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salads

Fennel, beet, radish and endive salad

by Alice on marzo 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 […]


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Ingredients half a pink grapefruit extra virgin olive oil, to taste toasted sesame oil, just enough to taste a teaspoon rice malt syrup whole sea salt, just enough to taste freshly ground white pepper, to taste 2 large handfuls rocket, cleaned a handful of dulse seaweeds, soaked in filtered water for about 15 minutes then […]


Posted in: beans and legumes,fruits,gluten-free,salads,savoury,seaweeds,spring,sprouts,vegetables,winter

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Raw beets with hazelnuts, ginger and nori

by Alice on marzo 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 […]


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

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Ingredients 1 small white beetroot, cleaned and cut into matchsticks half a red beetroot, cleaned and cut into matchsticks half a small white cabbage, cleaned and finely shaved the juice of 1 orange 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 tablespoons rice malt syrup whole sea salt, just enough to taste black […]


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Smoked tofu, pear, leek and spinach salad

by Alice on gennaio 11, 2011

Ingredients a 5-6 cm piece of a leek, cleaned and finely sliced the juice of 1 lemon whole sea salt, just enough to taste half a ripe but firm pear, cleaned and sliced lengthwise 2 tablespoons grade C maple syrup 100 g smoked tofu, thinly sliced a large handful of fresh baby spinach, cleaned extra […]


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Creamy celeriac with truffle and hazelnut oil

by Alice on dicembre 20, 2010

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 […]


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Apple, celeriac and lemon salad

by Alice on dicembre 5, 2010

Ingredients half a very small head celeriac, peeled and shaved thin 1 red apple (I used Red Delicious), cleaned, quartered and cut into very thin slices 1 very small lemon, cleaned and cut into thin slices lemon juice, to taste extra virgin olive oil, to taste whole sea salt, just enough to taste rice malt […]


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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 […]


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

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Ingredients For the salad 200 g green beans 2 medium-large potatoes, peeled and sliced a large handful of fresh rocket, cleaned a handful of capers, soaked in cold filtered water for about 15 minutes then rinsed For the pesto a large handful of fresh, cleaned basil (and some for garnish) 2 small zucchini, cleaned a […]


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Ingredients half a (round) radicchio head, cleaned and thinly sliced into ribbons 3-4 fresh, ripe, firm figs, cleaned and cut into quarters 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds extra virgin olive oil, to taste whole sea salt, just enough to taste balsamic vinegar, to taste fresh thyme leaves, cleaned (to taste) Makes 2 servings.


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Zucchini with lemon, thyme and pink peppercorns

by Alice on settembre 15, 2010

Ingredients 4 small zucchini, cleaned and sliced the juice of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons rice vinegar extra virgin olive oil, to taste whole sea salt, just enough to taste fresh thyme leaves (cleaned), to taste pink peppercorns Makes 2-4 servings.


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Quinoa and fruit salad

by Alice on settembre 2, 2010

Ingredients 2 cups cooked quinoa, cold (here‘s how to cook quinoa) 1-2 chilled nectarines, sliced 1 banana, sliced 2-3 handfuls of chilled blueberries a squeeze of lemon juice 2-3 pinches of vanilla powder rice malt syrup, to taste Makes 2 servings.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch,fruits,gluten-free,grains,lunch-box,picnic,salads,summer,sweet

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