Monday, April 18, 2011

Kiwi Yogurt Smoothie


Rich in anti-oxidants and fiber,this hairy fruit is packed with lot of healthy surprises.An equivalent serving of Kiwi has more Vitamin C than Orange and more potassium than a Banana.

Combined with a probiotic rich source as yogurt ,the kiwi fruit smoothie is an amazing formula to build excellent immunity and over all health.


Ingredients
2 very ripe Kiwi ,peeled and chopped
1 very ripe banana
1/2 cup chilled Organic vanilla soy milk
1 cup Organic vanilla fat-free yogurt(or 3/4 cup fat free Greek yogurt )
2 tablespoon Pure Organic honey

Method
Add all the ingredients in a high power blender and blend until smooth on low power(do not over blend,crushed kiwi seeds can be bitter) .Serve cold.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Red Pepper Hummus Deviled Eggs


These incredible egg hors d'oeuvres make a perfect anytime snack. I bought these bag of sweet red peppers on sale and found some beautifully neat ideas to blend in the red pepper in variety of dishes


Most of egg's nutrition is in its yolk, so blend it in together with the chick peas. The mellow sweet flavor of roasted red peppers totally enhances taste and appeal of plain hummus.

Ingredients
2 red bell peppers
2 cups cooked or canned chickpeas.
2 cloves garlic
3 tablespoon Tahini sauce
1/2 a lemon
1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
6 Organic hard boiled eggs

Method
To Roast red peppers ,Char the pepper on high heat in a broiler or grill.Turn occasionally with tongs, until skins are blackened, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool then peel and deseed the pepper.
Remove shell from boiled eggs.Cut each egg in half, do not discard the yolks, blend in with chick peas.
To make the red pepper hummus , smoothly blend roasted peppers with all the ingredients(including egg yolks) in a high power food processor until creamy .Start without adding water then slowly pour in the Oil and lime juice
Fill each half of the boiled egg with the prepared red pepper hummus.Top each egg with chopped red peppers and herbs.



Can you guess the herb used to garnish these deviled eggs?