Wednesday 29 August 2012

Mediterranean Couscous with Seagreens

Here's a really quick and easy mid week dinner idea. You can add in or swap the vegetables to suit your family's likes and dislikes.

Serves 4

Ingredients

200g Couscous 
1 Red pepper 
1 Yellow pepper 
1 Red onion 
1 Courgette 
Small knob of butter 
1/2 tsp Seagreens Culinary Ingredient 
Ground black pepper
Olive oile

If you like have meat with your dinner, add in some chicken breasts to the tray of roasted veg

Method:

Roast the vegetables (and chicken) with a little olive oil, flavour with the black pepper and Seagreens.
Cook the couscous according to the pack, normally for approximately 5 minutes in boiling water with no heat and a lid on the pan until all the liquid has been soaked up.
Add a little butter to it at the end and then stir in the vegetables and serve.

Friday 24 August 2012

Salmon and Spicy Vegetables with Seagreens


Nutritionist Hannah Bailey from Wise Choice Nutrition shares her latest recipe using Seagreens. This is a rough guide with no exact quantities so adjust to feed the number of people you are cooking for. It also works really well cold the next day for lunch too.

Fresh or tinned salmon
3 new potatoes per person, cut in half
1 carrot per person
Broccoli
Runner beans
1 tbsp olive oil
2 spring onions (or red onion)
10 cherry tomatoes per person
Tomato puree (2tbsp per person )
1 garlic clove, crushed
1tsp harissa paste (more if you like it spicier)
1 tsp Seagreens
Ground black pepper
1tsp Smoked paprika

1.       If you are using fresh salmon, pre-heat the oven to 200OC/ Gas Mark7, bake in a foil parcel for approximately 20 minutes.
2.       Meanwhile, cook the potatoes, carrots, broccoli and beans until soft, drain and in a separate pan, fry the onion in a little olive oil.
3.       Add the tomatoes and garlic to the onion and gently brown until the tomatoes begin to soften. Add the tomato puree and remaining ingredients. If the sauce seems a little dry, add a couple of tablespoons of water. It is not meant to be runny sauce rather more a coating for the vegetables.
4.       Cover the vegetables and add the salmon then serve.

To find out more about Hannah visit www.wisechoicenutrition.co.uk

Monday 20 August 2012

Featured Business of the Week: Oceans of Goodness


Oceans of Goodness, based in West Sussex, is run by Robert & Stefani Monteath-Wilson. They are Seagreens specialists selling only Seagreens products. They sell the entire Seagreens product range by mail order nationwide and indeed worldwide.

They have several thousand customers who regularly purchase their Seagreens using the Oceans of Goodness fast same-day despatch service.

Most customers use the Oceans of Goodness web site to place their orders. The web site contains comprehensive information about the use of Seagreens such how they can help people and pets and dosages etc. To view the product range please click here

But those customers who like to speak to a real person can telephone 01293 520460 where they can obtain advice and information about the products.
Oceans of Goodness give discounts for Practitioners as well as anybody who makes purchases of three or more of the same item.

Robert & Stefani have been using Seagreens for more than 10 years and have been running Oceans of Goodness for 5, so are very knowledgeable about everything Seagreens.
Customers receive regular emails, if they want to, providing topical information about Seagreens as well as monthly special offers. And every customer receives an informative annual postal newsletter.

Oceans of Goodness are happy for you to use your local health food store to obtain your Seagreens, but if you prefer the convenience of mail order or do not have a local stockist then the excellent Oceans of Goodness mail order service is happy to help you.


If you would like to purchase a Seagreens product, please visit the Oceans of Goodness website (www.oceansofgoodness.co.uk) or for more information, visit the website or call Robert and Stefani on 01293 520460.



