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chili powder

Ingredients
2 large aubergines (eggplants), cleaned
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 shallot, peeled and minced
300 g plain seitan, minced
half a glass white wine
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
a few pinches of freshly ground white pepper
a few pinches of chili powder
300 g tomato puree
2 ripe tomatoes, cleaned and diced
4 sundried tomatoes (8 halves), soaked in [...]


Posted in: baking, cooked, picnic, savoury, seitan, summer, vegetables

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Ingredients
For the seitan balls
130 g red lentils
300 ml filtered water
250 seitan sausage, minced
100 g plain seitan, minced
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons flax seeds
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs (from wholemeal bread)
a pinch of whole sea salt
a few fresh thyme sprigs, cleaned
2 teaspoons dried oregano
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
half a teaspoon [...]


Posted in: baking, beans and legumes, cooked, finger food, lunch-box, sauces, savoury, seitan, spring, vegetables

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Zucchini, arugula and sesame crackers (raw)

by Alice on March 27, 2011

Ingredients
4 tablespoons ground flax seeds
150 ml filtered water
a large zucchini, cleaned and cut into pieces
2 handfuls of arugula, cleaned
a tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled
4-5 tablespoons sesame seeds
dried thyme, to taste
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
a few pinches of chili powder
Makes about 20 crackers (6cm x 7cm [...]


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, dehydrator, finger food, gluten-free, lunch-box, picnic, raw, savoury, snacks, spring, summer, vegetables

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Ingredients
400 ml oat milk, unflavoured and unsweetened
200 ml vegetable cream, unflavoured and unsweetened
6 tablespoons nutritional yeast
a few pinches of whole sea salt
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
a pinch of chili powder
1 powdered saffron sachet, dissolved in a little, and warm, oat milk
5 teaspoons agar agar powder
1 kg cooked semi-whole rice (I used
2 tablespoons extra virgin [...]


Posted in: autumn, grains, lunch-box, rice, savoury, spring, summer, winter

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Cream of broccoli soup with tahin

by Alice on November 8, 2010

Ingredients
400 g broccoli, cleaned, divided into florets and steamed
200 ml water (the broccoli cooking water)
100 ml oat milk, unflavoured and unsweetened
2 tablespoons tahin
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and some more for serving)
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
chili powder, to taste
a handful of white sesame seeds
Makes 2-4 servings.


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

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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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Seitan with lemon and fresh herbs

by Alice on December 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 served as finger food).


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

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Chilled cantaloupe soup

by Alice on September 3, 2008

Ingredients
1 ripe cantaloupe pulp, seeds removed, cut into cubes
2 cucumbers, peeled
1 garlic clove, peeled
2 cm fresh ginger root, peeled
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
the juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons apple vinegar
half a teaspoon whole sea salt
ground white pepper, to taste
ground paprika, to taste
red chili powder, to taste
1 red pepper, diced
half a cup filtered water
Makes 4 [...]


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

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