Super Spirulina Millet Salad with Carrot, Ginger Miso Dressing

After many trips to the East coast for my 500 hour yoga training with Dharma Mittra, I kept going back to the same place for this one simple dish. At the Jivamukti Yoga Studio in Union Square they have this Millet salad that had somehow been coated with a delicious Spirulina “sauce”. Well, I did some experimenting and I think I came up with a similar taste!

This AMAZING vegan dish is both filling and satisfying. I turned my Spirulina Millet into a salad, but you could add it to any dish as a replacement for your normal grain (brown rice, quinoa..etc.)

Ingredients: (makes 6 to 8 servings)

Millet

  • 1 cup millet
  • 3 cups water
  • 5 tablespoons flaxseed oil
  • 5 tablespoons powdered spirulina
  • 2-3 tablespoons Bragg Liquid Aminos (gluten-free) or soy sauce
  • Optional: spinach and carrot pulp for salad

Dressing

  • 4-6 carrots, juiced (save the pulp!)
  • 2/3 cup carrot pulp
  • 1 large piece of ginger, juiced (about 2-3 inches)
  • 1-2 Tbs miso paste
  • 1 TBs olive oil

Directions: 
  1. Place dry millet in a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium low and cook for 30 minutes or until the water is absorbed, and the millet is fluffy.
  2. Remove from heat. Mix in the flax oil, spirulina, and Bragg’s with a fork until all of the millet is bright green.
  3. For the dressing, combined all the ingredients into a blender and blend on high-speed for about 30 seconds.
  4. Place a heaping scoop of Millet on top of a fresh bed of spinach and carrot pulp from the carrot juice used in the dressing. Top with your home-made carrot ginger miso dressing and enjoy!

In other news…I was recently in this fun little photo shoot and the magazine has finally arrived! I had such a fun experience and wanted to share the results with you all:

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Goji Berry Lemonade

Today is day 5 of the Spring Cleanse, which means it’s juice day. Some of the cleansers are choosing to skip it, while others are going on an all liquid diet and of those participants, some have decided to follow a special recipe for a concoction that boots detoxing by flushing out all those old toxins that have been released back into circulation. Wherever my cleansers are tehy have all been given the recipe for Goji Berry Lemonade. This power packed drink is the perfect complement to a day of juicing, a week of cleansing, a hot summer day or a cold winter’s eve!

Goji berries reenergize and stimulate the body while supporting the adrenal glands,  kidneys, and liver which are the body’s main detoxing organs. These berries are extemely alkaline (the more acidic things you consume, the more suseptable you are to illness and disease) and packed full of an insaine amount of nutrients; Iron, anti-inflamitory agents, essential fatty acids, anti-aging agents, liver-healing betaine, and antioxidants.

One more fun fact: goji berries stimulate the body to produce Hume Growth Hormone (HGH), one of the most sought after hormones to slow the aging process. So drink up!

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup goji berries (soaked for at least one hour)
  • 1-2 tsp fresh grated ginger
  • 2 cups water
  • 1  lemon, juiced
  • 1-2 tsp raw honey

Directions: 

  1. Add all ingredients (including the soak water from the goji berries) to a blender and blend at high-speed.
  2. Serve over ice or heated with fresh lemon wedge, or serve warmed in your favorite coffee mug!
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Chocolate Chia Power Cereal

I’ve recently become a Nutritional Coach for Ruth’s Foods and with this honor comes wonderful perks! Ruth’s Foods has graciously supplied me with bags of their Original Chia Goodness for all of the Spring Detox Cleanse participants (there are still spaces left, register here!) I had to try it out myself before giving it away, so this morning I made some Chocolate Chia Power Cereal which turned out to be quite delicious.

If you’re curious about the AMAZING benefits of chia…you can read more here.

Ingredients: 

  • 2-3 Tbs Ruth’s Foods Chia Goodness (Original Blend)
  • 1 scoop Amazing Grass Greens Super Food, Chocolate
  • Hemp Milk (or other nut/seed milk)

Directions:

  • Mix all ingredients together and let sit for 3-5 minutes.
  • Top with your favorte fruit (I had bananas on hand)
  • Devour!

 

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Luck of the Irish Mint-Chip Smoothie

In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, and my upcoming 7 day Spring Detox Cleanse (spaces are filling up fast!) I give you, the Luck of the Irish Mint-Chip Smoothie! Enjoy:

Ingredients:

  • Handful of spinach
  • Fresh mint 3-4 stems, or 1-2 drops of peppermint extract
  • Hemp milk (any nut milk will do)
  • 1 Banana
  • Coconut butter (for thickness and good fat…you could also use 1/2 avocado)
  • Amazing Grass Chocolate powder or any raw cocoa powder you have
  • Cacao nibs (add after you blend the smoothie)

Don’t forget to wear your GREEN

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Pineapple Detox Juice!

In the spirit of preparing for my Spring Cleanse starting this March 24th (filling up fast!), I’ve been playing with new recipes to add to the menu! This juice is not only DELICIOUS and AMAZING, but (gasp) it’s also very nutritious.

Pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain which, according to the National Institute of Health, is considered a type of cysteine proteinase, an enzyme that helps break down protein. Get ready colon, cause bromelain is here to clean you out. This sweet yellow fruit of the Gods is also thought to have an anti-inflamitory effect and has even used to help reduce the effects of arthritis. It’s worth a shot, right? Pineapple also contains a large amount of Vitamin C  which is easily destroyed at high temperatures. This means, no pineapple upside-down cake. :( Yet, do not despair ye lovers of baked pineapple delectables! I just might be able to create a raw, healthy version of your sweet, spongy dessert. A RAWnapple upside-down cake. Challenge accepted…

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 thick slices of fresh pineapple (the canned kind has TONS of added sugars)
  • 1/2 cucumber
  • 1/3 cup aloe vera juice
  • 1/2 cup coconut water

Directions:

  1. Juice.
  2. Give Thanks.
  3. Chug-a-lug.
P.S. The cute little pink straw pictured above is eco-friendly and compostable! I got a pack of them on Abbott Kinney at The G2 Gallery…they have any color you could possibly want.
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Announcing the Spring Detox Cleanse!

Announcing the Spring Detox Cleanse & Partnership with Ruth’s Foods!

The season’s aren’t the only things changing…Are you relatively new to cleansing? Is your body telling you it’s ready to break out of its stagnant and sleepy winter state and find its way to a light, energized spring? Then this cleanse is for you!

I’m also excited to announce that Ruth’s Foods will be sponsering this cleanse by providing all participants with their delicious Original Chia Goodness! Free stuff and a healther you…what’s holding you back now?

Participation is not location specific and can be done from anywhere in the world! Not in the LA area? Long distance participats are welcome!

Click HERE to register!  

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A Day at the Beach with Fede

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