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Spring Clean Pesto Zoodles

May 11, 2017 By julia

It’s Spring time.

The birds are chirpin’, the days are longer, the cleanses are happening and the bikinis are coming out of the closet.

If you’re looking for a light, yet satisfying dinner, you have come to the right place. Load up on these veggies and give yourself a pat on the back.

This dish is a mega nutrient boost all wrapped up in a healthy, satisfying, creamy dressing.

Eat as much as you can of these goods, because every ingredient in here is is packed with benefits for your body.

The spiralized zucchini noodles are super low calorie, super high nutrient, with tons of fibre and water.

These ratios, my friends, are the perfect ratios for getting that bod bikini ready.

Count nutrients, not calories……. Eat whole foods, not processed.

And you’ll be energized and laughin!

I kept it simple for you; no need to turn the stove on.

All of the veggies can be roasted together without oil while you make the sauce and spiralize your noodles. That’s it that’s all.

This is a great recipe to double, so you’ll have leftovers for your lunches, dinners, made into wraps, fed to your neighbour, you name it.

Benefits:

~ Zucchini is great for weight loss. It’s high fibre and high water content, along with the dose of nutrients and vitamins help you feel full and satisfied, despite the low calorie count. It’s also disease fighting with it’s Vitamin C and beta-carotene content.

~ Basil is packed with disease-fighting antioxidants. It also contains essential oils that help lower inflammation (the cause of most diseases). The phytochemicals are cancer-fighting. Plus, basil acts as an adaptogen, which means it combats stress and helps your body come back to balance (homeostasis).

~ Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable that has sulfur-containing elements. These are known for their cancer fighting properties! It also aids in weight loss, balances blood pressure, boosts brain power, and is great for your hair and bones.

Spring Clean Pesto Zoodles

Serves: 2 + left over cashew pesto

Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Roasted Veggies:

  • 2 heads of broccoli
  • 1 large yam
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 5 white mushrooms
  • 2-3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1-2 tbsp garlic powder

Cashew Pesto:

  • 1 cup cashews, soaked for 2 hours in 2 cups water, then strained and rinsed
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp chives, minced
  • 2 tbsp red onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1 cup basil (loosely packed)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • pinch of salt

Base:

  • 1 large zucchini (you could also use yam, butternut squash, daikon, kelp noodles, or your favourite pasta noodles!)

Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 390F
  2. Roast veggies: spread yams on one sheet, and broccoli, onions and mushrooms on another. Sprinkle on some balsamic vinegar and garlic powder. Give it a mix, and put it in the oven.
  3. For yams: roast 30 minutes, flipping half-way
  4. For others: roast 20 minutes, flipping half-way
  5. Make cashew pesto: add all ingredients to blender, blend until smooth
  6. Spiralize your zucchini (favourite part)
  7. Assemble your dish and enjoy!

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Kale Pesto Zucchini Noodles with Marinated Mushrooms | Raw Vegan | Oil-Free

February 16, 2017 By julia

So fresh and so clean, clean.

Zoodles are the new black.

If you don’t have a spiralizer for your kitchen yet – you have got to invest in one. Yes, it makes noodles out of your favourite veggies, but more importantly … the satisfaction you get from cranking the handle is something you just have to experience for your self. I giggle the whole time.

I have something like this one, but you could always go for a hand-held version like this.

Spiralizing zucchini, squash, yams, carrots, beets, cucumbers… can create a main dish or even a garnish to a meal that will create plate so professional looking that you’ll have to fight the urge to take a picture and share it with the world.

Eating zoodles, rather than your typical spaghetti, will give you a mountain of unprocessed nutrients, in fewer calories. Nutrient density people! That’s what we’re looking for!

What does this mean? You can pile your plate high with this stuff, and you’ll be all getting the fibre, water, minerals, vitamins you need, PLUS feel free to eat as much as you like! No skimping on this ‘pasta’ dish.

As for the KALE PESTO. Oh my.

Most pesto has a lot of oil, nuts, and parmesan cheese. But not this delicious sauce. Instead of going overboard on the nuts, this pesto features avocado as well. It’s a winner, this one.

In the raw-food world, marinated is a perfect trick to create super flavourful ingredients, without the heat of cooking. You’ll see when you marinate the heck outta these wild mushrooms. Flavours to the MAX.

Adding raw foods to your diet is super beneficial. The closer to unprocessed in this processed world we can get, the better. Raw foods are living foods, with all of their nutrients still in tact, and ready to be absorbed by your wonderful body, and create clean energy for all of your systems.

So, here is a great raw vegan entrée you can devour to increase your immunity, energy, and bring a glow to your skin, hair and nails.

Benefits:

  • Zucchini surprisingly has a high content of omega-3 fatty acids, zinc, niacin, and protein! Eating zucchini in it’s raw form will give you tons of fibre and nutrients, yet be low in calories. A great combination for weight loss. Not to mention the vitamin C is has for your immune system and B vitamins for blood sugar regulation.
  • Kale…. all hail the kale! Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know kale is good for us. A cruciferous, dark, leafy green. What more could you ask for? It’s packed with fibre to help with digestion and elimination. It’s got Folate for your brain, vitamin C for your immunity, vitamin K for your bones and heart, and vitamin A for your eyes, PLUS 3 grams of protein in just one cup.
  • Mushrooms (of your choice) are high in vitamin D, and antioxidants! This will help with depression, and combatting disease.

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Kale Pesto Zucchini Noodles with Marinated Mushrooms | Raw Vegan 

Serves: 1-2

Time: 40 minutes (includes marinating time)

Ingredients:

  • 1-2 zucchinis
  • 1 cup mushrooms of your choice, thinly sliced

 Mushroom Marinade:

  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp miso paste
  • 1 tbsp sambal oelek (optional)
  • 1/4 cup water

Avocado Kale Pesto:

  • 1/4 cup almonds
  • 2 cups packed kale leaves, de-stemmed and torn
  • 1 bunch basil leaves
  • 1/4 avocado
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • juice of 1/2 lemon

Directions:

  1. Marinate mushrooms: Mix together marinade ingredients. Place mushrooms and marinade in a wide bowl or baking pan (so mushrooms are covered by liquid). Let sit in the fridge for at least 30 minutes (the longer the better!)
  2. Spiralize your zoodles! Then let sit in a strainer while you prepare the rest.
  3. Make pesto: in food processor, first blend the almonds into a flour (or close to it), then add in the rest of pesto ingredients together in food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides when needed.
  4. Mix together the zoodles and pesto.
  5. Serve with marinated mushrooms on top!

 

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