Potato Dumplings w/ Spinach Tomato Sauce

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Ingredients

• 2 Red potatoes
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose Flour
• 1 cup Wheat flour
• 1 Flax seed egg
• 5 medium Tomatoes(chopped)
• 1 cup Mushrooms
• 1 Garlic clove(diced)
• 1 medium Onion(chopped)
• 1 Green pepper(chopped)
• ½ tsp Basil
• ½ tsp Oregano
• ½ tsp Thyme
• ½ tsp Cane sugar(optional)
• ½ tsp Cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp Sea salt(optional)
• Baby spinach
• 1 Tbs olive oil

Directions

Tomato Sauce

In a pot heat olive oil and add onions, green peppers, mushrooms and garlic. Cook for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, basil, oregano, thyme, cane sugar, cayenne pepper, salt. Simmer for 1 hour.

In a separate pan cook spinach and drain excess water then add to tomato sauce.

Potato Dumplings

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Peel potatoes, add to pot and boil until tender. Let potatoes cool then run through a cheese grater. If you do not have one mash with a fork. Add flour and flax seed egg. Knead until dough forms a ball. Shape small portions into a snake and cut into half inch pieces.

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Drop in dumplings and cook for 3 minutes or until it has risen to the top. Serve topped with spinach tomato sauce.

Some Health Benefits

Spinach supports blood, brain, nervous system, eye, skin and bone health. It helps repair damaged and swollen cells - so it's useful against inflammation and cancers. Spinach also boosts the immune system.

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Bean Burger

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This sandwich is very satisfying. Even a meat lover would have to agree!

Ingredients

Serving size: 9

• 3 cups of cooked Pink beans
• 1 large Onion(chopped)
• 1 Green pepper(chopped)
• 1/3 cup cooked Brown rice
• 1 tsp Garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp Chili powder
• 1/2 tsp Onion powder
• 1/2 tsp Cumin
• 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1/2 Thyme
• 1/2 Basil
• 1 Flax seed egg
• Sea salt to taste
• 3 Tbs Wheat flour
• 4 Tbs of Olive oil( or any oil of your choice)
• 1 sliced Avocado
• Baby Spinach
• Vegan Mayonnaise
• Sliced Tomatoes
• Wheat Bread

Directions

In a large bowl add beans and mash together using the back of a fork. Add onion, green pepper, brown rice, ½ tsp garlic powder chili powder, cayenne pepper, thyme, basil, flax seed egg substitute and sea salt, Mix well. Pour wheat flour with 1/2 tsp garlic powder and 1/2 tsp onion powder onto a plate and mix. Heat pan with olive oil. Use an ice cream scooper into wheat flour mixer and coat completely. Once coated, shape bean mix into the shape of a pattie and add to olive oil. Be careful while handling pattie - it will be very soft. Cook pattie for 3 minutes on both side or until golden brown. Drain on a paper towel and assemble sandwich with wheat bread, sliced tomatoes, baby spinach, avocado and vegan mayonnaise.

Some Health Benefits

Beans support blood, heart and cell health. They are a source of protein and fiber. It is useful in weight loss. 

Avocados also help balance the body's weight. They support blood, brain, heart, liver, kidney, skin, hair and immune system health. They boost good cholesterol and helps repair swollen and damaged cells. Avocados are known to help correct premenstrual syndrome and some other hormonal imbalances.

Spinach is good for eye, blood, heart, brain, bone and cell health. It helps repair damaged cells, It also helps in digestion and counters constipation.

Tomatoes nourish the skin and support eye, heart, blood and kidney health.

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