Fresh Fruit with Honey-Yogurt Dip

printed from melskitchencafe.com
*Makes about 2 cups of dip

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups plain or vanilla Greek yogurt
1/2 cup honey (decrease to 1/4 cup if using vanilla yogurt)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Assorted fresh fruit like apples, pineapple, strawberries, bananas, etc.

DIRECTIONS:

In a medium bowl, combine the yogurt, honey and cinnamon. Stir well. Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour. Serve on a platter with fresh fruit. The dip keeps well in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Homemade Ketchup

Ingredients:

1 can tomato paste
1/4 c water
2 T sucanat sugar
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
2 T cider vinegar

Preparation:

In a small bow mix all ingredients together. Place in a tightly sealed container.

From Clean eat mag=
Serves: 1
Makes: 1/3 cup
Hands-on time: 5 minutes
Total time: 5 minutes

INGREDIENTS:
3 tbsp tomato paste
2 tsp onion, grated
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp raw honey

INSTRUCTIONS:
Whisk all ingredients together in a bowl. Ketchup can be made a few days ahead of time and stored in refrigerator in a sealed container for about 1 week.

Sloppy Joes Clean

4 sandwiches Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

1/2 c. low sodium chili sauce or clean ketchup or 1/4 1/4
2T tomato paste
1T Worcestershire sauce
1tsp cumin, sea salt, pepper and chili powder
1 T white wine vinegar
1 T dried, crumbled oregano
1 T olive oil
1/4 c finely chopped sweet onion
1/4 c finely chopped celery
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 ground lean ground turkey or bison
3/4 c cooked brown rice
Handful chopped scallions
4 multi-grain buns or wraps
1/4 homemade hummus

In a small bowl combine chili sauce, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, spices, vinegar and oregano. Mix well. Set aside

Heat live oil in a med skillet. Saute onions, celery and garlic for 5 minutes. Add ground meat, let brown for 5 minutes. Drain excess oil.

Combine brown meat with spice mixture, cooked brn rice and scallion and mix gently.

Spread each side with a T of hummus. Spoon about 1 c of the meat mixture on to one side of the bun. Top with the other and cut in half.