Essential Fatty Acid Recipes
6 Sep 2012Essential Flaxy Crackers
Yield: 8 trays of crackers
5 Red Peppers
1?2 Red Onion
3 Cloves Garlic
3 T. Chili Powder
21?2 C Flax Seed
1?2 C Hemp Seed
1?2 C Dehydrated
Pumpkin Seed
1 C. Flax Seed, ground or
3?4 C. Chia Seed, ground
3 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice
3 Stalks Celery
1 Tsp. Garlic Powder
1 Pinch Cayenne Powder
51?2 C. Water
1 T. Kelp Powder
Chia Pudding
Yield: 2 servings
1?4 C Chia Seed
1 C. Brazil Nut Milk Vanilla Bean
Unsweetened Coconut Flakes
*To make brazil nut milk, use 1 C. brazil nuts soaked overnight and rinsed and blend with 2?1?2 C of water. Blend on high speed for 20 seconds. Squeeze through a sprout/nutmilk bag.
Spinach Pumpkin Seed Pâté
Omega-3s are one of the essential fatty acids that need to be balanced with Omega-6s in order to attain maximum benefit. Because as a society we tend to eat an excess of Omega-6s, it is beneficial to be aware of ways to consume more Omega-3s, and green leafy vegetables are an excellent source. Our delicious spinach pumpkin seed pâté uses both green leafy vegetables and whole seed essential fatty acids.
Yield: 2 – 4 servings
4 C. Spinach
1 C. Pumpkin Seeds, soaked in water
1 C. Pine Nuts
1 large stalk of Celery sliced
1 Green Onion (Scallion)
sliced top and bottom 1 Clove Garlic
1 C. Fresh Dill
1?4 Tsp. of Lemon Juice
Pinch of Cayenne Pepper
Braggs Aminos, Dulse or Kelp Granules to taste
- 1. Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix well. 2. Process each pâté mixture using the blank plate of an appropriate juicer. 3. Season to taste.
Hippocrates House Dressing
Although not as well preserved as whole seeds, still beneficial and sometimes more convenient to use are the oils like hemp, flax, pumpkin, sesame and olive which also contain essential fatty acids. Our ever popular Hippocrates House Dressing uses many of these oils along with mustard seed, which is also a source of essential fatty acids.
Yield: 11?4 cup dressing
Blend at high speed:
1?4 C. plus 1 T. Lemon Juice
1?8 C. Braggs
1 T. Water 3 Cloves Garlic
2 Tsp. Ground
yellow mustard seeds
1?8 Tsp. Cayenne
While blending slowly add:
3?4 C of oil blend: olive, flax, hemp