Recipe for Merkaba Light Farro Salad
1 cup farro
1/3 cup cold-pressed olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 drops black pepper essential oil
1/2 teaspoon natural sea salt (optional)
Soak 1/4 cup dried prunes in water.
Cook the farro
Bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Add 1 cup farro and gently boil until tender — 40 to 45 minutes. Drain and keep warm.
Whisk together olive oil, dijon mustard, fresh orange juice, balsamic vinegar, black pepper essential oil, and natural salt to taste. Set dressing aside.
Chop and place together in a bowl:
3 cups micro salad greens, butter lettuce, or baby kale
1/4 cup dried prunes, presoaked
1/4 cup shredded beet
1/4 cup shredded butternut squash
1/4 cup minced pecans
Toss with the farro and place on serving plates. Drizzle with dressing and serve while warm. Serves 2.
Always use only high quality, pure essential oils for cooking.
Super Nutri Berry Smoothie Recipe
Blend in vita-mix or blender:
- 7 blackberries, fresh or frozen
- 10 cranberries, fresh or frozen
- 5 strawberries, fresh or frozen
- 7 blueberries, fresh or frozen
- 1/4 t. True Blue coral calcium powder
- 1 t. Dr. Hagiwara’s Veggie Magma or Barley Grass powder
- 1 T. maple syrup or 13 drops stevia if sweetener is needed
If you feel the need for protein, add 1 T. soy protein powder, 1 egg, or another protein supplement.
Blend on high speed for a minute or two, until it is smooth. Drinking this smoothie every day will renew energy and zest for life! If the smoothie is cold, allow it to sit at room temperature for a short while before serving. Serves 2.
To make Pure Avocado Energy, you will need:
- Salish alder smoked sea salt
- High quality Seabuckthorn berry oil (hemp seed oil, or another high frequency botanical oil)
Peel and slice the avocados in half. Remove seed. Place 2 halves with “bowls” up on each plate.
Sprinkle cayenne and Salish smoked salt over the avocados, and drizzle lightly with seabuckthorn berry oil. Serve immediately. Serves 2.
Avocados are one of the most nutritious foods for regenerating the digestive system. They are nutrient dense, meaning they provide substantial amounts of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients with relatively few calories.
Avocados provide nearly 20 essential nutrients, including fiber, potassium, Vitamin E, B-vitamins and folic acid. They also act as a “nutrient booster” by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients, such as alpha and beta-carotene and lutein, from foods that are eaten with the fruit.
Folic acid helps produce and maintain new cells. This is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth. Both adults and children need folic acid to make normal red blood cells and prevent anemia.
Avocado has sometimes received a “bad rap” as a vegetable too high in fat. While it is true that avocado is a high-fat food (about 85% of its calories come from fat), the fat contained in avocado is unusual and provides strong health benefits. It can even promote weight loss for those who have excess weight and are nutritionally depleted.
Recent research has shown that absorption of two key carotenoid antioxidants—lycopene and beta-carotene—increases significantly when fresh avocado is added to an otherwise avocado-free salad. One cup of fresh avocado (150 grams) added to a salad of romaine lettuce, spinach, and carrots increased absorption of carotenoids from this salad between 200-400%.
We tend to think about carotenoids as most concentrated in bright orange or red vegetables like carrots or tomatoes.
While these vegetables are fantastic sources of carotenoids, avocado is now known to contain a spectacular array of carotenoids. Researchers believe that avocado’s amazing carotenoid diversity is a key factor in the anti-inflammatory properties of this vegetable.
The list of carotenoids found in avocado include well-known ones like beta-carotene, alpha-carotene and lutein, but also many lesser known carotenoids including neochrome, neoxanthin, chrysanthemaxanthin, beta-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and violaxanthin.
