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Ever wonder what to do with all that leftover pulp you get when you use your juicer? Try mixing it up with some beans, rice and sweet potatoes for some high fiber veggie burgers!

My juice today consisted of:

• 2 cucumbers
• 4 stalks swiss chard
• 6 stalks kale
• 1 lemon
• 3 apples
• 1 inch piece of ginger

I squeezed all the excess juice out of the pulp and combined it with the following:

• 2 cooked sweet potatoes
• 1 can lentils (rinsed)
• 1 cup (measured dry) brown rice
• 1 egg
• 2 tbls olive oil
• 2 tsp cumin
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp curry
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 2 1/2 tsp sea salt

Preheat oven to 350 & prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and olive oil.  Mix all ingredients (except lentils and rice) in food processor.  Pour mixture into a large bowl and add lentils and rice.  Form into burger sized patties, bake @ 350 for 1 hour or more, turning halfway through.

As a snack, appetizer or side serving of your daily greens, kale chips are healthy and delicious!

Kale which is a form of cabbage is an excellent source of calcium, iron, vitamin a and c and chlorophyll.

Ingredients:

-1 bunch of kale (stems removed and leaves torn into roughly 2-inch pieces

-2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil or coconut oil

-1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

-1/4 cup of sesame seeds

-pinch of salt, or any other seasonings you would like

Directions:

-heat oven to 200 degrees

-in a large bowl (or large ziploc bag) drizzle kale with oil, lemon juice and sesame seeds.  toss until evenly coated.

-transfer to baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes! Flip half way through.

Kale chips should be dry and crisp, remove from heat and let them cool completely.  Can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

Enjoy!

Do you have a clean recipe you want to share? Send it to us at recipes@optimumbodies.com.

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