Flax
Seed Recipes
Source: The Flax Council of Canada
Broccoli
Salad
An excellent, sweet-tasting salad.
| 1.5 L |
chopped broccoli |
6 cups |
| 50 mL |
finely chopped red onion |
1/4 cup |
| 175 mL |
sweetened dried cranberries or raisins |
3/4 cup |
| 125 mL |
pumpkin (pepita) seeds, sunflower
seeds, or chopped walnuts |
1/2 cup |
| 25 mL |
flax seed |
2 tbsp |
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| Dressing |
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| 175 mL |
light mayonnaise |
3/4 cup |
| 25 mL |
raspberry vinegar |
2 tbsp |
| 25 mL |
granulated sugar |
2 tbsp |
In a large
bowl, place broccoli, onion, cranberries, pumpkin seeds,
and flax seed.
In another
bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar. Mix well.
Pour dressing
over salad. Toss well.
 Chill
before serving.
Yield: 6 servings
Serving size: 250 mL (1 cup)
Prairie
Flax Bread
A simple bread machine recipe that's sure to please.
| 300 mL |
water |
1 1/4 cups |
| 25 mL |
honey |
2 tbsp |
| 25 mL |
canola oil |
2 tbsp |
| 500 mL |
bread flour |
2 cups |
| 250 mL |
whole wheat flour |
1 cup |
| 7 mL |
salt |
1 1/2 tsp |
| 75 mL |
milled flax seed |
1/3 cup |
| 25 mL |
sunflower seeds |
2 tbsp |
| 15 mL |
poppy seeds |
1 tbsp |
| 10 mL |
fast rising instant yeast |
2 tsp |
Measure
ingredients and place in bread machine in order listed.
Select Whole
Wheat Rapid cycle.
Remove baked
bread from pan and let cool on wire rack.
Oatmeal
Flax Cookies
Bet you can't have just one!
| 250 mL |
margarine or butter |
1 cup |
| 250 mL |
sugar |
1 cup |
| 250 mL |
brown sugar |
1 cup |
| 2 |
eggs |
2 |
| 5 mL |
vanilla |
1 tsp |
| 500 mL |
all-purpose flour |
2 cups |
| 250 mL |
oatmeal |
1 cup |
| 125 mL |
milled flaxseed |
1/2 cup |
| 2 mL |
salt |
1/2 tsp |
| 5 mL |
baking powder |
1 tsp |
| 5 mL |
baking soda |
1 tsp |
| 375 mL |
chopped almonds |
1 1/2 cups |
| 500 mL |
chocolate chips (optional) |
2 cups |
Cream margarine
or butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs
and vanilla and beat well.
Mix together
flour, oatmeal, milled flaxseed, salt, baking powder,
and baking soda. Stir into creamed mixture. Add almonds
and chocolate chips (if desired). Mix until blended.
Form into
3 cm (1 inch) balls. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet,
leaving about 5 cm (2 inches) between cookies.
Bake at 180
C (350 F) for about 10 minutes.
Yield: 60 cookies
Orange
Bran Flax Muffins
Whole oranges give these muffins a wonderful flavour.
| 375 mL |
oat bran |
1 1/2 cups |
| 250 mL |
all purpose flour |
1 cup |
| 250 mL |
flax seed* |
1 cup |
| 250 mL |
natural bran |
1 cup |
| 15 mL |
baking powder |
1 tbsp |
| 2 mL |
salt |
1/2 tsp |
| 2 |
whole oranges (wasked, quartered & seeded) |
2 |
| 250 mL |
brown sugar |
1 cup |
| 250 mL |
buttermilk |
1 cup |
| 125 mL |
canola oil |
1/2 cup |
| 2 |
eggs |
2 |
| 5 mL |
baking soda |
1 tsp |
| 375 mL |
raisins** |
1 1/2 cups |
In a large bowl, combine
oat bran, flour, flax seed, bran, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
In a blender or food
processor, combine oranges, brown sugar, buttermilk, oil, eggs and baking
soda. Blend well.
Pour orange mixture into dry ingredients. Mix until well blended.
Stir in raisins.
Fill paper lined muffin tins almost to the top.
Bake in 190º C (375º F) oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick
inserted in center of muffin comes out clean.
Cool in tins 5 minutes before removing to cooling rack.
*Flax seed may also be ground
or milled.
**For chocolate lovers, substitute white chocolate chips for raisins.
Yield: 18 muffins Serving
Size: 1 muffin
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