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salads

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 [...]


Posted in: autumn, condiments, gluten-free, lunch-box, salads, savoury, seasoning and sauces, vegetables, winter

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Smoked tofu, pear, leek and spinach salad

by Alice on January 11, 2011

Ingredients
a 5-6 cm piece of a leek, cleaned and finely sliced
the juice of 1 lemon
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
half a ripe but firm pear, cleaned and sliced lengthwise
2 tablespoons grade C maple syrup
100 g smoked tofu, thinly sliced
a large handful of fresh baby spinach, cleaned
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
a few pomegranate kernels
Makes [...]


Posted in: autumn, fruits, gluten-free, lunch-box, salads, savoury, soy, tofu, vegetables, winter

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Creamy celeriac with truffle and hazelnut oil

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.


Posted in: autumn, gluten-free, lunch-box, salads, savoury, vegetables, winter

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Apple, celeriac and lemon salad

by Alice on December 5, 2010

Ingredients
half a very small head celeriac, peeled and shaved thin
1 red apple (I used Red Delicious), cleaned, quartered and cut into very thin slices
1 very small lemon, cleaned and cut into thin slices
lemon juice, to taste
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
rice malt syrup, to taste
whole grain, old style [...]


Posted in: autumn, fruits, gluten-free, lunch-box, picnic, salads, savoury, vegetables, winter

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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 [...]


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

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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 [...]


Posted in: autumn, beans and legumes, gluten-free, salads, savoury, summer, vegetables

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Ingredients
half a (round) radicchio head, cleaned and thinly sliced into ribbons
3-4 fresh, ripe, firm figs, cleaned and cut into quarters
1 tablespoon black sesame seeds
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
balsamic vinegar, to taste
fresh thyme leaves, cleaned (to taste)
Makes 2 servings.


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

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Zucchini with lemon, thyme and pink peppercorns

by Alice on September 15, 2010

Ingredients
4 small zucchini, cleaned and sliced
the juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
fresh thyme leaves (cleaned), to taste
pink peppercorns
Makes 2-4 servings.


Posted in: gluten-free, salads, savoury, spring, summer, vegetables

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Quinoa and fruit salad

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.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, picnic, salads, summer, sweet

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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 [...]


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

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Flat bean, fava bean and tomato salad

by Alice on May 24, 2010

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 [...]


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

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Fava bean, cucumber and hijiki salad

by Alice on May 21, 2010

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 [...]


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

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