5 Minutes or Less Recipes!!

Savory Tahini Sauce

Prep time: 5 minutes

Yield: 1 cup

Ingredients:

1/2 cup tahini

1/4 cup water

3 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons tamari

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1-2 cloves of garlic, minced

pinch of cayenne (to your taste)

Directions:

1.  In a bowl briskly whisk together the tahini and water until combined. It will look separated at first: just keep whisking!

2.  Add remaining ingredients and whisk until combined.

3.  Adjust flavors to your taste. Add additional water if you want it thinner.

4.  Serve over grains and greens.

Note: Tahini sauce keeps refrigerated for up to one week.

Avocado Dip

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Yield: 1 cup

Ingredients:

1 large peeled and pitted avocado

2/3 cup plain yogurt, goat yogurt or soy yogurt

1 diced tomato

dash or two of cayenne pepper

sea salt and black pepper

Directions:

1.  Mash avocado with a fork until very smooth.

2.  Add yogurt, tomato, cayenne. Blend until smooth. This may be done in a food processor, in a blender or with a fork.

3.  Add sea salt and fresh black pepper to taste.

4.  Serve chilled with mixed raw vegetables.

Note: Best made a maximum of 1 hour before serving.

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Kaizen Holistic Health
Stacy Scibetta, CPCC, CHHC, AADP, RYT 

September Recipe

Recipe of the Month: Maple Fruit Compote with Honey-Ginger Toasted Nuts

                                             

Ingredients:

2-3 apples

2-3 peaches or pears

2 tablespoons maple syrup

1/2 cup raisins

juice of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup walnuts or nuts of your choice

1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced

2 tablespoons honey 

  

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4

Directions:

1.   Wash, core and chop fruit into slices or chunks.                                       

2.   Place in a large saucepan with 1/3 cup of water. Add the maple syrup and raisins.  

3.   Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.

4.   Add lemon juice and cinnamon. Cook for another 10 minutes, until soft.

5.   While fruit is cooking, place chopped nuts in a skillet over medium heat and toast, stirring often, for  5 minutes.

6.   Drizzle honey over the nuts and add ginger, but keep stirring since the honey can easily burn.

7.   Top warm fruit with toasted nuts and enjoy!    

Kaizen Holistic Health  Stacy Scibetta, CHHC, AADP, RYT