The Garden of Eatin’ Tostada

(Vegetarian)

Ingredients:
(Use only organic ingredients if possible)

1 white onion (thinly sliced)
1 orange bell pepper (thinly sliced)
1 red bell pepper (thinly sliced)
2 crushed garlic cloves
1 large sprig fresh cilantro (stemmed and chopped)
Homemade salsa (recipe below)
1 avocado, sliced avocado (sliced)
1 large ripe tomato (diced)
1 large yellow tomato (diced)
1 bunch chard (sliced)
½ cup red or green cabbage (finely shredded)
1 teff and millet tortilla shell
Celtic sea salt and pepper to taste
Extra virgin olive oil

Directions:
(Pre-cut all veggies, and prepare salmon in advance)

In a wok, blanch onion, bell pepper in a small amount of extra virgin olive oil. Add garlic and chard, and turn off the heat, but keep on the burner, mixing thoroughly. Add salt and pepper and the cilantro. Leave this in the pan so it stays warm and set aside.

(Optional: If vegan, black beans work great instead)
1 med size piece of fresh salmon (wild caught preferred, and NOT farm raised)
2-3 tablespoons grape seed oil
½ cup low-fat coconut milk
½ cup spelt flour (for dusting)
1 lime (juice only)
Celtic sea salt and pepper to taste
Chili & Lime Spice blend (The Gourmet Collection)

Rinse the salmon, and cut it into 4 semi-narrow pieces, dusting them in a bowl with spelt flour. Take the grape seed oil and brown the salmon quickly, adding limejuice and coconut milk. Sprinkle fish with chili and lime spice blend, sea salt and pepper. When coconut has evaporated, remove from stove.

Heat up the teff and millet tortilla, and place on a dinner size plate. Heap the chard mixture, place the salmon, tomatoes and avocado’s on top. Put the homemade salsa all over the top and serve.

Homeade Salsa:
(Put in a blender)
2 tomatoes
1 Serrano pepper
1/2 Habanaro pepper (this is very hot)
1 lime (juice only)
Dash of Sea salt
Sprig of fresh cilantro
Blend and eat!

Bon Appetite!
(Serves 4)

Additional Information:

Teff is an intriguing grain, ancient, minute in size, and packed with nutrition, and can serve as a wheat alternative. Teff is believed to have originated in Ethiopia between 4000 and 1000 BC. Teff seeds were discovered in a pyramid thought to date back to 3359 BC.

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