Monday, January 19, 2015

Juice Pulp Meatballs


Ever wondering what to do with your leftover juice pulp? Mix it in with your favorite meatball recipe instead of bread crumbs for juicy gluten free meatballs!

Beet Juice ingredients:
- 1 beet
- 1 apple
- 2 carrots 
- 2 handfuls of kale 

Directions:

Place all ingredients through juicer. Enjoy juice and save the pulp!

Meatball Ingredients:

- leftover beet juice pulp
- 1 pound ground turkey breast 
- 1/4 chopped onion or 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tbs. white wine vinegar
- 2 tbs. gluten free soy sauce 

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 350
- spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray 
- Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. 
- form into 1 oz meatballs
- place meatballs on baking sheet and bake in oven on 350 for 30 minutes. 



Sunday, January 18, 2015

Sweet and Sour Plantains


My husband made grilled plantains tonight and had the genious idea to add sweet and sour sauce on them! This was a treat!

Ingredients:

4 plantains
1 1/2 cup water
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 cup honey

Directions: 

- whisk together the water, vinegar, soy sauce and honey in a bowl
- cut a slit in plantains and cover with foil leaving a little space over the slit
- grill on high heat for about 15 - 20 minutes
- take off peal, slice and spoon sweet and sour sauce over and enjoy!