Category Archives for Breakfasts

Immune Booster Smoothie

It seems to be that with the change in weather there are many colds and viruses floating around. Keeping your immunity at it's optimum is going to be extremely important to ensure that you don't get struck down. Eating lots of real, fresh produce will ensure that you are going to get optimum nutrients and then supporting it with The Healthy Chef's Natural Immune Support, which is as easy as adding a teaspoon to your smoothie, will give you the extra boost your immunity requires.

Ingredients:

¼ cup walnuts
1 frozen banana, chopped
½ cup papaya, chopped
1 serve Healthy Chef Vanilla Pea Protein
1 teaspoon Healthy Chef Natural Immune Support
1 cup coconut water

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

Pineapple Mint Smoothie

Kale can be somewhat bitter and therefore a little scary to add to smoothies, however when it is combined with the fresh pineapple and dates, you will be happy to know, that you will be left with a beautiful sweet taste in your mouth. This is an extremely energising smoothie, that is really refreshing thanks to the mint and is great to have at any time of the day.

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh pineapple pieces
1 cup kale
2 Medjool dates, pitted
a few fresh mint leaves
4 drops peppermint essence
¼ avocado
1 cup cashew milk

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

Perfect Pear Smoothie

I have been receiving the sweetest pears from my Bayside Farmbox organic fruit and vegetables. Together with a little banana, there has been no need to add any extra sweetening to this smoothie. Thanks to the cacao, Brazil nuts and chia seeds, you are getting loads of good fats, omega 3's and anti-oxidants all in the one meal.

Ingredients:

10 brazil nuts
1 pear, cored and chopped
½ frozen banana, chopped
1 tablespoon hemp seeds
1 tablespoon Mesquite powder
2 teaspoons raw cacao powder
2 teaspoons chia seeds
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup coconut water

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

Orange Sherbet Smoothie

There's something about that fizziness feeling on your tongue that makes you feel young again. A quick blitz of some orange and lemon in combination with coconut yoghurt has easily replicated that tingling feeling.

Ingredients:

12 macadamia nuts
2 medium sized oranges, peeled and chopped
1 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons natural Coyo coconut yoghurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup coconut water

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

Pomegranate Pear Passion Smoothie

September / October is always a special time of the year for me. Apart from it being the start of Spring, which is accompanied by warmer weather and beautiful blossoms, there are lots of religious festivities during these months with pomegranates being a very symbolic fruit. It is said that the 613 seeds in the pomegranate corresponds to the 613 good deeds in the bible. So with each mouthful of this beautiful smoothie, it is a beautiful way to take some time and reflect on your life from a spiritual perspective.

Ingredients:

½ cup pomegranate seeds
1 pear, cored and cut into chunks
2 tablespoons natural Coyo coconut yoghurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup cashew milk

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

Chocolate Peach Nectar Smoothie

Coconut nectar made from the sap of the coconut, is a great sweetener. It has a lower impact on our blood sugars with a low GI, it contains Vitamin C, Vitamin B, minerals and 17 amino-acids. It is a raw product and therefore has all of it's enzymes alive to assist with digestion. Together with the pea protein, this smoothie is going to keep you feeling full for ages and the addition of.... why not, chocolate just makes everything taste so good!

Ingredients:

12 macadamia nuts
1 peach, chopped
2 tablespoons raw cacao powder
2 tablespoons coconut nectar
2 teaspoons flaxseeds
1 teaspoon Ashwaganda powder (optional)
1 scoop chocolate pea protein powder
1 cup coconut water

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

Pineapple Cucumber Smoothie

Let this smoothie take you away on a tropical holiday. The pineapples are so deliciously sweet at this time of the year that you will completely forget that you have even included a cucumber (your greens) in this smoothie. Adding your hemp seeds will provide you with a good source of protein which is balanced really nicely with the good fats from your coconut and nut milk.

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen pineapple, chopped
½ Lebanese cucumber, chopped
½ frozen banana
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup cashew milk
½ cup coconut milk

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

Orange Mango Smoothie

Your mango lassi without the dairy.... this smoothie has the creaminess coming from the activated cashews. Not many ingredients required for this one so it really is a quick and easy smoothie to throw together when you are short for time.

Ingredients:

¼ cup activated cashews
2 frozen mango cheeks, chopped
1 tablespoon flaxseeds
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup fresh orange juice
½ cup coconut water

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

Middle Eastern Shakshuka

This dish is a trip down memory lane for me. The delicious aroma of the spices cooking off when preparing this dish definitely reminds me of the fabulous food I ate whilst visiting Israel a couple of years ago. It's a very quick and easy dish to prepare and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
½ red onion, diced
1 large garlic clove, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
2 red capsicum, seeded and diced
1 yellow capsicum, seeded and diced
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon Mingle ‘Sofia’ spicy seasoning or pinch chilli flakes
salt and pepper to taste
3 truss tomatoes, diced
½ cup tomato passata
4 eggs
Fresh coriander (optional for garnish)
Pinch sumac (optional for garnish)

Method:

Heat a pan (that has a lid) on the stove with olive oil on a medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, celery and capsicums and sauté for 5-8 minutes until the vegetables are soft and tender. Add the seasonings and mix to combine.

Add the tomatoes and stir for a couple of minutes until they are soft. Add the passata and mix so that all vegetables are well covered. Bring sauce to a simmer.

Crack the eggs one at a time on top of all the vegetables. Place the lid and allow to simmer for 5 minutes until the eggs have been cooked.

Sprinkle with fresh coriander and sumac. Serve with a side salad.

Serves 2

Honey Tahini Smoothie

This smoothie was inspired by seeing the bees on the beautiful flowers in this photo. Raw honey is packed with over 80 substances important to human nutrition. Most processed honey today has been filtered, heated and stripped of it's nutritional value, therefore raw honey is the best one to use. You will find this smoothie to be quite sweet in taste and creamy in texture thanks to the tahini. It has the perfect balance of protein, good fats and fibre.

Ingredients:

1 frozen banana, chopped
2 tablespoons hulled tahini
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1 tablespoon raw honey
1 tablespoon goji berries
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cashew milk

Method:

Place all ingredients in a high speed blender and blend for 60 sec until smooth and creamy. Pour into glass and enjoy.

Serves 1

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