SIDE DISH RECIPES WITH ESSENTAIL OILS

Side dishes are where your cooking skills can really shine. You've got even more creative freedom with aromatherapy recipes utilizing the unique flavors of therapeutic grade essential oils from Young Living.

Please remember to use only food grade essential oils for internal use. All of Young Living's oils are food grade and are safe to use in all types of cooking. Try some of the following recipes for your friends and family!

To purchase the oils used in these recipes at wholesale cost, please call Young Living at 1-800-371-2928 and use Independent Distributor #10279 for your sponsor and enroller or contact Maria Low at marialow2000@yahoo.com.

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Harvest Rice
Submitted by Jackie Jueckstock

½ c. wild rice
½ c. brown rice
2 c. chicken broth
3 Tbsp. butter or coconut oil
1 large onion, sliced into wedges
1 Tbsp. Young Living Blue Agave
1 c. dried cranberries
½ c. pine nuts
½ c. chopped almonds (optional)
3-5 drops Young Living orange oil
Salt (to taste)
1-3 drops Young Living black pepper oil

Combine rice and broth in saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 35-45 minutes until rice is tender and broth is absorbed. In medium skillet melt butter or coconut oil over medium-high heat. Add onions and agave. Sauté until butter is absorbed and onions are translucent and soft. Lower heat and cook onions for another 20 minutes until they are caramelized. Stir in cranberries. Cover skillet and cook for 10 minutes or until berries start to swell. Stir in nuts and orange oil, and then fold mixture into the cooked rice. Add salt and pepper oil. Makes 7 servings.

Young Living Oils and products used in this recipe:
#3602 Orange Essential Oil
#3611 Black Pepper Essential Oil
# 3221 Blue Agave 8 fl.oz. OR
#3224 Blue Agave Item 32 fl.oz.

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Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

4 medium-size red potatoes, unpeeled and diced
1 heaping tsp roasted garlic (pre-roasted when purchased)
1 Tbsp. McKay’s Chicken Style Instant Broth and Seasoning, granulated
½ tsp. Young Living JuvaSpice
1-2 tsp. Mrs. Dash Seasoning Original Blend
½ tsp. salt
1/4-1/3 c. rice milk
1 tsp. parsley flakes

Put potatoes, roasted garlic, broth granules, JuvaSpice, Mrs. Dash, and salt in saucepan with enough water to cover potatoes, and cook until potatoes are fork tender. Mash potatoes by hand and add rice milk to moisten, then add parsley. Serve hot potatoes on plates with a pat of butter. Makes 4 servings.

Young Living Oils and products used in this recipe:
#3279 JuvaSpice - is a whole food high antioxidant vegetable powder that is a rich source of acid-binding foods and high in liver-protecting nutrients. It can be used as a condiment in place of salt and pepper or as an additive to a shake.