Veggie Burger

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We love this veggie burger recipe. The lettuce leaf is a perfect low kilojoule & low carb ‘roll’! The burger includes sweet potato, butternut, almonds and lentils! Our dietitians say… Sweet potato is a low GI alternative to regular potato with a high soluble fibre & vitamin A content. Lentils contain a combination of protein, carbs, fibre, minerals, folate & vitamin B. Legumes’ low glycaemic index keeps you full for longer!

Avo is a low sugar fruit & high in healthy mono-unsaturated fat. It’s a power house of vitamins & minerals like folate, potassium & lutein (good for eyesight).

RECIPE

Makes 6 burgers

Ingredients

350g butternut cubes

350g sweet potato cubes

150g lentils, cooked

2ml ground cinnamon

2ml ground nutmeg

30ml extra virgin olive oil

Salt & pepper

1/2 cup ground almonds

1 whole ice berg lettuce

How to make it

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • Add butternut, sweet potato & oil in a roasting tray.
  • Sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, salt & pepper.
  • Roast in the oven for 30min, until soft.
  • Leave buternut & sweet potato to cool.
  • Mix lentils, veg & half the almonds in a bowl.
  • Mash the mixture together until even.
  • Taste and add more seasoning if necessary.
  • Split the mixture into 6 evenly sized balls.
  • Shape into burger patties & coat in the remaining almonds.
  • Drizzle oil into a non-stick frying pan on medium heat.
  • Fry the paties for 1min on each side until golden brown.
  • Put your burger paty on the middle of a whole ice berg leaf. Wrap your burger up in a letuce leaf & serve.

TIP: Add favourite burger toppings like guacamole, salsa & fresh sprouts

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Raw Chocolate Truffles

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Spoil the one you love with some homemade ‘Raw Chocolate Truffles’ made from raw cocoa paste, dates, goji berries, raw almonds, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, cinnamon and honey.

Our dietitians say:

Date flesh is a high source of energy and 100 g of flesh (about 4 mejool dates) can provide an average of 1300 kJ. It is rich in mainly fructose and glucose; low in fat and protein; and a good source of magnesium, potassium, copper, selenium and manganese. The consumption of 100 g of dates can provide over 15% of the recommended daily allowance from these minerals.

Vitamins B-complex (especially Vitamin B6) are the major vitamins in dates and they are an excellent source of dietary fiber (up to 8.0 g/100 g).

Last, but not least, dates are a good source of antioxidants, mainly carotenoids and phenolics.

We love this recipe:

Easy to make, package in a beautiful box and voila … a great gift for mom.

The raw chocolate balls are also a great dessert option – and can double up as a high energy lunchbox snack or perfect ‘take along’ energy boost for runners or cyclists.

Ingredients

100 g raw cocoa paste

100 g dates

30 g goji berries

50 g raw almonds, chopped

20 g sunflower seeds

20 g flaxseeds

2 ml cinnamon

20 g honey

*Makes 20 truffles

How to make it

– put the dates into a small saucepan and cover with a little water. Cook the dates in a medium high heat until soft (about 5 minutes) and the water has evaporated. Mash the dates into a purée and set aside.

– gently melt the cocoa paste on a low heat.

– mix the melted cocoa paste, date purée, goji berries, almonds, seeds, cinnamon and honey into a firm paste.

– roll the mixture into 15g balls and dust with cocoa powder, or roll in seeds or coconut to decorate.

The nutritional value per truffle (makes 20 truffles):

Energy: 254 kJ

Protein: 2 g

Carbohydrate: 4 g

Total fat: 3.2 g

Dietary Fibre: 1.1 g

Sodium: 48 mg