Receta Veggie Protein Bars
Get your dehydrator on! That’s the theme for The Recipe Redux this month. Whether it’s extra garden bounty or a supermarket sale; dehydrating is a friendly way to stock up for later. I don’t own a dehydrator, so I use my oven on a low temperature to slowly dehydrate. One of my favorite things to dehydrate is a combination of vegetables, ground walnuts and sunflower seeds into a protein vegetable bar.
When I am out and about for any length of time, I like to carry a repertoire of snacks with me so I am not tempted to grab a quick and unhealthy snack. A snack with protein is usually my go to since it helps to keep me feeling full. Unfortunately, most protein bars are sweet , and when I’m feeling hungry I prefer a savory over sweet. These protein veggie bars fit the bill, they are full of protein and have the goodness of leafy greens, zucchini and carrots.
This process does take a bit of time to make; first the walnuts are finely chopped by themselves.
And then each vegetable separately and added to a mixing bowl:
After they have all been chopped separately they are added back to the food processor and blended well, pressed into a pan and then cooked e cooked low and slow for up to three hours depending on the amount of moisture in the vegetables.
Get the detiails here:
Veggie Protein Bars
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Cup walnuts
- 1 Cup Chopped Kale - about a small bunch
- 1 Cup Chopped Carrots - about 3
- 1 Cup Zucchini, Chopped – 1 medium
- 1 Clove Garlic
- ¾ Cup Sunflower Seeds
- ¼ Cup Flaxseed Meal
- 1 Tablespoon Tamari Sauce
INSTRUCTIONS
Pre-heat oven to 200
Place walnuts in food processor and process for about one minute until finely ground. Remove and place in a bowl.
Process kale in food processor until finely chopped about 30 seconds. Remove and process the carrots, zucchini and garlic adding each to bowl with walnuts.
Place all ingredients in bowl back into food processor and process for about one minute more until all ingredients are well combined, mixture should be fairly moist.
Return to bowl and add sunflower seeds, flaxseed meal and tamari sauce
Line a baking sheet 9X13 with parchment paper and press the mixture into the pan, about a quarter of an inch thick.
Place in the oven and slow cook or dehydrate for approximately 2 ½ to 3 hours.
Turn the oven off and leave pan in oven for 30 minutes more; remove from oven.
When cool cut into bars
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http://simpleandsavory.com/veggie-protein-bars/
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