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Louise’s Low Oxalate Coconut Rice and Mango Salsa

A bowl of sunshine on a rainy day! This recipe is adapted from Naturally Sassy to reduce the oxalate content.  One of my favorite nourishing bowls of goodness and the cold salsa and hot coconut rice really work well together. This makes a delicious and satisfying  lunch or evening meal.

Serves 2    Oxalate per serving: less than 12 mg.

Ingredients:

Coconut Rice

½ mug basmati white rice

400ml can of coconut milk plus half a can water

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 tsp grated ginger

Pinch salt

 

Mango Salsa

1 mango, stoned, peeled and diced

2 red sweet peppers, deseeded and diced

1 avocado, stoned, peeled and diced

Juice of 1 lime

Handful chopped coriander

 

Method

  1. Put rice in saucepan, add coconut milk, water, ginger and salt.
  2. Cover with lid, bring to boil, reduce to simmer and check after 10 mins or rice cooking instructions.
  3. When rice is cooked add lemon juice.
  4. It will look a little like creamy rice pudding.
  5. Mix all the salsa ingredients together.
  6. Pour rice into serving bowls, top with salsa and enjoy!

 

 

 

 

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Louise’s Low Oxalate Watercress and Cauliflower Soup

This is a light gluten free soup delicious at any time of the year! Being low oxalate means trying to find flavor without the use of adding stock, for soup this can be a challenge! This soup can be made vegan or vegetarian, is quick and easy to make and despite its olive green appearance is rather nice! Enjoy!

Makes 2 generous servings: 5.6 mg oxalate per bowl

Ingredients:

2 small onions: chopped

2-3 cloves of garlic chopped

1 tbs coconut oil/olive oil/butter or ghee

200mg cauliflower chopped

500ml water

Watercress: approx. 80-90 gm bag/ large bunch.

2 tbs Nutritional yeast flakes

Salt to taste.

Method:

  1. Heat oil in a saucepan, then gently sweat onions and garlic with lid on for 5 minutes.
  2. Add cauliflower, water, watercress, nutritional yeast and pinch of salt.
  3. Bring to boil, cover with lid and reduce to a simmer for 15-20 minutes until cauliflower is soft.
  4. Blend until smooth, check for seasoning, adjust with salt or additional yeast flakes.

Optional:

Drizzle with olive or flaxseed oil, cream or sprinkle with chopped herbs such as chives or parsley.

Replace half the water with milk or coconut milk.

Add cream at the end of cooking for a richer soup whilst keeping the oxalate levels low.