Nomato

No nightshades in your eating plan? Craving a rich, red sauce for pasta,
veggie burgers, cabbage rolls or a velvety tangy soup but avoid "love
apples" (nickname for tomato) for health reasons? Look no further than
this nomato sauce to brighten up any meal. Not only is it deeply
satisfying, it is actually full of strengthening vegetables which
promote balance.

When consummed regularly, foods in the nightshade
family - tomato, potato, eggplant, capsicum, cayenne, eggplant and
tobacco upset minerals levels, draw calcium from the bones, interfere
with immunity and digestion. They tend to form a balance of extremes
with the dairy and animal protein rich Western diets. For those eating
a balanced wholefood, plant based diet, the regular inclusion of
nightshade vegetables can upset mineral balance. Any individual
experiencing joint disorders, autoimmune issues, insomnia, pain,
emotional imbalance or chronic health issues may do well to experiment
with removing nightshades from their diets. Often this trial is
abandoned too early to show results as it can take up to six months for
changes to register though some improvements may be noted earlier.
Unwittingly eating any morsel of food from this food family in the
meantime may confuse the results as some individuals are very sensitive
to the natural chemicals they contain. It may be difficult for many
people to contemplate living without the favourite foods made from
tomato and potato. In fact these are the only "vegetables" many people
eat these days. There are many alternatives and exploring them can be
lots of fun. Instead of baked potato, rutabaga (swede),celeriac,
jeruslam artichoke,  parnsip or sweet potato (not a nightshade but
member of the morning glory plant family) can be used. Filling up on
whole grains and their products can also fill the gap if one if used to
portions of potato to satisfy hunger. A positive side effect is more
stable blood glucose levels, minerals levels and sustained energy.

 For those tomato cravings, here is a solution…

I made a really delicious nomato sauce in my Thermomix. If you don’t
have one yet you can use a hand food mill, a blender, food processor, a
stick blender or mash with a potato masher (this does not produce as
smoothe a result though).

 I made cabbage rolls, stuffed with leftover buckwheat (kasha) mixed with
adzuki beans, scallion and finely chopped, cooker lotus root and put
the nomato sauce on top. and also on top of leftover pressue cooked
short grain brown rice made into balls. and some of he cabbage roll
stuffing made into balls - it looked like mince meat balls! I baked
them in a moderateky hot, preheated oven (180 degress Celcius) for
about 10 minutes

the sauce was made from

4 organic carrots
1/2 organic sweet potato
1 small organic beetroot
1 organic brown onion

1 organic dried bay leaf
1 tsp organic dried basil,
1 tsp organic dried thyme,

1 tablespoon umeboshi vinegar
1 tablespoon rice vinegar

1 tablespoon organic tamari
1/2 teaspoon unrefined sundried seasalt

Pressure cook for 20 minutes or boil until soft. Remove bay leaf and blend. Top
with finely chopped fresh parsley or  a delicate sprinkle of fresh
parsley when serving

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