Recipes — healthy

Nut Free Spinach Pesto

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Nut Free Spinach Pesto

This pesto recipe is very versatile and can be adapted by adding or removing ingredients to your desire. Use it with pasta, in hummus, with meatballs, in pinwheels, on pizza, inside a sandwich or anywhere else you want, really.    INGREDIENTS 2 cups baby spinach 1 cup (packed) basil 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan 1/2 cup seeds eg sunflower, pumpkin (may be omitted) 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 cup olive oil 1-2 cloves garlic minced   METHOD Place ingredients in the blender / food processor, starting with the spinach, basil and seeds. Stop to scrape down the sides in between. If...

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Healthy Chocolate Banana Muffins

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Healthy Chocolate Banana Muffins

My daughter on the other hand, will eat anything chocolaty. So she devoured these!!

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Healthy nutritious cookies for the whole family. And they're also gluten-free!

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Pumpkin Hummus

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Pumpkin Hummus

Perfect addition to the lunchbox, or as party food nibbles during movie night

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Mini Beetroot Falafel

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Mini Beetroot Falafel

Ideal as lunch, snack, or addition to a lunchbox. These patties are based on my chickpea patty recipe with added nutrition from the beetroot

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