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Savory Kasha Loaf with Sunflower Seeds

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Category:     Side Dish

Description:
Kasha or toasted buckwheat thrives in cold damp regions which is why it's traditional fare in Finland and Austria. Fans of this squishy food say it provides warmth and vitality. Appropriate substitutions can be made for most ingredients.


General applicability:

Savory Kasha Loaf with Sunflower Seeds
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • 1 leek, white and green parts, washed and thinly cut on diagonal (shallots or onions as sub for O)
  • 1 Tablespoon butter or ghee
  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2 carrots, shredded
  • 1 cup purple cabbage, shredded
  • 2 cup vegetable broth
  • 1 cup kasha (toasted buckwheat)
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh thyme
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 Tablespoon buckwheat pancake flour
  • 1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 3 Tablespoon umeboshi vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoon sunflower seeds


How to make it:
  • Preheat oven to 350F.
  • In a skillet, saute leek in butter and oil on medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add garlic, carrots, and cabbage and continue cooking for 2 minutes.
  • Add broth and bring to a boil. Then add kasha, salt and thyme.
  • Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.
  • In large bowl, combine eggs, flour, mustard and vinegar.
  • Remove pan from heat and combine with egg mixture stirring thoroughly.
  • Lightly oil a 9 by 9 in casserole dish and press mixture into it.
  • Sprinkle with seeds (or nuts) and bake for 30 minutes.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:

Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Egg Whole, Chicken
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
B
Cabbage
A
B
N
N
A
N
A
N
Carrots
B
B
N
N
N
B
B
N
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Buckwheat, Kasha, Soba
B
A
N
A
N
A
A
A


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Shallots
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Butter
A
N
N
A
A
N
N
A
Mustard, Wheat-free, Vinegar-free
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Sea Salt
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Leeks
B
N
A
N
B
N
A
N
Thyme
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Ghee, Clarified Butter
N
N
N
N
N
B
N
B
Sunflower Seeds
N
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
Garlic
B
N
B
B
N
B
B
B
Vinegar, except apple cider
A
N
A
A
A
N
A
A
Onion, all types
B
N
B
N
B
B
B
N
Pumpkin Seeds
B
A
B
A
B
N
B
A


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients with healthy glucosinolates
  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in phytoestrogens
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance