superfood

Nourish Bowl: Poke or is it Bim Bap Bop or …….

| Liz Thomas


Poke Bowl or maybe I should call it a Prana Bowl, it gives you so much energy without being heavy. 
This is not strictly like the Poke I had in Hawaii, they make it much more simply without the Togarashi, maybe just some sesame. It was my staple there as I was recovering from an illness, I was after a healthy, inexpensive meal that wasn’t American take-away. This is a traditional dish and was a taste revelation. I credit it with aiding a swift recovery. 

Such a healthy dish. With the addition of kimchi and egg it reminds me of Bim Bap Bop, a Korean dish that means stir it up! Dave also loves this dish as illustrated below. We love sashimi so we like to eat a little salmon neat before we hit the flavour sensation of the marinated fish. If you don’t like fish it’s good just with the veg or some other simply marinated protein like tofu or chicken (cooked obviously). Stir it up, my belly always tells me it’s happy after this one, I feel nourished and satisfied. Enjoy 🙂 


Recipe 

Marinate 750g raw fresh fish (tell your fishmonger you’re going to eat it it raw, mine goes out the back to get the freshest) Salmon/tuna in the following for 2hrs to two days in the following 

Optional 1 tablespoon Togarashi: sesame , chilli, seaweed, salt, dried orange peel chopped, grind up with a little salt (to dry peel, use a vegetable peeler to take off the orange zest and hang for a few days depending on the weather) 

1 tablespoon Soy sauce 

1 teaspoon Sesame oil 

1 teaspoon Grated chilli, ginger and garlic or  to taste

1-2 tablespoons Spring onion finely sliced
Serve on a bowl of rice (red rice is even healthier) with salad veggies chopped and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and spring onion greens.
Just use whatever you have, obviously I had plenty this day. I fried some mushrooms from the Asian store, the cheapest place to buy them, with sesame oil, butter, fresh ginger, garlic, white pepper and salt. Rehydrated wakame seaweed in hot water soya sauce and a few drops of sesame oil. Kimchi. Fried egg. Diakon, carrot, avocado and bean sprouts. 
Serve with extra Togarashi, pickled ginger, soya sauce and wasabi on the side. 
Namaste 

Liz

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 MISO SEAWEED POWER BREAKFAST 

| Liz Thomas

Beat breakfast boredom and start your day with a nutritional boost in an instant.


It takes no time to prepare just put some bean-thread noodles in a bowl with some dried mushrooms (I used cloud-ear and sliced shiitake) with some cut wakame seaweed, pour over boiling water and stir in a tablespoon of miso. Cover for 10mins while you get ready and Shazam! A delicious, healthy breakfast. 

Support your immune function, reduce inflammation, cultivate good gut bacteria, improve circulation and blood pressure and so much more. I recommend reading more if you are a nutrition nut like mwah. 

Miso: high in antioxidants, protein and fibre.

Bean thread vermicelli: lower gi than other noodles, mineral inch for cell health, I love these things they are fabulous in a Thai salad too.

Seaweed: adds Unami flavour and slippery texture a swell as protein, many vitamins and minerals.

Mushrooms: cloud-ear’s and shiitake are both used in traditional Chinese medicine and have anti everything: antimicrobial, antiviral, antitumour, antibacterial  and antioxidant qualities …………and promote general wellbeing! But I like them for the firm texture of the shiitake and the slippery texture of the cloud-ears. 

Get your mushrooms, noodles, non-Gm miso and wakame in your Asian supermarket. You can get most of these ingredients in your local large corporate supermarket however you might make a great discovery in the Asian store. Last time I found purple rice imagine the antioxidants in that! 

I get about 4-5hours of belly satisfaction from this if it’s got to get you through something really physical or a longer timeframe add some silken tofu or egg drizzled in at the preparation stage. 

Enjoy x

Namaste ❤️🙏 Liz 

Quinoa Tabouli made gluten free and turned superfood

| Liz Thomas

In Australia, we may have got our taste for tabouli from the late night kebab shop after a night on the tiles, but its favour endures way past our extended adolescence.
The trick is to do all the chopping and then fridge it till your ready to eat and dress at the last minute.
This is a beautiful salad to eat with falafel (chickpea fritters) or grilled fish and meats, maybe with a little tahini sauce. Its so good for you with all the parsley and mint but the quinoa pumps up the nutrients with its complete amino acid profile.
Play around with the ingredient ratios, they are approximate and made to my taste. Enjoy getting it right for you.

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Ingredients

2 cups finely chopped parsley
1 cup finely chopped mint
1 cup spring onions finely sliced
1 cup tomatoes, seeds removed and finely diced
1 cup cooked quinoa, you cook it like rice with the absorption method. Boil two cups of water,add thrice rinsed quinoa, simmer on low for 10mins ,rinse again under cold water.Drain.Makes more than you need for this recipe, use leftovers in soup, patties or as a as rice substitute.
S&P
1 teaspoon of ground cumin
Drizzle of Olive oil and juice of half a lemon juice
Method

Combine and serve!

Make a tahini sauce for spooning over meat/falafel by mixing 1 tablespoon of lemon juice with one teaspoon of tahini in a small bowl with the back of a spoon, add salt and grated garlic if you wish. Thin with a few drops of water to your liking. mmmmmm
And before you ask can Yogis eat meat? Yes they can! Vegetarianism is a personal choice.
Namaste Liz

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