Surdegsmacka med morotskräm och Bärta Rosmarin & Vitlök

I betalt samarbete med Bärta

Det finns få saker som slå en matig macka till brunchen eller som en lättare lunch - om du frågar mig. Ett gott surdegsbröd som bas, något krämigt, lite grönt för fräschör - och sedan något som ger både smak, matighet och protein; Bärtas nya varmrökta pålägg gjort på fermenterade och groddade gula ärter, med smak av vitlök och rosmarin! MUMS.

Svenska företaget Bärta tillverkar U R G O D A produkter gjorda på fermenterade och groddade svenska baljväxter. Burgare, helbitar som funkar utmärkt att tillaga som en stek i ugnen, marinerade bitar perfekta för spett eller i en wok, röka produkter som kan skäras upp och läggas på mackan.

Nu har de precis lanserat två nya produkter - och för att fira detta har jag svängt ihop två olika rätter där de nya Bärta-produkterna spelar huvudrollen; Nedan en matig surdegsmacka, och här en enkel Höstsallad.

Här kan du läsa i vilka butiker Bärtas produkter finns. Min rekommendation? LÖP OCH KÖP!

Surdegsmacka med morotskräm och Bärta Rosmarin & Vitlök

4 portioner

Ingredienser

1 förpackning Bärta Rosmarin & Vitlök

300 gram morot

1 1/2 msk kallpressad rapsolja

1 ekologisk citron

50 gram grönkål

1/2 fänkål

1 näve färsk persilja

Salt

Syrad rödlök

1 rödlök

1 dl vatten

1/2 dl äppelcidervinäger

Till servering 

4 skivor surdegsbröd

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Borsta och dela morötterna i mindre bitar, lägg på en plåt och blanda med 1 tsk rapsolja. Baka i ugnen i 20 minuter. Låt svalna något. Mixa slätt med rapsolja och zest + citronsaft i matberedare. Smaka av med salt.

Skala och skär löken i tunna skivor. Koka upp vatten och vinäger. Ta bort från värmen och lägg i löken, sätt på ett lock och låt stå 15 minuter.

Skär Bärtan i tunna skivor.

Riv grönkålen i mindre bitar. Hyvla eller skär fänkålen i tunna skivor. Masserad grönkål och fänkål med 1 tsk rapsolja och 1 nypa salt tills de mjuknar.

Rosta surdegsskivorna lätt.

Finhacka persiljan.

Bred ett lager morotskräm på bröden. Toppa med masserad grönkål och fänkål. Lägg några Bärtaskivor ovanpå. Toppa med syrad lök och strö över lite persilja.

//

Bärta is a Swedish brand and fermented plant based product made of legumes - similar to tempeh but made with Swedish legumes, sprouted, fermented and flavoured / prepared / smoked in creative and delicious ways.

Sourdough sandwich with carrot spread and hot smoked Bärta

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 package Bärta hot smoked yellow pea garlic and rosemary tempeh

300 grams caarrot

1 1/2 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 organic lemon

50 grams kale

1/2 fennel

1 handful fresh parsley

For serving

4 big slices sourdough bread, or 8 smaller

Pickled onion, recipe here

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200°C.

Brush and slice the carrot in smaller pieces.

Put on a baking tray, toss with a drizzle of oil and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Let cool. Mix with rapeseed oil and lemon in a food processor until smooth. Salt to taste.

Slice the Bärta product

Tear the kale in to smaller pieces, finely slice the fennel. Massage with oil and a pinch of salt until soft.

Toast the sourdough slices.

Finely chop the parsley.

Spread a layer of carrot spread on the bread slices. Topp with kale and fennel, som Bärta slices. Garnish with pickled onion and parsley.

Gravad morot med pepparrot och dill

I betalt samarbete med Falksalt

En högtidsklassiker på växtbaserat vis! God som den är, eller som aptitretare, förrätt eller smörgåstopping! Extra snygg blir den med rödbeta i lagen.

Rödbetsgravad morot med pepparrot och dill

Ingredienser

4-6 jämnstora morötter (ca 500 gram)

1 tsk rapsolja

1 dl Falksalt grovkornigt salt för kvarnen

Gravlag

3/4 dl vatten

2 msk kokossocker

2 msk äppelcidervinäger

1 liten rödbeta

Till servering

Färsk dill

Kallpressad rapsolja - gärna med smak av citron

Färsk pepparrot

Falksalt Flingsalt Himalaya

Mandelsmör

Surdegsbröd

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Skrubba morötterna, pensla med olja. Lägg på en bädd av grovkornigt salt, i en ugnsfast form. Baka i ugnen i 30-40 minuter, tills morötterna mjuknat med fortfarande har en inre kärna. Borsta bort saltet och låt morötterna svalna, peta sedan försiktigt bort skalet.

Koka upp alla ingredienser, förutom rödbetan, till lagen. Låt svalna. Skala och finriv rötbetan, lägg i lagen. Häll ner morot och lag i en tålig plastpåse. Lägg in i kylen. Låt ligga minst 4 timmar, eller över natten, vänd gärna efter halva tiden (behövs ej mitt i natten).

