Dairy-Free Cornbread w/ Brussels Sprout Medley Roasted Tomato Garlic Sauce

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Nutritious & Organ-Pleasing

Ingredients

Dairy-Free Cornbread

• 1 cup Cornmeal 
• 1 cup Corn
• 1 cup  Unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tbs Baking powder
• 3/4 tsp Sea salt
• 1/4 cup Agave
• 1 cup Almond milk
• 1/4 cup melted Coconut oil
• 2 tbs ground Flax seed mixed with 6 tbs water (as egg substitute)

Brussels Sprouts with  Roasted Tomato Garlic Sauce

• 2 cups Brussels sprouts (cut in half)
• 2 medium Tomatoes (sliced)
• 1 cup baby Carrots (cut in half)
• 2 cloves of Garlic
• 1 Red pepper (sliced)
• 1 large Onion (sliced)
• 1 tbs Olive oil
• Sea salt (optional)

Directions

Brussels Sprout Roasted Tomato Garlic Sauce

Put sliced tomatoes on baking sheet pan in oven for 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and garlic to a blender and puree until smooth. Set aside. Heat olive oil in pan and add chopped onions, red pepper and carrots. Cook for 10 minutes.

Dairy-Free Cornbread

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Lightly coat an 8-inch-square baking sheet with olive oil

Combine flour, cornmeal,baking powder and sea salt. Add flax eggs, agave, almond milk, corn and coconut oil (add slowly as you stir ingredients). Mix just until smooth. Pour into baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle come out clean.

Some Nutritional Benefits

The almond milk in the cornbread insures bone, muscle, skin, eye, blood and heart health.

Brussels sprouts help the body produce energy from the food we eat. They nourish the heart and digestive system. They are also used as a detox, and in repairing damaged cells (to prevent swelling or cancer). The fibers help relieve constipation.

Tomatoes support the immune system and can help restore/maintain kidney health. 

Carrots are a good detox. They help cleanse the liver and colon. 

Tomatoes and carrots boost eye, teeth, bone, skin, blood, heart and cell health. 

 

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Honey Nut Muffin

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Protein-rich with vital minerals

I baked these muffins with almonds, pecans, walnuts, dried cranberries, honey, almond milk, grated coconut, Earth Balance vegan butter, egg-substitute (ground flaxseed*). I did it for the proteins and the minerals. 

*Ground Flaxseed as Egg Substitute

Ground flax seed

2-3 tablespoons of water mixed with 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed gives you the equivalent of 1 egg.

Directions:
Mix ground flaxseed with water. Heat and stir until it resembles beaten eggs.

Let the mix cool, then use in your recipe.

Honey Nut Muffin

Some Nutritional Benefits

Those of us who experience allergic reactions with nuts may replace nuts with favorite cereal or add other preferred dried berries. However, nuts and seeds have generally been a staple in black people's diet. 

The mineral content of nuts sometimes overlap, while each is unique in what it offers. Almonds, pecans and walnuts have significant levels of iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, zinc, potassium, and selenium.

We will return to the nuts, but let's first look at flaxseed. Flaxseed, with its healthy fats, is known to help boost heart health. It balances blood pressure and blood sugar levels. This makes it useful against diabetes. Flaxseed also helps fight cancer. Its healthy fats make it useful in countering stroke.
  
Almonds support heart and blood sugar health. It enriches the blood, the bone and teeth. The nuts also boost brain health, the nervous system and the body's immune system. Almonds are a rich source of healthy cholesterol.

Pecans are good for fighting cancerous cells and infections. They also boost skin health.

Walnuts support brain, blood and immune system health. Walnuts are high in Omega-3 content. Combining it with almonds (and other nuts) rounds out its nutritional value.

Cranberries offer dietary fiber vital in heart health, digestion, absorption and elimination. It helps maintain balanced blood sugar levels and urinary tract health.

Honey in its pure form is not merely a natural sugar. It is a protein source and contains useful levels of iron, zinc, magnesium, manganese, potassium and copper.

If you do not have blood sugar imbalances (such as diabetes), you may add small portions of sweet fruit for extra sweetness. Love it!

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