Creamy celeriac and parsnip soup with almond and parsley

(Recipe in Swedish below)

Another favourite soup!

I always serve my soups with a yummy “topping salad” for extra texture, flavour and heartiness. A smart thing is to use bits from the soup also on top of if - as in if making a celeriac and parsnip soup like here, but some extra celeriac or parsnip, roast in until lightly crispy and add to the topping salad. My typical topping salad formula would be:

200 gram veggie (same as in the soup) + 1-2 flavours (could be spices, herbs or nut butters) + something crunchy (such as toasted nuts or seeds)

Happy cooking!

Creamy celeriac and parsnip soup with almond and parsley

Serves 4

Ingredients

500 grams celeriac

200 grams parsnip 

1 yellow onion

2 garlic cloves

1,2 liter vegetable stock

2 Tbsp almond butter

1 handfull fresh parsley

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Topping salad

1 1/2 dl wild rice, or any other cereal such as quinoa / millet / sorghum / spelt / whole wheat (if you have any leftovers at home this is the perfect way to use it. Also, you can use any type of legumes instead, story bought pre-cooked works great!)

200 grams celeriac

1 handful almond flakes

cress

olive oil for roasting

cold pressed olive oil for drizzling

salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to

Start by making the topping salad if you need to cook some wild rice as it takes about 40 minutes. If using already cooked cereals / leftovers or pre-cooked legumes you can do this part when the soup is simmering.

Pre heat the oven 200°C. Cook the wild rice according to instructions on the packaging. Scrub the celeriac carefully, cut in small pieces. Toss with oil and roast in the oven until soft, about 15 minutes. Add the almond flakes the last minute. Toss together wild rice, celeriac and almond. Chop the parsley and add it too. Salt and pepper to taste.

Peel and finely chop onion and garlic, fry in a bit of oil in a saucepan until soft. Scrub the root veggies carefully, cut away any dirty parts and cut the rest in smaller pieces. Add veggies, almond butter and vegetable stock to the saucepan. Bring to a boil and let simmer until veggies are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, mix until smooth using an immersion blender. Add parsley and vinegar and pulse a few times. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the soup topped with the salad and cress. Drizzle with oil.

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Ännu en favoritsoppa!

Jag serverar alltid mina soppor med en smarrig “toppingsallad”, både för att ge extra smak och textur men även mer matighet. Ett smart knep är att använda samma grönsak/er som du har i soppan även som topping ovanpå den. Här har jag använt extra rotselleri, som jag tärnat och sedan rostat, tillsammans med lite vildris, örter och rostad mandel. Min typiska toppingsallad följer följande formel:

200 gram rotsak + 2 dl kokt baljväxt eller sädesslag + 1-2 smaksättningar + något crunchigt (exempelvis rostade fröer eller nötter)

Smaklig spis!

Rotselleri- och palsternackssoppa med mandel och persilja

4 portioner

Ingredienser

500 gram rotselleri

200 gram palsternacka 

1 gul lök

2 vitlöksklyftor

1,2 liter lantbuljong

2 msk mandelsmör

1 näve färsk persilja

2 tsk äppelcidervinäger

Olja

Salt och nymalen svartpeppar

Toppingsallad

1 1/2 dl vildris, eller annat sädesslag så som quinoa / hirs / durra / dinkel / matvete (använd gärna överblivet sädesslag här, om du har något. Det går också bra att byta ut mot kokta baljväxter, så som linser eller kikärtor som kan köpas förkokta på tetra)

200 gram rotselleri, eller palsternacka

1 näve färsk persilja

1 liten näve mandelflan

krasse

olivolja till rostning

kallpressad olivolja att ringla över - gärna en smaksatt

Gör såhär

Börja med att koka vildriset till toppingsalladen, enligt anvisning på förpackningen.

Skala och finhacka lök och vitlök, fräs i lite olja i en gryta eller kastrull tills de mjuknar men utan att de tar färg. Skrubba rotsakerna noga, skär bort eventuella jordiga bitar och dela resten i mindre bitar. Tillsätt rotsakerna, mandelsmör och vätska till grytan. Låt koka upp och sjud i 15-20 minuter, beroende på storleken på bitarna, tills allt är helt mjukt. Ta bort från värmen, mixa tills helt slätt med hjälp av stavmixer. Tillsätt persilja och vinäger och pulsa några gånger. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Skrubba rotsellerin till toppingsalladen noga. Skär i små tärningar, blanda med lite olja och en nypa salt. Rosta i ugnen tills mjuka, ca 15 minuter. Låt mandelflanen rosta med sista minuten. Blanda vildris, rostad rotselleri och mandelflarn. Finhacka persiljan och blanda ner. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Servera soppan toppad med salladen och krasse. Ringla över kallpressad olivolja - gärna en smaksatt!

Banana bread with coconut yoghurt, almond sauce and apple cinnamon compote

When I was in the making of my second book The new green protein I probably baked this banana bread at least 20 times. Over and over again, to make sure it got exactly the way I wanted. The perfect combination of sweet and savoury, moist yet not-as-moist-as-a-pancake and the perfect ratio of spices.

After all those baking sessions this one became a favourite and I more often then not have a loaf, sliced so I can take out 1 or 10 pieces, in my freezer for all kinds of occasions: weekend breakfasts, brunch, when having soup and I want something semi-sweet on the side, when I realise I don’t have any dessert to serve for tonights dinner party AND SO ON.

