Imogen’s Asian-style Noodle Soup
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, minced 400g pumpkin, diced 4 cups water 1 head broccoli, cut into florets 220 g mushrooms, sliced 1 red capsicum, cored and sliced 300 g tofu, cubed 100 g soba and/or black bean noodles (I used Explore Asian) 1 bunch bok choy, shredded 4 shallots 1 tbsp VegiZest (or other no-salt…
Chocolate Banana Pie
I adapted this recipe from the Thermomix cookbook A Taste of Vegetarian. You can use a food processor to make the pastry and filling, and cook the filling on the stove, if you don’t have a Thermomix. Ingredients: Pastry 30 g date sugar 30 g raw almonds 210 g wholemeal flour (we used spelt) 130…
Apricot Sesame Slice
Most commercial muesli bars are loaded with fat and sugar. This easy-to-make slice contains no oil, and is sweetened with dried fruit and date sugar, the healthiest sweetener on the planet. For the Thermomix users out there, I’ve included Thermomix-friendly instructions. I order my date sugar from iHerb. If you don’t already have an account…
Apple and Cucumber Salad
Ingredients: (Use in your desired proportions depending on the number of servings you require) Cos letttuce Red apple, thinly sliced Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced Avocado Spanish onion Currants Peanut Ginger Dressing 2 oranges, peeled 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1/8 cup peanut butter 1/8 cup ABC spread or other nut butter 1 tsp balsamic vinegar 1/2…
Vegetable and Lentil Pyramids
Ingredients: Pastry 250 g wholemeal flour (we used spelt) 1 tsp bicarb soda juice of 1/2 lemon 75 g tahini 140 ml water Filling 2/3 cup French green lentils or other small lentils 1 1/3 cups water 1/2 onion, diced 1 carrot, diced 140 g peas 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp oregano 1 tbsp…
Mumbai Cabbage Wraps
Ingredients: 2 cups shredded red cabbage 1/4 cup diced dried papaya or mango 1/4 cup ABC spread or other nut butter 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp tumeric 2 tbsp orange juice 4 wholemeal Sorj breads Method: Mix all ingredients except bread in a bowl. Divide evenly between Sorj breads and…
Vanana Ice Cream with Hot Fudge Sauce
Ingredients: Ice cream 4 bananas (peel and roughly chop before freezing for at least 24 hours) 2 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla powder 50-100 ml plant milk Fudge sauce 100 g pitted dates, roughly chopped 30 g cacao 150 ml plant milk Method: Ice cream In a high powered blender or food processor, blend…
Sweet Potato and Kale Curry
Ingredients: 1 onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 2 tbsp curry powder 2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp chilli flakes 1 tbsp black sesame or nigella seeds 1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced 2 carrots, diced 200 g pumpkin, peeled and diced 1 zucchini, diced 300 g mushrooms, sliced 1 bunch kale, de-stemmed and finely…
Warm Potato Salad
My daughter Imogen would live on potatoes, if she could. Must be the Irish blood from my husband’s side of the family! This is one of her favourite spud recipes. Ingredients: Salad 4 medium Desiree potatoes, diced (leave skin on) Large handful each of parsley and tarragon 50 g tahini 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar…