Ta upp och skär moroten i tunna skivor. Servera gärna med färsk dill och pepparrot, exempelvis på rostat surdegsbröd tillsammans med mandelsmör!

//

Beetroot “grav” carrot with dill and horseradish

Ingredients

4-6 same size carrots (about 500 grams)

1 tsp rapeseed oil

1 dl coarse grain salt

3/4 dl water

2 Tbsp coconut sugar

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 small beetroot

For serving (optional)

Fresh dill

Rapseed oil

Fresh horseradish

Flakey salt

Almond butter

Sourdough bread

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200°C. Wash the carrots, brush with oil. Put on a layer of course grain salt in an oven dish. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes, until al dente. Brush off the salt, let cool then scrape of the peel.

Bring water, coconut sugar and vinegar to a boil. Remove from heat. Peel and finely grate the beetroot. Blend together and put in a plastic bag together with the carrots. Put in the fridge for at least 4 hours - but preferably over night.

Cut the carrots in thin slices. Drizzle with cold pressed rapeseed oil and grate fresh horseradish on top. Finis with dill and flakey salt. It’s really yummy to serve on toasted sourdough bread with some toasted almond butter!

Rostad sallad med kryddpanerad tofu och bönkräm

Betalt samarbete med Eva Solo Green Tools

Rostad kålsallad med kryddpanerad tofu och varm bönkräm 

4 portioner

Krydd- och nötmix

50 gram pistagenötter utan skal

2 msk kumminfrön

1 msk rosépeppar

1 msk flingsalt

Rostad sallad

1 blomkål

6-8 jordärtskockor

50 gram grönkål

2 morötter

1 rött äpple

groddar eller skott

salt och svartpeppar

Olja

Kryddpanerad tofu

275 gram naturell tofu

1 dl växtbaserad majonnäs

1 msk tamari eller soja

1 sats krydd- och nötmix (se recept nedan)

Bönkräm

2 förpackningar (á 230 gram) kokta vita bönor

2 msk kallpressad rapsolja

1 näve färsk mynta

1 liten vitlök, finriven

Flingsalt

Grönkålschips

100 gram grönkål

1 msk näringsjäst

1 krm flingsalt

1 tsk rapsolja

Gör såhär

Hacka pistagenötterna fint. Stöt de hela kryddorna i en kryddkvarn. Blanda med nötter och salt.

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Bryt blomkålen i mindre buketter, skrubba och dela jordärtskockorna. Lägg på en bakplåt, blanda med lite olja och salt. Rosta i mitten av ugnen i 30 minuter, tills grönsakerna fått fin färg och mjuknat.

Svep hushållspapper runt om tofun och pressa ut så mycket vätska som möjligt. Skär tofun i skivor. Blanda majonnäs och tamari. Pensla tofun med majonnäs och vänd runt i krydd- och nötmixen. Lägg på bakplåten tillsammans med rotsakerna de sista 20 minuterna. Vänd runt efter halva tiden.

Mixa ihop ingredienserna till bönkrämen tills slätt med stavmixer eller i matberedare. Smaka av med salt. Tillsätt eventuellt 1-2 msk vatten för en lösare kräm.

Skölj all grönkål (50 gram + 100 gram), riv i mindre bitar och lägg i salladsslungan. Slunga kålen helt torr. Massera med 2 tsk olja och en nypa salt tills den mjuknar. Lägg 1/3 åt sidan. Blanda resterande 2/3 med näringsjäst och sprid sedan ut grönkålen på en ugnsplåt. Sänk värmen till 150°C. Rosta i ca 10 minuter, tills grönkålen krispig.

Skrubba och hyvla morötterna. Finstrimla äpplet. Blanda morot och äpple med den masserade grönkålen och de rostade grönsakerna. Servera med den kryddpanerade tofun, bönkrämen och eventuellt skott eller groddar.

Rostad morot med grillad sallad, krutonger och cashewsås

Ett vackert inslag på middagen och buffén, eller en förrätt att dela på!

Rostat morotsstomp med grillad hjärtsallad, surdegskrutonger och syrlig cashewsås

4-6 portioner som förrätt eller tillbehör

Ingredienser

1 kilo morötter, med skalet kvar

4 små hjärtsallad

2 tsk rapsolja

Flingsalt och nymalen svartpeppar

Syrad rödlök

2 rödlökar

2 dl vatten

1 dl äppelcidervinäger

1 msk lönnsirap

Cashewsås

3 msk cashewsmör (eller 1 dl cashewnötter blötlagda i minst 4 timmar + 1 dl nytt vatten)

3/4 dl vatten

1 msk färskpressad citronsaft

1 tsk tamari, eller annan soja

Flingsalt och nymalen svartpeppar

Topping

2 skivor dagsgammalt surdegsbröd

1 tsk kallpressad rapsolja

Flingsalt och nymalen svartpeppar

Smörgåskrasse

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 175°C.

