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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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Ingredients
180 g whole grain farro medium-short pasta ( I used ‘torchioli’)
water and whole sea salt, just enough to cook the pasta
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 carrot, peeled and more or less finely chopped
1 yellow pepper (stem, core and seeds removed), diced
1 long, medium-hot, sweet red pepper, Italian or Mediterranean (stem, core and seeds [...]


Posted in: cooked, lunch-box, pasta, picnic, savoury, summer, sweet, vegetables

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Farro with summer vegetables

by Alice on September 16, 2009

Ingredients
200 g pearled or semi-pearled farro, rinsed under running water (plus natural mineral or filtered water, and a pinch of whole sea salt to cook it -use 1 part farro, 2 parts water)
the juice of 1 lemon
2 large handfuls of  fresh green beans, ends trimmed, washed and cut into pieces (plus natural mineral or filtered water and [...]


Posted in: cooked, grains, lunch-box, salads, savoury, spring, summer

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Lentil salad

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, [...]


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

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Ingredients
180 g mezze maniche kamut pasta or other short pasta
water and whole sea salt, just enough to cook the pasta
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large carrot, peeled and more or less finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and more or less finely chopped
a pinch of whole sea salt
8 zucchini flowers, washed, stems and [...]


Posted in: cooked, pasta, savoury, spring, summer, vegetables

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Ingredients
200 g fresh green beans, ends trimmed (plus natural mineral or filtered water and a pinch of whole sea salt, to cook them)
1-2 teaspoons poppy seeds
For the dressing
2 cloves of fresh garlic, peel removed
2-3 cm of fresh ginger root, skin removed
2 handfuls of fresh parsley
juice of 1 lime
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
a pinch of [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, cooked, vegetables

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