Servings: 1-2 Ingredients: 1 cup of quinoa, uncooked 1 beet, sliced-3/4 beet for the bowl and 1/4 for the cashew sauce 1 sweet potato, chopped 1/2 butternut squash, chopped 6 asparagus spears 1 cup of brussels sprouts, halved 1/2 cup of mushrooms, sliced 3/4 cup cashews, soaked for 1 hr. 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped […]
Category: Lunch
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 butternut squash-roasted for 70 minutes 1/2 of one honey crisp apple 1 1/4 cups dates (pitted)-soaked for approximately 1-2 hours 2 cups unsweetened almond milk or coconut milk 1-2 tbsp unsalted butter 2 tbsp olive oil Salt and pepper to taste 1-2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (it has the best flavor) […]
Fig Panini with Roasted Honey Almonds and Arugula
Ingredients: 2 fresh figs-thinly sliced 1 tsp coconut oil 1 tbsp almonds-chopped 2 tsp raw honey 1/2 cup arugula 2 tsp peach balsamic vinaigrette or flavor of choice 2 slices of whole wheat bread 1 tbsp Greek yogurt (you may use 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese instead for a richer flavor) Directions: Best if you […]
Quinoa Cakes with Sweet Potato and Squash
Servings: 15 Ingredients for Quinoa Cakes 1 cup uncooked quinoa 1 small sweet potato or half of one large (baked in oven 1 hr prior to use at 350 degrees) 3/4 cup red onion, chopped 1 yellow squash, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup cheddar cheese or cheese of choice. Nutritional yeast is also […]
Butternut Squash Panini
Servings: 1 Ingredients: 1/2-3/4 cup butternut squash mashed or thinly sliced (Note: you will need to bake the squash in the oven 1 hour prior) 2 slices of wheat bread-I used a fresh loaf of wheat bread and cut my slices as desired) 1/4 cup fresh spinach (you may also use arugula) 2 slices of […]
Roasted Beet Pear Salad
Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1-2 beets-depends how much you like beets! 1 cup quinoa cooked 1/2 tsp olive oil pepper to taste 1 pear-thinly sliced 1/2 red onion 1 tbsp+ balsamic vinaigrette Juice of 1/2 a lime Leaves of one bunch of beets-yes they are edible and filled with nutrients! 2 cups of kale 1 cup […]
Easy Bake Zucchini Casserole with Baked Sweet Potatoes
Servings: 4 Ingredients: 4 zucchini-sliced Tomato sauce-please see pizza recipe for the sauce 4 cloves of garlic-minced black pepper, onion powder, sea salt 1 tbsp olive oil 3/4 cup of mozzarella 4 small sweet potatoes 2 tsp butter pinch of cinnamon Directions: Preheat oven to 350-you will need two baking sheets and an 8 by […]
Black Qunioa Sweet Potato Stuffed Mushrooms with Avocado and Pesto
Servings: 4 Ingredients: 1 pack of mushrooms-stemmed 1 avocado 1 small sweet potato-already baked in the oven 2-3 cups of cooked quinoa 2 garlic clove-minced 2 cups of purple kale 1/2 cup of pepper jack cheese-shredded 1 tsp paprikia 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp sea salt 2 tbsp shredded mozzarella 2 tbsp pesto 2 […]
Cauliflower Kale Salad
Servings: 2 Ingredients: 1 cup cauliflower 1 cup of spinach 1 cup of kale 1 cup of tomatoes 1/2 of one lemon 1/2 cup of micro-greens 3 tbsp nutritional yeast 2 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves of garlic 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp pepper Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a baking sheet add […]
Coconut Maple Glazed Salmon
Servings: 4 Ingredients: 12 oz salmon cut into 4 even pieces 1 cup of unsweetened shredded coconut 2 tbsp pure maple syrup 1 tbsp crushed almonds-for garnish 2 pieces of kale 1 cup of cooked quinoa with lemon, cilantro, tomato and olive oil. Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Coat salmon in maple syrup, followed […]
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