an airtight container or large ziplock bag.
  • It is best to store your bread in the fridge or freezer - it will also last longer.

‘Clean’ Multiseed Bread (Gluten-free / Wheat-free)

This bread is amazing. I actually prefer it to any of the gluten-free breads I have bought and tried over the years. Probably a year’s worth of recipe developing to get this gem just right, and I couldn’t be happier with the result. It’s delicious straight out of the oven, and even better sliced and toasted before adding toppings. We eat this for breakfast, lunches and sometimes dinners. I travel with my food-grade, non-toxic silicon bread pan so I can make this bread for us no matter where we are in the world!

This recipe is: Gluten-free (GF), Wheat-free (WF), Dairy-free (DF), refined Sugar-free (SF), Plant-based/Vegan (PB), Vegetarian (V)

 

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 'Clean' Multiseed Bread (Gluten-free/Wheat-free)
You will need: blender with grinder blades (at least 2 blades lie flat), or use a coffee grinder - to grind nuts & seeds; 2 mixing bowls (1 large); whisk; wooden spoon/silicon spatula; measuring cups & spoons; food-grade silicon bread pan or non-toxic parchment/ baking paper lined bread tin (please avoid bread coming into contact with toxic non-stick coatings); drying/wire rack for baked bread to cool off on before cutting; bleach-free paper towel and air-tight container or large ziplock bag to store in fridge/freezer.
Course Healthy Snacking - Breads & Crackers
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Passive Time 1 hour (baking)
Servings
slices
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
Dry Ingredients - Seed Mix
Wet Ingredients - 'Egg replacer'
Wet Ingredients
  • ¾ cup Cashew Nut Milk (or any preferred milk alternative) [To make your own: grind 1 small handful (¼ cup) nuts and then blend with 1 cup water]
  • ⅓ cup Macadamia Oil (or Almond Oil or warmed/melted Coconut Oil)
  • 1 tbsp Rice Malt Syrup (or Raw Honey, Coconut Blossom Sugar/Syrup)
  • 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar (unpasteurised/raw vinegar)
Bread Topping
Course Healthy Snacking - Breads & Crackers
Cuisine Clean Eating
Prep Time 10-15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Passive Time 1 hour (baking)
Servings
slices
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
Dry Ingredients - Seed Mix
Wet Ingredients - 'Egg replacer'
Wet Ingredients
  • ¾ cup Cashew Nut Milk (or any preferred milk alternative) [To make your own: grind 1 small handful (¼ cup) nuts and then blend with 1 cup water]
  • ⅓ cup Macadamia Oil (or Almond Oil or warmed/melted Coconut Oil)
  • 1 tbsp Rice Malt Syrup (or Raw Honey, Coconut Blossom Sugar/Syrup)
  • 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar (unpasteurised/raw vinegar)
Bread Topping
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C
  2. Dry Ingredients: Grind Almonds & Flaxseeds down to a flour-like consistency, using a blender (with grinder attachment - see description above).
  3. Dry Ingredients: Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and set aside.
  4. Dry Ingredients - Seed Mix: Combine all Seed Mix ingredients together. Pulse into a course consistency and add to the rest of the dry ingredients.
  5. 'Egg replacer': Separately, combine Spring Water and ground Chia Seeds well using a fork and allow to stand for a few minutes before using.
  6. Wet Ingredients: Add the rest of the wet ingredients to the ‘Egg replacer’, and mix well using a fork.
  7. Add the wet ingredients mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well using a spatula or wooden spoon - I prefer a silicon spatula.
  8. Line an 8” x 4” bread pan with non-toxic parchment/ baking paper or use a food-grade, silicon bread pan instead - best to avoid bread pans with toxic non-stick coatings.
  9. Spread the mixture into the bread pan. Add the bread topping and spread and press the seeds into the surface of the bread.
  10. Bake for 60 min or until golden - use a knife to check middle of bread, if comes out clean/dry, bread is done.
  11. Remove and let sit for 2 minutes in the bread pan before removing. Then remove and let cool on a drying/wire rack - this will allow the base of the bread to breathe/stay dry, and not ‘sweat’.
Recipe Notes
  • Be sure to let your bread cool down completely, then cut into thin slices. Admittedly, this bread's crust can be a little crunchy so it might take a little effort to cut the whole thing into slices. Slicing the whole bread and storing this way makes it easier to use/consume.
  • Wait until cool, and then wrap in bleach-free/non-toxic paper towel in an airtight container or large ziplock bag.
  • It is best to store your bread in the fridge or freezer - it will also last longer.