Macrobiotic Meal of the Month - August 2008

For those of you who don't know what kanten is, it's a jello-like dessert, made with kanten flakes — a seaweed product that can be found in most health food stores — juice, salt and cherries (or berries).

This is a light "macro" dessert. Macro desserts tend to be light, lower in sugars and done on the stove top instead of baked in the oven. As a rule baked, dry flour products are on the occasional list on a standard macrobiotic diet.

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CHERRY KANTEN
3 cups of organic apple juice (I like Bionature brand)
1 cup of spring or filtered tap water
4 generous tablespoons of kanten flakes
pinch of sea salt
1 cup organic cherries, cut and pitted
Sprig of mint

Heat the apple juice and water on a high flame until it comes to a boil, then turn flame to low and add kanten flakes and pinch of sea salt. Simmer for 5-10 minutes on low- to medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until flakes are dissolved.
Stir in cherries.
Pour into separate serving size dishes and let sit for a few hours until jelled. Garnish with mint.
Serves 4-6

Enjoy! ~Meg