COOL-ME-DOWN CUCUMBER MILK

1 serving, 5 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cucumber, peeled & chopped

• 1 cup plant based milk (oat, almond, hemp, rice etc.)

• 2 finger pinch of freshly ground cardamom powder

• 2 finger pinch of fresh mint, chopped (optional, but lovely)

• 1 tsp coconut sugar (or cane sugar if vata or pitta)

DIRECTIONS

1. Blend all ingredients into a uniform drink.

2. Consume chilled, especially on a warm day.

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Notes

• Recipe from the one and only: Dr. Vasant Lad :).

• Now this is what we call: food as medicine

• Grounding, hydrating, great for inflammation, and fried nerves.

• A classic Ayurvedic recipe for calming down overactive tejas. Think of tejas as your ability to focus, comprehend, your passion, and drive. When increased, you may feel anger, frustration, and a short fuse. You may also notice hives, rashes, skin breakouts, autoimmune diseases, nerve pain, or just general mind/body burn-out.

• Hence, you need to cool down - with cucumber milk! Light enough for kapha, cooling for pitta, and creamy enough for vata, tridoshic :).

• Best consumed in late spring/ summer when the weather is heating up, cucumbers are in season, and you need to chill-the f-out.