Skrubba morötterna, lägg på en ugnsplåt och blanda med lite olja. Rosta i mitten av ugnen i ca 30 minuter, tills de blivit ordentligt mjuka och skalet fått en vackert gyllene färg. Låt svalna något, mosa sedan till ett stop på ett stort platt fat.

Skala och skär rödlökarna i tunna klyftor. Koka upp vatten, vinäger och lönnsirap. Lägg i rödöken, sätt på ett lock, dra av från värmen och låt stå i minst 20 minuter.

Mixa ihop ingredienserna till cashewsåsen tills helt slätt (skölj först av cashewnötterna om du blötlagt hela, innan du mixar med vattnet). Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Riv brödet i små bitar, rosta i en torr stekpanna tills de får lite färg, ringla över rapsolja och en nypa salt och ta bort från värmen.

Skär hjärtsalladhuvudena i kvartar, skölj av och låt rinna av. Pensla med lite olja och grilla eller stek bitarna runt om i stekpanna tills de får fin färg. Lägg ovan på morotsstompet.

Toppa med syrad lök, surdegskrutonger och smörgåskrasse. Dra några varv med pepparkvarnen över fatet, och ringla över cashewsåsen.

//

A nice plate for the dinner table or buffet - or why not serve as a starter to share!

Baked carrot mash with grilled gem lettuce, sourdough croutons and cashew sauce

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 kilo carrots

4 small gem lettuce

2 tsp rapeseed oil

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pickled onion

2 red onions

2 dl water

1 dl apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp maple syrup

Cashew sauce

3 Tbsp cashew butter (or 1 dl cashews soaked for 4 hours)

3/4 dl water

1 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 tsp tamari or soy sauce

flakey salt

Topping

2 slices sourdough bread

1 tsp rapeseed oil

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

cress

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C. Wash the carrots, put on a baking tray and brush with oil. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes, until they are all soft and golden. Let cool. Mash roughly and put on a big flat plate.

Peel and cut the onion in to small boats. Bring water, vinegar and maple syrup to a boil. Add the red onion, put on a lid and remove from the heat. Let sit for at least 20 minutes.

Mix the ingredients for the sauce until smooth (first drain the cashews if soaking whole cashews). Salt and pepper to taste.

Tear the bread in to smaller pieces. Toast in a dry frying pan on medium heat. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt. Toast for another couple of minutes until golden and crisp.

Cut the gem lettuce I quarters. Rinse and drain. Brush with oil and grill or pan fry until they get a nice lightly golden surface all around.

Put the grilled gem lettuce on top of the chunky carrot mash. Top with pickled onion, sourdough croutons and cress. Sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Drizzle with cashew sauce.

Havrepaella med rökt tofu och yoghurt

En spansk klassiker - på svenskt vis. Istället för ris använder jag närodlat havreris - hela havrekärnor som ger både god smak, och gott tugg! Hittar du inte havreris i din matbutik kan du använda mathavre, matkorn eller matvete.

Tofu är ett proteinrik och växtbaserad livsmedel som görs på sojabönor. För enkelhetens skulle använder jag här en lättrökt tofu, som bara behöver stekas på i någon enstaka minut innan den är urgod att servera.

Saffransdoftande havrepaella med rökt tofu och yoghurt

4 portioner

Ingredienser

1 gul lök

1 vitlöksklyfta

1/2 gram saffran

2 1/2 dl haveris

4 dl vatten

1 dl vitt vin, eller vitt matlagningsvin

3 morötter

250 gram cocktailtomater

250 gram frysta gröna ärtor, tinade

1 kruka färsk persilja

300 gram rökt tofu

2 msk rapsolja

Salt och nymalen svartpeppar

Till servering

Fet växtbaserad yoghurt

Färsk persilja, finhackad

Pumpafrön, gärna rostade

Gör såhär

Skala och finhacka lök och vitlök. Strimla eller hyvla morötterna tunt. Tina ärtorna.

Fräs lök och vitlök tills mjuka i olja, tillsätt saffran och morötter, fräs i 5 minuter till morötterna mjuknat något. Tillsätt havren, blanda runt och slå sedan på vatten och vin. Låt koka upp och sjud enligt anvisning på förpackningen tills havren är mjuk, men fortfarande har ett gott tuggmotstånd.

Skär tomaterna på mitten och finhacka persiljan, vänd ner i havrekoket tillsammans med ärtorna. Smaka av med salt och peppar. Sätt på lock och ställ åt sidan.

Skär tofun i skivor, stek runt om i en stek medelhet stekpanna. Fräs i lite olja tills de får fin färg runt om.

Servera havrepaellan tillsammans med tofun och en klick yoghurt, toppat med pumpakärnor och persilja.

//

Saffron oat paella with smoked tofu and yoghurt

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 yellow onion

1 garlic clove

1/2 gram ground saffron

2 1/2 dl “oat rice” *

4 dl water

1 dl white wine

3 carrots

250 grams cocktail tomatoes

250 grams green peas

1 handful of fresh parsley

300 grams smoked tofu

2 Tbsp rapeseed oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving

Fat plant based yoghurt

fresh parsley, finely chopped

toasted pumpkin seeds

How to

Peel and finely chop onion and garlic. Thinly slice or shave the carrots. Thaw the green peas if frozen.

