by Alice on September 6, 2010
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 infused oil (here’s how you can prepare it: place 2-3 [...]
Posted in: chilled soups, condiments, gluten-free, savoury, soups, summer, vegetables
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almond milk,
avocado,
coriander,
cucumber,
extra virgin olive oil,
green pepper,
zucchini
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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basil,
chili powder,
cucumber,
extra virgin olive oil,
fava beans,
hijiki,
lemon,
seaweeds,
tamari
by Alice on September 2, 2009
Ingredients
250 g brown lentils, soaked for at least six hours then cooked in natural mineral or filtered water with a pinch of whole sea salt (used canned lentils, if you really have to)
water and whole sea salt, to cook the lentils
2 cucumbers, ends cut off, washed, peeled and diced
1 red pepper, core and seeds removed, [...]
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cucumber,
garlic,
lentils,
onion,
parsley,
pepper
by Alice on August 30, 2009
Ingredients
For the soup
1/2 ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into pieces
2 cucumbers, ends cut off, washed, peeled and cut into pieces
1/2 shallot, peeled and chopped
2 handfuls of almonds, peeled and soaked for 1 hour
juice of 1 lemon
3 teaspoons agave syrup
3 cm fresh ginger root, peeled
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and some more for [...]
Posted in: chilled soups, fruits, savoury, soups, spicy, summer, vegetables
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almonds,
Brazilian nuts,
cucumber,
pesto,
pineapple
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 [...]
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cantaloupe,
chili powder,
cucumber,
fruit,
ginger,
melon,
paprika,
pepper
by Alice on April 14, 2008
I’ve always loved strawberries and cucumber, but never thought about having them together as main ingredients in a salad. I got the idea from a book on vegetarian Indian cuisine (Yamuna Devi’s The Best of Lord Krishna’s Cuisine), and slightly changed the recipe. This sweet-savoury salad is indeed very light and refreshing, and works perfectly as a salad, [...]
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cucumber,
strawberries
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