Here you go guys! Some yummy, healthy spring recipes to try! These are nice and easy so you can get outside and enjoy Spring! Usually, at this time of year, your energy and enthusiasm are returning, as is your desire for fruits and vegetables. So here are some simple recipes, with some serious nutritious value!
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Enjoy wow-ing your friends with these spring recipes!
Kale Pesto:
½ bunch kale
2 tbsp olive oil
½ cup hemp seeds or pine nuts
1 tbsp dry basil (or 3 tbsp fresh)
1 tsp dry oregano (or 1 tbsp fresh)
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
1-2 cloves garlic
½ tsp sea salt
Place all ingredients in a food processor and mix. Try this dish with fresh vegetables, on brown rice pasta, or spread onto home-made pizza.
15-minute Salmon (pan)cakes
Makes 8 salmon cakes, 4 servings
12 ounces pink salmon, canned and drained or fully cooked fresh
½ cup flour (rice flour works well)
2 large organic eggs
1/2 red bell pepper [yield: 1/3 cup]
2 green onions
1/4 cup fresh parsley
2 tbsp fresh dill
1.5 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp coconut oil
In the bowl of your food processor, add eggs and whip on low for 1 minute. Add red pepper, green onion, parsley, dill, and lemon juice. Pulse for a couple of seconds to chop the pepper and break up the herbs. Add salmon and flour, pulsing quickly. The mixture will be fairly thin, but keep it bulky if possible. Heat oil in a medium sized skillet over medium-high heat. Add the salmon mixture to form pancakes around 8cm across and cook for 3-4 minutes per side, or until golden brown. Once complete, place on a kitchen towel-lined plate. Serve with a dollop of plain yogurt
Raw zucchini hummus:
2 zucchini, chopped
½ cup lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1 ½ tsp cumin
1 cup raw tahini
4 tbsp olive oil
1 – 2 cloves garlic.
Combine and blend in a food processor.
Sweet Potato and Broccoli Salad
4 medium to large sweet potatoes/yams, cut into cubes about 2 cm per edge
3 broccoli flowers without stem, in small pieces
2 Granny Smith or any tart apple, diced
Extra virgin olive oil
1⁄2 cup – 3⁄4 cup pecans
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
1 freshly squeezed lemon
Sea salt as needed
Optional: Handful of raisins
Bake sweet potato cubes in olive oil at 400°C, until soft through (about 35 – 40 minutes). Blanch broccoli. Can be combined and eaten warm or cold. Add apple, pecans, pumpkin seeds and olive oil with lemon juice. Stir in sea salt.
And for dessert…
“Rawsome” Energy Balls
12 medjool dates
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 ½ cups mixed raw nuts and seeds
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp water
½ tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt.
Throw all ingredients into the food processor. Form into balls and chill. Can be frozen.
