Recipes & Blog — Sauerkraut

Ingredients Serves 2 3 pork sausages 2 Flatbreads 100g creme fraiche 1 brown onion ~80g  The Cultured Collective Original Sauerkraut Cucumber salad: ½ large cucumber 1 tbsp white wine vinegar 5g dill ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp sugar Method: 1.Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C (fan)/390°F/gas mark 6. Put a large baking tray in the oven to heat up (this will stop the flat bread bottoms from going soggy!) 2.Prepare the cucumber salad: thinly slice the cucumber, and finely chop the dill. Place in a bowl with the salt, sugar and white vinegar. Mix thoroughly and set aside to allow the flavours...

Guest post by Sasha Watkins; a Kings college trained, registered dietitian and co founder of award winning ready meal delivery company- Field Doctor. Sasha has a special interest in gut health and allergy and was one of the first dietitians trained in the low FODMAP diet. As the interest in gut health has grown so has the craze in fermented foods. Everyone seems to be eating or making kefir, sauerkraut or kombucha at home what does the science say? Here’s the scoop on fermented foods and the evidence around their believed health benefits. What are fermented foods? Fermented foods are...

If you want to improve your overall health, improving your gut health is one of the first things you should look at. Making healthier choices when it comes to the foods you eat is a good place to start, and healthier food choices start in the supermarket! Your weekly shop is your opportunity to give yourself the building blocks for healthy, gut-loving meals and snacks throughout the week. A little thought and pre-planning can go a long way.

Let’s explore how fermented foods such as sauerkraut or kimchi can enhance our health. The live microorganisms in sauerkraut improve the diversity of our gut microbiome. And the more diverse and healthier our gut bacteria, the stronger our immune system.