Kitz Special Bircher Meusli

I don’t know about you but the best part about travelling was staying at nice hotels and feasting on the wonderful Bircher Meusli’s prepared by international chefs.. not that I got to do that very much! but it is a great memory. BUT. guess what I have found something to replace it and I think these one are soo much better anyway, it’s just the atmosphere of the holiday that’s not there.. but thats ok because the flavour makes up for that.

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Goji Bircher with Strawberries & Grapes

Ingredients:
2 tbs almonds, walnuts or cashews
1/2 cup buckies or a Kitz Choc chip goji bar
2 tbs chia or flax seed
1 banana
1/4 cup goji berries
1/4 cup sultanas or dates (or both if you wish)

Preparation:
If you are using Kitz sprouted almonds or walnuts add them to your blender, if not then they should be soaked in filtered water overnight. Also soak the chia and or flax overnight. Add the remaining ingredients and blend slowly until you reach the desired consistancy. You will only need to blend for a very short time to get it nice and chunky, if you overdo it it will turn into a porridge which is ok if you like it like that. Sprinkle some sliced fruit on the top and enjoy. You may omit the fruit and add it all the the blender if you wish. This is a very quick and easy breakfast as are all of the Kitz Special Birchers.
Enjoy,
NOTE: If you are rushing off to work put it into a sealed container and take with you so that you can enjoy it without rushing, good food should be eated in a calm, relaxed atmosphere for proper digestion. :)
If you are going to make this in advance, you don’t need to soak the chia or flax as it will soak in the mix, remember that it will soak up some of the liquid when you do it this way.

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Banana & Pear Bircher with Choci-Jo

Ingredients:
2 tbs almonds, walnuts or cashews
1/2 cup Kitz Choci-Jo granola
2 tbs chia or flax seed
1 banana
1 ripe pear
Choci-Jo, Goji berries and raw cashews to decorate

Preparation:
If you are using Kitz sprouted almonds or walnuts add them to your blender, if not then they should be soaked in filtered water overnight. Also soak the chia and or flax overnight. Add the remaining ingredients and blend slowly until you reach the desired consistancy. You will only need to blend for a very short time to get it nice and chunky, if you overdo it it will turn into a porridge which is ok if you like it like that. Sprinkle the Choci-Jo, Goji berries and raw cashews over the top enjoy. Once again you may omit the fruit and add it all the the blender if you wish. This is a very quick and easy breakfast as are all of the Kitz Special Birchers.
Enjoy,

Cinnamon Agave Walnut filled Chocolate Fudge Sushi rolls

I don’t know about you but chocolate fudge is always a favourite, then one day I decided to add this Cinnamon agave filling and roll it in sushi like slice.. They look great when finished.
Ingredients:
Base:
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup raw cashews
3 cups dates
1 tsp ground vanilla bean
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup coconut flour (or dried if you don’t have the flour)
6 tbs coconut oil

Filling:
2 cups Kitz Cinnamon Agave walnuts
1-2 tbs agave or honey

Preparation:
Fudge: Process nuts and seeds until fine like flour with the vanilla and cinnamon, then add the coconut flour. Slowly add the dates down the chute so that they incorporate slowly, this helps the motor of your food processor to handle the dates as they can be very hard to process when they have not been soaked. Keep blending until it goes really smooth and fudgy and starts to roll into a ball, this can take a while depending on your food processor. Persevere as this smoother the fudge the nice it is.
Roll the fudge out onto cling wrap on top of baking paper or a tea towel for extra strength while you roll in the filling that will be spread over the fudge.

Filling: Process the walnuts and agave or honey gently until it just starts to get sticky and stays together when pressed between into the palm of your hand.
Spoon onto the base and flatten it out evenly right up to the edges of the base.
Roll up tightly and carefully using the tea towel or paper as a guide. Start from the long side so that you end up with a long roll of fudge. Wrap tightly in cling wrap and refrigerate until it is firm. Take out and cut into 1cm slices with a sharp wet knife.

Enjoy!!

Apple Coconut Slice with Walnut Streusel Topping

This is a quick and easy slice that works well as a dessert or a sweet healthy snack anytime of the day. The beauty of good healthy food that looks wicked..
I haven’t given quantities as I don’t measure as i’m going and because it is up to you as to how big you are going to make it. For 1 or 8!!! just make sure you make enough to fill and top!.:)

Ingredients:
Base:
Kitz Apple Vanilla and Cinnamon bar.

