Vegetable Curry ~ Pure Wow

Vegan Curry ~  Low Carb

4 servings
Ingredients:

¼ cup vegan butter
½ green bell pepper, thinly sliced
2 scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts kept

   separate
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2½ tablespoons vegan red curry paste
1 medium zucchini, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1½ cups unsweetened full-fat coconut milk
1 cup vegetable stock
2 tablespoons unflavored vegan protein powder
2 tablespoons natural unsweetened peanut butter
4 drops liquid stevia
1 teaspoon sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
16 ounces extra-firm tofu, cut into medium dice
1 cup baby spinach
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for serving
4 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

Directions:
1. In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the bell pepper, scallion whites and garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the curry paste and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.

2. Stir in the zucchini, carrot, coconut milk, vegetable stock, protein powder, peanut butter, stevia, salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered until the vegetables are tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

3. Add the tofu and simmer for 5 minutes to warm through. Add the spinach and cilantro to wilt. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

4. Divide the curry among four bowls. Drizzle 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil over each portion. Sprinkle with the scallion greens and more cilantro.

How To Make Lemonade

How To Make Lemonade

This is a repost from Elana's Pantry.

Making lemonade from scratch is fantastic for a bunch of reasons.

First, it tastes incredible. There’s nothing like freshly squeezed juice from real lemons. Making your own also allows you to avoid the nasty chemicals and preservatives in store bought lemonade. However, the biggest reason I like to make homemade lemonade is to avoid the sugar in the store bought stuff.

Lemons are incredibly healthy and full of amazing phyto-nutrients. They are also a great source of Vitamin C, one of the most important antioxidants around. Further, lemon juice is very alkaline, balancing the pH of the body, and it is also incredibly helpful to the immune system.

How to Make Lemonade

2 quarts water
1 cup lemon juice
½ teaspoon stevia

In a large pitcher combine water, lemon juice, and stevia.  Serve over ice.
Garnish with herbs of your choice if desired.Serves 4

For the best flavor result in this lemonade recipe be sure to use a brand of stevia that is of excellent quality. My preference is NuNaturals stevia. I cannot consistently find it at the grocery stores in my area, so I purchase it online.

A hand held juicer as pictured gives the greatest health benefits and flavor.  The beneficial oils in the skin of the rind are released adding great depth to the flavor as well as health bebenifts.