Wednesday 15 August 2012

Seagreens and Spelt Scones



Makes 8 small scones / 5 Medium scones

Ingredients

125g Self-raising white flour
75g Wholemeal Spelt Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Seagreens Culinary Ingredient
50g Butter
100ml Sour cream
50ml Milk

Method


  1. Preheat the oven to 200˚C.
  2. Add all the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl. Chop the butter into cubes and add to the bowl, rub together to make a fine bread crumbs. Mix together the sour cream and milk and add to the bowl. Bring the mix together into a dough. If the dough seems dry add another ½ tablespoon of milk to make a soft smooth dough that will leave the bowl clean. It's important not to overwork the dough or the scones will be heavy.
  3. Turn the dough onto a floured surface. Roll it out evenly to about 3cm thick. Cut the dough using a round cutter (9cm for medium scones/ 6cm for small scones). You may need to re-roll the dough to make all your scones.
  4. Place them on a floured baking tray, brush the tops with milk,(you could sprinkle some grated cheese on top of the scones) then put them in the oven for 12-15mins, or until the scones have risen and are a nice golden brown colour.

Thursday 9 August 2012

Featured Business of the Week: Artisan Bread Organic


Featured retailer: Artisan Bread Organic

Artisan Bread Organic (ABO) is run by Ingrid Eissfeldt. Based in Whitstable, Kent, ABO produce a wide range of specialists breads all containing Seagreens as a salt replacement. It is also used in their cakes. Customers can also buy jars of Seagreens in the bakery.

What types of bread does Artisan Bread Organic produce?

As the name suggests, the breads made in the bakery are artisan and therefore not your standard white or wholemeal loaf. To the foodies amongst us, this is a very exciting bakery which creates innovative products at very reasonable prices. Take for example, the Organic Pea Bread which is naturally gluten free, wheat free and baker’s yeast free bread. It has a sweet flavour from the peas which is infused with alpine herbs and reminds you of a good curry! The peas within the bread make it higher in protein than the standard white sliced loaf you might buy at a supermarket. The breads don’t have a long list of ingredients and unpronounceable chemicals added. ABO use Seagreens Culinary Ingredient in all their bread.

You can also buy breads made from quinoa, rye, spelt, soya and linseed. Not only can you buy loaves of bread, ABO also sell delicious packs of Glutini® which are ideal for beans on toast and make it a whole new experience. There is a range of pizza bases allowing you to create your own healthy, homemade pizzas. These are great for people with food allergies and intolerances as you can use ingredients which you know don’t affect you.

 

If you fancy having a go at baking some of the breads at home, ABO stocks a range of different flours and sell the Seagreens Culinary Ingredient which can be used as a salt replacement in the bread.  


ABO Buckwheat Glutini

ABO Organic Pea and Rice Flour

ABO Organic Spelt 


And for the sweet toothed among us?


Artisan Bread Organic also does a fantastic range of cakes. Again, Seagreens is added to all the cakes which boosts their nutritional profile and adds a depth of flavour not normally associated with sweet products. They have a range of Glutini®, some of which are sweetened using products such as date and others are less sweet as Cacao is used. You can also buy cake mixes, these do not contain Seagreens. There is also a sugar free cake available too for those who want to avoid sugar.

To find out more about Artisan Bread Organic, visit the website www.artisanbread-abo.com


Friday 3 August 2012

Summer drink recipe

This is a great recipe for a hot Summer's day and an ideal way to take your Seagreens.

PUKKA’S Clean Green Smoothie

Ingredients
1 tsp Pukka Clean Greens, with Seagreens
1 small Cucumber
1 small Lettuce
2 sticks celery
1 tablespoon Pukka Aloe Vera juice
1 teaspoon omega 3 oil (Hemp seed)

Blend – Drink - Cleanse

Do you have a favourite smoothie recipe which you have added Seagreens too? We'd love to feature it on the blog and give other's ideas and inspiration to try Seagreens.

Email us your recipes and any pictures you have to info@seagreens.co.uk or info@wisechoicenutrition.co.uk. You can find out more information about Seagreens by visiting the website www.seagreens.co.uk