Gut Boosting Nutritious Recipes from Regul8!
This is the third recipe in our series of 8 Gut Healthy Immune boosting recipes. Improving your gut health doesn’t need to be complicated or boring and while investing in a really good pre and probiotic, such as Regul8’s Digestive Tune-Up which will cleanse, restore and maintain the vital microbiome in your gut and give you the kick start you need towards a healthier gut, there are other things we can all be doing to help us along the way.
Maintaining a healthy gut is vital to our overall health and well-being, this collection of recipes will give you a range of wonderfully delicious and wholesome meals, easy to create for any occasion!
This months recipe is a zesty Warm Quinoa Salad with an Orange Dressing
This is a super high fibre salad and your gut love to digest this tasty dish – Quinoa contains special pre-biotics which will encourage the good bacteria in your gut to thrive, it’s also a fantastic anti-inflammatory, a common cause of irritation for those with gut issues. We boosted this salad with complimentary ingredients such as sweet potato which is a great supporter of digestive health, pomegranate seeds to add a delicious sweet explosion and an extra boost of anti-inflammatory magic and kale – known for its cleansing properties.
Ingredients:
- ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium sweet potato peeled, chopped
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 3 packed cups kale stems removed, chopped
- 3 cups cooked quinoa or 1 ½ cups uncooked quinoa
- 3 cups vegetable or chicken stock or water (only if you’re using uncooked quinoa)
- ¼ cup red onion chopped
- 1 cup fresh pomegranate arils
Orange Dressing:
- ¼ cup fresh orange juice from about 1-2 oranges
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- freshly cracked pepper
- sea salt
Method:
- Place quinoa in a strainer and rinse thoroughly with cool water for at least 2 minutes. Drain.
- Transfer to a saucepan, cover with stock, cover with a lid and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes on the lowest setting.
- Turn off the heat and let stand covered for 5 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a non-stick skillet. Add sweet potatoes and paprika. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Stir to cover the sweet potatoes with the spice.
- Cook on medium heat until brown on the outside and soft on the inside, about 10-15 minutes. When they are almost ready, stir in maple syrup and finish cooking.
- Add kale and cook until wilted, about 5 minutes.
- Add 3 cups of cooked quinoa, stir and cook until warm.
- Turn off the heat and add onion and pomegranate.
- In a small bowl, whisk together orange juice and olive oil. Season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste. Drizzle over warm salad, toss and serve immediately.
Enjoy!!!!
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