Tag: pesto

  • Cucumber with Kale Pesto

    Cucumber with Kale Pesto

    Ingredients: Kale Pesto: 2 cups of de-ribbed kale leaves ¼ cup raw sunflower seeds ½ cup of cold pressed olive oil ½ teaspoon of unrefined sea salt 1 clove of garlic Juice of one lemon Cucumber spaghetti 1 large cucumber OPTIONAL: Nutritional yeast flakes – sprinkle on top just before serving. Also use whatever nuts or seeds…

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  • Parsley and Coriander Pesto

    Parsley and Coriander Pesto

    Fresh parsley and coriander combine nicely in a pesto that not only tastes great but helps the body to eliminate accumulated toxins and salts. Ingredients: 2 cups fresh parsley leaves 1 cup of fresh coriander leaves 4 – 6 tablespoons of olive oil 2 – 3 cloves of garlic 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar–…

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  • Chickweed

    Chickweed

    Stellaria media Chickweed is available most of the year but I love to gather it in early Spring. It is a tiny sprawling plant with white star-like flowers that can be easily overlooked. Chickweed is a low growing, sprawling annual. You will find it growing in clumps alongside grassy areas, hedgerows and amongst other weeds…

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  • Ramsoms: Wild Garlic

    Ramsoms: Wild Garlic

    Allium ursinum Wild garlic, also known as ramsoms or creamh in Irish, (Allium ursinum) are the most common variety of wild garlic found in Ireland. You will find them in woodland areas, alongside streams and wet ditches in early Spring. They have similar properties to cultivated garlic, they benefit the heart and blood circulation, are…

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