Who doesn’t love GUAC?! While on it’s own an already healthy dish, we couldn’t resist taking it up a notch and adding another superfood to it, broccoli.
Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable with a body of research that supports its medicinal properties making it a highly regarded functional food. It along with it’s other family members; cabbage, brussel sprouts, bok choy and kale contain the compound indole-3-carbinol, which our bodies metabolise upon digestion into diindolylmethane (DIM). DIM supports hormone balance by supporting the liver metabolise and efficiently excrete excess oestrogen, lowering the risk of oestrogen dominance, a common hormonal imbalance in women. In addition, DIM has shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells making it a wonderful anti-cancer food
Broccoli is rich in antioxidants such as beta-carotene and Vitamin C which help repair the skin and boost the immune system. To top it off, it has a great deal of fibre which aides healthy bowel movements, a necessity in maintaining hormonal harmony.
Take the superfood qualities of broccoli and the essential fatty acids in avocado and you have yourself a hormone balancing superfood gaucamole!
RECIPE
INGREDIENTS- BROCCOLI GUACAMOLE
• 2 Avocados
• 2 teaspoons broccoli powder
• 2 green chillies (optional)
• 1 lemon
• ½ an onion
• ½ handful fresh coriander or parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste
METHOD
- Peel avocados and mash them with a fork until there are no chunks.
- Cut your lemon in half and take the first half and squeeze out juice into the mashed avocados and then set aside.
- Finely chop your chillies, onions and coriander or parsley before adding into the mashed avocados.
- Add your broccoli powder, salt and pepper and if necessary according to your taste then squeeze another half of your lemon.
INGREDIENTS-BAKED CHIPS
• 4 medium sized sweet potatoes
• 60 ml’s olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Herb seasoning
METHOD
- Boil your sweet potatoes for 15 minutes until tender and when done let them rest until cooled.
- Cut them into strips and put them in the fridge in a sealed container for 30 minutes.
- In a small bowl, add your oil, seasoning and salt and pepper.
ENJOY!
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