Ingredients

1 handful of fresh parsley, cleaned and chopped
a 3 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
a 1-2 cm piece of a fresh chilli, cleaned and chopped
1 handful hazelnuts, shelled and chopped
a 2-3 cm piece of a fresh spring onion, cleaned and chopped
1 tablespoon nori flakes
4-5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon shoyu
1 tablespoon lemon juice
a pinch of whole sea salt
1 tablespoon filtered water
1 white beet, cleaned and cut into thin slices
raw hazelnut oil, to taste

Makes 2 servings.

Directions

In a bowl, mix very well all ingredients except the beet slices and hazelnut oil. Arrange the beet on a plate, garnish with the hazelnut mixture and drizzle with the hazelnut oil before serving.

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.

Directions

In a salad bowl, combine the celeriac, lemon juice, cream and parsley and toss. Add the truffle paté, hazelnut oil and salt and mix again. Serve cool or at room temperature.

Ingredients

200 g fair trade dark chocolate (70% cacao)
90 g quinoa flour
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of cinnamon powder
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
115 g rice malt syrup
55 g maple syrup, grade B or C
4 tablespons powdered flax seeds, mixed with 12 tablespoons filtered water
50 g hazelnut butter
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon hazelnut oil
6 tablespoons almond milk, unflavoured and unsweetened

Makes 30-35 brownies.

Directions

Preheat the oven to 170° C. Lightly oil and flour a 20 cm square (stainless steel) baking pan. Melt the chocolate in a bain marie.
Combine the quinoa flour, salt, cinnamon, cream of tartar in a medium bowl and stir. In another bowl, combine the rice malt syrup, maple syrup, flax seeds, hazelnut butter, olive oil, hazelnut oil and almond milk. Fold the wet into the dry ingredients, stir well then add the chocolate as soon as it has melted. Stir again until combined and spread evenly in the baking pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick plunged into the center comes out slightly moist with batter. Let cool for a couple of minutes, then unmold the cake and transfer onto a cutting board. Cut into squares and let cool a bit more before serving.

Ingredients

100 g dried and peeled chestnuts, soaked in filtered water for 20 minutes
1 medium celeriac, peeled and cut into pieces
whole sea salt
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Himalayan salt, just enough to taste
400 ml filtered water (you can use all or part of the leftover cooking water you used to steam the celeriac)
400 ml plain and unsweetened oat milk
freshly ground black pepper, just enough to taste
hazelnut oil, to taste
fresh parsley leaves, to taste

Makes 2-4 servings.

Directions

Boil the chestnuts in filtered, slightly salted water until very tender (it will take no less than 30 minutes), then rinse them under cold running water and rub off any dark skins. In the meantime, place the celeriac bits in a steamer fitted over a saucepan, add enough water to reach the bottom of the steamer and sprinkle with some salt. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat and steam just until tender (it will take about 15 minutes). Remove the celeriac from the heat and transfer it in the bowl of a food processor, add the chestnuts, olive oil, Himalayan salt, water and oat milk and process until very smooth. Add some more water or milk if you like a runnier soup (using milk only will make the texture a bit richer). Reheat the soup if necessary, then stir it into serving bowls, sprinkle some black pepper and hazelnut oil over it and garnish with the parsley leaves.

Ingredients

1 cup whole barley, hulled
3 cups filtered water
a pinch of whole sea salt
a piece of kombu, 2 cm long
1 small red, round radicchio, outer leaves removed, cored, rinsed, dried and thinly sliced
8 fresh champignon mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
3-4 handfuls of white grapes, rinsed, cut into halves and seeded
3-4 handfuls raisins, soaked in natural mineral or filtered water for 10 minutes then drained and pat dried
juice of 1 lemon
8 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
hazelnut oil, just enough to taste
fresh thyme, to taste

Wash the barley thoroughly and soak it for about 8 hours in filtered water. Transfer the barley into a heavy-bottomed saucepan , add fresh filtered water (or you may even keep the soaking water but make sure you add the right quantity, as indicated in the recipe. Add the salt and the kombu, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and cook  with the lid on until most of the water has been absorbed, without stirring as you don’t want to alter the cooking process. The barley should get tender in 45-55 minutes (if you are using a pressure cooker, cooking time will be 25-30 minutes). Remove the kombu (you can let it dry and use it a second time). Drain if necessary (although there should be no water left in the saucepan), transfer into a large salad bowl, drizzle with half of the olive oil, toss and let cool completely.

To assemble the salad, add the radicchio, the champignons, the grapes, the raisins and the lemon to the barley. Mix well, sprinkle with the remaining oil and the salt, then top with a drizzle of hazelnut oil and the fresh thyme. Serve immediately.