Healthy Recipes by Wai Lana

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Pressed-in Golden Butter Crust Pastry

This easy recipe turns any pie into an elegant deep dish masterpiece. Starting with a simple butter crust recipe, the dough is then rolled out and pressed into a 9-inch, spring-form pan. Once baked, the thick golden pastry crust makes a beautiful showcase for your choice of fillings. 

Yield: 9" pie shell
Cooking Time: 20 Minutes
Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Ingredients: 
  • 8 Tbsp or 1 stick salted butter, cold
  • 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup ice water 
Instructions: 
  1. Slice the cold butter into one-inch cubes.  
  2. In a food processor, pulse the flour, sugar, and butter cubes together until the butter has blended into the flour. Then, gradually pour the cold water into the mixture as the processor is slowly going. As soon as the mixture forms into a dough ball, stop the food processor. 
  3. Remove the dough from the food processor and form it into a ball. Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for one hour.  
  4. After one hour, roll out the dough out on a floured surface to fit a 9-inch spring-form pan with 3-inch sides. Place the dough into the pan, pressing it against the sides and along the bottom of the pan. Trim off any overhanging dough. Chill in the refrigerator while you prepare the filling.
  5. Once the filling is poured in, bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until crust is golden on sides and filling is cooked. For other fillings, cooking time will vary from 20-60 minutes.
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Rich and Delicious Guacamole

Wai Lana Guacamole

Avocados are a nutrient rich super food. Blending in juicy tomatoes, onion, lime, and cilantro turn a simple guacamole into a top rated classic.

Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cooking Time: 0 Minutes
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Ingredients: 
  • 3 large ripe avocados
  • 1 cup or 8 oz container of sour cream
  • 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
  • 1 small pack of cherry tomatoes
  • Dash of chili pepper
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions: 
  1. Finely chop red onions and cherry tomatoes or pulse in food processor.
  2. Cut avocado in half and remove pit. Scrape out flesh into a mixing bowl along with sour cream. Whisk (or use electric mixer) and beat until creamy.
  3. Add chopped onion, tomato, chili pepper, and salt and pepper to taste.
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Amazing Cream of Mushroom Soup

Here’s a robustly flavored, satisfying chowder that lets you savor the diverse shapes, soft textures, and deep, woodsy flavors of hearty, protein-rich mushrooms. Rustic yet elegant, this recipe is a foolproof crowd-pleaser.

Yield: About 8 cups
Cooking Time: 15 Minutes
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Ingredients: 
 3 Tbsp  salted butter 6½ cups water
1 cup diced onion 2 tsp salt or to taste
1 cup chopped celery (2 stalks) 2 cups peeled, diced potato (2 potatoes)
1 cup finely sliced leek  (1-2 leeks) 2 Tbsp sherry
1 Tbsp minced garlic  (2-3 cloves) Fresh-ground black pepper to taste
4 cups mixed mushrooms* 1 tsp dried rubbed sage
1¼ cups half-and-half (cream)
Instructions: 
  1. Melt the butter in a 4-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery, leek, and garlic and sauté for a few minutes until they begin to brown. Add the mushrooms and sauté for a few more minutes.
  2. Add the remaining ingredients, increase the heat to high, and gently bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes or until the potato is tender. Remove from the heat.
  3. Place 3 cups of the soup in a blender and blend until smooth. Return to the pot and stir through. Ladle into bowls and serve.
Notes: 

*Rinse the mushrooms and discard any tough stems. Tear or chop the mushrooms into bite-size pieces. You can also use other mushroom varieties like button, porcini, and chanterelle.

Presentation: If you have a few leftover mushrooms, sliver and sauté them briefly in butter or oil over medium-high heat. Garnish each bowl with a few slices.

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Rustic Tomato Soup

Rustic Tomato Soup

This is a perfect “cure-all” soup for a cold day. It’s full of intricate flavors that blend seamlessly, and it’s loaded with everything that's good for you. Serves nicely with toasted bread and butter. 

Yield: 4-6 Servings
Cooking Time: 40 Minutes
Prep Time: 10 Minutes
 
Ingredients: 
2 cloves garlic 1 bunch of washed and chopped Swiss chard
1 leek 4 tomatoes, cut into pieces
3 carrots 1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 red bell pepper 1 tsp ground oregano
1 head of broccoli 1-1/2 tsp salt
1 zucchini 1/2 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp olive oil 1 pinch (careful, a very small pinch) of cayenne pepper
3 Tbsp liquid aminos (Bragg's is a good one to use) 2 or more cups of water
Instructions: 
  1. Chop garlic, leek, carrots, red pepper, broccoli, and zucchini into small bite-sized pieces.
  2. In medium saucepan, sauté the leek, carrots, and garlic in olive oil over medium heat for approximately 5 minutes. Add red pepper, zucchini, and broccoli. When vegetables begin to soften, add liquid aminos. Cook until vegetables are tender. Turn off heat. Set aside.
  3. In separate large soup pot, add chopped chard, tomatoes, and spices (cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, and cayenne) and turn to medium heat. Keeping the lid mostly on, but stirring occasionally, let the vegetables cook until the tomato skin starts peeling away and the chard has reduced in size (approximately 10 to 15 minutes).
  4. Add all vegetables from the saucepan to the pot of tomatoes and Swiss chard. Add the 2 cups of water, or more if you prefer a thinner soup. Turn to high heat, stirring occasionally until almost boiled.
  5. Turn off heat and serve.
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Welcome to Wai Lana's Healthy Recipes

Welcome to Wai Lana's Healthy Recipes - a weekly blog written by Internationally aired TV series Yoga instructor Wai Lana.

For over 25 years, Wai Lana has been sharing the gift of yoga through her worldwide TV shows entitled "Wai Lana Yoga". Wai Lana is now one of the leading brands of yoga, fitness & natural lifestyle products.

Each week (Saturdays) Wai Lana will be sharing homemade, hearty, and healthy recipes to CollageVideo.com.

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