Filling:
Green apple – grated
Lemon juice from a fresh lemon
½ t vanilla – ground vanilla bean preferably but optional
Dark agave, honey or date paste
Sultanas

Streusel topping:
Kitz Apple Cinnamon & agave walnuts
Dried coconut or more grated coconut
Kitz buckies
Drizzle of dark agave or honey.

Preparation:
Base: Slice the Kitz apple vanilla and cinnamon bar in half horizontally to make 2 thin slices. To make a large slice use as many bars are you wish.
Place them side by side onto a plate of into a shallow dish.

Filling: Peel and grate the apple in a bowl, add the freshly grated coconut, the vanilla, enough agave or honey to add a small amount of sweetness, if using dates soak them for about an hour then blend until smooth then add to the coconut and apple. Don’t add too much as you will drown the other flavours. You may even decide that you don’t need to add any more sweetness so just omit it. Then add the sultanas and stir through.
Spoon onto the base and flatten it out evenly right up to the edges of the base.

Topping: Chop the walnuts carefully then mix with the coconut, buckies and agave or honey. Then gently spread over the filling. Give it a drizzle of agave or honey and refrigerate until you wish to devour.. if you can wait!!
Enjoy!!

NOTE:For an alternative base you could process almonds, dates and some vanilla until sticky then press into a dish.. then proceed with the filling.

Tomato Salsa Tartlets

Something savoury for a change, this is nice and fresh and light. You can make up a batch of the little tart crusts and keep them in an airtight container for when you need them.. they are fairly quick and easy to make and taste great. I am also going to make up some other savoury fillings for the one I have left over.

Tartlets:
Ingredients:
2 cups buckies
2 cup active almonds
1 tspn garlic
1 tspn Italian herbs
Sea salt to taste
Fresh parsley – a good handfull
1/2 zucchini
1/4 to 1/2 cup Olive oil

Preparation:
Ground buckies and almond to a food processor and blend until fine then add remaining ingredients minus the olive oil and blend to combine all ingredients together then slowly add olive oil down the shute until it sticks together when pressed into a ball.
Then press into a pie shell or a cling wrap lined muffin tin for small tartlets and place in the fridgte for about an hour. Remove from tin and place onto dehydrator trays and dehydrate for 24hrs. Let cool and fill or store in an airtight container in a cool dry place until ready to use.

Filling:
Ingredients:
3 tomatoes – deseeded and chopped
1/2 red onion – chopped finely
Splash of red wine vinegar
Pepper
Fresh bococoncini or avocado slices
Fresh Basil or coriander -,I used coriander as I didn’t have any basil!

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl with just enough vinegar so it’s not to wet as this will make the crusts go soggy. Spoon into crusts and top with bocconcini or slice of avocado, decorate with coriander or basil. A sprinkle of pepper would also be nice as well as fresh chilli if you like a bit of heat.

Pizza Pizzaz

I finally got some time to make up some pizzas on the new Kitz Pizza bases we made up last week. The bases are really nice.. great texture and crunch.. and the combination of the almonds with the flax and sunflower seeds is awesome.
So with the two girls set up in the Kitz Living Foods kitchen spreading Fresh Herb Dulse & Spirulina crackers and Cinnamon Agave Walnuts I took off upstairs to get into creating. yeah I love getting into the kitchen putting new things together.

So here is the recipe for my

Pizza Pizzaz

Dehydrated Nut/Seed Pizza bases – I used Kitz Pizza Bases
Nut Cheeze – recipe follows
Tomato sauce -recipe follows
Avocado or guacamole
Onion
Red Pepper (capsicum)
Fresh corn
Mushroom
Fresh pineapple
Baby rocket

Place base onto a plate or board

Spread with your favourite raw Nut Cheeze

Nut Cheeze

Ingredients:
1 cup soaked cashews or macadamias
Juice of 1 lemon
1 teaspoon garlic granules or 1-2 fresh garlic cloves
Sea salt to taste

Method:
Rinse and drain nuts then place all ingredients into a blender with about 3 tablespoons of pure water and blend until velvety smooth. If your blender is to big then you may have to double the recipe to get the mix blending properly.
Spread cheeze onto base with a spatular or flat knife

then spread with raw Tomato Sauce

Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups fresh tomato
3-5 pitted dates
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or to taste
1/2 – 1cup Sun-dried tomatoes

Method:
Blend fresh tomatoes, dates, oil, salt and vinegar until smooth. Add soaked and drained sundried tomatoes last and blend until the sauce is thick adn well mixed to the consistancy you like. You can have it very smooth or a bit chunky.
This sauce will keep in the fridge for up to four days.

