Vegetable Crudites with Dips

Cauliflower Hummous

• (Recipe can be found in the “First 3 Days in Spring” document under the Files Tab of the fb group, or below Eric’s Day 5 video. 

Smokey Babaganoush

• This is a dip made from chargrilled eggplants, plus other ingredients.   There are heaps of recipes on the internet so scroll and see what tempts you most. Downshiftology does a particularly yummy one https://downshiftology.com/recipes/baba-ganoush/

• NOTE: Eggplants are from the Nightshade family and can therefore be inflammatory.  Know your body.

Olive Tapenade (Kalamata Olive Paste)

• 3 cloves of garlic peel and finely chopped

• 1 cup pitted kalamata olives

• 3 Tbsp chopped parsley leaves (reserve stalks for Alkagizer)

• 2 Tbsp capers

• 2Tbsp lemon juice

• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)

• Ground Celtic Sea or Pink Himalayan rock salt and black pepper

Smoked Ocean Trout or Salmon Dip

• 100g Hot smoked Ocean Trout or Salmon.

• 3 Tbsp Natural Coconut youghurt

• 1Tbsp each of finely chopped chives and/or dill.

• Zest of 1 lemon, plu 1Tbsp juice

• 1 Tbsp Capers

• Ground Celtic sea or pink Himalayan rock salt and black pepper

• Flake the smoke trout or salmon and mix through all other ingredients.

• When looking for a good hot smoked Trout or Salmon, read the ingredients carefully as most contain sugar or one of its derivatives..

Duck or Chicken Liver Pate

• Most pate recipes use butter, but there are a few around that use coconut oil or ghee instead.  I found this one by Helen Padarin which you might like to try, just leave out the honey and replace ghee with coconut oil.

• https://helenpadarin.com/the-best-ever-liver-pate-gluten-and-dairy-free-too/