Detox Diet Lunch Recipes

I am sharing some good detox diet lunch recipes for your cleansing program:

Vegetable Curry
For serving of 4 to 6

This would a tasteful detox diet lunch dish with good amounts of spices to boost your taste bud. It will get you going for more. Most of the spices have anti-inflammatory properties.

• 1 large butternut squash
• 2 small onions, sliced
• 2 tablespoon of ghee
• 2 carrots that are sliced diagonally
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 small cauliflower cut into florets
• ˝ teaspoon of ground cardamom
• ˝ teaspoon of ground cumin
• ˝ teaspoon of ground coriander
• ˝ teaspoon powdered ginger
• ˝ teaspoon of asafetida
• ˝ teaspoon anise seed
• ˝ teaspoon of turmeric
• 1 cup of green beans, cut into 2-inch strips
• 2 cups of water
• 1/3 cup of tahini
• 4 cups of basmati rice

1. Cut the butternut into half, remove the seeds and cut into pieces. You do not need to remove the skin.
2. Fill a pot of water and place the squash into it
3. Bring it to boil with the lid cover partially closed
4. Boil until the squash can be pierced by a fork easily
5. Remove the squash and place into the blender and blend it until pureed. Set it aside.
6. Add ghee, all spices and onion into the saucepan.
7. Lightly fry them in medium-low heat until the fragrant
8. Add on the carrots, sauté for 2 minutes
9. Add the cauliflower, sauté for 3 minutes
10. Lastly, add the beans
11. Add water and salt, then cover to simmer for 15 minutes
12. Add on the tahini and and pureed squash, cook and stir
13. Serve over the basmati rice

Stuffed Bell Pepper
For serving of 4

• 4 green, red, or yellow bell peppers
• 2 teaspoon of sesame oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced and pressed
• 1 cup of cooked beans
• 2 cups of cooked brown rice
• 2 green onions, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon of ground coriander
• 1 tablespoon of salsa
• Sea salt
• Ground black pepper

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Cut the tops off the pepper and keep the tops aside
3. Remove the seeds and ribs to be discarded
4. Mix the sesame oil, garlic, beans, brown rice, green onion, ground coriander, and salsa in a bowl.
5. Season them with salt and pepper
6. Stuff the mixture into the pepper
7. Add a baking sheet on the baking dish and place the peppers on top
8. Replace the pepper tops
9. Bake for 25 minutes and serve immediately

Millet Pilaf
For serving of 4

• 1 cup of millet
• 4 cups of vegetable broth
• 1 cup of chopped parsley
• 1 tomato chopped
• ˝ cup of chopped green onion
• Salt and black pepper

1. Keep low heat on the saucepan
2. Combine the millet and vegetable broth into saucepan and cook for 30 minutes
3. Make sure broth is totally absorbed
4. Add the parsley, tomato and green onion
5. Season with salt and pepper
6. Serve it warm (this dish can be kept in fridge for up to 4 days)

Pea Hummus from Lynn McCarthy of Cottonwood Cooking Schoool in Ketchum, Idaho
For serving of 4. This would work well as an appertizer or even a snack within your detox diet lunch program.

• 2 cups of fresh peas
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Juice from ˝ a lemon
• 2 tablespoons of toasted tahini
• Salt and ground pepper
• 1 tablepoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• Baby carrots, celery sticks, or sliced bell peppers
• Mix all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth. Serve in bowl with baby carrots, celery sticks or sliced bell peppers.

These detox diet lunch recipes can actually be interchanged as a dinner recipes. Most importantly, the ingredients used are fresh or best if it is organic to gain the best amounts of nutrition, vitamins, and phytochemicals available from the food.

More resources on detox dietary regimes:

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Detox diet breakfast recipes

Detox Dinner Recipes

Detox Soup Recipes

Detox Salad Recipes

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