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Its Autumn here now and I have a lot vegetables left from our Summer season. I find this is the best
way to use them up. This relish will last up to a year, but I will definitely finish it in 6 months.
To be eaten with cheese and crackers or in sandwiches with cold meat or cheese.
It is not just the vegetables that are healthy, the spices are loaded of nutrients.
Its nice to add a bit of a crunch to a salad. This recipe can be changed to your liking. You may want more herbs, chilli or salt. Once you have mixed your herbs and spices, taste it. That is the time to make changes.
You could also use it on top of lasagne, casseroles, fish, chicken, the list has no ending. I loved it on my avocado today.
If you look at all the ingredients in bought mayonnaise, you find bad oils, preservatives and colours. You may find one that is close to being eatable, but you can't beat homemade. Cashew nuts, are my new favourite.
Flavour - this mayo can be flavoured with so may different natural ingredients -herbs, mustard, curry powder, turmeric, pickles, capers, chopped boiled eggs.
Nutrition in Cashew nuts - Copper, Phosphorus, Manganese, Magnesium, Zinc
Easy to make, Summer vinaigrette. Full of flavour that will give your beautiful salad a lift.
I have loved Sardines since I was little. You either love them of hate them, but the ''haters'' probably have an issue with the smell, more than the taste.
This recipe may and hopefully change your mind. With the creamy soft cheese (made from yogurt) and the flavour of lemon juice and herbs, you really need to try this.
Wild Sardines - is the name of the tin I bought, from ''the pristine cold waters of Canada'', it says, and I only buy Sardines if it has added spring water, ( no added oil).
I love to have a nice spread to go on my homemade crackers. I like to snack a little in the late afternoon, and I fine, this is perfect.
Have you ever made soft cheese before ?
It is so easy. I often have a bowl of soft cheese flavoured with fresh herbs and sometimes garlic mixed in. I love to spread it on crackers or homemade bread.
Try new flavours with your beef and place on top of your salad. Make your meals exciting and fun.
It is hard to find a peanut butter that has no added salt, bad oils or sugar in it. If you do it can often be expensive. I make my own. It is quick and easy. The only important part is, you need a blender that is at least 1500 watts or more. I add extra virgin olive oil into mine because I seem to only be able to buy peanuts with their shells on. (making it a little more, drier when making ) I am not going to remove the shells so adding the oil give the butter a smooth texture.
Here is a dip that can be used with raw vegetable sticks or like I have added below, roast vegetable salad.
Artichoke Hearts - I used a jar of quartered and Marinated Hearts. I remove the water and because it was slightly salty and had herbs added, I did not need to add this.
Nutrition in Artichoke Hearts - It has a good source of Niacin, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and copper. It also has a really good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, K and Folate and Manganese.
This is the dip that I love to use with a roast vegetable salad.It is creamy and full of flavour.
Dip some gluten free bread or any other healthy bread into your favourite Extra Virgin Olive Oil and then into the Dukkah dip. It is cheap and very very easy to make.
Sumac - is a dried fruit of the Sumac Spice. It can be used with fish or in marinades for meat. You can also use it instead of lemon or vinegar. Sumac means Red.
Nutrition - Sumac is an anti fungal, anti microbial, anti oxidant and anti inflammatory.
A creamy Mayonnaise that has good fats added to it, no colouring, additives or process sugar. This also has no egg added to it, so it will keep longer.
If you have quit sugar and need an alternative, here is a nice spread that is filling and not complicated.
Use on bread, crackers or tortilla wedges that have been baked.
Instead of giving your kids sugary spread on bread why not try them on this hummus recipe. So incredibly good for you. It is creamy and full of flavour and easy to make.
This is a fermented, raw food and also a probiotic. One of the best foods you could eat each day.
Love Nutella ? You will love this. Imagine being able to spread your bread with something that is so full of goodness, and this pleasure is completely guilt free.
I have been told by some, they have never liked pate but they love this recipe. It is a real hit in this family, exspecially on my homemade crackers.
If you have never made pesto before, please try this. You can use it on pizzas, in pasta dishes, on crackers with tomatoes. It colour along is gorgeous.
Love jam but hate all the sugar. Well this is for you. Sweetened with honey and is made with a ''super food'' chia seeds. This jam will give you antioxidants, its high in protein, omega 3 and loads more.
If you love beetroot you will love this relish. The colour alone is exciting and vibrant. I love eating it on beetroot hummus. Using Apple Cider Vinegar for this recipes gives it a large amount of health benifits.
Beetroot is so good for your liver, so why not use it in hummus. I love to spread this in pita bread and crackers.
This is my ''go to dressing'' So refreshing and so good for you. I love it on tomatoes, salads, fish and beans.
Why would you make Sweet Chilli Sauce instead of buying in the supermarket?
Remember to always read the labels on back of processed food. Most processed food are high in processed sugar, bad fats, preservatives, food colouring and more.
This sauce can be made as hot and spicy as you like. I grow my chillies and freeze them whole.