Fry onion and garlic in a bit of oil until soft. Add saffron and carrots, fry for another 5 minutes. Add the oat rice, water and wine, bring to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes.

Cut the tomatoes in half and chop the parsley, add to the paella together with the green peas. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cut the tofu in slices. Pan fry on both sides, in a drizzle of oil, until golden.

Serve the paella with the tofu, yoghurt, yoghurt and toasted pumpkin seeds.

• “Oat rice” is a new product in Sweden, it’s whole oats which need only about 10 minutes cooking time. If you cannot get hold of this type of oat you can use naked oats / whole oats. These need soaking + about 30 minutes cooking time. If using this you can pre cook it and then toss together it with the pan fried veggies)

Bakad morotsfalafel med basilika

Bild Agnes Maltesdotter

Bakade falaflar, en favorit som här fått smak av morot och basilika. Perfekta att göra en hel plåt av på en gång, både då det går snabbt att laga, och de klarar sig själva i ugnen mesta delen av tiden, men också eftersom de går fint att frysa ner för att plocka fram till flera måltider framöver!

Detta är ett recept från min bok VÄXTBASERAT!

Bakad morotsfalafel med basilika

Ger ca 20 falaflar

Ingredienser

2 förpackningar (à 230 g avrunnen vikt) kokta kikärtor

3 dl finriven, noga urkramad, morot

2 nävar färsk basilika (eller 2 msk fryst)

1 finriven liten vitlöksklyfta

1 tsk malen spiskummin

1⁄2 tsk salt

1 dl sesamfrön att rulla i

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Häll av och skölj kikärtorna. Mixa till en bitig smet tillsammans med morot, färsk basilika (eller 4 msk fryst), vitlök, spiskummin och salt. Forma till ca 20 bollar. Rulla i sesamfrön. Lägg på bakplåt, baka i ugnen i 15 minuter, rulla runt och baka i ytterligare 10–15 minuter, tills falafeln är krispig.

Servera tillsammans med en sallad, i en wrap eller som en del av en meze-middag!

//

Baked falafels, a favourite component which this time got a carrot and basil twist! Bake a whole tray filled with falafels at once — both because it saves time plus they can be stored in the freezer and serve many lunches and dinners to come!

This is a recipe from my book VÄXTBASERAT. The book is only available in Swedish at this time — but I’m hoping to see it out in more languages soon!

Baked carrot falafel with basil

Makes 20 falafels

Ingredients

2 cans (à 230 grams drained weight) cooked chickpeas

3 dl finely grated carrot, well drained (squeeze out the excess liquid)

2 handfulls fresh basil, or 2 Tbsp frozen

1 finely grated garlic clove

1 tsp ground cumin

1⁄2 tsp salt

1 dl sesame seeds for rolling

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200°C. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Mix until crumbly together with the rest on the ingredients (except for the sesame seeds). Form in to 20 balls and roll in sesame seeds. Put on a baking tray. Bake in oven for 15 minuter. Roll over and bake for another 10-15 minutes until crispy. For extra crispness try brushing the falafels with oil before baking them!

Serve with a salad, in a wrap or as a part of a meze dinner!

Lentil ragu with bean pasta and baked tomatoes

Scrolla ner för recept på svenska

This is my type of comfort food. Food that takes a bit longer to cook, but is very easy to make and doesn’t really require much work from you — it just simmers along all by it self!

I use lentils which doesn’t get too soft when cooking — as it gives the whole dish a nice texture — such as Swedish “Gotlandslins”, Puy lentils or Beluga lentils. I cook the lentils by themselves, in a separate saucepan, just to make sure I keep that texture. Bring them to a boil, let simmer for about 3 minutes them add a lid and remove from the heat. After 15 minutes you’ll have the perfectly cooked lentils; firm still soft!

Lentil ragu with bean pasta and baked tomatoes

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

1 yellow onion

2 garlic cloves

4 carrots

4 celery stalks

2 red bell peppers

8 dl vegetable stock

2 Tbsp red wine vinegar

2 dl lentils, dried

1 handful fresh herbs, finely chopped

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1/2 Tbsp rapeseed oil

For serving

4-6 portions cooked bean pasta or any other type of pasta

500 gram cherry tomatoes

Fresh herbs

How to

Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Fry in a bit of oil, in a big saucepan until soft. Scrub the carrots, rinse the celery, cut the bell pepper in half and remove the seeds. Cut all the vegetables in small, same size pieces. Add to the saucepan. Fry for a minute. Add crushed tomatoes, water, vegetable stock and red wine vinegar. Bring to a boil and let simmer on low heat for about 45 minutes, until you get quite a thick sauce. Add more water if it feels to dry or thick.

Meanwhile cook the lentils in water and a pinch of salt in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat, add a lid and let sit for 15 minutes, until lentils are soft yet firm. Rinse, then add to the ragu sauce, add herbs and salt and pepper to taste.

