{"id":6087,"date":"2016-01-10T16:21:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T03:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/?p=6087"},"modified":"2018-04-18T18:03:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T06:03:16","slug":"dairy-free-papaya-lassi-and-health-benefits-of-papaya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascensionkitchen.com\/dairy-free-papaya-lassi-and-health-benefits-of-papaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Dairy Free Papaya Lassi, Health Benefits of Papaya"},"content":{"rendered":"
A dairy-free, coconut-based Papaya Lassi filled with ingredients to help soothe the digestive tract: aloe vera, cardamom, Manuka, lime and rose. Rich in probiotics and digestive enzymes. <\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Summer time calls for a nice cool, creamy Papaya Lassi, don’t you think? A lassi is a traditional yoghurt-based drink from India, typically made with fresh mangoes. But for this recipe, I’ve replaced the yoghurt with thick and creamy coconut yoghurt (probiotic<\/a> rich) to make it diary free, and used deliciously ripe papayas.<\/p>\n I added in a few other interesting ingredients for this one, freshly ground cardamom (the smell!!), fresh lime juice and a couple of teaspoons of Manuka honey for its lovely antimicrobial properties. I also have a little rose bush in the garden, and since it hasn’t been sprayed, I literally just plucked a few petals and threw them in. Genius idea. Lastly, I used just a dash of aloe vera juice. This isn’t something you can taste in the Papaya Lassi, but I like aloe for its soothing effect on the digestive system.<\/p>\n I love this time of year, because after all the festive indulgences of December, you have that beautiful warm month of January to eat clean and light foods and restore balance to your body. The microbiome of your gut can take a bit of a beating with all that rich food, sugar and champagne!<\/p>\n So I guess you could say my partner and I have been on a wee health kick since the new year. I’ve particularly been including more gut healing foods in my day. Lots of simply combined meals, ferments and organic vegies.<\/p>\n Your gut is so important to your overall health, so in a way I see the month of January as a way of slowly building up your vitality and resilience from the inside out, to carry you through another big, long year.<\/p>\n I made this drink for my breakfast today, the recipe will serve two smaller glasses or one really large one. I definitely couldn’t have finished it all on my own.<\/p>\n The ingredients used (papaya, coconut yoghurt, Manuka honey, aloe and cardamom) all ease the digestive system in their own way. Papaya particularly so, here is a little on why it is so great for you.<\/p>\n