Coleslaw Plus

This is a refreshing and healthy salad which is very filling.

 

Ingredients

1 small green cabbage

2 medium red onions

6 medium carrots

1 capsicum

¼ cup of sunflower seeds

¼ cup of pumpkin seeds

¼ cup of honey roasted peanuts

¼ cup chopped raw almonds

¼ cup of raisins

½ cup of grated cheese

¼ cup of mayonnaise (or your favourite dressing)

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Finely chop and slice cabbage, carrots, red onions and capsicum to your preference.  Add other ingredients and mix thoroughly. 

Oaty Nut & Seed Biscuits

Don't let the words "health" and "seed" put you off - these biscuits are yummy!  They're jam packed with good things like oats, seeds and dark chocolate but very easy to make and ideal to take in the lunchbox.    It was fun to use our own homemade sultanas in these too from dehydrating some of our grapes earlier in the year.

Ingredients:
200 grams (7 oz) of butter
1/2 cup of peanut butter
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup of white sugar
1 cup of brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp of vanilla essence
2 cups of rolled oats
1 and a half cups of wholemeal flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of dark chocolate chips
1 cup dried fruit (I used apricots and sultanas)
1/2 cup of ground almonds
1/2 cup of seeds (I used half sunflower and half pumpkin)
1/4 cup of chia seeds
1/2 cup of chopped nuts (walnut, almond, brazil etc or a combination thereof)

Method:
1. Melt the butter in the microwave or on the stove.
2. Put the butter in a large bowl and add the peanut butter, combine the two.
3. Add the salt, sugars, eggs and vanilla essence and mix.
4. Add the flour and baking soda and combine.
5. Lastly mix in the oats, seeds, dried fruit, ground almonds and chocolate chips and mix together.
6. Roll into balls and place on a greased baking tray. Press balls lightly with a fork to flatten.
7. Bake at 180C (350F) for about 15 minutes.