by Alice on January 30, 2012
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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apple vinegar,
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cumin,
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pomegranate,
rice malt syrup
by Alice on December 24, 2010
Ingredients
For the crust
15 g coconut butter
20-25 g cacao butter
40 g vegan sugarfree cookies, processed into very fine crumbs
a 2-3 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and grated or finely chopped
a pinch of whole sea salt
For the creamy filling
120 g labneh/creamy yogurt vegan/veggie cheese (let drain for 20-24 hours about 400 of unflavoured and unsweetened [...]
Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, cakes, chocolate, desserts, fruits, tea time, winter
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cacao butter,
coconut butter,
coconut oil,
cornstarch,
ginger,
labneh,
pomegranate,
vanilla
by Alice on December 21, 2010
Ingredients
150 g rolled oats
300 ml filtered water
almond milk, unsweetened and unflavoured, to taste
a few pinches of mace powder
a few pinches of cinnamon powder
concentrated apple juice, to taste
1-2 handfuls of pomegranate kernels
half a red apple, cleaned and diced
1-2 handfuls of raisins
Makes 2 servings.
Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, fruits, spicy, winter
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apples,
cinnamon,
mace,
oats,
pomegranate,
raisins,
sultanas
by Alice on November 8, 2009
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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almonds,
cinnamon,
cloves,
cous cous,
dates,
mint,
pistachios,
pomegranate,
raisins,
star anise
by Alice on December 31, 2008
A quick, colourful and healthy salad: you’ll feel really good eating this. The combination of sweet and sour makes it especially tasty and refreshing. It can be enjoyed as appetizer or alongside a main course.
Makes 4 servings.
Ingredients:
For the salad
2 large fennel bulbs, trimmed and sliced
pomegranate seeds (from ½ pomegranate)
fresh chives (a good handful), minced
For the dressing
the [...]
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fennel,
pomegranate,
tahin