by Alice on February 17, 2011
Ingredients
1 small white beetroot, cleaned and cut into matchsticks
half a red beetroot, cleaned and cut into matchsticks
half a small white cabbage, cleaned and finely shaved
the juice of 1 orange
2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons rice malt syrup
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
black sesame seeds, to taste
pumpkin seeds (raw or toasted), to [...]
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by Alice on December 20, 2010
Ingredients
half a medium celeriac, peeled and julienned
2 tablespoons lemon juice
5-6 tablespoons vegetable cream (I used almond cream)
a few fresh parsley leaves, cleaned and chopped
1 teaspoon truffle paté (a paté of black summer truffle in olive oil, with no added ingredients)
hazelnut oil, to taste
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
Makes 2 servings.
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by Alice on September 27, 2010
Ingredients
200 g black chickpeas, soaked in cold filtered water for at least 9 hours, or overnight, then washed and drained
150 g quinoa, washed under cold running water
half a red pepper, cleaned and cut into cubes
half a yellow pepper, cleaned and cuto into cubes
8-10 cherry tomatoes, cleaned and cut into quarters
1 carrot, cleaned and cut into [...]
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extra virgin olive oil,
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by Alice on September 23, 2010
Ingredients
For the salad
200 g green beans
2 medium-large potatoes, peeled and sliced
a large handful of fresh rocket, cleaned
a handful of capers, soaked in cold filtered water for about 15 minutes then rinsed
For the pesto
a large handful of fresh, cleaned basil (and some for garnish)
2 small zucchini, cleaned
a large handful of pine nuts (and some more for [...]
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green beans,
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pine nuts,
potatoes,
rocket,
zucchini
by Alice on September 2, 2010
Ingredients
2 cups cooked quinoa, cold (here’s how to cook quinoa)
1-2 chilled nectarines, sliced
1 banana, sliced
2-3 handfuls of chilled blueberries
a squeeze of lemon juice
2-3 pinches of vanilla powder
rice malt syrup, to taste
Makes 2 servings.
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Ingredients
70-80 g semi-whole long grain rice
70-80 black venere rice
juice of half a lemon
4-5 handfuls of fresh peas (out of pod), cooked in boiling and slightly salted water for 5-7 minutes, drained, rinsed under cold running water and set aside to cool
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 zucchini, cleaned and diced
2 small handfuls of pumpkin seeds
pickled ginger [...]
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Ingredients
10-15 long flat beans, cleaned, trimmed, cut into pieces, cooked in salted boiling water for 3-4 minutes (they should stay crispy and bright green), then rinsed under cold running water and drained well
2-3 handfuls of fava beans, cleaned and unshelled
6-8 date or cherry tomatoes, cleaned and sliced
1 small handful of capers, soaked in filtered water [...]
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Ingredients
4-5 handfuls of fava beans
1 and a half handfuls of hijiki seaweeds, soaked in filtered water for 15-20 minutes, then cooked in boiling water for another 15 minutes, drained, rinsed under cold running water and drained again
1 cucumber, cleaned and cut into small sticks
4-5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons tamari
juice of half a lemon
1 [...]
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basil,
chili powder,
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