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parsley

Ingredients
200 g cooked lentils
200 g pomegranate kernels
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
the juice of half a lemon
2 tablespoons apple vinegar
1 tablespoon rice malt syrup
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
a large handful of fresh parsley, cleaned and chopped
Makes 2 servings.
Directions
Combine the lentils and the pomegranate kernels in a sald [...]


Posted in: autumn, beans and legumes, cooked, fruits, gluten-free, lunch-box, salads, savoury, spicy, winter

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Ingredients
150 g chickpeas, to be soaked in filtered water for around 9 hours then rinsed and drained
200 g soy yogurt, unsweetened, unflavoured and GMO-free
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon mild curry powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
1 small cucumber, cleaned and diced
1 long green pepper, cleaned and diced
a large handful pf [...]


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Raw beets with hazelnuts, ginger and nori

by Alice on March 8, 2011

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 [...]


Posted in: autumn, condiments, dips, spreads and patés, finger food, gluten-free, salads, savoury, vegetables, winter

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Polenta with seitan ragù

by Alice on February 1, 2011

Ingredients
For the seitan ragù
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and 2 more when ready to serve)
half an onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 small carrot, cleaned and finely chopped
1 celery stalk, cleaned and finely chopped
1 teaspoon powdered vegetable stock
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
150 ml white wine
350 g seitan, finely chopped (you can use a [...]


Posted in: sauces, savoury, spicy, spring, vegetables, winter

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Ingredients
200 g black chickpeas, soaked in cold filtered water for at least 9 hours, or overnight, then washed and drained
150 g quinoa, washed under cold running water
half a red pepper, cleaned and cut into cubes
half a yellow pepper, cleaned and cuto into cubes
8-10 cherry tomatoes, cleaned and cut into quarters
1 carrot, cleaned and cut into [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, picnic, salads, savoury, summer, vegetables

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Borlotti balls with pumpkin and carrot stew

by Alice on April 11, 2010

Ingredients
For the borlotti balls
150 g dried borlotti beans, washed under cold running water, soaked for 8-10 hours then rinsed
50 g wheat gluten
3 tablespoons golden flax seeds, finely ground
4 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
2-3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped
3 tablespoons tamari
4-6 tablespoons oat milk (unflavoured and unsweetened)
whole sea salt, just [...]


Posted in: beans and legumes, savoury, vegetables, winter

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Rice, romanesco broccoli and sesame balls

by Alice on April 1, 2010

Ingredients
half a small head of cooked Romanesco broccoli (which should be about 180-200 g)
215 g cooked whole Baldo rice (which is about 150-170 g uncooked), preferably al dente
1-2 tablespoons raw sesame oil
1 tablespoons tahin
half a teaspoon powdered coriander seeds
half a teaspoon powdered cumin
half a teaspoon dried ginger powder
freshly ground black pepper, just enough to taste
whole sea [...]


Posted in: autumn, finger food, gluten-free, grains, lunch-box, picnic, rice, savoury, spring, vegetables, winter

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Creamy celeriac and chestnut soup

by Alice on February 1, 2010

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 [...]


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

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Ingredients
For the rocket pesto
4-6 handfuls of fresh rocket, washed and pat dried
2 small handfuls of fresh parsley, washed and pat dried
1 garlic clove, peeled
6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon apple vinegar
a pinch of whole sea salt
a pinch of chilli powder
2-3 handfuls of hazelnuts (and a few more for garnish)
6 sundried tomatoes, soaked in filtered [...]


Posted in: autumn, baking, breakfast and brunch, cooked, pizza, savoury, summer

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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 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 finely chopped
half [...]


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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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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, [...]


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