Of all the foods we eat on GAPS, I daresay the ferments are up there as the most important. The ones that come to mind immediately are yogurt and sauerkraut, but there are many other ferments you can get to help the good bacteria replenished in your gut. I wanted to compile a list and once I got started I was amazed at how many recipes out there to try. I have only tried a handful of these recipes: sauerkraut, cortido, radishes, pickles, carrots, yogurt, water kefir, dairy kefir, kombucha and beet kvass.
VEGETABLES
- Wild Fermentation Making Sauerkraut is Easy
- GNOWFGLINS Lacto-Fermented Pickled Turnips and Beets
- Harmonious Belly Lacto-Fermented Beets
- Nourishing Gourmet Lacto-Fermented Dilly Carrots Sticks
- Nourishing Gourmet Lacto-Fermented Escabeche (Jalapenos)
- GAPSTERS Fermented Carrots and Daikon Radish
- GNOWFGLINS Lacto-Fermented Radishes
- Kelly the Kitchen Kop Lacto-Fermented Ketchup
- Mexican Wildflower Mexican Fiesta Cortido (Sauerkraut)
- Lost Arts Kitchen Kimchi The Prettiest Ferment
- Kitchen Steward Lacto-Fermented Crunchy Pickles
- Kanji Fermented Carrots
- Sustainablog Fermented Garlic
- Spain in Iowa Fermented Green Beans with Radishes, Red Onion and Thyme
- Cooking God’s Way Lacto-Fermented Green Beans
- Awesome Pickle Pickled Summer Squash with Basil
- Awesome Pickle Fermented Dilly Beans
- Awesome Pickle Fermented Asparagus
- Affairs of Living Lacto-Fermented Cauliflower
- Simple Green Frugal Fermented Kale
- Cultured Life Blueberry Spinach Kraut
CONDIMENTS
- Cheeseslave Homemade Lacto-Fermented Mayonnaise
- Cheeselave Lacto-Fermented Salsa
- Nourishing Gourmet Lacto-Fermented Roasted Tomato Salsa
- Mead -Fermented Honey
- Earth Clinic Apple Cider Vinegar
- GNOWFGLINS 5 Spice Apple Chutney
- GNOWFGLINS Lacto-Fermented Guacamole
- GNOWFGLINS Fermented Cranberry-Orange-Apple Relish (calls for sucanat, sub with honey?)
- Naturally Living SoCal Cultured Strawberry Applesauce
BEVERAGES
- Nourished Magazine Cabbage Rejuvelac
- Mamta’s Kitchen Recipe Kanji Carrot & Beetroot Drink – Chilli Hot!
- GNOWFGLINS Kombucha Recipe
- Bonzai Aphrodite Grow Your Own Scoby “Mother” from Store Bought Kombucha
- Rebuild from Depression Water Kefir
- Weston A Price Foundation Old Fashioned Healthy Lacto-Fermented Soft Drinks
- Hunt Gather Love Fermented Coconut Water
- Body Ecology Young Coconut Kefir
- Nourished Magazine Beet Kvass
DAIRY PRODUCTS
- Rebuild from Depression Milk Kefir
- Untrained Housewife Homemade Sour Cream from Raw Milk
- LiveStrong Soured Milk from Raw Milk
- Nourished Kitchen Yogurt from Raw Milk
Have I forgotten anything? I’m sure I have, please let me know in the comments and I’ll add them to the list.
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Thank you!!!
I’m new to the nourishing traditions/gaps world and while I’ve made kimchi, basic sauerkraut, and lacto-fermented jalapenos with success (took me quite a few weeks to get brave enough to try the first batch though!) I’m now looking for ideas to branch out and this list is great!
Again, thank you!
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Starlene Reply:
February 11th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
@Erin, you are welcome! Please come back and let us know what you end up trying.
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