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SAUTEED SPINACH AND PEPPERS WITH BROWN RICE AND ROASTED CHERRY TOMATOES

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What we have here is a healthy, delicious, colorful recipe ready in less than 30 minutes. You’ll need fresh spinach, red bell peppers or kapia peppers sesame seeds, some brown rice, and a few cherry tomatoes and an empty stomach 😀.

This recipe is rich in nutrients, provides a high level of satiety, and makes a delightful lunch or dinner. Among other nutrients, this recipe will offer (per portion): 168 mg vitamin C, 201 mg calcium, 7 mg iron, 270 µg folate, 190 mg magnesium, and 12628 IU vitamin A.

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SAUTEED SPINACH AND PEPPERS WITH BROWN RICE AND ROASTED CHERRY TOMATOES
 
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Cuisine: Vegetarian, Vegan
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 200 g/ ⅞ cups fresh spinach
  • 1 red bell pepper or 2 kapia peppers, cut lengthwise
  • 6 garlic cloves, pressed
  • 1 spring onion, chopped
  • 3 tsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
  • 100 g/ ½ cups brown rice
  • 20 cherry tomatoes
  • ½ tsp chili flakes, more if preferred
  • salt
  • pepper
Instructions
  1. Cook brown rice following directions on package.
  2. For the roasted cherry tomatoes, preheat the oven at 200 degrees C/400 degrees F.
  3. Mix 4 pressed garlic cloves with 2 tbsp olive oil. Lightly toss tomatoes with olive oil in a sheet pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  4. Roast tomatoes for 15-20 minutes.
  5. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil on medium heat and add 2 cloves of garlic, spring onion and chili flakes. Cook 1 minute and add spinach and peppers. Saute for another 3-4 minutes, stirring.
  6. In the same pan, add cooked rice, sesame seeds, and season with salt and pepper. Blend all ingredients.
  7. Serve sauteed rice spinach with roasted cherry tomatoes.
Notes
Optional: walnuts, shallots, fresh herbs
Nutrition Information
Calories: 445 Fat: 16 g Saturated fat: 2 g Unsaturated fat: 14 g Carbohydrates: 57 g Sugar: 7 g Sodium: 107 mg Fiber: 7.5 g Protein: 11 g Cholesterol: 0

 

SESAME COOKIES [GLUTEN-FREE, SUGAR-FREE]

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Sesame cookies with raspberry jam recipe diybitesPrep yourselves for these delicious, crisp, gluten-free, sugar-free cookies! You’ll only need a few ingredients and they’re fast to make. There are a lot of sesame seeds involved in this recipe, but did you know sesame seeds are an excellent source of copper, manganese, magnesium, iron, and vitamin B? 😎 In addition, sesame seeds contain two unique properties: sesamin and sesamolin. They belong to a group of valuable fibers, called lignans, which were found to lower cholesterol in humans. Sesamin, for example, has been found to protect the liver from oxidative damage 👊.

The only sweetness in these cookies comes from the 2 tbsp of honey, so expect them to be the not-really-that-sweet-yet-awesome type of cookies. However, feel free to add 1 extra tbsp of honey for more sweetness + extra 1 tbsp of rice flour. You can substitute honey in this recipe with 1 tbsp agave nectar.

You’ll get 8-9 medium sized cookies from this recipe. Optionally, you can serve them with lemon icing and raspberry jam. If you’re not into raspberry jam (weirdo😀), substitute with peach, blackberry, or even strawberry 🍓.

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SESAME COOKIES [GLUTEN-FREE, SUGAR-FREE]
 
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Recipe type: Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil, liquid
  • 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 5 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
  • 2 tbsp pure honey
  • 12 tbsp brown rice flour
  • 1 medium free-range egg
  • Optionally, for icing
  • 4 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon or orange juice
  • Optionally, 3 tbsp sugar-free raspberry jam or other preferred
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven at 180 degrees C/ 356 degrees F
  2. In a medium bowl, mix coconut oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract.
  3. Add toasted sesame seeds and rice flour, and stir. The consistency of the dough should be crumbly.
  4. Add the egg and mix well. The consistency should now be pasty, moldable.
  5. Spread dough onto surface and press it down with your hand or the bottom of a glass, until it reaches about 2 cm.
  6. Cut cookies using your favorite cookie cutters or a glass.
  7. Bake cookies for 8 minutes, flip them over, and cook for another 5-8 minutes, or until golden.
Notes
Optionally:
For the icing, mix 4 tbsp powdered sugar with 1 tbsp fresh lemon or orange juice and spread icing on cookies.
Add ½ tsp of sugar-free raspberry jam on top of icing.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 144 Fat: 7 g Saturated fat: 3 g Trans fat: 3 g Carbohydrates: 18 g Sugar: 4.75 g Sodium: 10 mg Fiber: 1.6 g Protein: 3 g Cholesterol: 20 g

 

 

PEANUT BUTTER CRANBERRY NO-BAKE COOKIES

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Brace yourselves for this peanut butter-y, tender, smooth, outrageously delicious bliss. It’s a simple no-bake cookie recipe, with only 5 ingredients and requires only 10 minutes to be prepared. It involves peanut butter, oats, cranberries, vanilla and some maple syrup or honey, according to diet type. However, agave nectar or coconut nectar are good alternatives as well.  If dried cranberries are not available, replace with dried cherries or dried sour cherries.

