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Turkey Cucumber Roll-ups Stuffed With Dandelion, Alfalfa, Goat Cheese, Dill & Lemon Zest


How to Make Turkey Cucumber Roll-Ups Stuffed with Dandelion, Alfalfa, Goat Cheese, Dill & Lemon Zest

  • SERVINGS: 3
  • PREP TIME: 5 MINUTES
  • COOK TIME: 0 MINUTES
  • SKILL LEVEL:
    EASY

INGREDIENTS


SKILL LEVEL: EASY
1/4 c
1 tsp
1 c
1 lbs
1/2 tsp
1/2 c
1/4 lbs

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Use sliced turkey from the grocer.

1) Cut cucumber in half lengthwise. With a potato peeler, slice a thin slice from the cucumber.

2) Arrange the cucumber slices next to one another. Place a slice of turkey over the cucumber strips.

3) Cover with the remaining ingredients. Slice the whole mixture between the cucumber slices.

4) Roll up each cucumber slice and slide a toothpick to maintain the roll.

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How Does This Ayurvedic Recipe Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL & METABOLIC INSIGHTS

Turkey is a light meat. The dandelion aids decongesting the liver. Dill opens up circulation.

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Metabolic Effects of Turkey Cucumber Roll-Ups Stuffed with Dandelion, Alfalfa, Goat Cheese, Dill & Lemon Zest

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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LIQUEFIED

ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Dill (Dried), Cucumber, Alfalfa Sprouts, Dandelion Leaves

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CLEAR

ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest, Cucumber, Dill (Dried), Alfalfa Sprouts, Dandelion Leaves

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Lemon Zest, Dandelion Leaves, Alfalfa Sprouts

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DIFFICULT

ABOUT DIFFICULT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest.

Active Ingredients: Turkey, Goat Cheese

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Dandelion Leaves, Alfalfa Sprouts

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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: Dandelion Leaves, Dill (Dried), Lemon Zest, Cucumber, Alfalfa Sprouts

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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 Pitta pacifying
AGGRAVATES
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
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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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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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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AGGRAVATES
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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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: Dill (Dried), Lemon Zest

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Turkey Cucumber Roll-Ups Stuffed with Dandelion, Alfalfa, Goat Cheese, Dill & Lemon Zest
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: Alfalfa Sprouts, Dandelion Leaves

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Quenches Thirst

MILD QUENCHES-THIRST

An herb or substance that relieves thirst.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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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: Dandelion Leaves

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Wakes You Up

MILD WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest

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Makes You Tired

MILD MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

Active Ingredients: Turkey

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Stimulates Energy

STIMULATES-ENERGY

This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs.

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried), Dandelion Leaves, Alfalfa Sprouts

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Satisfies Stomach

MILD SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Turkey

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Refreshing

MILD REFRESHING

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

Active Ingredients: Lemon Zest

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Diaphoretic

MILD DIAPHORETIC

An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.

Active Ingredients: Dill (Dried)

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Soothes Throat

MILD SOOTHES-THROAT

Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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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: Dill (Dried), Cucumber, Dandelion Leaves, Alfalfa Sprouts

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Irritates Kidney

MILD IRRITATES-KIDNEY

Tight, sharp pain just below ribs in the back.

Active Ingredients: Dandelion Leaves

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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: Dill (Dried), Cucumber

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Protein

PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Turkey, Alfalfa Sprouts

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Fats

FATS

Active Ingredients: Turkey, Goat Cheese

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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.

Active Ingredients: Turkey

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Vitamin A

MILD VITAMIN-A

Active Ingredients: Alfalfa Sprouts, Dandelion Leaves

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Phosphorous

MILD PHOSPHOROUS

Active Ingredients: Turkey

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Vitamin K

MILD VITAMIN-K

Active Ingredients: Cucumber, Alfalfa Sprouts

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Zinc

MILD ZINC

Active Ingredients: Turkey

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Inositol

MILD INOSITOL

Inositol is an alcohol sugar made naturally in the human body from glucose. It is lipotropic (aiding fat metabilism in the liver). It affects a variety of hormones, neurotransmitters, steroid, growth factors and water.

Active Ingredients: Dandelion Leaves, Alfalfa Sprouts

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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: Goat Cheese

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Iron

MILD IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

Active Ingredients: Alfalfa Sprouts, Dandelion Leaves

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Salicylates

MILD SALICYLATES

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

Active Ingredients: Cucumber

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Vitamin E

MILD VITAMIN-E

Active Ingredients: Alfalfa Sprouts

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Vitamin C

MILD VITAMIN-C

Active Ingredients: Dandelion Leaves

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Coumarin

MILD COUMARIN

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

Active Ingredients: Alfalfa Sprouts

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Phytosterols

MILD PHYTOSTEROLS

The plant version of cholesterol. Often precursors to stress and sex hormones.

Active Ingredients: Alfalfa Sprouts

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Saponins

MILD SAPONINS

Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).

Active Ingredients: Alfalfa Sprouts

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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: Alfalfa Sprouts

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Potassium

MILD POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Dandelion Leaves

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Flavonoids

MILD 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: Alfalfa Sprouts

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Stimulates-peristalsis, Makes-you-tired, Wakes-you-up, Appetite-suppressant, Stimulates-energy

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  • Grapefruit

    Grapefruit has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Stimulates-energy, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-peristalsis, Refreshing

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  • Tofu

    Tofu has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach, Irritates-kidney, Appetite-suppressant, Makes-you-tired

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  • Dandelion Leaves

    Dandelion Leaves has these Actions in Common

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

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  • Lemon

    Lemon has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Stimulates-energy, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing

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  • Ice cube

    Ice cube has these Actions in Common

    Soothes-throat, Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-energy, Refreshing

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  • Orange

    Orange has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing

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  • Buffalo Milk

    Buffalo Milk has these Actions in Common

    Satisfies-stomach, Makes-you-tired, Soothes-throat, Quenches-thirst

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  • Banana

    Banana has these Actions in Common

    Quenches-thirst, Stimulates-peristalsis, Satisfies-stomach, Stimulates-energy

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  • Brussels sprouts

    Brussels sprouts has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Stimulates-energy, Diuretic, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Pineapple

    Pineapple has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Quenches-thirst, Wakes-you-up, Refreshing

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Metabolic Nature to Turkey Cucumber Roll-Ups Stuffed with Dandelion, Alfalfa, Goat Cheese, Dill & Lemon Zest

  • Regular exercise

    Regular exercise has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Shilajit Tonic

    Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Bitter Orange Peel

    Bitter Orange Peel has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Stimulates-peristalsis, Wakes-you-up

    LEARN MORE

  • Hyssop Powder

    Hyssop Powder has these Actions in Common

    Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

    LEARN MORE

  • Deodar (Himalayan Cedar, Devadaru)

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

    Diuretic, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up, Quenches-thirst, Refreshing

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Diaphoretic, Diuretic

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  • Long inhale, short exhale

    Long inhale, short exhale has these Actions in Common

    Wakes-you-up, Refreshing, Stimulates-energy

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  • Guarana

    Guarana has these Actions in Common

    Appetite-suppressant, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Reduced lemon juice

    Reduced lemon juice has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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  • Cold Shower / Bath

    Cold Shower / Bath has these Actions in Common

    Refreshing, Stimulates-energy, Wakes-you-up

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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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