mexican bowl

Serves 4

This dish is so quick and easy, and can all be done using just one pan, so less washing up! Feel free to add jalapeños if you like extra heat, or to omit the chilli powder and cumin like I do when cooking this for my toddler. This is quite a light meal, so great for summer. If you would like to bulk it up, then you can try accompanying it with grilled meat, gluten free flat bread or some sweet potato chips.

Poppy cooks...

1. Heat
   1 tablespoon coconut oil in a large pan and saute
   2 garlic cloves, minced.
   
   
2. Add
   1.25 cups quinoa,
   tin diced tomatoes,
   1.25 cups vegetable stock,
   tin black beans, drained and rinsed,
   1.25 cups frozen peas*,
   1/2 teaspoon chilli powder (optional),
   1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (optional),
   celtic sea salt and cracker black pepper to taste; bringing to the boil and reducing to a simmer with a lid on until quinoa cooked.
   
   
3. Serve topped with
   avocado,
   lime wedge and
   coriander.
   

* The more traditional option here is corn, but we are currently eliminating corn from our diet for health reasons. Feel free to google the pros and cons of corn.

sweet potato quinoa patties with avocado sauce

Serves 4

Poppy cooks…

1. Make avocado sauce by blending
   1 large avocado,
   1/4 cup olive oil,
   1/4 cup filtered water,
   couple sprigs of coriander,
   2 garlic cloves,
   juice of 1/2 lime and
   celtic sea salt, to taste then place in the fridge.
   
   
2. Boil
   1/2 cup quinoa in
   1 cup filtered water until all the water is absorbed and set aside.
   
   
3. Insert butterfly whisk into thermomix.
   
   
4. Place
   1 medium sweet potato, cut into 1cm pieces,
   pinch of celtic sea salt, and enough
   filtered water to cover the sweet potato and cook for 25 minutes/95ºC/speed 1, placing simmering basket instead of measuring cup onto mixing bowl lid.
   
   
5. Remove butterly whisk, drain water, insert measuring cup and mash for 30 seconds/speed 4.
   
   
6. In a mixing bowl, combine, cooked quinoa, mashed sweet potato,
   1/2 small red onion, diced,
   tin of black beans, drained,
   1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper,
   celtic sea salt and cracked black pepper to taste.
   
   
7. Form patties and bake in a 190ºC oven for 15 minutes.
   
   
8. Flip patties over and bake for a further 15 minutes.
   
   
9. Serve on a
   mesclun salad with the avocado sauce drizzled over the top.

sushi bowl with teriyaki chicken

Serves 5

Poppy cooks…

1. Boil
   1 cup quinoa in
   2 cups filtered water until all the water is absorbed, then set aside.
   
   
2. Blanche
   1 cup frozen edamame beans until done, then set aside.
   
   
3. Finely slice or chop in a thermomix
   1 cup carrot and
   1 cup purple cabbage, then set aside.
   
   
4. Prepare the dressing by whisking together
   1 tablespoon tahini,
   1 tablespoon filtered water,
   2 teaspoons tamari sauce,
   1/2 teaspoon olive oil,
   2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar,
   1/2 teaspoon honey,
   1/4 teaspoon freshly grated ginger, then set aside.
   
   
5. Grill
   500g chicken tenderloins seasoned with
   celtic sea salt and
   cracked black pepper being careful not to overcook.
   
   
6. Shred chicken.
   
   
7. In a saucepan combine
   1/4 cup coconut amino sauce,
   1/4 cup manuka honey,
   1.5 tablespoons orange juice,
   1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar,
   1 teaspoon arrowroot flour,
   2 teaspoons grated ginger,
   garlic clove, minced,
   2 teaspoons olive oil and
   small pinch of chilli flakes over medium heat until it begins to boil, about 2-3 minutes.
   
   
8. Return shredded chicken to the pan with sauce and toss to coat chicken.
   
   
9. Assemble bowls by either combing or layering quinoa, carrot, purple cabbage, shelled edamame,
   avocado, diced, teriyaki chicken and tahini dressing.
   
   
10. Garnish with
    black and white sesame seeds and
    shredded seaweed.

quinoa + blueberry slice

Serves 12

This yummy and healthy slice has a hidden ingredient...dōTERRA'S lemon essential oil, which is dōTERRA's top-selling essential oil. Lemon has multiple benefits and uses, being a powerful antioxidant that can help ward off free radicals due to its high limonene content. When ingested, it provides cleansing and digestive benefits, can soothe an irritated throat, and supports healthy respiratory function. Extracted from the lemon rind, a single bottle of dōTERRA lemon essential oil is equal to 45 lemons; with the lemons used in dōTERRA's product sourced in Italy. You can purchase the oil from my online dōTERRA shop at http://www.mydoterra.com/kerryjacobs/

Poppy bakes…

1. Preheat oven to 180º and line a slice tin with baking paper.
   
   
2. In a mixing bowl combine
   2 cups quinoa flakes,
   1/2 cup brown rice flour,
   1/2 cup fine desiccated coconut,
   2 teaspoon ground cinnamon,
   1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder and
   1/8 teaspoon celtic sea salt.
   