It’s up to you if you wanna leave them round or flatten them and call them cookies. They’re gonna taste just as amazing! 🏆

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PEANUT BUTTER CRANBERRY NO-BAKE COOKIES
 
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Recipe type: Snack, Dessert
Serves: 28
Ingredients
  • 200 g/ ¾ cups smooth peanut butter
  • 3 tbsp maple syrup or honey for non vegan option
  • 170 g/ 1¾ rolled oats
  • 60 g/ ½ cups dried cranberries
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, add peanut butter and honey/maple syrup.
  2. If needed, microwave the peanut butter and honey/maple syrup for 20 seconds to make them easier to mix with the other ingredients.
  3. Add vanilla extract to bowl, rolled oats, and dried cranberries. Mix all ingredients until oats are coated. If texture is too dry, add 1-2 tablespoons of water.
  4. Spoon out 1 full teaspoon of cookie batter and form a ball. Leave it as it is or press it with a fork or with a thumb to create cookie form.
  5. Refrigerate or serve at room temperature.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 77 Fat: 4 g Saturated fat: 0.7 g Unsaturated fat: 2.9 g Carbohydrates: 8.7 g Sugar: 3.5 g Sodium: 1.8 mg Fiber: 1.2 g Protein: 2.6 g Cholesterol: 0 g

 

 

SAVORY PANCAKES WITH PEPPERS, LEEK AND SWEET CORN

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Fluffy and packed with nutrients, these savory pancakes are perfect for breakfast, brunch, as snacks, or even as a side dish. They’re delicious, filling, and so easy to make. You’ll get about six pancakes from this recipe and 944 IU of vitamin A per pancake. Also, you’ll be gettin’ 33 mg of vitamin C, and 47 mg of magnesium. Healthy pancakes FTW! 👊🏻💯

Optionally, you can serve the pancakes with creme fraiche, tzatziki, or vegan sour cream to keep up the lactose-free spirits 🙆.

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SAVORY PANCAKES WITH PEPPERS, LEEK AND SWEET CORN
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine: lactose-free, vegetarian
Serves: 5
Ingredients
  • 150 g/ ⅞ cup red bell pepper, diced into small cubes
  • 100 gr/ ⅝ cup sweet corn, canned
  • 50 g/ ⅓ leek or red onion, finely copped
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 110 g whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp dry basil
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, beat eggs and add water.
  2. Sift flower, baking powder, and add salt, pepper, and basil.
  3. Mix in red bell pepper, sweet corn and leek.
  4. Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to pan and scoop two spoons of batter for each pancake.
  5. Cook on each side for 2-3 minutes or until fluffy and golden.
  6. Done!
Notes
Try other spices with this recipe as well, such as fresh dill, za'atar, or mild curry powder.
Cover pan with lid for 1 minute for extra fluffy pancakes.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 174 Fat: 4.8 g Saturated fat: 0.88 g Unsaturated fat: 3.48 g Carbohydrates: 29 g Sugar: 2.4 g Fiber: 4.66 g Protein: 6.4 g Cholesterol: 37 mg

 

 

BROWN RICE WITH BELL PEPPERS AND SWEET CORN

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You guuuys, this is so fast to make and sooo good 🙆. Serve warm or chill for 1 hour to get flavors blended. If green or yellow bell peppers are not available, you can use only red bell peppers and it’s still gonna be 👌. Per dish, you’ll get 11599 IU of Vitamin A, 461 mg of Vitamin C, 84 mg of Calcium, 245 µg of Folate, 10.2 mg of Niacin and 243 mg of Magnesium🌱🎉.

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BROWN RICE WITH BELL PEPPERS AND SWEET CORN
 
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Recipe type: Side-dish
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 200 gr/1 cup uncooked brown rice
  • 300 gr/2 cups mixed red, yellow and green bell peppers, or three small-medium, diced
  • 170 gr/ 1 cup sweet corn
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 tbsp red onion, diced
  • 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Spring onion, optional
Instructions
  1. Cook brown rice following directions on package.
  2. Drop 2 tbsp of olive oil into skillet and add diced peppers and sweet corn. Cook for 3 minutes on medium heat and season with salt and pepper.
  3. In a bowl, mix brown rice with bell peppers, sweet corn, diced red onion, chopped parsley and season again with salt and pepper.
  4. Serve warm or chilled for at least one hour.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 203 Fat: 5.1 g Saturated fat: 0.75 g Unsaturated fat: 3.95 g Carbohydrates: 35 g Sugar: 4 g Fiber: 3.77 g Protein: 4.3 g Cholesterol: 0