Fresh Snack Go-To's — Mango Salsa & Vegan Cheddar Popcorn
The Oily Home Companion
If you like to host parties or are just a snack fiend, today’s recipes are absolutely perfect for you! We’ve got some super quick, simple, and TASTY snacks you can whip up. Who doesn’t love an efficient, healthy, flavorful go-to snack?
Nutritional yeast is one of the ingredients that you’ll see in the popcorn recipe. It has become a trend within the health world lately, especially for those who are dairy free. Comments have been made that it tastes similar to parmesan. So, for all the cheese lovers out there, this may satisfy that craving while eliminating dairy and feeding your body vitamin B, proteins, and fiber with only a small amount. You won’t feel guilty about eating this snack!
Then of course, you have your fruit salsa which contains natural sugars and antioxidants that our bodies need. Fruits are an essential part of our diets and MyPlate recommends fruits be ¼ of your plate. This recipe is a great way to satisfy that requirement while also satiating your sweet tooth. Enjoy!
STRAWBERRY, KIWI, MANGO SALSA WITH GLUTEN FREE CINNAMON SUGAR TORTILLA CHIPS
INGREDIENTS
1 lb of strawberries
2 mangoes
4 kiwis (2 mushed up & 2 cut up)
6 drops of Lime Vitality Essential Oil
¼ cup of chopped fresh cilantro
6 gluten free tortillas
dairy free butter
cinnamon sugar (if you don’t have it premade, it’s 2 tablespoons granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Melt butter and brush onto gluten-free tortillas. Evenly distribute cinnamon sugar onto tortillas. Use a pizza cutter to cut into even pieces and lay onto a cookie sheet. Bake for about 8-10 minutes.
While tortilla chips are in the oven, start on the salsa. Dice up strawberries, mangoes, and two kiwis and add to bowl. Mush up remaining kiwi in a separate bowl and add 6 drops of lime EO and chopped cilantro.
Add kiwi mixture to bowl with other fruits and stir well. Then enjoy with chips once they’re done!
VEGAN CHEDDAR POPCORN WITH NUTRITIONAL YEAST AND SPICES
INGREDIENTS
Non-GMO popcorn kernels
Olive oil
Nutritional yeast
Himalayan pink sea salt
½ tablespoon herbamere spice
2 shakes of black pepper
2 drops of rosemary EO
DIRECTIONS
Cook 1 cup of popcorn kernels in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. (If you want to make more, just keep the proportion of 1 cup kernels to 2 tablespoons of ghee).
Once kernels are done popping, add more olive oil mixed with Rosemary Vitality essential oil, fully cover popcorn with nutritional yeast, black pepper, and salt. Then ENJOY!
