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Did you see a mention of seaweed in the press last week? It's becoming increasingly popular with chefs and can retail for up to £200 per kilogram!!

Rory MacPhee has become the first person with a license to sell seaweed. In the UK, it is not currently legal to forage for food and then sell it on without a license. He is a founding member of the Seaweed health Foundation which is an independent foundation promoting the benefits of seaweed.

You can read more about the work he is doing here http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/agriculture/food/9675415/Seaweed-harvested-in-England-as-trendy-chefs-boost-prices.html

Seagreens bread

This recipe was sent in By Jan Booth who also makes soaps using Seagreens. Check out www.ostrich-oil.co.uk to find out more about her soaps.

To make the bread :


1 tsp yeast
475g honey & sunflower seed flour ( or any good quality flour of your choice)
11/2 tsb sugar
25g butter
11/4 tsp Seagreens Culinary Ingredient (200g jar - www.seagreens.co.uk/culinary)
320ml water (tepid to activate yeast)

Follow bread maker instructions and add to the bowl in the given order. This is a medium basic recipe and I set to dark crust.

If you don't have a bread maker, combine all the ingredients in a large bowl until the dough has slightly sticky texture. Tip out and knead to stretch the gluten. The dough is ready when it bounces back after being stretched which normally takes around 5 minutes of kneading. Put the dough back in the bowl and cover with oiled cling film in a warm place (airing cupboards are idea) for about 2 hours or until the dough has doubled in size. 
Preheat the oven to 180 C or Gas Mark 6. Lightly grease a loaf tin and place the dough in the tin then into the preheated oven for approximately 30 minutes or until the loaf sounds hollow when the bottom is tapped.

To find out more about Seagreens visit www.seagreens.co.uk. To purchase the products, check the website for your nearest stockist or visit www.oceansofgoodness.co.uk 

The Natural Products Show Sweden

This week Simon, MD of Seagreens is in Sweden at the Natural Products Show. The show has a variety of exhibitors with products for health and nutritional supplementation and for food ingredients and cooking.

Seagreens has developed a range of products to enable the easy and convenient addition of their organic, dried and milled seaweed into the diet. Seagreens Culinary Ingredient adds flavour as well as being an effecive salt replacement.  A diet high in salt is known to increase the risk of cardiovasulcar diseases (high blood pressure, strokes, heart disease). As such, Seagreens provides a salty flavour without the high sodium levels and increases the nutritional value of meals. Seagreens also contains a broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals to support health.

Recently, Eat Balanced has launched their range of nutritionally balanced pizzas which are available in Asda stores and contain Seagreens in the pizza base. The pizzas are a balanced meal containing the right proportions of fat, carbohydrate and protein. To find out more visit www.eatbalanced.co.uk

Seagreens  is also available in capsule form which can be taken as a supplement and may benefit a variety of conditions including:

• weight management
• high blood pressure
• high cholesterol
• digestive conditions such as IBS

Research has demonstrated that Seagreens species could be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of many other diseases and conditions. The product is allergen free, organic and kosher certified and suitable for vegetarians and vegans. Visit the Seagreens Healthcare Summary for more information http://www.seagreens.co.uk/University/SeagreensHealthcareSummary.aspx

Due to the intensive farming procedures which are followed in this country, the nutritional quality of our food has decreased significantly over the past 50 years. A teaspoon of Seagreens Culinary Ingredient contains more iron than a plate of broccoli. 

If you would like to know more about Seagreens, visit the website www.seagreens.co.uk or email post@seagreens.co.uk To find out more about the Natural Products show visit http://www.naturalproductsscandinavia.com/

Pork and bean casserole

This is a bit of a made up recipe so quantities aren't exact I'm afraid.

200g diced pork
1 red onion, peeled and chopped
2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
4 large mushrooms, sliced
2 apples, sliced
1 tin of mixed beans in tomato sauce
1 tbsp tomato puree
Pinch of mixed herbs
Freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons Seagreens Culinary Ingredient
1 stock cube
400ml water

Serve with freshly steamed seasonal vegetables.