   
3. In a small saucepan on low heat, melt together
   4 tablespoons coconut oil,
   1/2 cup manuka honey and
   1/3 cup coconut sugar, then add to dry ingredients and combine.
   
   
4. Mix through
   2 free-range eggs and
   2 drops dōTERRA lemon essential oil.
   
   
5. Fold through
   1 cup blueberries, then pour mixture into the slice tin and spread evenly.
   
   
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until slightly golden. Allow to cool and then slice.
   
   
   I like to store mine in the fridge and heat up in the oven for 5 minutes before eating to make the batch of slices last longer than a few days.
   
   
   

chicken, beetroot + pear salad

Serves 4

Poppy cooks…

1. In a small saucepan (or rice cooker), boil
   1.5 cups white quinoa in
   3 cups hot filtered water until the quinoa is cooked, then set aside.
   
   
2. Grill
   500g chicken tenderloins with
   celtic sea salt + cracked black pepper.
   
   
3. On a serving platter or individual plates, layout
   180g baby spinach, roughly sliced topped with quinoa, chicken,
   pear, diced and
   250g "Love Beets" baby beetroot, diced.
   
   
4. Lightly whisk together
   1 tablespoon red wine vinegar and
   1 tablespoon olive oil, and season with 
   pinch of celtic sea salt + crack black pepper. Drizzle dressing over the salad.

In this picture compared to the previous one I tossed the salad and omitted the chicken which I had instead served on the side with my home made herbed mayonnaise.

honey tofu with fried quinoa

Serves 3

Poppy cooks…

1. In a mixing bowl, stir together
   1/2 tablespoon olive oil,
   1 tablespoon gluten free soy sauce,
   1 tablespoon coconut amino sauce,
   2 tablespoons manuka honey and
   juice of 1/4 lime.
   
   
2. Add
   packet firm tofu, cubed into mixture and marinade for at least half an hour.
   
   
3. In a deep frying pan on medium heat, fry
   1 cup quinoa until it crackles and becomes aromatic then set aside.
   
   
4. In a rice cooker, add
   onion, diced to the pan with
   olive oil and cook until lightly browned.
   
   
5. Add
   green chilli, deseeded and chopped and
   2 cloves garlic, minced and cook for 1 minute.
   
   
6. Add
   500ml vegetable stock and quinoa and cook until all the stock is absorbed.
   
   
7. While the quinoa is cooking, steam some
   asian greens in the steamer insert.
   
   
8. Also while the quinoa is cooking, cook the marinated tofu in a frying pan; cooking until the sauce caramelises, tossing frequently to coat the tofu.
   
   
9. Stir
   juice of 1/4 lime,
   4 spring onions, sliced diagonally,
   handful coriander, chopped and
   1/4 cup pepitas through the quinoa mixture.
   
   
10. Serve the tofu on top of the quinoa and sprinkle with
    sesame seeds, with the asian greens to the side.
    

asian fusion salad

Serves 4

Poppy cooks…

1. In a small pot bring to the boil
   3/4 cup quinoa in
   1.5 cups hot filtered water and simmer until liquid is absorbed.
   
   
2. In a salad bowl, place the quinoa with
   3/4 cup shelled edamame beans,
   red capsicum, diced,
   carrot, peeled into ribbons or grated,
   1 cup pineapple, cut into bite size pieces,
   1.5 cups purple cabbage, finely shredded and mix together.
   
   
3. In a small bowl, whisk together
   juice of 1/4 lime,
   1.5 tablespoons tamari sauce,
   tablespoon agave syrup and
   2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar.
   
   
4. Add dressing to salad and mix together.
   
   
5. Garnish with
   teaspoon sesame seeds.

sausage + roast pumpkin salad

Serves 4

Poppy cooks…

1. Place
   500g pumpkin, cut into chunks, on a roasting tray with
   olive oil,
   celtic sea salt and
   cracked black pepper and roast in a 180˚C oven until it starts to caramelise
   
   
2. Cook
   1 cup of quinoa in
   2 cups of hot filtered water
   
   
3. Cook
   4 gluten free beef sausages in a fry pan or on the barbecue, then slice diagonally
   
   
4. Combine pumpkin, quinoa, sausages and
   2 cups of baby spinach in a bowl
   
   
5. Garnish with
   basil leaves and a drizzle of
   balsamic vinegar

roast sweet potato topped with quinoa, kale + cranberries

Serves 6

Poppy cooks…

1. Cut 
   3 sweet potatoes in half lengthways, lay on a baking tray, drizzle with 
   olive oil, season with 
   celtic sea salt + cracked black pepper and roast in a 180˚ oven for 1 hour
   
   
2. In a medium pot, cook 
   1 cup quinoa (you can use white quinoa, red quinoa, or a mixture of both) in 
   2 cups vegetable stock and set aside
   