Pre heat the oven to 175°C. Rinse the tomatoes. Put in an oven dish, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Bake until the tomatoes starts to soften, about 25 minutes.

Serve the ragu on a bed of freshly cooked pasta, topped with the baked tomatoes and fresh herbs.

//

Detta är min typ av “comfort food”. Mat som får puttra lite längre, men egentligen är väldigt enkel och som på något sätt ger en känsla av trygghet. Jag vill ha fasta linser som håller sin form när de kokas i min ragú, det ger gott tuggmotstånd! Min favorit är svenska korallfärgade Gotlandslinser, som odlas på just Gotland! För att kunna bestämma helt hur jag vill ha konsistensen på mina linser kokar jag dem för sig själv under tiden ragun puttrar. Det bästa knepet för att koka linser med gott tugg är att koka upp dem, låta dem koka i 3-4 minuter och sedan sätta på ett lock och dra av dem från värmen. Efter ca 15 minuter har de mjuknat, men är fortfarande fasta och urgoda i allt från sallader till grytor och som topping på soppor!

Linsragu med bönpasta och bakade tomater

4-6 portioner

Ingredienser

1 gul lök

2 vilöksklyftor

4 morötter

4 stjälkar blekselleri

2 röda paprikor

2 förpackningar á 400 gram krossade tomater

8 dl vatten

1 lantbuljongtärning

2 msk rödvinsvinäger

3 dl torkade fasta linser (exempelvis Svenska Gotlandslinser, Puylinser eller Belugalinser)

1 näve färska örter

Salt och nymalen svartpeppar

1/2 msk olja till stekning

Till servering

4-6 portioner kokt pasta, exempelvis bönpasta

500 gram cocktailtomater

Färska örter, exempelvis basilika och persilja

Gör såhär

Skala och finhacka lök och vitlök. Fräs i lite olja i en gryta eller kastrull tills de mjuknar. Skrubba morötterna, skölj sellerin, dela och plocka bort kärnorna från paprikan. Skär allt i små, jämnstora, bitar. Tillsätt till grytan. Fräs 1 en minut. Slå över krossade tomater, vatten, buljong och rödvinsvinäger. Låt koka upp och sedan puttra i minst 45 minuter, men gärna upp emot 1 h, tills du fått ett ganska så fast ihopkok.

Koka under tiden linserna i en annan kastrull. Koka upp med rikligt med vatten och en nypa salt. Låt koka i 3 minuter. Sätt på ett lock och dra av från värmen. Låt stå i ca 15 minuter, tills linserna är mjuka med fortfarande har ett gott tugg. Tycker du att linserna är lite för hårda kan du koka upp dem snabbt igen. Häll av vätskan. Tillsätt linserna till grytan. Vänd ner färska örter, smaka av med salt och peppar.

Värm ugnen till 175°C. Skölj av tomaten. Lägg i ugns ugnsform och ringla över lite olja. Baka i mitten av ugnen tills tomaten börjat mjukna och har spruckit, i ungefär 25 minuter.

Servera ragun på en bädd av kokt pasta av valfri sort (hel dinkel, nakenhavre eller vildris är också gott till), tillsammans med bakade tomater och toppad med rikligt med färska örter.

Plant bouillabaisse with kale and rapeseed aioli

- scrolla ner för recept på svenska -

Plant bouillabaisse with kale and rapeseed aioli

Serves 4

Inspired by a classic bouillabaisse this my take on a soup-meets-stew which you can serve both as a middle-of-the-week dinner and during festive holidays. Drizzle the soup with a lovely coloured rapeseed aioli and the soup is ready to serve!

Ingredients

10 cm leeks

2 garlic cloves

1 tsp fennel seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 grams saffron, ground

4 carrots

1/2 celeriac

2 Tbsp tomato puree

14 dl vegetable stock

150 grams fresh kale

2 packages (á 230 grams rinsed weight) pre cooked small white beans or chickpeas

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 handful of fresh parsley

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

Rapeseed aioli

1 Tbsp dijon mustard

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 dl organic unsweetened soy mylk (or 1 dl of the aquafaba from a package of precooked chickpeas)

1 pinch of flakey salt

2 - 2 1/2 dl cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 small garlic clove

For serving

chiliflakes

fresh parsley, chopped

How to

Cut the leek in half, finely chop and then rinse carefully. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Fry leek, garlic, fennel seeds, cumin seeds and saffron in a pot in a drizzle of oil until soft.

Scrub the carrots and cut in smaller pieces. Scrub the celeriac (first cut away the root part, if there is any left, as it’s often quite dirty), cut in smaller pieces. Add carrots and celeriac to the pot together with the tomato puree. Add the vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 15 minutes, until the root veggies have soften but still got that bite to them. Drain and rinse the white beans. Add to the stew. Chop the parsley. Add to the stew together with the vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. Chop the kale and add to the stew. Remove from heat.

