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Cauliflower Crostini Garnished With Kale, Tomato, & Onions


How to Make Cauliflower Crostini Garnished with Kale, Tomato, & Onions

  • SERVINGS: 4
  • PREP TIME: 25 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

12 g
5 c
2 tsp
2 tsp
2 tbsp
1 whole
1 lbs
1/2 tsp

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

1. Slice cauliflower and tomato into thick steaks.

2. Place cauliflower and tomato in a large dish and add olive oil, cumin, turmeric and onion. Mix well.

3. Cover and marinate overnight.

4. The following day make kale chips as directed here: https://www.joyfulbelly.com/Ayurveda/recipe/Kale-Chips/4212

5. Then bake the marinating vegetables at 350 until tender or even better, throw them on the grill until tender.

6. Garnish with fresh cilantro and kale chips.

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Metabolic Effects of Cauliflower Crostini Garnished with Kale, Tomato, & Onions

Classical Metabolic Theory uses biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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LIGHT

ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Lightness is identified by reduced weight.

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower, Cumin, Kale, Turmeric, Cilantro

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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs.

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower, Turmeric, Kale, Cilantro, Red Onion (raw)

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cauliflower, Kale, Turmeric, Cilantro

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Kale, Red Onion (raw), Turmeric

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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BITTER

ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes and is laxative, and drying.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Kale, Turmeric, Cilantro, Olive Oil

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PUNGENT

ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Tomato, Cilantro, Red Onion (raw)

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Kapha pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Pitta aggravating Vata aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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AGGRAVATES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other Health Virtues

Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

Active Ingredients: Cumin

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Cauliflower Crostini Garnished with Kale, Tomato, & Onions
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Appetite Suppressant

MILD APPETITE-SUPPRESSANT

Suppresses hunger without causing weight gain.

Active Ingredients: Kale

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Stimulates Peristalsis

MILD STIMULATES-PERISTALSIS

An herb that promotes involuntary smooth muscle contractions to facilitate the movement of food and waste through the digestive tract.

Active Ingredients: Kale

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Quenches Thirst

MILD QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Tomato

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Kale, Cilantro

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Refreshing

MILD REFRESHING

Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro

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Flushes Sinuses

MILD FLUSHES-SINUSES

An herb that relieves sinus congestion by flushing out mucus.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Red Onion (raw)

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Warms Chest

MILD WARMS-CHEST

Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric

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Diuretic

STRONG DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cilantro

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Constituents:
Nitric Oxide

STRONG NITRIC-OXIDE

Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower, Kale, Cilantro, Red Onion (raw)

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Potassium

STRONG POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower, Tomato, Kale

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Vitamin C

STRONG VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower, Kale, Tomato

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Vitamin K

STRONG VITAMIN-K

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower, Kale, Tomato

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Aromatase Inhibitor

STRONG AROMATASE-INHIBITOR

Blocks estrogen synthesis by inhibiting conversion of progesterone and testosterone into estrogen.

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower, Kale, Cilantro

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Folate

FOLATE

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower

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Salicylates

SALICYLATES

Salicylates relieve inflammation, are anti-cancer, and antidiabetic, but some are allergic to it.

Active Ingredients: Cauliflower

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Flavonoids

FLAVONOIDS

Flavonoids are a colorful type of polyphenol. As all polyphenols, they have a strong antioxidant effect. Many flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory, and/or antiallergen effect.

Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Kale

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Quercitin

QUERCITIN

Active Ingredients: Tomato, Kale

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5a Reductase Inhibitor

MILD 5A-REDUCTASE-INHIBITOR

Active Ingredients: Turmeric

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Coumarin

MILD COUMARIN

Moderately toxic, vascular tonic, hypotensive, and anti-inflammatory.

Active Ingredients: Cilantro

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Polyphenols

MILD POLYPHENOLS

Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.

Active Ingredients: Kale

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Calcium

MILD CALCIUM

Calcium nourishes bones and muscles. A muscle cell is activated when calcium enters the cell. It relaxes when the calcium is secreted.

Active Ingredients: Kale

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Vitamin E

MILD VITAMIN-E

Active Ingredients: Kale

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Vitamin A

MILD VITAMIN-A

Active Ingredients: Kale

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Melatonin

MILD MELATONIN

Active Ingredients: Tomato

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    Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Flushes-sinuses, Warms-chest, Refreshing

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-peristalsis, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Honey Dew

    Honey Dew has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Refreshing, Diuretic, Quenches-thirst

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Appetite-suppressant, Stimulates-peristalsis

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  • Dandelion Leaves

    Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-energy, Appetite-suppressant, Stimulates-peristalsis

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  • Horseradish

    Horseradish has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Refreshing, Diuretic, Warms-chest

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  • Wasabi

    Wasabi has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Refreshing, Diuretic, Warms-chest

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Warms-chest, Flushes-sinuses

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  • Mustard Seed

    Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Warms-chest

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Warms-chest, Flushes-sinuses, Stimulates-energy

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  • Artichoke Hearts

    Artichoke Hearts has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Diuretic, Stimulates-peristalsis

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Cauliflower Crostini Garnished with Kale, Tomato, & Onions

  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

    Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Warms-chest

    LEARN MORE

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Warms-chest, Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Homemade Nasya Oil

    Homemade Nasya Oil has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Nasya Oil

    Nasya Oil has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-peristalsis, Refreshing

    LEARN MORE

  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Long inhale, short exhale

    Long inhale, short exhale has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Guarana

    Guarana has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Appetite-suppressant

    LEARN MORE

  • Triphala Eye Wash

    Triphala Eye Wash has these Actions in Common

    Flushes-sinuses, Refreshing

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, cooking & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie, and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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