High in protein, full of wonderful savory flavor, and very filling, this is a great recipe if you want to feed 3-4 people quickly and still maintain your DETOX or SLIM program. It can be thrown together in less than 15 minutes and bakes within the hour. This recipe feeds up to four adults with leftovers. A good-sized meal which means you can reheat for the next day’s lunch or again for dinner. Serves 3-4 Ingredients 3 x medium (or 4 small) Eggplant 3 x medium (or 5 small) Zucchinis 1 x Large Onion 8 x cloves Garlic 1 tsp Chilli powder, (or 6 fresh chopped chillies) 3 large tomatoes (or 6-8 small or 2 x 400g can of chopped tomatoes) 2 cups Plain yogurt A handful of Fresh Basil Dried or fresh thyme Butter/Coconut oil Method: Grease a medium-sized roasting dish with butter and layer with sliced Zucchinis and Eggplant. Layer thinly sliced eggplant and Zucchini sideways. Blend the fresh basil (and chili if you like it) into the chopped tomatoes and pour over the entire dish allowing the mixture to run between the eggplant and zucchini slices. Finally, lightly whisk the plain yogurt and chopped thyme and pour it over the top. You can add 1-2 eggs, and a little cottage cheese to the yoghurt whip if you on the Herbal SLIM, BodiTune, or doing a 1-month gentle cleanse. Bake for about I hour at 200°C or until everything is cooked through and topping is starting to go brown. (around 60 minutes) Perfect for: Ultimate Herbal DETOX BodiClenz One or two-month Herbal DETOX Program Herbal SLIM Program Herbal BodiTune DETOX n SLIM Program
Chickpea Salad
Serves 6 people as a side salad. Ingredients: 1kg (or about 2lb) tomatoes, chopped (5 cups) 1 x 400g (15-oz). can chickpeas, rinsed and drained or 1 cup home cooked chickpeas. 1 x 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels Handful of fresh basil leaves Dressing ingredients: 1/4 cup lime juice 1 Tbs. grated lime zest 3 Tbs. olive oil ½ tsp unrefined salt ½ tsp jaggery (dehydrated sugar cane juice) optional Method: Toss chopped tomatoes, chickpeas and corn in a bowl. In a bottle or jar mix lime juice, olive oil, lime zest, salt and jaggery. Shake well. Pour over chickpea mixture. Toss in basil. May be served cold or warm. Clever Chickpeas: Chickpeas have a low calorie count. 1 cup of cooked chickpeas yields only 269 calories, contain 15 grams of protein, 13 grams of dietary fiber, 4 grams of fat and 0 grams of cholesterol. In-fact chickpeas have been shown to help lower cholesterol. They are also great for supporting protein levels on a vegetarian diet. Perfect for: One month Herbal DETOX program Herbal SLIM program Herbal DETOX n SLIM ProgramÂ