Then add diced vegies to your liking.. Voila! Enjoy! :)

Made for fun day..such an easy way to enjoy a snack, lunch or dinner… even the kids seem to enjoy these which is fantastic.. that’s what it’s all about making healthy food look and taste great!

Decadant Desserts

Why not make up a delicious Parfait..

Start with some

fruit or fruit puree, then continue to layer with

a smooth nut cream such as

Cashew Cream

Add a layer of

Kitz Buckies

Kitz Cinnamon Agave walnuts or

Apple Cinnamon Agave walnuts

and finish with a few

berries, mango or bananas!

Even a layer or sprinkling of

Kitz Simply Granola or

Simply Super Granola

would make it not only a delight for the eyes but the tummy would be overjoyed!!!

Salubrious Salads

The wonder of goodness….

A salad dressing can make or break a great meal.. always think of the ingredients in your salad before adding a dressing to make sure they are going to complement each other.

Examples are:

Extra Virgin Olive oil with Italian herbs and seasonings

Coconut oil with curry type spices works well plus the addition of a little hint of sweetness such has a few sultanas, pineapple peices or diced mango.

The Salad

Fresh Greens, baby spinach, rocket, cos lettuce, or your favourite.
Carrot – grated or diced
Cucumber – diced
Sprouts – Mung bean, Adzuki, alfalfa, fenugreek, lentil, chickpea etc
Zucchini – grated or diced
Tomato – chopped
Spring onion or normal onion of your choice
Beetroot – grated or juilienned
Snowpeas – sliced
Sugar snap peas – sliced

Good Fats

Avocado – diced
Extra Virgin Oive oil
Flax seed oil
Nuts or seeds

Place your choice of ingredients into a bowl or container if taking to work, party or picnic etc. Layer the ingredients starting with the hardest on the bottom and place the greens in the center so that you can add the dressing and they will not be sitting in the liquid going soggy….

The dressing

Either in a jar or straight over the salad add

Extra Virgin Olive oil, coconut oil or Flax seed oil
Balsamic vinegar or Apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
Agave, mirin, fresh orange juice or honey

this is the base of the dressing to which you can add any of the following

Crushed garlic or garlic granules
Fresh ginger grated finely or ginger powder
Fresh or dried herbs, eg Mixed Italian, parsley, coriander, basil, tyme, etc
Freshly ground pepper
Sea salt or Tamari

Sprinkle over salad or place into a jar and shake until combined, then pour over salad when ready to eat.

Extras for that special oomph…

Crumbled Kitz Crackers
Chopped Kitz Active Almonds – flavour to match salad
Sundried tomatoes
Sundried capsicum
Pine nuts
Pastatios
Chopped almonds, macadmias or walnuts
Dried fruits
Chopped apple, mango, pineapple etc
Grated coconut

Let your imagination run wild but do not overdo the amount of ingredients used or you will lose the freshness and wholesomeness of the salad. Keep it simple and it will be amazing.
Remember if your salad is going to be a complete meal to make sure that you have a good balance of protein, fats and carbohydrates by adding a few nuts, seeds, avocado and protein. If you are not vegan you can add fresh soft white cheeses such as ricotto, cottage cheese, boconcini or camembert/brie, eggs or any other type of protein you enjoy. Raw cheeses are fairly hard to find but if you can they would work well in a salad.

Dips & Pate's for Kitz Crackers and Vegies

Italian Tomato Pate

1 cup soaked sunflower seeds – rinsed and drained
5-6 soaked sun-dried tomatoes – rinse and reserve water
¼ small to medium onion
1 ½ t Italian seasoning
½ t herbamere
½ t garlic granules
Sprig of fresh parsley – optional
½ to ¾ cup of tomato soak water

Blend all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Start with ½ cup of water and add more if needed.

Curry Pate

1-2 cup soaked sunflower seeds – rinsed and drained
1 carrot
1 T curry powder
½ t fresh thyme
1 t fresh rosemary
½ t celtic sea salt
1 T extra virgin olive oil

Blend all ingredients without the sunflower seeds until you have a smooth past, then add sunflower seeds and blend again until smooth and creamy. Add water if it is too thick.

Sunny Savoury Pate

1-2 cups soaked sunflower seeds – rinsed and drained
2 T tahini
½ lemon juiced
¼ onion
3 T tamari
1 t garlic granules
¼ cup fresh parsley
1 t cajun spice mix

Blend all ingredients with enough water to make a smooth pate. More water can be added to make it into a dressing.
When thoroughly blended taste and adjust the seasoning. The pate will
develop a stronger garlic taste in a few hours