Liver provides a powerhouse of nutrition. It is one of those foods that you like or hate. I have learned to like it, since discovering the amazing health benefits of liver. I have also spent time experimenting with several recipes to make a good chopped liver. My husband and friends love my chopped liver dish. Unfortunately, I have been unable to entice my children to eat liver. If I had started making this when they were younger, it probably would  have been easier!

Chopped chicken liver is extremely nutrient dense, containing essential vitamins A, D, K2, B6, B12, choline, minerals and iron.  It is preferable that the liver comes from an organic, pastured chicken.  I make this recipe for special holidays and other occasions when I feel a need to pick up my nutritional intake. When parents used to say “eat your liver” once a week, it was done from love, knowledge and wisdom that liver truly was an amazing food loaded with nutrients needed to maintain good health.

See Vitamins A, D and K2 build healthy bodies, but are missing in modern diets to  learn why these vitamins are so important to health. Click on this article about sacred foods to learn about the tremendous health benefits of liver and other sacred foods discovered by brilliant dentist Weston Price.

If it is unrealistic to incorporate liver into one’s diet on a weekly basis, then supplementation in the form of desiccated liver or cod liver oil is important. Cod liver oil combined with butter oil provides the critical fat soluble vitamins A, D and K2.  I personally take Rosita, Swanson’s or Nordic Natural cod liver oil capsules with a separate K2 capsule. I hope you enjoy my chopped liver recipe below. 

Ingredients:

1. 2 lbs. pastured chicken livers 
   

   Chopped liver super food lunch

2. 1 onion
3. 2 hard boiled pastured egg
4. 2 TBS. refined organic coconut oil
5. sea salt
6. black pepper

Directions:

1.  Place liver on boiling pan with slits or an X on one side of liver with a sharp knife.
2. Sprinkle sea salt on liver pieces and bake under boiler for 3 to 4 minutes.
3. Flip liver pieces over and cook other side
4. Rinse liver in cold water
5. Saute chopped onion with coconut oil
6. Add liver pieces to onion and continue to saute to mix flavors
7. Place liver and onion in food processor and mix until smooth consistency
8. Add chopped eggs and mix well
9. Season with salt and pepper to taste
10. Refrigerate and serve with pickles, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and favorite cracker or bread
11. Chopped liver can be eaten as main meal, sandwich or served as an appetizer
12. Enjoy this delicious, nutrient dense food! 🙂

Relish every bite knowing that you are providing your body with a boat load of nutrients! To learn more about nutrient dense nutrition see Nutrition Facts at Holistic Health to Go

Written by Michelle Goldstein, Holistic Health to Go