Chocolate Avocado Smoothie Bowl

This is a perfect sweet-tooth quencher for chocolate but without any sugar! Avocado is a great source of healthy fat to have in the morning that will keep your hunger at bay until lunch. Plus, raw cacao powder is a natural antioxidant that prevents illnesses like cancer. 

This cacao avocado smoothie bowl also makes the perfect dessert! It tastes just like chocolate mousse - I promise you can't taste the avocado at all :) 

Ingredients: 

• 1 banana 

• 1/2 avocado 

• 1/4 cup almond milk 

• 2 tbsp raw cacao powder 

• 1 tbsp natural sweetener of choice (optional)

• Toppings: raw almonds, muesli 

Directions: place all ingredients in blender and enjoy! Top with your favorite goodies :) 

Banana-Raspberry-Cashew Smoothie Bowl

Not exaggerating, it took me less than 5 minutes to make this delicious smoothie bowl - and less than 5 to devour it too! 

Ingredients: 

• 1 (frozen) banana

• ½ cup (frozen) raspberries

• 1 chopped & pitted medjool date

• ½ cup almond milk

• ¼ cup raw cashews

• 1 tbs coconut oil

• Toppings: raw cashews, flax/chia/sesame seed mix, goji berries

Carrot Beet Detox Juice

This juice was the perfect start to my 7-Day Cleanse. The combination of the carrots and beets add a delicious, sweet flavor to the juice! 

Ingredients: 

• 2 carrots

• 3 golden beets

• 4 stalks celery

• 1/2 medium ginger

• 1 cucumber

• 1 cup kale

Blend all ingredients together in a food processor and enjoy! 

Cumin, Lentil, Black-Bean Salad

Ingredients: 

• cooked brown lentils

• 1/2 medium onion 

• 1 heirloom tomato

• 1/2 red pepper

• 2 stalks celery

• 3/4 cup black beans

• 1 tbsp cumin 

• 1 tsp nutmeg

• salt and pepper to taste

Dressing: 

• 1 lime

• 1/4 cup olive oil, extra virgin

• 1/4 cup white vinegar

• 1 tbsp dijon mustard

• salt and black pepper 

Caesar Salad with Vegan Bacon Strips

This Vegan Caesar Salad Variety is a crowd-pleaser. Especially because you'll never believe how much the smoked coconut flakes actually taste like bacon! 

Salad:

• chopped bibb lettuce

• arugula

• organic tomatoes

• chopped cucumber

• sliced radishes

• sliced fennel 

Dressing: 

• 1/4 cup raw tahini

• 2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin

• 1-2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (adjust depending on preference) 

• 1 tbsp dijon mustard

• 1 tsp ground black pepper

• salt to taste 

Vegan Bacon Strips: 

• 1 cup raw coconut flakes

• 1 and 1/2 tbsp tamari

• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 

• 1 and 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

• maple syrup or coconut syrup to taste (optional) 

In a small saucepan, heat coconut oil (or olive oil) for a few minutes. Add raw coconut flakes and wet ingredients. Stir on medium heat until coconut flakes are crunchy and brown!  

Summer Flower Salad

Summer Flower Salad

Eat the rainbow this summer by adding flowers to your salads! 🌺 These red and orange Nasturtiums add a tangy, peppery flavor, are great sources of Vitamin C and are also a natural antibiotic. Eat a couple of these and stop any summer cold in its tracks.

Ingredients: 

• lettuce (from the garden) 

• nasturtium flowers 

• cherry tomatoes

• raw pumpkin seeds 

• sprouts

Dressing: 

• extra virgin olive oil

• orange white vinegar

• dijon mustard

• pepper and salt 

Banana, Almond Milk, Greek Yogurt Smoothie Bowl

Ingredients

• 1 ripe banana

• 150 ml. almond milk

• 3 tbsp. greek yogurt

• cashew maple granola

• hemp seeds

• dried cranberries

• raw almonds

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Summer Salad

Ingredients: 

• arugula

• shaved brussels sprouts

• radishes

• sunchokes

• dried cranberries

• sliced almonds

• sliced avocado

• sunflower seeds

Green Smoothie Bowl

My daughter Julia's smoothie bowl creation! Avocado, banana, peanut butter and lots of other goodies:)

Ingredients:

Smoothie: 

• 1/2 avocado 

• 2 frozen bananas 

• Handful frozen spinach 

• 5 cubes of frozen pineapple 

• 1 tsp goji powder 

• 3 tbs Greek yogurt 

• 1/2 cup milk 

• 1 spoonful sp complete 

• 1 spoonful protein powder 

(Serves 2) 

Toppings:

• Raw almonds 

• Mixed seeds 

• 1 tbs coconut oil 

• 1 tbs peanut butter 

• Drizzle of maple syrup