Essential Fatty Acid Recipes

6 Sep 2012
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Essential Flaxy Crackers

Yield: 8 trays of crackers

5 Red Peppers

1?2 Red Onion

3 Cloves Garlic

3 T. Chili Powder

21?2 C Flax Seed

1?2 C Hemp Seed

1?2 C Dehydrated

Pumpkin Seed

1 C. Flax Seed, ground or

3?4 C. Chia Seed, ground

3 oz. Fresh Lemon Juice

3 Stalks Celery

1 Tsp. Garlic Powder

1 Pinch Cayenne Powder

51?2 C. Water

1 T. Kelp Powder

  1. Soak flax seed in water for at least 3 hours.
  2. Set Aside.
  3. Blend remaining ingredients except hemp and pumpkin seed and add to soaked flax seeds.
  4. Mix in ground flax seed.
  5. Mix in hemp and dehydrated pumpkin seed
  6. Spread out on a teflex sheet.
  7. Score to desired size of crackers.
  8. Dehydrate overnight then peel off the teflex sheet.
  9. Dehydrate again until the crackers are crispy.
  10. Chia Pudding

    Yield: 2 servings

    1?4 C Chia Seed

    1 C. Brazil Nut Milk Vanilla Bean

    Unsweetened Coconut Flakes

    1. Add brazil nut milk to the chia seed.
    2. Let it sit for 15 minutes and stir intermittently.
    3. Add more nut milk if desired to thin texture.
    4. If desired, add vanilla and unsweetened coconut flakes to taste. (Coconut flakes help increase absorption of essential fatty acids)
    5. *To make brazil nut milk, use 1 C. brazil nuts soaked overnight and rinsed and blend with 2?1?2 C of water. Blend on high speed for 20 seconds. Squeeze through a sprout/nutmilk bag.

      Spinach Pumpkin Seed Pâté

      Omega-3s are one of the essential fatty acids that need to be balanced with Omega-6s in order to attain maximum benefit. Because as a society we tend to eat an excess of Omega-6s, it is beneficial to be aware of ways to consume more Omega-3s, and green leafy vegetables are an excellent source. Our delicious spinach pumpkin seed pâté uses both green leafy vegetables and whole seed essential fatty acids.

      Yield: 2 – 4 servings

      4 C. Spinach

      1 C. Pumpkin Seeds, soaked in water

      1 C. Pine Nuts

      1 large stalk of Celery sliced

      1 Green Onion (Scallion)

      sliced top and bottom 1 Clove Garlic

      1 C. Fresh Dill

      1?4 Tsp. of Lemon Juice

      Pinch of Cayenne Pepper

      Braggs Aminos, Dulse or Kelp Granules to taste

        1. Combine ingredients in a bowl and mix well. 2. Process each pâté mixture using the blank plate of an appropriate juicer. 3. Season to taste.

      Hippocrates House Dressing

      Although not as well preserved as whole seeds, still beneficial and sometimes more convenient to use are the oils like hemp, flax, pumpkin, sesame and olive which also contain essential fatty acids. Our ever popular Hippocrates House Dressing uses many of these oils along with mustard seed, which is also a source of essential fatty acids.

      Yield: 11?4 cup dressing

      Blend at high speed:

      1?4 C. plus 1 T. Lemon Juice

      1?8 C. Braggs

      1 T. Water 3 Cloves Garlic

      2 Tsp. Ground

      yellow mustard seeds

      1?8 Tsp. Cayenne

      While blending slowly add:

      3?4 C of oil blend: olive, flax, hemp

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