July 6, 2023
Marinated Eggplant, Microgreen Pea Shoots, Sun Dried Tomatoes and Avo Rice Crackers
This easy to prepare snack or meal will quickly become your new fave – FULL of nutrients and healthy fats and minerals plus jam packed with flavour.
It’s vegan, gluten free and made using whole ingredients and no added nasties. And do you want to know the best part? There’s no cooking or baking involved!
Eggplants should be a superfood – Did you know the vitamin & mineral content of eggplants is quite extensive. They’re a great source of vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin B6, thiamine, niacin, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, fiber, folic acid, potassium, and more!
They are also fantastic for digestion due to their high fiber content! FIbre is crucial element to maintaining a balanced diet, is a great way to improve your gastrointestinal health. This means that when you’ve gotta go, eating eggplant regularly will help everything move along smoothly!
The fiber in eggplants does more than just aid in the digestion process, it also helps to improve your heart health! This is because fiber reduces the amount of cholesterol that your body absorbs by binding it with your digestive system’s bile so that your body naturally gets rid of it.
Antioxidants are one of the human body’s best defenses against diseases like cancer, as well as many other potential infections. One of the many benefits of eating eggplant is that you are also ingesting the natural antioxidant, manganese. By having a high level of antioxidants like manganese in your body, it will help ensure that your organs are protected.
AND – Eggplants are rich in natural chemicals called phytonutrients, which have been known to improve mental health. This benefit is a result of increased blood flow throughout the body and into the brain. By delivering more blood to the brain, phytonutrients help boost memory by stimulating your neural pathways to develop.
| TIME | SERVES | DIFFICULTY |
| 10 mins | 1 |
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INGREDIENTS
Marinated Eggplant by Alive Wholefoods
Sun Dried Tomatoes by Alive Wholefoods
Organic Avocado
Salt and Pepper
One clove of fresh garlic
METHOD
Assemble your ingredients. Slice and season your avocado.
Add the avo to your rice cracker, then top with sun dried tomatoes, marinated eggplant.
Season with your spices of choice (we used paprika.) Top with your micro greens!
