The Light of Life Foundation
Cookbook - Sides

Great Recipes for a Low Iodine Diet

Salad Dressing

3 large cloves of garlic - minced

1/3 cup of white vinegar

1/4 cup of olive oil

1/4 cup of vegetable oil

pinch of pepper

pinch of dried oregano

pinch of dried basil

In a medium size bowl add all ingredients except oils.

Slowly whisk in oil.

This dressing stays well in the refrigerator, well covered, for a week.

(In fact, it tastes better after a day or two).

Basic Tomato Sauce

2 to 3 lbs ripe tomatoes- Roma or Beefsteak

3 to 4 cloves of garlic-chopped or sliced

5 leaves of fresh sweet basil or 1/2 teaspoon of dried basil

1 teaspoon of dried oregano

1/4 teaspoon of paprika

2 tablespoons of olive oil

Blanch tomatoes for 1 minute and then peel and remove seeds and hard core.

In a large stock pot lightly sauté garlic, basil, oregano, and pepper

In olive oil for 2 to 3 minutes

Cut tomatoes into 1/4‰s and slowly add to pot of spices.

When it comes to a boil, simmer and cook for about 11/2 hours.

Stir once and awhile.

You can always add more spices as needed.

*** I have cooked a pound of pasta added with the sauce and put it into pint size containers, put labels on them and take a few to the hospital, when I go in for my treatment. Often it‰s a lot better than hospital food. I do the same with my soups.

I have found there is always an aid who will heat it in the micro for you and gingerly hand it to you through the door.

VARIATIONS:

1 large green pepper and 1 large onion diced can be added to the sauce

along with the spices and lightly cooked prior to adding tomatoes.

If you want to make it into a faux meat sauce, you can by using ground chicken or ground turkey.

Brown the meat along with the spices and then add the tomatoes.

*PLEASE BUY FRESH GROUND CHICKEN OR TURKEY . THE PRE-PACKAGE ONES USUALLY HAVE ADDED SALT AND PRESERVATIVES. THAT IS SOMETHING YOU WANT TO AVOID.

To enjoy more of these delicious recipes more information for a complete cookbook is available from cookbook@checkyourneck.com