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pepper

Ingredients
2 large aubergines (eggplants), cleaned
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 shallot, peeled and minced
300 g plain seitan, minced
half a glass white wine
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
a few pinches of freshly ground white pepper
a few pinches of chili powder
300 g tomato puree
2 ripe tomatoes, cleaned and diced
4 sundried tomatoes (8 halves), soaked in [...]


Posted in: baking, cooked, picnic, savoury, seitan, summer, vegetables

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Chilled gingered watermelon soup

by Alice on July 12, 2011

Ingredients
600 g watermelon pulp (seeds removed), broken into pieces
1 medium zucchini, cleaned and cut into pieces
1 tomato, cleaned and seeds removed and cut into pieces
1 small red onion, peeled, cut into small pieces
the juice of 6 cm fresh ginger root, cleaned, grated and squeezed
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
the juice of half a lemon
1 tablespoon [...]


Posted in: chilled soups, fruits, gluten-free, raw, savoury, soups, summer, vegetables

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Ingredients
6-7 tomatoes, cleaned and seeds removed then cut into small pieces
6 sundried tomatoes, soaked in filtered water for about 10 minutes then rinsed, pat-dried and cut into pieces
a handful of fresh rocket, cleaned and chopped
a handful of fresh basil, cleaned and chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled and cut into slivers
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
whole sea [...]


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

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Ginger and coriander marinated seitan

by Alice on May 25, 2011

Ingredients
350 g plain seitan, thinly sliced
the juice of 1 lemon
the juice of 1 orange
50 ml extra virgin olive oil
a handful of fresh coriander, cleaned and chopped
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
3 cm fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 teaspoon coriander seeds, crushed
freshly grond white pepper, [...]


Posted in: autumn, lunch-box, picnic, savoury, seitan, spring, summer, winter

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Ingredients
For the seitan balls
130 g red lentils
300 ml filtered water
250 seitan sausage, minced
100 g plain seitan, minced
1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons flax seeds
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs (from wholemeal bread)
a pinch of whole sea salt
a few fresh thyme sprigs, cleaned
2 teaspoons dried oregano
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
half a teaspoon [...]


Posted in: baking, beans and legumes, cooked, finger food, lunch-box, sauces, savoury, seitan, spring, vegetables

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Ingredients
For the asparagus and porcini cream
200 g fresh and cleaned asparagus
300 ml filtered water
200 ml vegetable cream (I used oat cream)
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
ground nutmeg, to taste
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
4 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in about 70 ml cold, filtered water
20 g dried porcini mushrooms, soaked [...]


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

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Seitan ragù with olives and peppers

by Alice on April 20, 2011

Ingredients
3-4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (and a little more when ready to serve)
1 white onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
1 small carrot, cleaned and finely chopped
1 celery stalk, cleaned and finely chopped
13-15 Piccadilly tomatoes (or other baby tomatoes), cleaned and diced
half a large yellow pepper, cleaned and diced
1 teaspoon [...]


Posted in: autumn, cooked, sauces, savoury, seitan, sprouts, summer, winter

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Ingredients
2 large potatoes, peeled, cut into slices then into quarters
a handful of kalamata olives, stones removed
a handful of sango radish sprouts, cleaned
whole sea salt, just enough to taste
extra virgin olive oil, to taste
a little lemon juice
a little rice or apple vinegar
a few pinches of nori flakes
freshly ground white pepper, to taste
Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: autumn, cooked, gluten-free, salads, savoury, seaweeds, spring, sprouts, summer, vegetables, winter

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Fennel, beet, radish and endive salad

by Alice on March 30, 2011

Ingredients
a small fennel bulb, cleaned and cut into thin slices or shaved
a few endive leaves, cleaned
5-6 radishes, cleaned and cut into halves or quarters
half a red beet, cleaned and cut into two halves and then into slices
5-6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
the guice of half a lemon
2-3 teaspoons apple vinegar
2 teaspoons rice malt syrup
whole sea [...]


Posted in: autumn, condiments, gluten-free, salads, savoury, seasoning, spring, vegetables, winter

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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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Chilled cantaloupe soup

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 [...]


Posted in: chilled soups, fruits, gluten-free, savoury, soups, spicy, summer, vegetables

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