Vegetable skewers

 Poppy cooks...

1. If using wooden skewers, soak 8 skewers for 30 minutes.
   
   
2. In a large mixing bowl, toss together
   120g baby mushrooms, whole or halved,
   capsicum, large dice,
   120g squash, sliced,
   1/2 pineapple, cut into chunks,
   1/2 red onion, large dice,
   15g olive oil,
   1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt,
   sprinkle of cracked black pepper,
   1 teaspoon paprika,
   1/2 teaspoon dried garlic powder and
   1/2 teaspoon dried onion powder.
   
   
3. Skewer the vegetables leaving a bit of space between each to evenly cook.
   
   
4. BBQ skewers for 12 minutes, rotating 2-3 times. You can also cook these in the oven at 200C for 6 minutes, then flip and cook for a further 6 minutes.

broccoli salad

Serves 3-4

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1. Place
   250g broccoli, cut into large florets,
   red capsicum, quartered,
   apple, quartered,
   15g buckwheat groats,
   25g olive oil,
   15g balsamic vinegar,
   1 teaspoon raw honey,
   1.5 teaspoons dijon mustard,
   1 teaspoon celtic sea salt and
   1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper in your thermomix or food processor on speed 4 for 5 seconds.

lasagne

Serves 4

This is a favourite of mine and Ella and is a family crowd pleaser. I love this reduced dairy version as we seem to be able to tolerate ghee and cheese in small doses.


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1. In a large pot add
   onion, diced,
   3 cloves of garlic, minced,
   1/2 teaspoon dried basil,
   1 teaspoon dried oregano,
   1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary,
   400g tin diced tomato,
   carrot, diced,
   3 celery stalks, diced,
   1/2 zucchini, diced,
   red capsicum, diced,
   500g mince (beef, pork, chicken, lamb or turkey),
   6 button mushrooms, sliced,
   100g tomato paste,
   1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar,
   1 teaspoon honey,
   1.5 teaspoons celtic sea salt,
   pepper to taste with
   2 tablespoons ghee, cooking on medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
   
   
2. In a small saucepan add
   750g rice milk,
   3 eggs,
   45g ghee,
   1.5 teaspoon dried onion powder,
   1.5 teaspoon garlic powder,
   0.75 teaspoon honey,
   1.5 teaspoon celtic sea salt and
   55g tapioca flour, stirring with a whisk until it thickens.
   
   
3. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
   
   
4. Grease a large lasagne dish with ghee and cover bottom with some of the bolognese sauce.
   
   
5. Place a layer of
   gluten free lasagne sheets on bottom of dish (I soak mine in water for just a few seconds to stop them curling), cover with half the bolognese sauce and a third of the white sauce.
   
   
6. Place a second layer of lasagne sheets, the remaining bolognese sauce and the second third of white sauce on top.
   
   
7. Place a third layer of lasagne sheets and the remaining third of white sauce on top. Sprinkle some
   grated cheese on top and cook in the oven for 30 minutes.
   
   
8. Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

roast pumpkin + lentil stew

Serves 4

Ingredients

500g pumpkin, cubed

olive oil

celtic sea salt + cracked black pepper

onion, diced

1/2 teaspoon tomato paste

1/4 teaspoon chilli flakes

1/2 cup green lentils

1/2 cup chickpeas

green capsicum, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 cup hot filtered water

lemon

dried mint, for garnish

sumac, for garnish

Method

1. Place pumpkin on a roasting tray and coat with olive oil and seasoning. Roast for approximately 30 minutes or until starting to caramelise
2. In a medium pot, saute onion in olive oil
3. Stir through tomato paste and chilli flakes
4. Stir through lentils and chickpeas
5. Stir through capsicum and garlic until garlic gains a bit of colour
6. Add water, juice from lemon and season to taste. Cook until lentils are cooked
7. Stir through roast pumpkin and garnish with dried mint and sumac

Notes
To create more of a soup, you can add an extra cup of hot filtered water and serve with gluten free bread.

salmon with a summer salsa

Serves 4

Ingredients

1/4 red onion, finely diced

green chilli, seeds removed and finely diced

red capsicum, finely diced

mango, cubed

avocado, cubed

lemon juice

4 potatoes, cubed

hot filtered water

celtic sea salt

nuttelex

4 salmon fillets

Method

1. Toss red onion, chilli, capsicum, mango, avocado and a squeeze of lemon juice together in a salad bowl and set aside
2. In a pot, add potato with enough water to immerse potato. Cook until tender, drain and mash
3. Add nuttelex and salt to mashed potatoes to taste
4. Cook salmon skin side down first until crispy, then turn over until cooked through
5. Divide mashed potato amongst serving plates, place salmon fillets on top followed by salsa. Garnish with micro herbs

Notes
This is a perfect dish for the warmer months. For a lighter meal, you can omit the mashed potato. Another alternative is to swap the mashed potato for mashed cauliflower.

beef stir fry

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 cups jasmine rice

onion, cut into wedges

500g stir fry beef

3 garlic cloves, minced

2 tablespoons manuka honey

2 tablespoons gluten free soy sauce

2 tablespoons tamari sauce

red capsicum, sliced

tray of baby corn, chopped

Method

1. Marinade beef in garlic, honey, soy sauce and tamari sauce for a minimum of 10 minutes
2. Cook rice
3. Saute onion in a wok or large frying pan on medium to high heat
4. Add beef, capsicum and corn and toss until cooked
5. Serve with rice

Notes
To save time, you can marinade the beef up to 24 hours before cooking.