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Chia Nougat
INGREDIENTS:
250 g Chia seeds
200 g honey,
50 g sugar,
50 g peeled almonds
Toast almonds quickly in the oven. Dilute the honey in a skillet over low heat. Add sugar and continue stirring until it begins to bubble. Incorporate the Chia seeds and continue stirring for 5 more minutes. Incorporate almonds and turn the heat off. [...]
Bread with Seeds and Dry Fruits
INGREDIENTS :
3 ½ cups wheat flour
15 gr. yeast
¼ cup milk
¼ cup sugar
½ teaspoon salt
50 gr. margarine
1 egg
1 yolkFILLING:
1 cup almonds or Caju nuts
½ cup Chia seeds
½ cup sugar
1/3 cups milk
1 teaspoon grinded lemon peel
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 teaspoons margarine
In a food processor or blender, place the nuts or almonds; reserve a handful and the Chia [...]
Vegetarian Rice
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups rice
3 ½ cups water
1 red bell pepper
½ green bell pepper
150 gr. tofu
4 garlic cloves, unpeeled
8 teaspoons Chia seeds
Olive oil
Parsley
Salt
Rinse the rice and soak in 3 ½ cups water.
Toast the Chia seeds.
Cook the rice with a pinch of salt. Let stand for 5 to [...]Chia and Fig Mousse
INGREDIENTS
3 envelopes unflavored gelatin
100 ml skimmed milk
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons Chia seeds
200 gr ricotta cheese
100 ml white wine
2 fresh figs
Fresh mint leaves for decoration
Add the honey to the milk and bring to boil; let stand for a few minutes. Add the gelatin, stirring. Wait until cool and add the ricotta cheese and the Chia. [...]
Stuffed Chicken
INGREDIENTS:
4 chicken breasts
¼ cups cream
½ cups chopped mushrooms
½ cup grated onion
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cup Chia seeds
20 Ritz-type crackers, grinded
3 tablespoons margarine
Cut the chicken breasts open, add salt and pepper.
Mix mushrooms with the cream, onions, Chia seeds and half the grinded crackers.
Use this mix [...]Chia Pastries
INGREDIENTS:
7 egg yolks
125 grs sugar
1 sachet powdered yeast
1 tablespoon olive oil
500 gr Chia seeds, toasted
Powdered sugar .Beat the yolks with the sugar, the yeast, the oil and the Chia, until even and smooth. Form small balls the size of nuts, squeeze down slightly over an even surface and sprinkle with the powdered sugar. Place in [...]
Mushrooms stuffed with Spinach and Ricotta
INGREDIENTS
8 large mushrooms (120g), fresh
300g fresh spinach leaves
Vegetal oil spray (Spam)
30g raw bell pepper, finely chopped
4 tablespoons (40g) fine bread crumbs, fresh
28g ricotta cheese
50gr Chia seeds, toasted
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
Pre-heat oven at 190ºC.
Cover a medium-size skillet with vegetal spray and [...]Quinoa and Chia Salad
INGREDIENTS:
500 grs quinoa
1/4 cup (60ml) lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped in small pieces
8 green onions, chopped
1/2 cup coriander, finely chopped
6 tablespoons Chia seeds, toasted.
In a large pot, place the quinoa in six cups of cold water. Cover and bring to boil over high heat. Reduce the heat and [...]
Oriental Salad
INGREDIENTS
4 tablespoons of Chia seeds,
2 chicken breasts,
6 cups of water (1,5 liters),
2 tablespoon soy sauce,
3 celery stalks,
1 tablespoon vegetal oil (15 ml),
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger,
A pinch of pepper.
Place the Chia seeds in an oven tray and bake until lightly toasted.
Set aside.
Cook the chicken breasts in [...]Press