   
3. Saute 
   diced onion in 
   olive oil
   
   
4. Add 
   4 cups chopped kale (about half a bunch) and 
   1/4 cup dried cranberries and sauté until kale is soft
   
   
5. Stir through cooked quinoa and scoop mixture onto cooked sweet potato halves

avocado + egg crispibreads

Per serve

Ingredients

Orgran Multigrain Crispibread with Quinoa

egg, boiled and chopped

1/4 avocado, diced

cracked black pepper

Method

The method is, there is no real method! Just pile the ingredients on the Crispibread for a quick snack. Obviously, this is more a concept than a recipe - so feel free to use toasted gluten-free bread, corn crackers, rice crackers or any other type of base. You can smash the avocado instead of dicing it, and add any ingredients you have to hand. I quite like adding dried cranberries for a sweeter version.

thai beef salad

Serves 4

Ingredients

1/2 cup quinoa

1 cup hot filtered water

500g fillet steak

1/4 red onion, finely diced

2 spring onions, sliced diagonally

red capsicum, finely sliced

handful bean sprouts

125g green beans, sliced diagonally

lebanese cucumber, chopped

green chilli, finely sliced

1 cup coriander, chopped

50ml tamari sauce

juice of 1 lime

2 cloves garlic, crushed

Method

1. Cook green beans
2. Cook quinoa in filtered hot water
3. Grill steak with seasoning until medium rare. Leave to rest for 10 minutes before slicing into thin pieces
4. Combine onion, spring onion, capsicum, bean sprouts, beans, cucumber, chilli, coriander, quinoa and steak in a large serving bowl
5. Mix together tamari sauce, lime juice and garlic to make dressing and pour over salad

Notes
Feel free to use more red onion if you like red onion, or try adding a red chilli too if you like really spicy food.

roast pumpkin + cranberries with red quinoa

Serves 4

Poppy cooks...

1. Cook
   1 cup red quinoa with
   3 cups of filtered water in a rice cooker or on the cooktop.
   
   
2. Preheat oven to 180°C.
   
   
3. On a baking tray, combine
   2.5 cups pumpkin, diced,
   1/2 red onion, finely diced and
   2 cloves garlic, minced,
   olive oil (enough to coat vegetables),
   2 teaspoons manuka honey,
   generous pinch of celtic sea salt + cracked black pepper,1/8 teaspoon ground ginger and
   1/8 teaspoon curry powder.
   
   

   

   
   Preparing ingredients in the roasting tray
   

   
   

4. Place in the oven and roast for 30 minutes or until the pumpkin and garlic are golden.
   
   
5. To serve, combine roasted ingredients with the cooked quinoa,
   1/2 cup dried cranberries and
   2 tablespoons parsley, chopped.

lamb quinoa

Serves 3

Method

1. Cook
   2 onions, halved and thinly sliced with
   olive oil in a large frying pan until soft and golden.
   
   
2. Add
   500g lamb mince and cook until well browned.
   
   
3. Stir in
   4 garlic cloves, minced and
   1 tablespoon ground cumin for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
   
   
4. Stir in
   1 cup quinoa,
   red capsicum, finely diced,
   1 tablespoon gluten free soy sauce,
   chilli powder, to taste (optional),
   pinch of celtic sea salt and
   2 cups filtered water.
   
   
5. Cover and simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes, until quinoa is almost cooked (add extra water if necessary).
   
   
6. Stir in
   1 cup frozen peas,
   2 tablespoons currants and
   sprig parsley, chopped.
   
   
7. Serve once peas are cooked and all the liquid is absorbed with a
   lemon wedge.

Notes
The fresh lemon juice really makes this dish pop. If you like chilli, feel free to slice extra red chillies and put on top as a garnish, or you can even try it with coconut yoghurt to counter-balance the hot chilli!

This is a great dish that uses pantry and freezer staples, so is great when you have run out of fresh ingredients and don't have time to go to the markets or shops. AND...it's a one-pot-wonder!!!

moroccan lamb soup

Serves 4

An excellent winter warmer that is hearty and filling. Feel free to accompany with gluten-free bread or make your own toasted gluten-free herb bread.

Poppy cooks…

1. Boil
   1/2 cup quinoa in
   1 cup of hot filtered water until all the water is absorbed and then set aside.
   
   
2. In a large pot over medium heat, place
   2 tablespoons coconut oil,
   2 cloves garlic, minced,
   1/2 teaspoon ground coriander,
   1.5 teaspoons ground cumin and
   3/4 teaspoon turmeric. Stir for 1-2 minutes.
   
   
3. Add 2 lamb shanks and toss to coat with spices until lightly browned on all sides.
   
   
4. Add
   2 purple carrots, sliced,
   2 orange carrots, sliced, 
   1/2 red capsicum, diced,
   1 cup pumpkin, diced,
   400g tin diced tomatoes,
   500ml gluten-free vegetable stock,
   celtic sea salt and cracked black pepper, to taste and bring to the boil.
   
   
5. Add
   1 cup hot filtered water, reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered for 2.5 hours or until the meat is falling off the bone. Add more water if required.
   
   
6. Remove shanks, shred meat and add back to the pot.
   
   
7. Add quinoa into the pot and stir through.