Something Cooling and Creamy

To me this recipe is like ice-cream because it is so soothing. I also love to use it as a topping on bread or crackers or potatoes. It is also nice with polenta. ( I like my medium coarse-ground polenta cooked with lots of coconut bliss butter, sweet corn and spinach! But sweet corn might not be good if you have IBS or swallowing problems. interestingly I think a slightly coarse polenta is easier to swallow than a fine powdery polenta because that sort gets too thick!)

Cool Creamy Cado-Pesto Sauce

Ingredients:

• A large green or yellow pepper
• Himalayan Salt
• 1 large or 2 medium avocados
• 1-2 tablespoons of pine-nuts
• A cup of spinach
• 4 inches of peeled cucumber
• A few leaves of basil
• A tablespoon of flax oil or olive oil (See previous  post for flax oil pro's and con's!)
• Optional Kickers: 5 olives &/or a clove of garlic &/or a smidgen of chilli &/or ginger/turmeric &/or 2 inches of banana

Method:

1. Chop the bell-pepper and rinse well with the pine nuts if using.
2. Tip into a jar like the one in the photo below.
3. Grind on enough Himalayan salt to coat the top of the peppers and then cover in water.
4. Leave overnight or for up to a day on the countertop- after this refrigerate or it will ferment.
5. Rinse all the other ingredients.
6. Decant a little of the pepper brine into a container and taste. If it is too salty dilute until it is palatable.
7. Add the peppers, pine nuts and brine to the other ingredients and blend.
8. Add some kickers according to taste. note that garlic will dominate and may not be tolerated by those with reflux issues. Chili can make this very uncool and hot..
9. Chill the sauce IMMEDIATELY or eat it straight away
10. This has been one of my favourite healing foods for a long time BUT it does not keep well. Make sure to return to the fridge straight after serving and consume within 3-5 days MAX. (Preferably within 24 hours)

Variation:

Blend or juice everything except the avocado for a lovely green drink. This would be nice to down before a meal to prep the stomach and possibly prevent leukocytosis.. (Hmm I can't find the right reference for this but this site gives some context: http://www.beyondveg.com/tu-j-l/raw-cooked/raw-cooked-1i.shtml )