Rapeseed aioli: Mix together dijon mustard, vinegar, soy milk and salt using an hand mixer or blender. Then VERY slowly drizzle in the oil while still mixing. Suddenly the mixture will thicken, and then you’ve got a mayonnaise! Peel and finely grate the garlic, add the the mayonnaise and mix one agan. Salt to taste.

Serve your soup drizzled with the rapeseed aioli, chili flakes and fresh parsley!

//

Växtbouillabaisse med grönkål och rapsaioli

4 portioner

Med inspiration från en klassisk Bouillabaisse blev detta en riktigt god soppa-möter-gryta som du enkelt kokar ihop både till vardag och fest. Ringla över en vackert gul rapsaioli, då är soppan komplett!

Ingredienser

10 cm purjolök

2 vitlöksklyftor

1 tsk fänkålsfrön

1/2 tsk kumminfrön

1/2 gram saffran

4 morötter

1/2 medelstor rotselleri

2 msk tomatpuré

1,4 liter grönsaksbuljong

150 gram grönkål, färsk

2 förpackningar (á ca 230 gram avrunnen vikt) små vita bönor

1 msk äppelcidervinäger

1 näve färsk persilja

Flingsalt och nymalen svartpeppar 

Rapsaioli

1 msk dijonsenap

1 msk äppelcidervinäger

1 dl osötad sojadryck, eller spad från en förpackning kikärtor

1 nypa flingsalt

2 - 2 1/2 dl kallpressad rapsolja

1 liten vitlöksklyfta

Till servering

Chiliflakes

Färsk persilja, finhackad

Gör såhär

Dela purjolöken på mitten, strimla och skölj av noga. Skala och finhacka vitlöken. Fräs purjolök och vitlök i olja i en gryta tillsammans med fänkålsfrön, kumminfrön och saffran tills löken mjuknar. Skrubba och skär morötterna i slantar, skär bort skalet från rotsellerin och skär resten i små tärningar. Tillsätt till grytan tillsammans med tomatpurén. Slå på grönsaksbuljong och koka upp, låt sjuda i ca 15 minuter, tills rotsakerna mjuknat men fortfarande har en inre kärna.

Strimla grönkålen. Häll av och skölj de vita bönorna. Finhacka persiljan. Tillsätt till grytan tillsammans med vinäger. Ta av från värmen och låt stå 5 minuter. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Rapsaioli: Mixa ihop senap, vinäger, sojadryck och salt med stavmixer eller i en blender. Tillsätt oljan, i en tunn stråle, under fortsatt mixande tills du får en fluffig majonnäs. Riv i vitlöken och mixa på nytt. Smaka av med salt.

Servera soppan toppad med färsk persilja och chiliflakes, ringlad med rapsmajonnäs.

Recipe was first published in The Gothenburg-Post/Två dagar, autumn 2019

Tahini oat cookies with carrot

These cookies are a mix of pretty much all of my favourite things. The result? My favourite cookies (chocker)! A bit more savoury than sweet, perfect to always have in the freezer for spontaneous fika-moments, or when you come home after a long day and want something to munch meanwhile you think about what to cook for your evening meal. In other words - these are really must-have-cookies!

Tahini oat cookies with carrot

Makes 12

Ingredients

4 dl rolled oats

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 Tbsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

1/2 tsp pure vanilla powder

14 fresh dates, pitted 

1 dl light tahini

2 Tbsp oat mylk or water

1 medium carrot

1 pinch flakey salt

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C. Mix oats, baking powder, spices and vanilla in a food processor. Add the dates and mix until crumbly. Add tahini and oat mylk, pulse until the dough starts fo get together. Add the carrot and mix until you get a dough. Form in to 12 balls, put on a baking tray and press lightly with a fork to get the look. Bake in the oven for 15-17 minutes, until they get crispy underneath and lightly golden on top. You want them to have a crispy outside and and chewy inside! Store in an airtight container, in the fridge or freezer.

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

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

Cauliflower and chanterelle burger with fava bean spread, sauerkraut and shaved carrots

For a really tasty and juicy plant burger filled with flavours I like to bake all (well, most of them) the ingredients in the oven before mixing together my patty as that adds quite a lot of extra flavour! When they’re baked and all soft and sweet I mix it all together with some quinoa for extra protein, walnuts for some crunch and lots of herbs, then form in to patties and then oven bake, fry or grill them!

Serve between whatever bread you prefer, or maybe some crispy lettuce leaves, and make sure to add a few yummy toppings - like this fava bean spread with lots of herbs for creaminess, sauerkraut for extra juiciness and that lovely sour-in-a-great-way-flavour and raw carrots for some extra crisp!

