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SPINACH, AVOCADO AND RED BEANS SALAD

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Spinach, Avocado and Red Beans Salad

Check out these pretty colors having a party in my bowl🌻 🙆🏼

We’ve got baby spinach, red beans, avocado, carrots, cherry tomatoes and spring onions topped with seeds, lime juice and balsamic vinegar. It’s a fast, healthy, delicious salad recipe, ready in 10 minutes.

We’ve also got 253 grams of Calcium going on, 17 grams of fiber, 67 mgrams of vitamin C, 6 mgrams of iron, 6 mgrams of vitamin C, and 186 mgrams of Magnesium.

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SPINACH, AVOCADO AND RED BEANS SALAD
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Vegan, Vegetarian
Serves: 1
Ingredients
  • ½ ripe avocado, sliced
  • 1 small carrot, grated
  • 100 g/ ½ cup baby spinach
  • 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 100 g/ 1½ cups red beans
  • 1 spring onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp sunflower seeds
  • 1 tsp poppy seeds
  • 1 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • salt
  • pepper
Instructions
  1. Rinse spinach and place in a large bowl.
  2. Cut tomatoes in half, grate carrot, slice avocado, rinse beans, chop spring onion, and add them all on top of spinach.
  3. Top off with seeds, lime juice and balsamic vinegar.
  4. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 353 Fat: 18 g Carbohydrates: 41 g Sugar: 9 g Sodium: 370 mg Fiber: 17 g Protein: 14 g Cholesterol: 0 g

 

 

HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE GRANOLA

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HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE GRANOLA

Hey guys! So you like granola, right? Of course you do, who doesn’t? How about taking it to the next level with this beauty?

The main ingredients for this chunky granola are cashews, almonds, rolled oats, PB, and cranberries. Cranberries are optional and you can choose other dried fruits such as pineapple, apricots, or raisins.

This granola is chunky, crunchy, peanut butter-y, healthy, easy to make and delicious!

Among other nutrients, you’ll get 24.7 g of fiber, 53 g of protein, 333 g of calcium, 11 mg of vitamin E, 598 mg magnesium, 12 g of zinc, and 14 g of iron.

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HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE GRANOLA
 
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Recipe type: Breakfast, snack
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 60 g almonds, toasted and cut in different sizes
  • 60 g cashew, toasted
  • 11 tbsp rolled oats
  • 2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp dried cranberries, cut in small pieces
  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp chocolate chips, more if desired
Instructions
  1. Toast almonds and cashew on dry pan for 3-5 minutes, until they are golden.
  2. Cut almonds in different sizes, depending on preferences.
  3. Melt coconut oil and sugar on low heat and add 2 tbsp of peanut butter. Mix until smooth and consistency a bit runny.
  4. In a medium bowl, mix rolled oats, cashew, almonds, dried cranberries, and chocolate chips.
  5. Pour peanut butter mixture in bowl and stir gently until all ingredients are coated.
  6. Transfer into food container and press over it using a spoon.
  7. Refrigerate for 1 hour, then break apart and store it in jar or food container.
  8. Optionally, add more chocolate chips after chilling.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 212 Fat: 12 g Saturated fat: 1.5 g Unsaturated fat: 10 g Carbohydrates: 20 g Sugar: 7 g Sodium: 5 g Fiber: 3 g Protein: 7 g Cholesterol: 0.8 g

 

CARROT AND AVOCADO SALAD WITH TOASTED ALMONDS

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Carrot Avocado and Almonds Salad -Easy Recipe

This one over here is a fast, easy, breezy recipe!

Great as a main, but comes in handy as a side too. It’s a light, fresh, simple recipe, rich in flavors and texture. You can toast the almonds or use them raw. I recommend toasting them for that extra mile in taste & crunch.

Per portion, you’ll be gettin’ 28 mg of vitamin C, 118 mg of Calcium, 7 mg of vitamin E, and 87 mg magnesium!

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CARROTS, AVOCADO AND ALMONDS SALAD
 
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This one over here is an fast, easy, breezy salad recipe!
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Recipe type: salad, vegan, vegetarian
Serves: 2
Ingredients
  • 2 medium carrots, cut julienne
  • 1 large avocado, medium diced
  • 25 almonds, toasted
  • 1 small red onion, small diced
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 5 tbsp lemon juice, more if preferred
  • salt
  • pepper
  • Optionally, chili flakes and vegan plain yogurt or dairy yogurt for non-vegan option
Instructions
  1. Cut carrots, avocado and red onion and mix together.
  2. Add almonds, peanut oil, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper.
  3. Optionally, add chili flakes and serve with plain vegan yogurt or dairy yogurt for non-vegan option.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 317 Fat: 25 g Saturated fat: 3 g Unsaturated fat: 22 g Carbohydrates: 28 g Sugar: 12 g Sodium: 60 mg Fiber: 10 g Protein: 7 g Cholesterol: 0

 

 

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