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Crispy Rosemary and Poppy Seed Crackers

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A versatile cracker that is deliciously crispy with a wonderful after taste. Top them with your favourite ingredients such as avocado or tomato. They are gluten, dairy and sugar free with so many uses from a snack to a whole meal depending on the topping. Try having them as a side to your main meal to add some crunch or with a hot bowl of soup. They are easy to make and can be kept for a few days in a container or frozen.

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Crunchy, tasty and soon to be your favourite cracker.

Ingredients:

1 cup of blanched almond meal (try to use blanched only as it is softer).

1 dessert spoon of extra virgin olive oil

4 dessert spoons of cool filtered water

1/2 teaspoon sea salt (pink rock salt or celtic sea salt are good)

3 teaspoons of activated sunflower seeds

1 teaspoon of fresh rosemary pieces.

2 teaspoons of poppy seeds

Method: 

Place all ingredients in the food processor using the chopping blade. Process until mixed well but not super smooth.

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The mixture should be moist and able to be formed into a ball.
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Place the mixture on a piece of baking paper and gently flatten.
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Place another piece of baking paper on the top and gently flatten with a rolling pin.
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Roll out until thin enough that the mix can still be picked up and not fall apart. About 3 mm but use your judgement.
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Cut off the rough edges using a pizza cutter and then slice into rectangles.
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Gently pick each piece up and place on a tray lined with baking paper. Roll the scraps up and repeat the process until all have been used. The final piece is hard to get perfect so l used this as my taste test when it was cooked.

Bake in a pre-heated oven. I cooked my crackers at 170 degrees in a fan forced oven but as each oven varies you will need to experiment. Lower is better than a higher temperature as you don’t want them to burn or dry out too much. Bake until just golden, remove from the oven and let cool on the tray.

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A really tasty and versatile cracker. After you have made one batch and tested your oven etc l would double the recipe next time as they will be eaten very quickly.
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Served here with a night shade free guacamole and some twists from the same recipe.

 

I hope you enjoy this recipe. You can follow me daily on Instagram at holistic_paleo or on Facebook at Holistic Wellness For Life or Primal Living Melbourne.

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Sweet and crunchy salad

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There was quite a lot of work in this salad but it was delicious and got rave reviews from normally fussy family members. The roasted pumpkin and beetroot provide a natural sweetness to the dish, while the crunchiness of the cucumber and snow peas is a good contrast in texture.

Ingredients:

One quarter of a small pumpkin chopped into small pieces

Two whole beetroots chopped into small pieces (they will shrink in the oven)

One and a half cups of chickpeas (soaked and boiled)

One small lebanese cucumber or similar diced (I washed mine well and left the skin on)

One cup of washed and sliced snow peas

One carrot washed and diced/sliced

One quarter of  a cup of pepitas (Pumpkin seeds)

One quarter of a cup of sunflower seeds

Sea Salt

Ground black pepper

The Juice of half a lemon (use a whole lemon if it is small)

Two pieces of spring onion (just the green tops chopped or use the white bits as well if you can tolerate them)

Extra virgin olive oil

Organic Apple Cider Vinegar

Fresh mint (plus any other fresh herbs you have)

Method:

The first step is to prepare the chick peas which need to be soaked overnight in water and a small amount of sea salt. Rinse, then boil for around thirty minutes or until soft. Place in the fridge to cool.

The next task is to cook the pumpkin and beetroot. Place the chopped up vegetables on trays lined with baking paper and drizzle with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and sprinkle with sea salt and ground black pepper. Place in a hot oven (around 200 degrees Celsius) until nice and golden. Transfer to a bowl and place in the fridge to cool.

Choose a nice bowl from your cupboard to place your salad in. I like to place this on the table with salad servers and let people serve them self. Place the chickpeas, vegetables, seeds and herbs in the bowl and mix. Add a sprinkle of sea salt and ground black pepper, the lemon juice, and a drizzle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and a few splashes of Organic Apple Cider Vinegar. Mix it all up with a spoon. Have a taste and add more of the dressings to suit you.  Place covered in the fridge until required. I served the salad topped with Kapai Puku and accompanied with free range roasted chicken and it was really lovely (see picture above). Enjoy!