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Curried Pear Smoothie with Almonds and Chia

Ingredients

  • 2 pears 

    ¾ cup almond Milk 

    5 almonds 

    ⅛ teaspoon garam masala 

    Dash cayenne

    1 teaspoon chia seed 

    1-2 teaspoons honey 

Serving size

  • Serves 1-2

Helps Regulate The Lung & Large Intestine

Great recipes don’t need more than three great ingredients. Here we use pear (helps temper your cough), almonds (relieves stagnant qi energy in the lungs) and garam masala (spices for helping the flow of energy through your lungs) to match with the fall metal element. Prepare yourself during cold and flu season….the healthy, easy, natural and delicious way. Bottoms-up! 

Procedures:

Blend all ingredients until smooth.

Ingredients Chinese Medicine Benefits
Pear Relieves heat, and the color white matches the metal element
Almonds & Almond Milk Warming and builds strength
Garam Masala Warming and stimulating properties
Cayenne Yang tonic that promotes qi and enhances circulation
Chia Seeds Energy tonic that lubricates dryness
Honey Acts upon the lungs, soothes and nourishes

Travis Metzger is a Minneapolis-based chef and co-founder of DAO Labs. An avid health enthusiast, he’s juiced and eaten his way to health, combining his passion for fresh ingredients with flavors that make the palate sing. He combines his training at the New England Culinary Institute with his frequent travels to and throughout Asia to create recipes for The Way and DAO Labs that bridge the culinary aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine to the western diet and ingredient options. Travis can be reached at travis@mydaolabs.com

Curried Pear Smoothie with Almonds and Chia

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