Mehico Monday... With a healthy twist!

Hola!!

It's been a while butttttt we're back! I've been gallivanting around different cities (Brissy and Melbs) the past couple of weeks enjoying my birthday but back to reality (and healthy eating) now! And what better way to celebrate than with my FAV cuisine, Mexican!

Guilt Free Tacos

  

Ingredients (Recipe's Below)

• Cos lettuce
• Guacamole
• Salsa
• Walnut & Cauliflower Mince (I found this recipe online here and am just addicted to it!)

Walnut & Cauliflower Mince

• Half cauliflower head (broken into florets)
  
• 150g walnuts
• 2 tbsp tamari (or GF soy sauce)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp of ground pink himalayan rock salt
• 1.5 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp dried sage (or italian mixed herbs do just fine)

Add cauliflower and walnuts into a food processor until it makes a slightly bumpy consistency.
Transfer to bowl and mix in remaining ingredients with hands.
Place in a baking dish (I used a brownie tin).
On the Green Gourmet Giraffe's website it says to preheat and oven to 180 degrees and bake for 60 minutes stirring halfway through, I've found a way to cheat this (without losing any tastiness) put the grill on high, place baking dish in the grill and watch till it turns brown, stir the mixture and repeat twice. Make sure you keep an eye while on the mixture it's under the grill so it doesn't burn.
Remove and let stand! Best served warm!

Quacamole

• Ripe avocado
• 1/4 lemon (juice)
• Tabasco (to taste)
• Himalayan pink rock salt (to taste)
• Cracked pepper (to taste)

Scoop inside of avocado into a mixing bowl. Mash with fork.
Squeeze in juice from 1/4 lemon, tabasco, salt & pepper mixing with the fork.
Simple and delicious!

Salsa

•  Tin of organic diced tomatoes
• Squeeze of lemon juice
• 1/2 spanish (red) onion chopped finely
• Pinch of garlic powder
• Tabasco
• Pinch of cayenne pepper - if you like it hot like me ;-)
• Few drops of tamari sauce
• Himalayan pink rock salt & pepper to taste

Remove excess liquid from diced tomatoes tin. Mix all ingredients well in a bowl. Too easy! 

So there you have it! The cos lettuce leaves make a delish (and very healthy) substitute to taco shells and still has a bit of a crunch! My dad (who is VERY hard to please when it doesn't involve meat) LOVED them... Success!

Obviously for you can add whatever you want to these, I found less is more (so you can taste all the yummy mix of flavours) but it's totally upto you! Takes the same amount of time as it would to make regular tacos. 

Hasta Luego chicos and chicas xx

A Verry Berry Chia Protein Smoothie

First of all I'm sorry for the delay of this recipe... But here it is as promised!

Verry Berry Chia Protein Smoothie

• 1 scoop protein powder (I used vegan)
• 1 banana
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 250ml unsweetened organic almond milk
• Handful of frozen organic berries
• 1 tsp bee pollen 

Add all ingredients (except bee pollen) to blender or food processor until it has reached a creamy consistency. Pour into glass or a jar if you're on the run. Sprinkle bee pollen on top. There you have it! Super quick healthy breakfast!


This protein smoothie is also full of omega 3, fibre, calcium, antioxidants, vitamins b & c, potassium and iron... YUM

Love x