Cauliflower and chanterelle burger with fava bean spread, sauerkraut and shaved carrots

8 burgers

Ingredients

1/2 cauliflower (300 grams)

200 grams fresh chanterelles, or 150 grams frozen or 20 grams dried

1 yellow onion

3 garlic cloves

1 dl / 0.4 cups white quinoa

2 handfulls of fresh parsley, or 2 Tbsp frozen fresh

10 fresh tarragon leaves, or 1/2 tsp dried

1 dl / 0.4 cups rolled oats

1 dl / 0.4 cups walnuts, chopped

1 tsp rapeseed oil

1/2 tsp salt

1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

Fava bean spread

150 grams fava beans, dried (OR use 1 package / 230 grams cooked chickpeas)

2 handfulls of fresh parsley, or 2 Tbsp frozen fresh

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 small garlic clove, finely grated

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Crispy carrots

3 carrots

1 tsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

pinch of flakey salt

For serving

sauerkraut (Can be bought in most supermarkets)

cress

Unsweetened rye bread, or any bread you like

leafy greens

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Cut the cauliflower in smaller florets. Brush the mushrooms, fry in a pan (if using frozen ones just thaw them, if using dried soak them). Peel chop the onion and garlic. Put cauliflower, mushrooms, onion and garlic on a oven tray and bake for 30 minutes. Cook the quinoa according to instructions on the packaging.

Mix the roasted veggies, quinoa and herbs until a crumbly batter in a food processor. Add oats and walnuts and mix well using a wooden spoon. Let sit for 15 minutes. Form in to 8 patties. Put on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 20 minutes, until slightly goden and crisp around the edges. If you want some extra crisp you can finish by frying them in a bit of oil in a pan.

Cook the fava beans for 30 minutes, until soft. Remove any excess water. Mix with the rest of the ingredients in a food processor until a creamy spread. Add a bit of water for a creamier spread. Salt and pepper to taste.

Shave the carrots thinly using a potato peeler or mandolin. Toss together with a tiny drizzle of oil and pinch of salt.

Spread some fava bean spread on a slice of rye bread. Top with some leafy greens, a patty, sauerkraut, oil tossed carrots and cress. Add some extra fava bean spread on top and finish with another slice of rye bread.

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

Baked celeriac burger with carrot miso spread, sprouts and herb pesto

Nothing gets as soft and sweet as a root celeriac baked for hours, it’s delicious! Thinly sliced it makes the perfect topping on a crisp bread or a piece of sourdough bread, teared in to smaller pieces it goes very well in a hearty salad and sliced like this in a burger! Use smaller celeriacs if making tiny burgers, and bigger ones if making a normal size burger - you get it!

When it comes to burgers I think that the add-ons are just as important, they can be really simple but I do love for them to be there. Here I made a carrot spread which I seasoned with miso, fermented soy bean paste, and a 1-minute-pesto with lots of herbs. Let gets cooking!

Baked celeriac burger with carrot miso spread, sprouts and herb pesto

8 mini burgers

Ingredients

2 tiny celeriacs

1 tsp rapeseed oil

Carrot miso spread

250 grams carrots

1 tsp light or dark organic miso paste *

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 Tbsp applecider vinegar

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Herb pesto

2 handfuls of fresh herbs, for example basil, parsley and cilantro

2 Tbsp pepitas / pumpkin seeds

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast / b-jäst

2 Tbsp cold pressed olive oil

1 Tbsp applecider vinegar

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For serving

8 mini buckwheat sourdough buns (or any bund you prefer), I get my from Mällyeko

pea shots

beet sprouts

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Cut away the bottom part from the celeriac. Scrub the rest thoroughly. Brush the whole thing with oil and put in an ovenproof dish. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, until it’s completely soft. Let cool, then cut in slices.

Wash the carrots, cut in smaller pieces and steam or boil until soft. Let cool. Mix with the rest of the ingredients for the carrot miso spread in a food processor until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste.

Mix together the ingredients for the pesto until a bitey texture using an immersion blender or food processor. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cut the buns in half. Put some carrot miso spread on the bottom parts, and pesto on the top parts. Top the carrot miso spread with two pieces of celeriac, sprouts and shots. Put the lid on top. ENJOY!

* Miso paste is a paste made of fermented soybeans. The difference between light and dark is (simply put) it that the dark one has a deeper flavour and more umami taste to it than the light one,

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

Brunch stir fry with mushrooms, carrot and almond sauce

A savoury weekend breakky or brunch bowl, drizzled with a creamy almond sauce. This bowl can be made with pretty much ANY veggies/legumes/whole grains really, below you find my basic-bowl-recipe if you want to make your own bowl!

Plant based by Thess Basic bowl recipe

serves 1

1 handful cooked whole grain

1 handful cooked legumes

2-3 vegetables

1 handful leafy greens

1 tiny handful of herbs or micro greens/sprouts/shots

nut/seed based sauce

Brunch stir fry with oyster mushrooms, carrots and almond sauce

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 1/2 dl / 1 cup naked oats or “mathavre”, if using naked oats they need to soak for at least 8 hours or over night

1/2 red onion

100 grams oyster mushrooms

2 carrots

1/2 apple

2 dl / 0.8 cups pre cooked black beans

1 handful organic fresh baby spinach

1 handful fresh parsley, chopped

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Almond sauce

1 Tbsp almond butter

1 1/2 Tbsp water

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 pinch flakey salt

For serving

Lentil cracker with seeds and rolled oats

How to

If using naked oats; soak the oats over night, or for at least 8 hour. If you’re using “mathavre” you don’t have to soak them, the packaging will say weather you’d need to soak or not.

