Current Craving: Coconut Curry Soup

Thai Coconut Curry à la Amalie

Alright…. So I wouldn’t be lying if I told you that I eat this a minimum of three times a week… I know – a bit much you might think? Well first of all, this dish is absolutely amazing and second of all I make sure to make a huge batch in order to have leftovers for the rest of the week.

My good friend Sophie introduced me to this recipe, and I must admit that I was a bit skeptical at first. Don’t get me wrong, I love curry, thai food and anything coconut but the idea of a soup has just always sounded a bit boring to me. However… This recipe is not just a “soup” it is filled with flavor, warmth and amazing spices.

And the best part of it… it takes only 15 minutes to create!

Recipe:

1 can of chickpeas

1 can coconut milk (400ml) (lite or full fat)

1 piece of Garlic

1 inch Ginger

1 Red Onion

1 Bell Pepper

1 Eggplant

1 Zucchini

1 Cup Brown Rice/ Rice Noodles / Soybean Noodles

Fish Sauce

Red Curry Paste (2 teaspoons)

Spices:

Ground Cumin (2 teaspoons)

Curry Powder (2 teaspoons)

Paprika (2 teaspoons)

Lemon juice (1-2 teaspoons)

Salt/Pepper

Toppings:

Cilantro or Basil

Lime

Peanuts

Sriracha

Directions: 

1. Boil your rice for 35-40 min (Tip: boil it in broth for extra flavor)
2. Soup part 1:: simmer garlic, ginger, red curry paste and a splash of water
3. Veggies: in a separate pan dice onion and cook until translucent, add remaining veggies
4. Soup pt. 2: Add water, bouillon and coconut milk and stir (make sure NOT to bring it to a boil) — add in fish sauce (2-3 tablespoons) and spices – add more spices to taste
5. Serve! (I usually start with brown rice, then ladder on veggies and then pour the soup
6. Top with cilantro, crushed peanuts and sriracha

 

Energy balls with dates and cacao

Have you also stumbled upon tons of energi ball recipes? Well here is another one for the collection 🙂

These date-energy balls are healthy, delicious and super easy to prepare

You will usually need:

Dates, nuts, coconut oil

 

Recipe: Date energy balls

• 15 pitted dates
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1/2 cup nuts of choice
• 1 tbsp cacao
• 1 tbsp shredded coconut
• 1 tbsp protein powder

 

Chia and Flax Breakfast Rolls

Looking for a tasty homemade breakfast? These Chia-Flax rolls are perfect for breakfast or brunch. They are filled with healthy fibers and the seeds add an additional serving of healthy fats and protein, that keeps you full all morning. You can prepare the dough the night before, and simply pop them in the morning once you wake up. They are also perfect for sandwiches, or simply a quick bite.

However, sometimes if I dont use the dough for rolls, I like to use that same dough recipe for a healthier version of cinnamon rolls. Simply roll the dough out and add the cinnamon roll filling (brown sugar, butter, cardamum and cinnamon.

Serving suggestions:

• Roll with Almond Butter, banana and chia seeds
• Roll with olive oil
• Roll with prosciutto, mozzarella and cherry tomatoes

 

CHIA FLAX ROLL Recipe:

• 2.5 dl water
• 2.5 dl. almond milk (optional)
• 25g yeast
• 5 dl whole wheat flour
• 3 dl dark rye flour
• 1 tsp. salt 

Directions:

1. Combine water, yeast, milk and salt
2. Add flour
3. Mix well and kneed the dough thoroughly
4. Let the dough rest for 1-2 hours
5. Shape the dough into rolls
6. Place in oven for 13-16 min at 225*C

 

My Philosophy on: CLEAN EATING

EAT CLEAN WITH AMALIE

As you may have noticed, my blog is called EatCleanWithAmalie, and while most of us probably have a notion of what it means to eat clean, a real definition can be tricky to define. If we turn it on the flipside, it would probably be pretty easy for most of us to figure out what is not considered to be clean food. “Dirty food” is anything from junkfood to overly fatty foods, any type of processed foods and of course…sugary foods.

During my five years of living in the United States, I consumed a lot of processed foods as well as unhealthy foods. A majority of the time it was by choice, but the other half of the time it was because it was the only thing available.

At school, our lunch choices were quite limited, and while there was a salad bar,  it wasn’t something that appealed to the majority as it did not look appetizing. It was composed of old and soggy veggies. It was therefore hard for us students to eat healthy while in school, as the options were mostly things like french fries, fried foods and loads of sugary foods. You couldn’t even walk down a hallway without being faced with a vending machine, providing ONLY sugary and overly salty snacks.

We have always eaten quite healthy at my house, and therefore there was a sense of excitement linked to eating unhealthy, as it wasn’t something I got to do a lot at home… but looking back, I am really happy that we rarely had these processed snacks at home, cause I would have had a hard time controlling my intake of these things if they were constantly available to me.

Definition?

But back to my definition of eating CLEAN. I have learned a lot about nutrition in the past years, and through personal experience I have learned which foods make me feel good, and which foods make me feel absolutely terrible. Although there are loads of different ways you can eat clean, my definition is something along the lines of:

• Clean eating means to be mindful of what you put into your body, and hereby consuming foods in their whole form and working to eliminate processed, sugary and refined foods from your diet.  
• Eating organic and grass-fed when possible

After I started taking notice of how I felt whenever I ate overly unhealthy foods, I decided it was time to start eliminating these things from my diet.

Obviously I still have cake, chips and snacks on occasion, but I definitely give it an extra thought before eating these things. But let me remind you that eating clean doesn’t have to mean eating bland and boring foods. I have started experimenting with different recipes and I have found that it is perfectly possible to create a dessert that is satisfying, but with clean ingredients. On my blog I share all of my crazy ideas.

If you want to read more about healthy and clean eating, take a look at this

Happy clean eating everyone!

xx

A

 

 

 

 

Oatmeal Raisin “Dumpster” Cookies – Guilt free

I feel kinda bad for oatmeal raisin cookies… they are kind of like the kid who gets picked last for dodgeball. I always see people swerving to avoid oatmeal cookies at all costs, but come on, they are not that bad… Yes of course we can all agree that a chewy chocolate chip cookie is way more exciting than some of its competitive brothers, but I want you to give these a chance.

I was inspired by Christina Tosi, who is the founder of the Momofuko Milk bar, and famous for her various cookies. One of her cookies is called: “The Compost Cookie” and is especially popular for its various add ins, and delicious taste. The Compost Cookie however, is still a bit on the unhealthy side, so I decided that I would create my own, but just a tad healthier.

I was inspired by the original oatmeal cookie, which contains…you guessed it oatmeal and raisins, but I thought it would be cool if I added in almonds, cranberries and dark chocolate for a richer taste.

I also wanted them to be wheat free, (white) sugar free and dairy free. They still tasted pretty good in my opinion.

 

The batter is simply oats, eggs, almond milk, olive oil, banana

 

The “dumpster” part of the cookie. Raisins, cranberries, 85% chocolate and almonds

 

Mix it all up!

 

Place cookies on sheet, and give them a helping hand with a sweet press to allow them to look like cookies and not balls of dough 🙂

 

Finished product!

Recipe:

2  EGGS

1 CUP MILK OF YOUR CHOICE

1 BANANA

300 GR. OATS

1/3 CUP OLIVE OIL

PINCH OF COCONUT SUGAR OR HONEY

CHOCOLATE

RAISINS

CRANBERRIES

ALMONDS

• BAKE AT 185*C FOR 13 MINUTES

 

WATCH HOW ITS DONE ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL:

AMALIE FRIJS