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salads

Ingredients
200 g cooked lentils
200 g pomegranate kernels
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
the juice of half a lemon
2 tablespoons apple vinegar
1 tablespoon rice malt syrup
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
a large handful of fresh parsley, cleaned and chopped
Makes 2 servings.
Directions
Combine the lentils and the pomegranate kernels in a sald [...]


Posted in: autumn, beans and legumes, cooked, fruits, gluten-free, lunch-box, salads, savoury, spicy, winter

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Ingredients
150 g chickpeas, to be soaked in filtered water for around 9 hours then rinsed and drained
200 g soy yogurt, unsweetened, unflavoured and GMO-free
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon mild curry powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
1 small cucumber, cleaned and diced
1 long green pepper, cleaned and diced
a large handful pf [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, cooked, gluten-free, picnic, salads, savoury, soy, summer, vegetables

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Sprout, cucumber, sesame and dulse salad

by Alice on June 27, 2011

Ingredients
2-3 handfuls lentil sprouts
2-3 handfuls radish sprouts
half a cucumber (or 1 small), cleaned and julienned
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
1-2 tablespoons dulse flakes
the juice of half a lemon
1 tablespoon apple vinegar
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
toasted sesame oil, to taste
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: finger food, lunch-box, picnic, raw, salads, savoury, sprouts

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Ingredients
6-7 tomatoes, cleaned and seeds removed then cut into small pieces
6 sundried tomatoes, soaked in filtered water for about 10 minutes then rinsed, pat-dried and cut into pieces
a handful of fresh rocket, cleaned and chopped
a handful of fresh basil, cleaned and chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled and cut into slivers
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
whole sea [...]


Posted in: cooked, lunch-box, pasta, picnic, salads, savoury, spring, summer, vegetables

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Panzanella with friselle and tomatoes

by Alice on June 7, 2011

Ingredients
2 whole wheat friselle
320-350 g fresh ripe tomatoes, sliced or cut into pieces
dried oregano, to taste
fresh and cleaned basil, to taste
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: lunch-box, picnic, salads, savoury, spring, summer, vegetables

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Beluga lentil, tomato and avocado salad

by Alice on May 26, 2011

Ingredients
100 g beluga lentils
the juice of half a lemon
8-10 cherry tomatoes, cleaned and cut into halves
3-4 sun dried tomatoes, soaked in filtered water for 10 minutes then drained and chopped
dried mint, to taste
fresh and cleaned mint, to taste
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
whole sea salt, to taste
half a large avocado, cleaned and cut into pieces [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, fruits, gluten-free, lunch-box, picnic, salads, savoury, spring, summer, vegetables

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Ingredients
200 g cleaned cherries
300 g cleaned strawberries, cut into quarters
the juice of half a lemon
the juice of 1 orange
1 tablespoon naturale vanilla extract
2 tablespoons molasses (from whole cane sugar)
the juice of 2 cm cleaned and grated fresh ginger root
4-5 fresh mint leaves, cleaned and chopped
1/4 teaspoon of powdered cloves
Makes 2-3 servings.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, desserts, fruits, gluten-free, picnic, raw, salads, spring, summer, sweet

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Ingredients
2 large potatoes, peeled, cut into slices then into quarters
a handful of kalamata olives, stones removed
a handful of sango radish sprouts, cleaned
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
a little lemon juice
a little rice or apple vinegar
a few pinches of nori flakes
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: autumn, cooked, gluten-free, salads, savoury, seaweeds, spring, sprouts, summer, vegetables, winter

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Ingredients
2 beets, cleaned and cut into pieces
the juice of 2 oranges
a few pinches of whole sea salt
julienned orange zest, to taste (choose organic oranges)
fresh thyme leaves, to taste (keep some for garnish)
1-2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
extra virgin olive oil
balsamic vinegar, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: autumn, fruits, gluten-free, salads, savoury, spring, vegetables, winter

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Fennel, beet, radish and endive salad

by Alice on March 30, 2011

Ingredients
a small fennel bulb, cleaned and cut into thin slices or shaved
a few endive leaves, cleaned
5-6 radishes, cleaned and cut into halves or quarters
half a red beet, cleaned and cut into two halves and then into slices
5-6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
the guice of half a lemon
2-3 teaspoons apple vinegar
2 teaspoons rice malt syrup
whole sea [...]


Posted in: autumn, condiments, gluten-free, salads, savoury, seasoning, spring, vegetables, winter

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Ingredients
half a pink grapefruit
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
toasted sesame oil, just enough to taste
a teaspoon rice malt syrup
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
2 large handfuls rocket, cleaned
a handful of dulse seaweeds, soaked in filtered water for about 15 minutes then rinsed well and drained
a handful of lentil sprouts
sesame [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, fruits, gluten-free, salads, savoury, seaweeds, spring, sprouts, vegetables, winter

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Raw beets with hazelnuts, ginger and nori

by Alice on March 8, 2011

Ingredients
1 handful of fresh parsley, cleaned and chopped
a 3 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
a 1-2 cm piece of a fresh chilli, cleaned and chopped
1 handful hazelnuts, shelled and chopped
a 2-3 cm piece of a fresh spring onion, cleaned and chopped
1 tablespoon nori flakes
4-5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon shoyu
1 tablespoon [...]


Posted in: autumn, condiments, dips, spreads and patés, finger food, gluten-free, salads, savoury, vegetables, winter

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