Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

Submitted by Sandy LaMere

Directions:

1) For the bottom crust, mix these together and pat into pie pan:
•    3/4 C. flour
•    1/2 Tsp. salt
•    1 Squirt SunnyDew®
•    1 Tbsp. milk
•    1/4 C. olive oil

2) For the filling, beat these ingredients together & pour over bottom crust:
•    5 C. rhubarb
•    1C. strawberries 
•    2 Tbsp. white sugar
•    1/2 Tsp. SunnyDew® (to taste)
•    2 Tbsp. NuPlus® Plain
•    1/4 Tsp. salt
•    2 Tbsp. butter
•    1 egg

3) For the top crust, mix these together and crumble over filling:
•    1 C. rolled oats
•    1/3 C. nuts (finely chopped)
•    1 Squirt SunnyDew®
•     2 Tbsp. olive oil

4) Bake pie in preheated 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until rhubarb is tender.

Sunrider Recipes Wanted!

What’s cooking, Sunriders? We’re hungry for your recipes! 

We’d love to know what kind of culinary creations you concoct that include Sunrider® products, as we plan to serve up some more personalized recipes for main dishes, snacks, smoothies, and desserts on our social media sites and in upcoming newsletters.

As you know, Sunrider® foods and beverages can be used to notch up the nutrition and kick up the flavor of so many dishes. Whether your favorite Sunrider-inspired recipe involves baking, frying, grilling, roasting, or blending, we’d love to hear about it so we can share it with others. After all, Sunrider is meant to be enjoyed by everyone!

Please email us your favorite Sunrider recipe to Blogger@sunrider.com.

Include the name of your recipe, ingredient list, and instructions, along with your name.

Thank you! We can’t wait to get in the kitchen to try out some new healthy and delicious recipes!

Sunrider Tiramisu

Submitted by: Birgitt Kranl, Independent Business Owner, Germany

Ingredients (for seven small glasses):
33 oz. Calli® Regular
33 oz. warm water mixed with two packs of Fortune Delight® Raspberry
1 pack ladyfingers
1 cup mascarpone
Cream (optional)
1 pack VitaShake® Cocoa

Directions:
• Mix mascarpone with cream (optional) and sweeten to taste with choice of sweetener (optional).
• Prepare ladyfingers by alternately dunking them into Calli® and Fortune Delight®.
• Serve in seven glasses, layering alternately with mascarpone and soaked ladyfingers, ending with a layer of mascarpone.
• Cool for 2–4 hours.
• Sprinkle with VitaShake® shortly before serving.

Slim Down Your Summer BBQ

Sunrider offers loads of delicious foods and beverages to help you have slimmer summer barbeques and picnics. Made with natural, herbal ingredients, and owner’s expertise, there’s no time like the present to whip your summer diet into shape with our healthy products.


Need an excuse to get out of the stuffy kitchen? Blame the weather! When it’s hot, no one wants to cook hovered over a hot indoor stove. This is a great excuse to get outside, get active, and bring along seasonal dishes, such as lush green salads, fruit salads, cold soups (mmm, gazpacho), crunchy fresh vegetables (perfect for dipping!), and other easy, healthy dishes.


Don’t let the summer months escape you. Take a trip, plan a party, or simply stock your pantry with these nutritious Sunrider favorites and enjoy the season’s pastimes no matter where you go.


Here are suggestions to get you started!

Dr. Chen® Secret Sauce
Perfect for summertime cookouts and celebrations, Dr. Chen® Secret Sauce adds mouthwatering flavor to your favorite foods, and comes in Regular and Vegetarian flavors.


NuPuffs®
Pack Sunrider® snacks for your summer outings and the whole family will be satisfied. NuPuffs® come in Cheese, Cocoa, and Apple Cinnamon to quell all your taste bud cravings.


Fortune Delight®, Calli®
These nourishing teas are great on a hot summer day. Chill the teas, and bring a thermos on your adventure, keeping your body healthy and hydrated.

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Mini Bun/Morning Roll Burger

Stacked with tasty, nutritious ingredients, you’ll have fun making this mini bun burger, and even more fun eating it!
Submitted by Jun Jik Lee, Korea

Ingredients:

•    Mini bun/morning roll
•    Lettuce
•    Onion
•    Tomato
•    Ham or tofu slices
•    Honey mustard or low-fat mayonnaise
•    Dr. Chen® Secret Sauce

Directions:

1.    Split the mini bun in half.
2.    Wash the lettuce, onion, and tomato with SunSmile® Fruit & Vegetable Rinse, and then cut
       into pieces sized for the mini bun.
3.    Spread a teaspoon of the condiment and Dr. Chen® Secret Sauce on each side of the bun.
4.    Stack the lettuce, onion, and tomato on one side of the roll.
5.    Put a slice of ham or a slice of tofu (dried by patting with paper towels) on top of the stacked
       produce.
6.    Close the burger with the other half of the roll. Enjoy!

