Grapefruit, Quinoa & Fennel Salad With Mint |
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How to Make Grapefruit, Quinoa & Fennel Salad with MintSERVINGS: 4 PREP TIME: 15 MINUTES COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES
INGREDIENTS
| 1 c | |
| 3 tbsp | |
| 2 c | |
| 1 inch | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 whole | |
| 1 c | |
| 1 c | |
| 1/2 whole | |
PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE
1. Rinse quinoa to remove bitter coating.
2. Simmer in 2 cups water for 20 minutes, or until quinoa soft. Optionally cool quinoa before mixing, or rinse with cold water.
3. Peel and cube grapefruit, chop mint, slice apple and fennel.
4. Add to a large salad bowl with quinoa and toss thoroughly.
5. Mix the juice and zest of lemon, ginger and olive oil to make a dressing.
6. Drizzle on top and before serving.
How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?
CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW
Light, fresh and cooling, 'Grapefruit, Quinoa & Fennel Salad with Mint' will help you beat the heat this summer. Unwind with friends outside on a warm June afternoon with a generous bowl and feel the stress of your day start to melt away. Quinoa leaves you feeling nourished and satisfied after eating, even with its light and fluffy texture. Raw apple adds a sweet and crispy crunch, while mint adds a delicate aromatic touch while stimulating digestion and refreshing the mind. But the grapefruit is the true star of the show in this dish. The juicy burst in this fresh summer salad will leave you feeling refreshed and revitalized. The bitter and sour tastes are cleansing both to the palate and also to the digestive tract by increasing the flow of gastric juices and bile, cleansing the liver of congestion.
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Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance.
By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick.
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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.
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Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.
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Easy refers to anything easy to digest, or digests quickly.
LEARN MORE ABOUT EASY CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC
Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama.
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Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.
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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.
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Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper.
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Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency.
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The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history.
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(doshas),
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| | HAS THE FOLLOWING | Subtaste:
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.
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Moves Energy:
Subdosha:
Pitta Ranjaka |
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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Grapefruit, Quinoa & Fennel Salad with Mint ![Help]() 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.
, Sialogogue SIALOGOGUE
A sialogogue increases saliva. Sour foods are often great sialogogues, and increase output of all exocrine glands. Salty taste is very moistening as well. Bitter, pungent and sweettastes also increase salivary output but to a
lesser degree. Astringents.
SEE ALL 'SIALOGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS , Stool Softener STOOL-SOFTENER
Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.
SEE ALL 'STOOL-SOFTENER' FOODS / HERBS , Stimulates Front Of Brain STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN
Creates a feeling of awareness or tension in the area in the forehead. Activates the frontal lobe - the area responsible for motor function, emotional expression, thinking, and decision making.
SEE ALL 'STIMULATES-FRONT-OF-BRAIN' FOODS / HERBS , , Cardiac Stimulant CARDIAC-STIMULANT
Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.
SEE ALL 'CARDIAC-STIMULANT' FOODS / HERBS , Vasodilator VASODILATOR
A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.
SEE ALL 'VASODILATOR' FOODS / HERBS , Antioxidant ANTIOXIDANT
An antioxidant is a molecule that inhibits oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals that lead to a chain reaction causing damage or death to cells. Antioxidants terminate these oxidation reactions.
SEE ALL 'ANTIOXIDANT' FOODS / HERBS Cholagogue CHOLAGOGUE
Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
SEE ALL 'CHOLAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS Constituents: , , , Soluble Fiber, Rutin RUTIN
Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.
SEE ALL 'RUTIN' FOODS / HERBS , Vitamin C, Betaine BETAINE
Used to reduce homocysteine in the blood, which supports proper liver function and prevents fatigue and blood clots. Improves muscle stamina and weight loss.
SEE ALL 'BETAINE' FOODS / HERBS , Saponins SAPONINS
Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
SEE ALL 'SAPONINS' FOODS / HERBS , Carbohydrate, Folate, 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.
SEE ALL 'FLAVONOIDS' FOODS / HERBS , , Nitric Oxide NITRIC-OXIDE
Improves circulation by dilating blood vessels. Protects blood vessels from damage. Improves athletic performance, libido, immunity, and brain health.
SEE ALL 'NITRIC-OXIDE' FOODS / HERBS , Phytates PHYTATES
Phytates prevent absorption of nutrients. They are commonly found in all seeds, including nuts, grains, and beans. Sprouting greatly reduces phytate content, as well as long, slow cooking with vinegar.
SEE ALL 'PHYTATES' FOODS / HERBS , , Zinc, Fats |
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Hi there, thank you for the recipe. I thought we do not suppose to mix fruits with any other foods, since the transit time of fruits is short? Thanks
- anna, Manchester , 11-13-20 ( Reply) Hi Anna, you're right! Ayurveda recommends you take fruit alone as much as possible. Something like this salad could be reserved for times your digestion is feeling very strong, or just taken once in a while.
- Katie Clinton, Ferndale, sligo, AL , 11-14-20 ( Reply) Give the flavors a little while to blend and you will come back to this recipe again and again. Absolute brilliance!
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