Best-ever baba ghanoush The addition of hemp adds a protein punch to this creamy vegan favourite from Middle Eastern cuisine. Makes approximately ½ cup. Ingredients: • 1 large eggplant • 1½ tablespoons tahini • ½ teaspoon cumin • juice of ½ lemon • 1 garlic clove, crushed • 1 tablespoon Hemp Foods Australia Hemp Oil • sea salt and freshly grated black pepper • Pomegranate seeds and
Directions: 1. Cook eggplant on a grill or barbeque for 15 minutes, or until the outside is charred and the inside is soft. 2. Slice eggplant open and scoop flesh into a bowl. 3. Add tahini, cumin, lemon juice, garlic, hemp oil, and salt and pepper and mix well. 4. Serve topped with pomegranate seeds and hemp seeds.
Adding nutrient- rich plant-based foods to your diet is the easiest way to transition to healthier eating. Try these tasty recipes.
Super-charged pesto Use this zesty pesto as a sauce for pasta or zucchini noodles, in a salad dressing, or over grilled haloumi or fish. Makes around ½ cup. Recipe by Melrose Resident Nutritionist, Steph Lowe.
Hemp Foods Australia Hemp Seeds to serve
Directions: Place basil, garlic, pine nuts, nutritional yeast, Essential Greens and sea salt in the bowl of a food processor. With the motor running, slowly add olive oil and lemon juice until it reaches the texture you prefer. Adjust seasonings if required. Store in an airtight glass container in the refrigerator for 5-7 days.
Ingredients: • 1 bunch basil, leaves picked • 3 garlic cloves, crushed • 4 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast • 2 teaspoons Melrose Essential Greens powder • ½ teaspoon sea salt • ⅓ cup olive oil • ½ juice of ½ lemon
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