Chicken Broccoli Linguine Bake

Submitted by Sandy LaMere, Fennimore, Wisconsin


Ingredients

6 1/2 oz. (1/2 box) whole wheat linguine or whole wheat spaghetti

1 cup carrots, sliced (bite size)

1 cup broccoli florets, chopped into bite sized pieces

1 cup cooked chicken pieces (bite-sized) (leftover baked chicken works great!)

3 cups milk

1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

2 packets NuPlus® (I use Simply Herbs™)

Optional: about 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese


Directions

1.  Cook linguine or spaghetti according to package directions. Drain and layer the pasta in a 9 x 13 baking dish coated with cooking spray.


2.  Layer the sliced carrots, then the chopped broccoli, and then the cooked chicken over the pasta.


3.  Mix milk, olive oil, garlic salt, pepper and NuPlus® together. Pour evenly over top.

4.  Sprinkle a thin layer (about 3/4 cup) shredded mozzarella cheese evenly over top or cover the dish if not using the cheese.

5.  Bake 350º about 40 minutes.

Sunrider Ultimate Oatmeal

There's nothing like a warm bowl of oatmeal on a cold winter morning---it's soothing, filling, and delicious. Already very nutritious, this oatmeal's made even better with spectacular Sunrider additions!

Enjoy!

Submitted by: Lorraine Eastburn, Phoenix, Arizona

Ingredients:

8 oz. hot water

1/2 cup old fashioned oatmeal

1 tbs. ground flaxseed

1 packet NuPlus® Apple Cinnamon

1 packet Quinary®

SunnyDew® to taste

Directions:

Mix hot water and oatmeal. Cover and let stand for five minutes.

Then add: ground flaxseed, NuPlus® Apple Cinnamon, and Quinary®.

Add SunnyDew® to taste.

Valentine’s Sweets

Cupid is getting ready for the big day, are you? Valentine’s is a special occasion to show your loved ones how much you care, so why not make a delicious dessert that’s nutritious too!

Creamy Dreamy Brownies
Submitted by: Joel Gibson & Chrissy Gala, Sedona, Arizona

Ingredients for the Brownie Base
1 1/2 C walnuts or pecans, ground
1 1/2 C dates, pitted
1 Packet Cocoa VitaShake®
1/4 C chocolate or carob powder
1 Tsp. vanilla extract

1. Grind nuts in a food processor.
2. Combine the rest of the ingredients and process until mixture is soft and crumbly. If mixture is too dry, add a little honey or water to create consistency you want.
3. Press into a small square or round pan 1/2 inch thick.
4. Top with frosting and chill until set. Serve with hot Calli® tea.

For the Frosting
1 C coconut butter, melted
1/2 C honey or agave
1 Vial Liqui-Five®
1/4 C chocolate powder
1 Tsp. vanilla extract
1 Packet Fortune Delight® Cinnamon

1. Melt coconut butter until soft.
2. Add agave or honey, Liqui-Five®, vanilla extract, and mix by hand.
3. Add chocolate powder and mix until smooth.

If you'd like, add SunnyDew® to taste.

Beef Bulgogi (Korean Barbeque) Recipe

A Sunrider from Korea shared this recipe with us, and it looked so good we wanted to share it with everyone! This dish offers a tantalizing blend of textures and flavors…plus it provides the “hands-on” fun of wrapping your own bite-size BBQ “sandwiches” in crispy lettuce and then popping them in your mouth. So bon appétit, or as they say in Korea, jal meokkesseumnida!

Serves about four

Ingredients:

• 600g beef (recommend thin slices of sirloin)
• ½ onion
• ½ green pepper
• 1/3 carrot
• ½ head of lettuce
• 1/8 pear
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon SunnyDew®
• 1 tablespoon Dr. Chen® Secret Sauce™
• 1g Fortune Delight®

Instructions:

1. Dice onion, green pepper, pear, and carrot (after rinsing them with SunSmile® Fruit & Vegetable Rinse).
2. Make a marinade in a bowl by mixing SunnyDew®, Dr. Chen® Secret Sauce™, soy sauce, chopped pear, garlic, sesame oil, and the sesame seeds. Marinate overnight.
3. Put beef in a sauce pan and add vegetables and Fortune Delight®. Then add the marinade.
4. Cook in a preheated pan for about 15 minutes at 100C. Sprinkle on Fortune Delight® to enhance aroma.
5. Place small portions of beef on bite-size lettuce leaves.
6. Serve and enjoy!