From the category archives:

summer

Plum jam (with ginger and vanilla)

by Alice on settembre 8, 2010

Ingredients 2 kg extra ripe purple plums (I used the Italian variety), cleaned 1 cup (250 ml) filtered water the juice of 1 lemon 100 g muscovado sugar 300 g rice malt syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla powder 2-3 cm long fresh ginger root, peeled and grated Makes about 4 jars, 300 g each.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch,fruits,gluten-free,jams,summer

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Ingredients 1 large ripe avocado, peeled 1 zucchini, cleaned half a medium cucumber, cleaned a handful of fresh basil, cleaned 250-300 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured juice of half a lemon whole sea salt, just enough to taste a few pinches of dried, powdered ginger 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1-2 teaspoons coriander […]


Posted in: chilled soups,condiments,gluten-free,savoury,soups,summer,vegetables

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Quinoa and fruit salad

by Alice on settembre 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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Coconut, cashew and saffron ice cream

by Alice on agosto 29, 2010

Ingredients half a teaspoon powdered saffron 400 ml coconut milk 6-7 tablespoons rice malt syrup 3 tablespoons cashew butter a pinch of whole sea salt a few pinches of dried ginger powder Makes 4 servings. 


Posted in: desserts,gluten-free,ice-cream,summer,sweet

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Ingredients For the fava bean soup 700 g dried fava beans, soaked in filtered water for 12 hours, drained then rinsed under cold running water 1 small shallot, peeled and chopped 3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil whole sea salt, just enough to taste For the cherry tomato and basil relish 2 handfuls cherry tomatoes, […]


Posted in: beans and legumes,chilled soups,condiments,savoury,soups,spring,summer,vegetables

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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 […]


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

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Ingredients 50 ml GMO-free vegetable cream (I used almond cream), unsweetened and unflavoured 50 ml almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured 120 g rice malt syrup 50 g hazelnut butter 50 g almond butter 100 g dark fairtrade chocolate (70% cocoa), broken into pieces and melted in a bain-marie 2 teaspoons natural vanilla extract 1-2 handfuls […]


Posted in: chocolate,desserts,gluten-free,ice-cream,summer

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Fava bean, cucumber and hijiki salad

by Alice on maggio 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 […]


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

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Strawberry jelly spread with cardamom

by Alice on maggio 21, 2010

Ingredients 350 g ripe strawberries, cleaned and coarsely puréed 150 g rice malt syrup juice of half a lemon half a teaspoon powdered cardamom a few pinches of powdered vanilla half a teaspoon agar agar powder, dissolved in 1 tablespoon filtered water Makes about 1 jar.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch,fruits,gluten-free,jams,snacks,spring,summer,sweet,tea time

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Almond cinnamon ice cream

by Alice on aprile 26, 2010

Ingredients 150 g rice malt syrup 130 g raw almond butter 20 g raw coconut oil 50 ml almond milk (unflavoured and unsweetened) 65 ml almond cream, or other GMO-free, vegetable cream (unflavoured and unsweetened) 1 teaspoon powdered cinnamon Makes 2-4 servings.


Posted in: desserts,gluten-free,ice-cream,spring,summer,sweet

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Ingredients 1 tablespoon Himalayan salt 1 teaspoon flakes of dulse seaweed 1 teaspoon rooibos tea


Posted in: autumn,sauces,savoury,seasoning,spring,summer,winter

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Seitan with lemon and fresh herbs

by Alice on dicembre 7, 2009

Ingredients 1 garlic clove, peeled a pinch of whole sea salt a pinch of white pepper a pinch of chili powder 6-8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil juice of 1 lemon fresh thyme leaves, to taste fresh oregano, to taste 250-300 g plain seitan, broken into small, bite-sized chunks Makes 2 servings (or more if […]


Posted in: autumn,finger food,savoury,spring,summer,winter

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