1. Fry the onion, garlic and pork in a little olive oil. Add the mushrooms and apples and fry for a further 3 minutes,
2. Stir in the beans, tomato puree, stock cube, water and herbs. Bring to the boil then transfer to a large oven proof dish and cook at 170 C for 2 hours.
3. Serve with steamed vegetables and potatoes or rice if you wish

Eat Balanced's Seagreens Pizza

This week, Asda have started stocking some of the Eat Balanced pizzas which contain Seagreens. They have been developed by the Eat Balanced team to create a nutritious pizza which tastes great and, as Seagreens is from a sustainable source, it is environmentally friendly too.

The pizza bases have had half the salt replaced with Seagreens, which reduces sodium levels and adds additional nutrients to offer a more nutritional product. Seagreens is Human Food Quality Seaweed ^TM and contains over 70 different vitamins and minerals which are needed by the body.  It has a salty flavour but is much lower in sodium than salt (sodium chloride). It is sodium which is believed to have the detrimental effects on health (see previous blog post).  Pizzas are naturally quite high in salt due to the cheese on the topping and so by replacing salt with Seagreens, the sodium levels are very much reduced.

Not only does Seagreens add nutritional benefits, it also tastes great and has a nutty flavour which adds depth to the pizza flavour. Eat Balanced pizzas have been designed with nutritionists to create a pizza which is actually healthy and creates a balanced meal all in one product. They are higher in fibre, vitamins and minerals than standard pizzas. Each pizza contains just the right amount of salt, protein and carbohydrates along with the added nutritional benefits from Seagreens.

This is a pizza you can eat guilt free.

To find out more about Eat Balanced visit www.eatbalanced.com and to find out more about Seagreens visit www.seagreens.co.uk

Seaweed pizza

With the Eat Balanced pizzas containing Seagreens now being available in Asda, here is a pizza base recipe for you to try at home and create your own pizzas on:

375g plain flour
1 tsp caster sugar
1 tsp Seagreens Culinary Ingredient
7g dried yeast (fast acting)
225ml warm water

1. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the water and mix to form a dough then shape to make the base.
2. Add your tomato puree and then your toppings of choice
3. Bake in a preheated oven at 190 C/ Gas Mark 5 for 20 to 25 minutes.

By adding Seagreens to the pizza base, you are lowering the salt content of the pizza as well as adding lots of vitamins and minerals which are found in Seagreens. The Culinary Ingredient adds a new depth of flavour to pizzas whilst improving their nutritional profile too. We will be posting more about the Eat Balanced pizzas in the next blog post.

Let us know your favourite pizza toppings and send us your pictures to info@seagreens.co.uk. To find out more about Seagreens and it's uses, visit www.seagreens.co.uk.

Soba Noodle Salad with Wrack Seaweed and Purple Sprouting Broccoli

This is a fantastic recipe which is quick to make and can be vegetarian or have meat such as chicken or prawns added if you prefer. Serves 2-3

Ingredients:

250g Soba Noodles
250g purple sprouting broccoli
1 tsp Seagreens Salad and Condiment
1 tsp Sesame seeds

For the dressing:

2 tbsp Toasted Sesame Oil
1/2 tsp diced green chilli
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/2tsp chopped fresh ginger
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
3 tbsp Rice Vinegar

Method:

1. Cook the soba noodles in boiling water for 3-4 mins, then drain and rinse in cold water.  Add boiling water to the Seagreens Salad and Condiment to rehydrate the seaweed. Leave to stand for 8 mins then sieve. Steam the broccoli until tender, then rinse under cold water.
2. Combine the broccoli, rehydrated seaweed and cooked noodles in a medium-sized bowl.
3. Mix the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Pour it over the salad and toss before serving. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds.

You can buy the Seagreens products in some local health food shops or at www.oceansofgoodness.co.uk