Spicy Nut Broccoli and Zen Salad

Currently I am reading Optimal Health by Tiffany Cruikshank. She is an amazing yoga instructor and health advocate. Her book is a 30 day program for detoxifying and replenishing your body. Her book slowly dips you into rejuvenating yourself without putting you in shock and making you feel starved, weak, and wanting to throw in the towel. Today is day 15 for me and it has been a really great experience so far. The cleanse has entailed; daily yoga practice, eating lots of whole foods, getting yourself on a schedule, set goals for yourself, doing something that feels good for yourself every day. It is a really fantastic book if you are looking to enrich your life. I highly recommend looking into it!

In the back of the book there is a handful of great body cleansing recipes. The recipe that I am sharing makes me smile. When I was making this for the first time I had absolutely no idea what I was making because there were no pictures and I had never had anything like it. Turns out Spicy Nut Broccoli is like a mash, but it is so yummy. The flavor is so wonderful and it is very filling.
Tonight I made this with her Zen Salad. In her recipe she didn't sauté her cabbage, but I chose too simply because raw veggies don't agree with me very well. So you can choose to Sauté' or Not!

 If you opt out of the Zen Salad this is also good with brown rice.



The purple and green from the vegetables make for a pretty plate!



Ingredients:
1 Large Head of Broccoli, chopped
1/4 Cup Almond Butter or Peanut Butter
1/4 Cup Sesame Oil
1/8 Cup Raisins
1 TBLS Ginger
Cayenne Pepper to Taste
Sesame Seeds- Optional for topping

Prepare:
Steam the broccoli--Use a steamer or place a small amount of water in a covered pan-cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat.

Blend broccoli in a food processor until fairly creamy--don't over blend--(if you used a pan to steam make sure to drain water)

Transfer broccoli to a bowl and add almond butter, sesame oil, raisins, ginger, and cayenne. Stir to combine all ingredients well.


Zen Salad

2 Cups Purple Cabbage Chopped
1 TBLS Sesame Oil
1 TSP Lemon Juice

Heat sesame oil over medium heat.
Saute' cabbage until it becomes tender
Stir in lemon juice

Enjoy
~K