Red Lentil Bolognese
Red lentils are the easiest of all legumes to cook with – no pre-soaking required, quick-cooking and mild-flavoured. In this recipe, I’ve combined them with high-nutrient vegetables to make a tasty, versatile sauce. Red lentils are high in protein, fibre, folate, iron and the important trace elements molybdenum and manganese; Tomatoes are high in lycopene,…
Quinoa Stuffed Mushrooms
Mushrooms have profound anti-cancer properties, and are a good source of vitamin B12 and protein. Green leafy vegetables are the most nutritious foods you can eat, on a nutrient-per-kilojoule basis. Quinoa is high in protein, minerals and vitamins. Ingredients: 1/2 cup quinoa, uncooked 1 cup water 4 large field or Portobello mushrooms, stems removed…
Quinoa à la Queen
Quinoa is an easy-to-cook, highly nutritious grain revered by the ancient Incans. It’s available in health food shops, wholefood markets and the health food sections of larger supermarkets. Here’s an easy and delicious way to enjoy its nutritional bounty. Quinoa is rich in minerals such as zinc, iron and calcium; Almonds are abundant in calcium…
Tunisian Sweet Potato and Chickpea Stew
This delicious, hearty stew can be made either on the stove or in a slow cooker. I prefer the slow cooker option, because it really ramps up the flavour and texture. I am yet to find a person who doesn’t love this recipe! Ingredients: 1 onion, chopped ½ cup low-sodium vegetable stock, chick pea cooking…
Tofu Skewers with Peanut Sauce
This is one of my kids’ favourite meals – not just because it tastes delicious, but because they love threading all the vegies and tofu chunks onto the skewers! Ingredients: Rice bed 3/4 cup brown or red rice (to serve 4 people) 1 1/2 cups water (or double the quantity of rice you’re using) 1…
Sweet Potato and Lima Bean Burgers
Sweet potatoes are high in antioxidants and have a low glycaemic index. Lima beans, like all legumes, are rich in resistant starches that foster the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria, and cause our bodies to burn stored fat, rather than glucose, in between meals. Walnuts are rich in omega 3 fats. Ingredients: 1 clove garlic,…
Stuffed Eggplant
Lentils are rich in iron; dark lentils like black beluga are also high in antioxidants. Eggplant is also rich in antioxidants including chlorogenic acid, which lowers LDL cholesterol. Ingredients: 2 eggplants, trimmed and cut in half lengthwise 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium onion, diced 1/2 cup lentils, uncooked (I used black beluga lentils, which…
Royal Red Coleslaw
Red cabbage, like all the members of the Brassica/cruciferous family of vegetables, is loaded with cancer-preventing isothiocyanates. These remarkable compounds neutralise carcinogens (cancer-causing agents), stimulate their excretion from the body, inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells, and cause cancer cells to ‘commit suicide’. People who eat the most Brassica vegetables have 40% less chance of…
Pumpkin and Pomegranate Salad
Pumpkin and pomegranate are packed with anti-oxidants. Baby spinach is rich in calcium and protein. Broccoli belongs to the cancer-fighting Brassica family. Ingredients: 600 g pumpkin, cut into 2.5 cm cubes Garam masala Dried ginger 1 head broccoli, cut into florets 300 g cooked black-eyed beans or chick peas 1 stalk celery 100 g…
Mitch’s Famous Anti-Cancer Salad
My son Mitchell LOVES pomegranates! He and I developed this delicious and beautifully eye-catching salad, which, with its shades of green and vivid red, is perfect for a Christmas meal spread. Pomegranates and their juice have been found to stop early-stage prostate cancer from progressing; Asparagus is high in the cancer-fighting compound glutathione; Avocadoes contain…