17 Jun Alkaline Diet Essentials: Recipes & Shopping List

If you’re thinking of trying the Alkaline Diet, you might find yourself feeling intimidated by all the rules involved. So to help you get started, we’ve put together a must-have Alkaline Diet shopping list – plus a choice of delicious and wholesome recipes to make alkaline eating a pleasure.

Breakfast

1. Cinnamon Quinoa Breakfast Bowl

Ingredients:

• 1cup quinoa, rinsed
• 3cups unsweetened almond milk
• ½tsp vanilla extract
• 1tsp cinnamon
• ¼tsp allspice
• ½cup raisins
• 1 apple, chopped (save some for garnish)
• Stevia or agave to taste
• ½cup raw walnuts, chopped
• 4tbsp raw sunflower seeds
• 1cup fresh organic blueberries
• (Optional: Fresh raspberries, strawberries, pecans, hemp seeds)

Method:

• Add quinoa, almond milk, cinnamon, allspice & raisins in saucepan; bring to the boil, then cover with a lid & reduce to low heat.
• Simmer for 5min, then stir in chopped apple. Simmer for approx. 5-7min longer.
• Stir until most of the remaining liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat & allow the mixture to rest for 5min in the covered saucepan.
• Add stevia or agave to taste.
• Top with walnuts, sunflower seeds, blueberries & remaining chopped apple. Add extras like raspberries & strawberries. Enjoy!

2. Power-Packed Coconut Smoothie

Ingredients:

• ½cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 ¼cup coconut water
• 1cup frozen blueberries
• 2/3cup frozen raspberries
• 1 avocado
• 2tbsp agave syrup OR 2tsp stevia
• 3tbsp fresh coconut meat (optional)
• 1tsp vanilla extract or vanilla powder
• 1tsp green superfood powder
• 2tbsp omega oil
• 3-4tbsp raw hemp seeds

Method:

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend well, adding additional coconut water if needed.
• The avocado makes the mixture smooth and creamy – no dairy needed!

Lunch

1. Butternut Squash Hummus

Ingredients:

• 700g butternut squash
• 2tsp avocado oil
• ½tsp ground cumin
• 3tbsp olive oil
• 1 large clove of garlic, crushed
• 120g chickpeas, cooked
• 1½tbsp tahini paste
• Juice of 1 small lemon
• Pinch of salt
• 2tsp sumac (or lemongrass)

Method:

• Pre-heat the oven to 175°C.
• Chop the butternut in half & remove the seeds. Place on a baking tray; drizzle with avocado oil. Bake for 40-50min until soft.
• Carefully remove the skin from the baked butternut. Blend in a food processor, combined with 1tsp sumac & all remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth.
• Garnish with the remaining sumac & some finely chopped coriander.

2. Green Gazpacho

Ingredients:

• 110g cucumber
• 1 avocado
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1¾ cups water
• 1tbsp coconut oil
• 5g basil
• ¼ tsp tamari

Method:

• Combine all ingredients in a food processor & blend until completely smooth.
• Chill before serving, or blend in 3-4 ice cubes & serve immediately.

Dinner

Mushroom & Goat’s Cheese Pancakes with Kale & Cashew Pesto

Ingredients:

For the pancakes:

• 125g gluten-free flour
• 1 egg
• 250ml almond milk
• Coconut oil for cooking

For the pesto:

• 50g kale
• 1 small clove garlic
• 45g raw cashew nuts
• 14g basil
• Juice of ¼ lemon
• 10g parsley
• ¼cup water
• ¼cup olive oil

For the filling:

• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped
• ½tsp sunflower oil
• 3 large Portobello mushrooms
• 130g cherry tomatoes
• 200g spinach
• Pinch salt & fresh black pepper
• Squeeze of lemon

Method:

Batter:

• Put the flour into a bowl & make a well in the centre; whisk the egg in a separate bowl, then drop it into the well in the flour.
• Whisk the mixture together, slowly adding the almond milk.
• You should now have quite a runny mixture. Leave to rest for 20min.

Pesto:

• Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
• Add a little more lemon juice to taste. Set aside.

Filling:

• Sauté the sliced onion & garlic with some coconut oil on a medium heat for 4-5min until the onions are soft.
• Slice the mushrooms lengthways; toss with the onions & tomatoes for 2-3 minutes until soft & juicy.
• When the mushrooms are almost done, stir through the spinach until wilted. Remove from the heat while you prepare your pancakes.

Pancakes: Melt ¼tsp coconut oil in a pancake pan on a medium heat. When the pan is hot, cook each pancake until golden-brown on both sides. To serve, spread a tablespoon of the pesto over each pancake, pile on the mushroom mixture & crumble over the goat’s cheese. Roll up the pancake & serve hot with a side of green salad.

Your Essential Alkaline Diet Shopping List:

1. Chia seeds
2. Brown rice
3. Chickpeas
4. Buckwheat
5. Lentils
6. Quinoa
7. Sprouting seeds
8. Miso soup
9. Coconut water
10. Raw almonds
11. Sunflower seeds
12. Macadamia nuts
13. Dates
14. Wakame
15. Buckwheat & sweet potato noodles
16. Green smoothie mix
17. Coconut oil
18. Desiccated coconut
19. Coconut flakes
20. A Vogel Multiforce Alkaline Powder
21. Hemp seed protein powder
22. Flax meal
23. Raw cacao
24. Himalayan salt
25. Chicory
26. Almond nut milk bag
27. Flax crackers
28. Turmeric
29. Mustard seeds
30. Agave sugar
31. Spirulina powder
32. Probiotics
33. Omega oils
34. Lucuma
35. Maca powder
36. Wheatgrass powder
37. Vegetable stock

Happy shopping!