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ROASTED SPICY CAULIFLOWER

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I’m spicing things up 🌶🙆🏼 starting this sexy-looking cauliflower over here. It’s so easy to make, and done in no time! So get your oven heated up and spices ready cuz it’s roasted spicy cauliflower time 🎉.

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Spicy Roasted Cauliflower
 
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Serves: 3
Ingredients
  • • 400 g cauliflower florets, fresh or frozen and thawed
  • • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • • 1 tsp red spicy curry powder for medium spiciness or 2 tsp for increased spiciness
  • • 1 tsp cajun
  • • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees C/392 degrees F.
  2. Cut the cauliflower florets in bite size pieces.
  3. In a large bowl add olive oil, minced garlic, garlic powder, curry powder, cajun and salt. Mix olive oil and spices.
  4. Add cauliflower florets into the bowl and toss with two spoons until well coated with spices.
  5. Spread florets on baking sheet and bake at 25-30 minutes or until golden.
  6. Serve as warm side dish or cold snack.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 112 Fat: 9.7 g Saturated fat: 1.3 g Unsaturated fat: 7.9 g Carbohydrates: 5.8 g Fiber: 3.5 g Protein: 2.5 g Cholesterol: 0 g

 

BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES

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Braised Red Cabbage with Apples DIYBITES

Look at how pretty this looks 💜 What’s up with these awesome colors? Well, the purple color from red cabbage comes from these badass pigment molecules called anthocyanins. Anthocyanins pigments also produce magenta, pink, and red colors in plants and you can see them in leaves and flower petals.

Red cabbage is a rich source of fiber, iron, vitamin C and vitamin A. It actually has 10 times more Vitamin A and twice as much iron as green cabbage. This recipe calls for vinegar. And that’s for two reasons: it tastes realreal good and because normally, red cabbage would turn blue when cooked 😀

Fun fact. Because red cabbage contains anthocyanins, its juice can be used as a pH indicator. Red, purple or magenta in acids  [pH < 7], purple in neutral solutions [pH ~ 7], and ranges from blue-green-yellow in alkaline solutions [pH > 7]. Yup, science. Recipe and nutritional information below. 👇

Braised Cabbage w Apples DIYBITES

BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH APPLES [Vegan]
 
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Recipe type: Vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, diary-free, light
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • • 1 medium red cabbage, halved, cored and thinly cut crosswise in strips
  • • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • • ¼ carrot, sliced
  • • 1 large apple or 2 small apples (Jonathan or other similar), cored and diced, peeling optional
  • • 4 tbsp apple vinegar
  • • Fresh parsley, optional
  • • Freshly ground pepper to taste
  • • Salt to taste
  • • 200 ml/1 cup water, more if needed
Instructions
  1. Choose a lidded skillet or casserole.
  2. Heat oil over medium heat and add onion and carrot. Cook while stirring, until tender, for 3 minutes.
  3. Add cabbage, then vinegar, and mix. Add water, cover with lid and cook on medium heat for 35-40 minutes while checking if it needs liquid every 5-7 minutes.
  4. Add diced apple and cook for another 10 minutes.
  5. Season with salt, freshly ground pepper and optionally fresh parsley
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 279 Fat: 7.5 g Saturated fat: 0.8 g Unsaturated fat: 6.2 g Carbohydrates: 102.3 g Sugar: 28.4 g Sodium: 155.2 mg Fiber: 16.2 g Protein: 6.4 g Cholesterol: 0

 

TZATZIKI

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Tzatziki DIYBITES

This Greek dip can be served in so many ways. It makes a perfect match with fresh or grilled veggies, pita, crackers, as a dressing in salads, or as a spread for sandwiches. It’s that good.

You only need a few ingredients: cucumbers, yogurt, garlic, dill, lemon & spices. The recipe calls for whole milk Greek yogurt but if not possible, low-fat yogurt can also work but will change the texture of the dip. Remember after dicing or grating the cucumbers, they need to be well drained before adding them to the yogurt. The easiest way to do that is to squeeze them tight by the fistful. You can also leave the grated cucumber to drain overnight, refrigerated, in cheesecloth. I usually use the first method because, you know…

ain't nobody got time for that

Refrigerate for at least 1-2 hours. The flavors are even better the next day. Optionally, you can add 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil, fresh mint, or za’atar. You can also brush a pita with olive oil, sprinkle it with za’atar, bake it until crispy and serve it with tzatziki.

Full recipe and nutritional information below.

