As promised, I am adding more scrumptious dishes for the Daniel Fast. These dishes are also safe for Candida cleanse, if you are doing one now, which would be a great way to benefit from the fast. I will cover that topic in the near future, though.
Meanwhile, I was inspired to make the first dish by flipping through Rachel Ray's magazine.
Spring Pesto with While Wheat Penne
Meanwhile, I was inspired to make the first dish by flipping through Rachel Ray's magazine.
Spring Pesto with While Wheat Penne
Ingredients- 1 bag of whole wheat organic penne pasta
- 10 oz of frozen peas, thawed
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 2 handfuls soaked and dehydrated walnuts
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp grated lemon peel
- Sea or Himalaya salt to taste
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Preparation
- Cook pasta according to directions on the package, salting the water
- Drain pasta, almost completely, leaving a little bit of liquid in
- In a food processor, blend half the peas with basil, walnuts, olive oil, and lemon peel until coarsely chopped
- Add pesto to pasta and combine, adding remaining peas
- Sprinkle with pepper and enjoy!
Next dish is very simple and is one of my husband's favorites.
Rice and Corn
Ingredients- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 2-3 Roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/3 red onion, diced
- 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
- 2-3 tbs hemp seed or extra virgin olive oil
- salt and spices to taste
- 2 tbs fresh dill, chopped
Mix all ingredients and enjoy!
And as promised, here is the recipe for....
Falafels
I found a recipe that looks super delicious on www.bittersweet.com blog. Since the post was about breaking rules, I broke them by changing up the recipe a little to please my taste buds. I have not tried to make these raw yet, since I was pressed for time, but you can make them RAW or COOKED.
Ingredients
• 2 cups soaked sunflower seeds [soak overnight or for at least 4 hours]
• ½ cup tahini paste
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 2 tbs dried or 4 tbs freshly chopped parsley
• 1 scallion or 1-2 shoot of green onion, chopped
• 1 cups cooked garbanzo beans
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1-1.5 tsp sea or Himalayan salt
• Paprika for sprinkling on top
Preparation
• Place all ingredients into a food processor and pulse until well mixed but with small chunks
• Use a small ice cream scoop or a teaspoon to create balls.
• If you are using a teaspoon, like I did, place ingredients into your hand and roll it into a perfect ball, and then place either on a dehydrator mesh sheet for RAW version, or a parchment covered baking sheet for BAKED version
• Sprinkle with Paprika
For Cooked Version
• Preheat oven to 375 F and baked until falafels are slightly crisp on the outside but still feel soft on the inside [about 20-25 minutes]
For RAW version
• Place balls on a dehydrator mesh sheet and dehydrate at 118 F for 6-8 hours, looking for the same qualities as in cooked version: crisp on the outside, soft on the inside
To enjoy falafels, use on a salad as seen in yesterday's post or inside a Whole Wheat Wrap
Ingredients• 2 cups soaked sunflower seeds [soak overnight or for at least 4 hours]
• ½ cup tahini paste
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• 2 tbs dried or 4 tbs freshly chopped parsley
• 1 scallion or 1-2 shoot of green onion, chopped
• 1 cups cooked garbanzo beans
• 2 tsp cumin
• 1-1.5 tsp sea or Himalayan salt
• Paprika for sprinkling on top
Preparation
• Place all ingredients into a food processor and pulse until well mixed but with small chunks
• Use a small ice cream scoop or a teaspoon to create balls.
• If you are using a teaspoon, like I did, place ingredients into your hand and roll it into a perfect ball, and then place either on a dehydrator mesh sheet for RAW version, or a parchment covered baking sheet for BAKED version
• Sprinkle with Paprika
For Cooked Version
• Preheat oven to 375 F and baked until falafels are slightly crisp on the outside but still feel soft on the inside [about 20-25 minutes]
For RAW version• Place balls on a dehydrator mesh sheet and dehydrate at 118 F for 6-8 hours, looking for the same qualities as in cooked version: crisp on the outside, soft on the inside
To enjoy falafels, use on a salad as seen in yesterday's post or inside a Whole Wheat Wrap
I hope you will find these dishes as we did. Make enough to last you a few days so you can get the extra time in prayer and meditation.Until next time: LIVE AN UNPROCESSED LIFE!