I use green banans for this recipe, just when they are soft enough to mash (if using too unripe ones they are hard as rocks), both because green bananas contain more fiber (instead of sugar) but most because I don’t like the super sweet banana flavour yellow bananas have. When using green this bread becomes both savoury AND sweet, and I serve then both as a dessert as pictured below - but also topped with hummus / leafy greens / avocado / cress / whatever! Both DELISH if you ask me!

So, done with the writing - time to bake some banana bread!

Banana bread with coconut yoghurt, almond sauce and apple cinnamon compote

Makes 1 loaf

Ingredients

3 dl / 1.25 cups oat flour

2 1/2 dl / 1.5 cups almond flour

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground cardamom

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3 small green bananas

1 1/2 dl / 0.6 cups almond mylk

3 Tbsp chia seeds

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups cold pressed olive oil + extra for oiling the baking tin

Almond sauce

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups unsweetened almond butter

2 Tbsp water

a pinch of flakey salt

Cinnamon apple compote

2 red apples, cut in to pieces, peel still on

a splash of water

1 tsp ground cinnamon

a pinch of flakey salt

For serving

Coconut yoghurt

Ground cinnamon for dusting

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C.

Mix all the dry ingredients, except for the chia seeds, in a bowl.

Peel and mash the bananas until chunky.

Heat up the almond mylk, stirr together with the chia seeds, let sit for 5 minutes until you get your “chia egg”. Add to the dry ingredients, together with the banana mash and oil.

Oil a baking tin, put baking paper in the bottom. Pour in the batter. Bake in the middle of the oven for 55-60 minutes, until the banana bread turns golden. Take out, let cool for 5 minutes. Take out the loaf from the tin and put it on a cooling rack. Let cool completely. Slice it.

Mix the ingredients for the almond sauce until smooth. Salt to taste.

Fry the apple pieces in a splash of water together with the cinnamon until soft and sweet.

Serve a piece of banana bread with a dollop of coconut yoghurt, a big spoonful of cinnamon apple compote, drizzle with almond sauce and dust with cinnamon for a fancy look!

Hope you like it!

Fresh springrolls with strawberries, crispy vegetables and almond sauce

These yummy rolls could work either as the perfect family weekend feast, or when making a smaller buffet as a perfect buffet dish! When servering them during a dinner I like to prepare all the ingredients and then let the guests fill their own rolls - when serving them on a buffet I like to put them (as in the while roll) in salad leaves to make it easier for the guests to have them standing as well - perfect for a mingle party!

And oh - I should also mention that they are perfect for any day of the week too, just fill your rice papers with whatever leftovers you might find at home!

Now, let’s get rollin’!

Fresh springrolls with strawberries, crispy vegetables and almond sauce

12 portions on a buffet

Ingredients

12 small rice papers, or 6-12 bigger ones

125 grams fresh (Swedish) strawberries

1/2 cucumber

2 carrots

100 grams red cabbage

70 grams fresh spinach

250 grams smoked organic tofu

50 grams sprouts

12 fresh mint leaves

Mandelsås

1 dl mandelsmör

1 1/2 water

2 msk apple cider vinegar

1 tsp ginger, grated

salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving

Fresh mint

camelina seeds, or sesame seeds

sprouts

How to

Slice the strawberries and all the vegetables thinly lengthwise. Cut the tofu in 12 pieces on the length.

Fill up a pie form / sauce pan or anything as big as the diameter of the rice papers with hot water. Dipp one paper at a time in the water for 10-15 seconds then put on a wet cutting board. Add a bit of the strawberries / veggies / tofu at the bottom part of the rice paper. Fold the sides inward, then tightly roll the rice paper, beginning at the end where you put the filling. Repeat with remaining rice papers and filling. Put on a big plate, and cover with a damp kitchen towel if not serving them straight away to keep them from drying. Make sure not to put them on top of each other as that might make them stick to each other, if you want to serve them on top of each other first put them in a salad leaf!

Mix together the ingredients for the almond sauce. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the rolls topped with mint and camelina seeds with extra sprouts on the side, and the almond sauce.

Recipe was first published in The Gothenburg-Post/Två dagar

Warming chai with orange

A warming drink for cold days. Sweet, creamy and flavoured with spices that will fill your whole kitchen with a lovely aroma - and most likely wake up any late sleeper.

If you can and want I’d really recommend to mix your own almond milk - nothing beats a home made freshly mixed, creamy and sweet almond mylk!

Warming chai with orange

Yields 4 glasses

Ingredients

8 dl / 3 1/2 cups almond mylk, home made* or store bought

2 Tbsp almond butter

2 medjool dates, or 4 fresh dates

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

1/4 tsp ginger

1 pinch cloves

1 pinch black pepper

1 pinch flakey salt 

For garnishing 

1 organic orange

ground cinnamon

How to

Pitt the dates. Grate the orange zest, then squeeze the orange. Mix all the ingredients, except for the orange zest, in a blender until smooth. Pour in to a sauce pan and bring to a boil, simmer for a few minutes. Pour in to 4 cups. Grate orange zest and dust with extra cinnamon. Serve while hot!

• Want to make your own almond milk? Easy peasy! Soak 2 dl almonds over night or for at least 8 hours. Drain and rinse the almonds. Mix with a pinch of salt and 8 dl of fresh water in a high speed blender until smooth. You then might want to pour the blended almonds through a nut bag or a fine mesh strainer as well to get a really smooth mylk. If so keep the pulp for making patties or for your baking!

  Keep the almond milk you won’t use right away in an air tight glass container in the fridge for up ro 3 days. Give it a shake before you use it.

Recipe first developed for Granit. Photo by Jonas Jacobsson.