Tzatziki
 
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This Greek dip can be served in so many ways. It makes a perfect match with fresh or grilled veggies, pita, crackers, as a dressing for salads, or as a spread for sandwiches. It's that good!
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Recipe type: Dip, Appetizer
Cuisine: Greek
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • • 250 g / 1 cup plain Greek yogurt, whole milk
  • • 1 medium English cucumber, seeded, and grated or finely diced, then drained
  • • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • • 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
  • • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice or ½ tbsp white vinegar
  • • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • • Fresh ground black pepper
  • • Optional: 1 tbsp olive oil, fresh mint, za’atar
Instructions
  1. Peel the cucumber, cut it in half, and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds. Dice or grate the cucumber and use a cheesecloth or your hands (it’s faster) to drain the juices from it.
  2. Mix yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, salt & pepper. Add cucumber and dill, then mix.
  3. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and serve.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 125 g Calories: 101 Fat: 4.4 g Saturated fat: 2.65 g Unsaturated fat: 1.35 g Carbohydrates: 10.7 g Sugar: 7.4 g Sodium: 63 mg Fiber: 1.1 g Protein: 5.6 g Cholesterol: 16.25 g

 

BAKED ZUCCHINI STICKS WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS

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BAKED ZUCCHINI STICKS WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS DIYBITES

No deep frying involved around here. These zucchini sticks are crisp, healthy, and quick to make. They make fantastic snacks, appetizers, and work well as sides too. They are really addictive and a great way to make kids (and adults) love their veggies! 🍅 🍆 🌶 🌽 🍠

Full recipe and nutritional information below! ⤵️

BAKED ZUCCHINI STICKS WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS DIYBITES

BAKED ZUCCHINI STICKS WITH SESAME AND SUNFLOWER SEEDS
 
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Crisp, healthy, and quick to make!
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Recipe type: Snack, appetizer, side dish
Serves: aprox 25 zucchini sticks
Ingredients
  • • 2 zucchinis, sliced into finger-sized sticks
  • • 5 tbsp sesame seeds, more if needed
  • • 5 tbsp sunflower seeds, more if needed
  • • 2 eggs
  • • 1-2 tsp garlic powder
  • • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • • Salt
  • • Pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 200 C/400 F.
  2. In a small bowl, beat eggs and season them with salt and pepper.
  3. Mix sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, garlic powder, and dried parsley together.
  4. Dip zucchini sticks into eggs, then into seeds mix.
  5. Place zucchini sticks on tray and lightly spray or drizzle olive oil.
  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until golden.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 5 zucchini sticks Calories: 153 Fat: 10.8 g Saturated fat: 1.6 Unsaturated fat: 9.2 g Carbohydrates: 8 g Sugar: 3 g Sodium: 70 mg Fiber: 3.1 g Protein: 7.48 g Cholesterol: 74 mg

 

VEGAN STUFFED PEPPERS WITH KIDNEY BEANS, SWEET CORN AND CASHEW

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Vegan stuffed peppers with kidney beans, sweet corn, and cashew

So I made these. And they were awesome. And vegan. Like, really awesome and really vegan 🙆. I chose yellow bell peppers because of their sweetness, however, the red ones will work as well. I’m really into adding cashew to various recipes these days, and found this mix works like magic. They don’t take long to cook and can be served as a main dish, but also as a starter or a side dish. Or you could serve it as a starter, a main, and a side dish. You might.

Full recipe and nutritional information below ⤵️

Vegan stuffed peppers with kidney beans, sweet corn and roasted cashew

VEGAN STUFFED PEPPERS WITH KIDNEY BEANS, SWEET CORN AND CASHEW
 
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Recipe type: Vegan, Vegetarian, Light
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • • 2 bell peppers, cut in half, seeds discarded
  • • ½ red onion, diced
  • • 1 big ripe tomato, diced
  • • 1 tsp powdered garlic
  • • 3 tsp fresh parsley
  • • 100 g kidney beans
  • • 100 g sweet corn, canned
  • • 40 g raw cashew
  • • 1 tsp olive oil
  • • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • • ½ dried basil
  • • salt & pepper
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 200 °C/ 400 degrees °F.
  2. Saute the onion in olive oil for 2 minutes.
  3. Add kidney beans, corn, cashew, garlic, and diced tomato. Cook for 3-5 minutes on medium heat.
  4. Add dried thyme and basil, parsley, season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
  5. Fill each half of bell pepper with kidney bean mixture.
  6. Set in the oven for 25 minutes, or until bell pepper is tender.
  7. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.
  8. Enjoy!
Notes
Optionally, you can roast the cashews in a dry pan for 3-4 minutes before adding them with the kidney beans, for an extra crunch.
You can also add: raisins, fresh herbs, tofu.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 139 Fat: 1.56 g Saturated fat: 0.25 g Unsaturated fat: 1.4 g Carbohydrates: 17.9 g Sugar: 2 g Sodium: 120 mg Fiber: 3.25 g Protein: 5.1 g Cholesterol: 0