Beef Saute Recipe
Place in 2 salad bowls:
1 serving each of mesclun mix, or baby lettuce mix
For those who eat animal foods, saute lightly in a hot skillet:
6 to 8 thin slices of organically grown pasture fed beef, fajita meat, or steak, cut into bite sized pieces
1 T. cold pressed olive oil
1/4 t. paprika
4 drops sweet basil essential oil
1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
1 T. chives or green onion, finely chopped
4 button mushrooms, finely chopped
For those who do not eat animal foods, replace beef slices with extra mushrooms, or 1/2 c. cooked black beans.
Pour saute mix over lettuce in bowls; top with Roast Red Pepper Sauce.
Serve immediately, serves 2.
Dulse Crunchies Recipe
Heat a heavy skillet or cast iron pan:
1/4 cup Maine Coast brand dulse
Scatter the dulse on the hot pan or griddle. No need to add oil, the heat will cook the dulse very quickly.
Continue to stir and turn it over, allowing heat to cook all sides evenly. It will change color and become crunchy. Do not allow it to burn.
Remove toasted dulse and sprinkle on top of salads, sandwiches, or just eat it as it is!
Dulse Crunchies make a great bacon substitute. It will lose its crunch as it cools, so it is best to eat it immediately.
For a different, more savory flavor, toss the toasted dulse with 3 drops tarragon or rosemary essential oil.
Creme of Asparagus Soup Recipe
Steam lightly until soft:
3 cups butternut or acorn squash, peeled, seeded and sliced thinly
Add to squash for the last 5 minutes of steaming:
8 to 12 stalks asparagus, with tough bottoms snapped off
When veggies are done, place squash into Vita-mix or blender with 2 cups water. Blend on high for 2 to 3 minutes.
Then add:
Steamed asparagus
1 T. nutritional yeast
1/4 t. natural salt
Optional: add 1/8 t. cayenne pepper or 2 drops black pepper essential oil
Blend again on low for just a moment, long enough to break up the asparagus.
Serve immediately.
Serves 2.
Asparagus Nutritional Facts
Asparagus is an excellent source of vitamin K, and folates. Folates are one of the important factors for DNA synthesis inside the cell. Scientific studies have shown that adequate consumption of folates in the diet during pre-conception and during early pregnancy helps prevent neural tube defects in the newborn baby.
Asparagus is an excellent source of copper and selenium.
It is high in vitamin B2, vitamin C, and vitamin E.
It is a very good source of dietary fiber, manganese, phosphorus, niacin, potassium, choline, vitamin A, zinc, iron, protein, vitamin B6, and pantothenic acid.
Asparagus is found in the Asparagaceae family. It is closely related to Liliaceae plants, which include onion, garlic, tulip, and daffodil.
Asparagus shoots have long been used in many traditional herbal medicines to treat conditions of edema, water retention, and irritable bowel syndrome.
Cucumber Salad Recipe
Toss in a bowl together:
4 large tomatoes, diced
2 cucumbers, diced
Add:
3 drops lemon essential oil
6 T. cold-pressed olive oil
1 drop cilantro essential oil
natural salt to taste
Allow to marinate at room temperature for up to 1 hour.
Serves 2.
If you prefer, serve with kalamata olives, diced tofu or feta cheese.
Steamed String Beans with Tarragon Recipe
3 cups fresh organic string beans (aka green beans)
Snap the tops off the beans and remove strings.
Slice the beans lengthwise to make long narrow slices, called French cut. Steam the beans over boiling water until just tender.
Toss the beans with:
3 T. cold-pressed flax seed oil or olive oil
4 sprigs fresh tarragon, finely minced OR 3 drops tarragon essential oil
Natural salt to taste
4 T. ground walnuts
Serve immediately. This makes a wonderful light meal or side dish!
Health Benefits of String Beans
- String beans have high amounts of carotenoids, including lutein, beta-carotene, violaxanthin, and neoxanthin.
- String beans carry high amounts of the mineral silicon. Silicon is very important for bone health and for healthy formation of connective tissue.
- String beans are a very good source for vitamin K, manganese, fiber, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B1, and magnesium.
- String beans contain ALA, a fatty acid that protects the heart and cardiovascular system.
- The strong flavonoid and carotenoid content of string beans give is some anti-inflammatory benefits.
