Healthy Food

Instructions

• Slice the avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop the flesh into a food processor. Add garlic, basil leaves, lime juice, yogurt, and salt. Blend until smooth.
• Place spring greens, mango, pecans, and basil leaves in a salad bowl. Drizzle creamy basil avocado dressing over the top. Toss salad to coat.
• Serve immediately.

Instructions

• Place chicken broth in a large pot and bring it to a boil. Add shredded chicken meat and corn. Allow it to come back to a boil. Lower heat and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add rice wine, salt, and pepper to taste. Combine cornstarch with 3 tbsp of water. Pour into soup, stirring to thicken.
• Lower heat and slowly pour beaten egg through fork tines. Gently stir and immediately turn off heat. Drizzle sesame oil into soup.
• Serve in small bowls garnish with sliced green onions.

Steamed Sticky Rice

• 1 cup (200g) glutinous rice
• 1 piece banana leaf to line steaming rack
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 pandan (screwpine) leaf, cut into 3 inch lengths

Syrup

• 2 oz (55g) palm or dark brown sugar

Sauce

• ¾ cup (180ml) coconut milk
• 1 tbsp sugar + ¼ salt

Instructions

• Wash and drain glutinous rice. Place in a bowl with enough water to cover. Soak for at least 4 hours.
• Combine palm sugar and ¼ cup (60ml) water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves and thicken. This should take about 3 to 4 minutes. Turn off heat, remove, and set aside.
• Combine coconut milk, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan. Bring it to a bare simmer. Stir to dissolve sugar and salt. Do not allow it to boil. Turn off heat, remove, and set aside.
• Fill pot for steaming with about 2 inches of water. Cover and bring water to a boil.
• Line steaming rack with banana leaf. If you do not have banana leaf, use a dish instead. Drain glutinous rice and place onto banana leaf in steaming rack. Mix in salt. Stick cut pandan leaf into the rice. Place rack onto pot with boiling water. Cover and steam for 20 minutes over medium heat.
• In the meantime, peel and cut mango into slices. Place on 4 individual or 1 large serving dish. Set aside.
• When sticky rice is cooked, transfer to a bowl. Pour prepared coconut milk onto rice. Stir to mix. Rice may appear to be a little wet. Allow it to sit for 15 to 20 minutes and all the coconut milk will be absorbed.