Eggplant Hommous
Adding baked eggplant to hommous increases the antioxidant content and decreases the kilojoule content of this Middle Eastern staple… which means you can eat more :). Ingredients: 1 medium eggplant 1 cup cooked chick peas 2 tablespoons tahini 1-3 cloves garlic, to taste 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp smoked paprika Juice of 1-2 lemons…
Mushroom and Black Bean Soup
Shiitake mushrooms give this soup a lovely chewy texture, along with cancer-fighting phytochemicals. Leeks, garlic and seaweed are also powerful cancer-fighters. Black beans are rich in resistant starch – perfect for diabetics and those who need to lose weight! Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 leeks, trimmed and sliced 1 cm thick 200 ml water…
Hearty Winter Vegetable Soup
In winter I make huge batches of soup. We eat it for dinner, then my children take leftovers to school in a thermos for lunch, for the next few days. My soups are a whole meal in a bowl. Blending the green leafy vegies in this recipe not only allows me to get much larger…
Creamy Cauliflower and Mushroom Soup
Shiitake mushrooms give this soup a lovely chewy texture, along with cancer-fighting phytochemicals. Cauliflower and leek complete the cancer-fighting triumvirate. Ingredients: 400 g sliced mixed fresh mushrooms (I used button and shiitake) 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried rosemary 2 cups water 1 carrots, coarsely chopped 3 cups cauliflower…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream Cake
In my family, we have a word for healthy dishes that taste so good you’d think you were eating something bad for you! We call them ‘EVIL’. This pie is wonderfully evil. Warning: it’s rich – just a small slice will satisfy your sweet tooth. Ingredients: Crust 1/2 cup hulled hemp seeds 1/3 cup whole…
Choc-cherry ‘Yoghurt’
This delicious non-dairy yoghurt combines the benefits of polyphenol-rich cherries, blueberries and cacao, with the cancer-fighting lignans in linseed. Ingredients: 1 cup frozen dark cherries 1 cup frozen blueberries 1½ cups non dairy milk e.g. hemp milk, oat milk, almond milk, or whole bean soy milk 1 tbsp cacao (raw chocolate powder) 2 tbsp ground…
Blackberry Sorbet
Blackberries and walnuts are both rich in antioxidants that protect the heart and brain from free radical attack. Regular consumption is linked to lower risk of heart disease and dementia. Ingredients: 1 banana, peeled, roughly chopped and frozen for at least 24 hours 200 g frozen blackberries 4 Medjool dates, pitted 50 ml plant…
Berrylicious Tart
This sugar-free, antioxidant-rich dessert will have your guests begging you for the recipe! It’s stunning to look at and divine to eat, but breathtakingly simple to make :). Ingredients: Filling 1½ cups water 1 cup dried apricots (unsulphured) ½ cup goji berries ¾ cup blueberries 4 tbsp pomegranate juice 1 tbsp lemon juice Tart shell…
Persimmon Pear Pudding
This is the perfect ready-in-a-jiffy winter pudding. Persimmons have a delightfully smooth consistency, and despite their rich taste, are surprisingly low in kilojoules. Persimmons contain flavonoid polyphenolic compounds including catechins and gallocatechins (for which green tea is famous) as well as betulinic acid, an anti-tumour compound. They are also rich in anti-ageing carotenoids, including beta carotene, lycopene,…
Mango and Ginger Dip
This delicious dip can be whipped up in minutes, and is perfect for dessert on a hot summer night. Mangoes are an excellent source of vitamin C and carotenoids. Tahini is high in calcium and sesame polyphenols, a powerful antioxidant Ginger also contains powerful antioxidants. Ingredients: 1 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled 1 mango…