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mint

Ingredients
2-3 cups filtered water
2 teaspoons dried mint
a pinch of powdered cloves (or 1-2 whole cloves)
a pinch of powdered star anise (or 1 whole star anise)
200 g whole grain cous cous (I used whole spelt cous cous)
Himalayan salt, just enought o taste
2 tablespoons raw sesame oil
2-3 handfuls of raisins, soaked in filtered water for 10 minutes [...]


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, finger food, fruits, grains, lunch-box, salads, savoury, spicy, sweet

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Chickpea and tomato salad

by Alice on October 6, 2009

Ingredients
250 g chickpeas, soaked for 8-10 hours then cooked in natural mineral or filtered water with a pinch of whole sea salt (use canned chickpeas only if you really have to)
8-10 cherry tomatoes (I used black cherry tomatoes), washed and cut into wedges
4 large handfuls of fresh parsley, rinsed, pat dried and more ore less [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, cooked, salads, savoury, spicy, spring, summer

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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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Fava cream with mint

by Alice on June 13, 2009

Makes about 2 cups.
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh fava beans
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2-3 pinches Himalayan salt
1 handful fresh mint
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 teaspoon powdered dried ginger


Posted in: raw

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Ingredients
1 medium-sized celeriac
6-8 tablespoons corn flour
whole sea salt, to taste
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon dried mint leaves, finely crushed
1 teaspoon powdered coriander seeds
Makes 12-15 patties.

Directions
Peel the celeriac, cut it into even-sized chunks and put them in a steamer placed over a saucepan filled with water (4 cups should be enough), sprinkle with some [...]


Posted in: baking, cooked

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