Apple Cider Vinegar: 4 Ways
Apple Cider Vinegar has been touted for many health benefits and no wholefoods kitchen is truly complete without it! Organic brands that are naturally fermented ‘with the mother’ offer a wide range of health-promoting benefits and culinary uses. It is naturally alkalizing, offers a lovely tart flavor that ‘cuts through’ heavier textures and assists in drawing out the wonderful, beautifying, skin-healing and gut-sealing collagen from bones. Make sure to include it in your bone broths and other recipes when you can!
Tummy Calm Tea
If you’re suffering from digestive issues or just feeling a little tummy ache, this warming tea combination will help to settle the gut.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 cinnamon quill
- 1 inch piece of ginger, grated
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 cup filtered water
Method
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, or in a teapot, add filtered water, lemon juice, ginger, cinnamon quill and honey.
- Bring to a gentle boil and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add apple cider vinegar.
Morning Digestive Drink
Wake up your digestive system in the morning with this combination. The perfect way to get the metabolism fired up and get things moving.
Ingredients
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- Juice of ½ a lemon
- ½ cup filtered water
Method
- Mix ingredients together and sip.
Zesty Berries
Zesty berries soaked in a little apple cider vinegar, paired with probiotic-rich yogurt makes the perfect tummy-friendly snack!
Ingredients
- 1 cup berries
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp slivered almond
- ½ cup coconut yogurt
Method
- Soaked berries in apple cider vinegar for 2 minutes.
- Layered with almonds and coconut yogurt.
ACV Vinaigrette (dressing recipe)
This dressing combination will soon become your favorite. Make up a batch to keep in the fridge to take your salad to the next level, while the lemon and apple cider vinegar assist with digestion.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Method
- Whisk ingredients together and serve over your favorite salad.
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