Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Aloe Vera Recipes


Aloe Vera Chicken Soup
 
Ingredients
  • Fine Aloe Vera Leaves
  • 1 Chicken (chopped into chunks)
  • 2 dozen Peppercorns ( crushed)
  • 5 Red Dates
  • 2 liters Water
  • Salt (according to taste)
Method
  • Wash the Aloe Vera leaves and split their skin apart. Then, cut the leaves into a few slices.
  • Mix chicken, crushed peppercorns, red dates and water. Double boil this mixture for about 2 hrs.
  • Once the mixture has boiled properly, add Aloe Vera slices and continue boiling for another half an hour
  • Add salt according to taste and your hot Aloe Vera soup is ready.
 
Poached Aloe Recipe
 
Ingredients
  • 2 large Aloe Leaves (peeled and cubed)
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Lime (juice)
Method
  • Chop the aloe into small cubes.
  • Put sugar and lime juice in a saucepan and add aloe cubes to it.
  • Cook the mixture over low heat, until the liquid thickens and the cubes display the texture of hardened grapes.
  • Allow it to cool and serve over plain yoghurt.
 
Strawberry-Honey Aloe Smoothie
 
Ingredients
  • 1 pound Strawberries (frozen or fresh)
  • 1/2 Lemon (juiced(
  • 1/2 cup Ginger Tea
  • 2 tbsp Honey
  • 8 tbsp Aloe Vera Gel
Method
  • Cut the strawberries into half and set them aside.
  • Now, put lemon juice, ginger tea, strawberries and Aloe Vera gel in the blending jar and blend until smooth.
  • You can also add ice cream and yoghurt in the mixture and whip it for some time to make it creamier.
  • Your strawberry-honey aloe smoothie is ready!!
 
Aloe Vera Salad Dressing
 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Favorite Dressing (Italian, ranch, oil & vinegar, etc)
  • 2 tbsp Whole Leaf Aloe Vera Juice Concentrate
  • 1 tsp Cod Liver Oil
  • 1 tsp Lecithin granules
  • 1 tsp Nutritional Yeast Flakes
 Method
  • First of all, prepare your favorite salad dressing and keep it aside.
  • Take a bowl and put the Aloe Vera juice concentrate in it, along with cod liver oil. Mix well.
  • Now, add lecithin granules and nutritional yeast flakes to the bowl and stir thoroughly.
  • Add the dressing to salads, vegetables, soups, etc. Keep the leftover dressing in the fridge, where it would keep for the next 7-10 days.

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