Hormone Balancing Breakfast Recipe #1: Farmer Wife’s Breakfast

A hearty and savory breakfast is a wonderful way to start the day feeling grounded and satisfied.

Healing foods in this recipe:

• Sauerkraut – A good source of probiotics, which can help regulate estrogen.
• Mustard greens – Packed with nutrients that help regulate estrogen.
• Avocado – Balances sugar, anti-inflammatory, nutritionally dense, anti-carcinogenic.
• Ghee – A precursor for a precursor of steroid hormones like estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, cortisol and DHEA.

Time to make: 20 minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

Sausage (Serves 6):

• 1 lb of ground lamb (you can also used pork, beef or chicken or a combination of any of them)
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 2 tsp ground fennel seed
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tbspscoconut aminos
• 1 tbsp of ghee

Plate (for one):

• 1⁄2 avocado
• Handful of organic green mix (e.g. arugula, mizuna, baby kale, spinach)
• 1 cup of ferments (pictured is sauerkraut and cauliflower)
• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• Juice from 1⁄2 lemon or lime
• Pinch of sea salt

Directions:

1. Mix all the sausage ingredients (except for the ghee), kneading them well.
2. Shape the sausage to a desired shape – round and flat or long.
3. Heat up the skillet and add the ghee.
4. Add sausages and fry them for approximately 7
   minutes on one side and 4 minutes on the other.
5. In a separate bowl, toss green salad mix with olive, lemon and salt until the leaves are well covered with the dressing.
6. Place greens on a large plate, then add the sausage, avocado and ferments to the plate.

Magdalena Wszelaki