AIM Garden Trio® Zinger

Blend well and serve over ice. Garnish with lemon or lime, celery and an olive.

 

Green Summer Cooler

  • 4 cup peeled cucumbers, chopped
  • 2 cup water
  • 2 cup yogurt
  • 2 Tbsp AIM BarleyLife®
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 2 Tbsp dried parsley flakes  
  • Several fresh mint leaves or 1 tsp Dried mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp dill weed
  • Scallions or chives, chopped

Puree all ingredients except scallions in blender until smooth. Garnish with scallions.

Submitted by: Douglas Scofield

Golden Soup or Sauce

  • 7 medium potatoes, peeled
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 1 quart water
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 Tbsp AIM Just Carrots®

In heavy pan, combine potatoes and 1 1/3 cups of water. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add celery, onion, and more water if needed. Simmer until potatoes are soft enough to mash slightly leaving coarse chunks. Add the remaining water and salt, bring to a boil while stirring. Reduce heat and stir in basil.

Golden Soup: Pour above mixture into bowls, cool slightly and add 1 Tbsp of AIM Just carrots® to each bowl. Garnish with fresh or dried parsley.

Golden Sauce: Remove 1 cup of chunks with slotted spoon. Add 1 Tbsp AIM Just Carrots® and 4 drops of butter flavoring to remaining liquid; puree in blender until smooth. Serve over broccoli or cauliflower.

Submitted by: Matthew & Barbara Beasley

Wild Garlic Dressing w/ Sun-Dried Tomatoes

  • 12 capsules AIM Bear Paw Garlic®
  • 6 sun-dried tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 tsp salt  
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 2 dashes sugar

Empty AIM Bear Paw Garlic® capsules. Put tomatoes in hot water and let sit 5 minutes. Place all ingredients into blender. Blend until tomatoes are chopped fine.

 

Garden Rice

  • 1 cup of brown rice
  • 3 cup water
  • 1/4 bell pepper
  • 1/4 red pepper
  • 4 green onions
  • 1 clove garlic 
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 2 Tbsp AIM Just Carrots®
  • 1 Tbsp AIM BarleyLife®
  • 1/2 lb. tofu, mashed (optional)
  • 1 lb. ground beef, browned (optional)

Dextrinize rice by stirring for several minutes in a dry skillet until brown. Puree remaining ingredients in blender; pour over rice. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer on low heat until moisture is gone (about 50 minutes). Tofu or ground beef may be added for the last 15 minutes of cooking time, if desired.

Submitted by: Connie Hager

Delicious Fiber Muffins

  • 3 cups warm water (about 115 degrees F)
  • 3 cups freshly ground whole wheat flour
  • 2 Tbsp yeast
  • 2 Tbsp soy flour (optional)
  • 2 cups bran (combination of wheat and oat)  
  • 3/4 cups molasses (or honey)
  • 2 Tbsp olive or peanut oil
  • 2 Tbsp Unflavored AIM Herbal Fiberblend®
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cup raisins or current
  • 1/2 cup nuts of your choice

Place water and yeast in mixing bowl. Add warm water and freshly ground flour. Whip together and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and mix together well. Scoop into well sprayed muffin tin and allow to rise for 10 minutes. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool. Serve with butter or honey if desired. Reheat before serving.

Fresh Coconut Carrot Milk

  • 1/2 cup fresh coconut, shredded
  • 1 1/2 cups water, room temperature
  • 1 Tbsp AIM Just Carrots®  
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cardamom
  • 2 tsp maple syrup or honey

Puree coconut and water in blender for 5-8 minutes until smooth; strain. Puree resulting coconut milk with AIM Just Carrots®, spices and syrup.

Dried coconut may be substituted. Adjust the water to 2 cups.

Submitted by: Lynn Himmelman

Carrot Waffles

  • 1/4 cup whole almonds, soaked overnight
  • 1/2 cup soybeans, soaked overnight
  • 2 Tbsp AIM Just Carrots®
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/4 cup hulled sunflower seeds
  • 1 cup quick oats  
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 dash ground cloves
  • 1/8 – 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 16 dates
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp. honey

Preheat waffle iron. Puree all ingredients in blender. Spray waffle iron with non-stick coating spray before baking each waffle for approximately 6 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm with Raisin/Carrot Topping.

Submitted by: Matthew & Barbara Beasley

Russian Borsht

  • 3 quarts water
  • 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into eighths
  • 1 beet with leaves, beet grated, leaves shredded
  • 1 carrot, grated
  • 1 bell pepper, diced
  • 1 onion with 2 incisions, 2 inches deep
  • 1/2 small cabbage, shredded
  • 1 bunch parsley, shredded
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 3 Tbsp sauerkraut juice
  • 5 Tbsp AIM Just Carrots®
  • Sour cream

Boil potatoes in water for 5 minutes. Add beet with leaves, carrot, bell pepper, and onion. Boil for 10 minutes. Add cabbage and parsley. Boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add salt, pepper, olive oil and sauerkraut juice. Cool slightly. Add AIM Just Carrots®. Serve with sour cream.