Cook the oats according to instructions on the packaging.

Peel and finely chop the onion. Fry in a bit of water in a wok pan until soft. Grate the carrots, tear the mushrooms in to smaller pieces, dice the apple. Add everything to the wok pan and fry for a couple of minutes.

Rinse the black beans. Add to the wok together with the parsley and fry for another couple of minutes. Add the spinach and remove from heat. Smalt and pepper to taste.

Mix the ingredients for the dressing. Salt to taste.

Divide the fry in two bowls, top with extra parsley and drizzle with almond sauce. Serve with a crispy lentil cracker.

Ramen with miso broth, shiitake mushrooms, tempeh and pickled carrot

A warming bowl of veggies and hearty broth. My love story with warming bowls of ramen hasn’t been going on for too long to be honest. But the second my very good friend treated me to one at her house a few months ago I knew what I’d been missing att these years.

Jump until today - my first ever ramen blog post; a Japanese inspired soup filled with veggies, noodles and of course a delicious broth! The broth gets even more tasty the longer you let it simmer, however I find this one to be perfectly fine with as little as 20 minutes on the stove too.

I hope you’d want to try it out!

Ramen with miso broth, shiitake mushrooms, tempeh and pickled carrot

Serves 4

Miso broth

100 grams shiitake mushrooms

8 dl / 3 1/2 cups vegetable stock, unsweetened

1 heaped Tbsp organic light miso paste

2 Tbsp tamari

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Ingredients

1 garlic clove

2 shallots

1/2 fresh pointy cabbage

400 grams organic tempeh

1 tsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 Tbsp tamari

1 handful mung bean sprouts

4 portions soba noodles (or any other noodles you prefer)

Pickled carrot

2 carrots

1 dl / 0.4 cups water

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups apple cider vinegar

For garnishing

Thai basil

1 dl / 0.4 cups natural peanuts

1 nori sheet, teared in to smaller pieces

How to

Brush the mushroom, cut the bigger ones in half. Peel and cut the onion and garlic in small pieces. Put it all in a pot with the rest of the ingredients for the broth and bring to a boil. Let simmer until you prepare the rest, or for at least 20 minutes.

Scrub and julienne the carrots. Bring water and vinegar to a boil. Remove from heat and add the carrots. Put on a lid and let sit for at least 15 minutes.

Shred the cabbage. Slice the tempeh in thin slices. Fry on low to medium heat, in a tiny bit of oil, until they get slightly crisp and golden brown. Pour over the tamari and let absorb, remove from heat.

Boil the noodles according to instructions on the packaging.

Divide noodles, veggies, sprouts and tempeh in 4 bowls. Add the broth. Garnish with herbs, peanuts and nori. Serve straight away!

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

Carrot cake porridge with lingonberries, apple and tahini

Carrot cake porridge with apple, lingonberries and tahini

Serves 2

Ingredients

2 dl / 0.8 cups steel cut oats

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

5 dl water

1 dl / 0.4 cups unsweetened oat mylk

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups soaked * buckwheat (optional but gives the porridge even more delicious texture)

1 carrot, finely grated

salt to taste

Topping

Frozen lingonberries

1 apple

cacao nibs

pepitas **

lingonberry powder

edible flower sprinkle

light tahini

flakey salt

How to

Bring oats, spices, water and almond mylk to a boil. Let simmer for a couple of minutes while stirring, until you get a creamy and delicious porridge. Rinse the buckwheat. Add the soaked buckwheat and carrot, let simmer 30 seconds. Salt to taste.

Divide in to two wide bowls. Topp with lingonberries, apple, cacao nibs, pepitas. Powder with lingonberry powder. Sprinkle the flowers and drizzle with tahini!!

* How to soak buckwheat: Put dried whole buckwheat in water and 1 tsp apple cider vinegar for every 2 1/2 dl water over night. Rinse thoroughly in the morning. You can store the soaked buckwheat in the fridge for several days and add in your morning porridge or lunch salad. Rinse before use.

** Pepitas are similar to pumpkin seeds but comes form hull-less pumpkin varieties whereas pumpkin seeds comes with a hull. However - the green seeds seen on the porridge above are sometimes referred to as pumpkin seeds too! Note that in Swedish we’d call them “pumpafrön”.

Golden hummus bowl with red cabbage, tahini dressed carrots and blood orange

Hummus bowl might be my favourite go to of all times. It’s the perfect creamy base to top all sorts of roasted, marinated and raw veggies and leafy greens with!

Furthermore a hummus bowl can be made in so many ways. Firstly the hummus base can be made of not only chickpeas but also white beans, yellow peas, green peas and red lentils (which technically means it’s not a “real” hummus, but you get my point!) to mention a few - and you can season it with different spices; cumin/chili/turmeric/herbs are a few of my favourites.

As mentioned above the bowl can be topped with pretty much all veggies you can think of - choose what’s in season and/or what you find at home. Also, adding some nuts and raw shredded veggies gives that little extra finish the the whole thing. And add some cooked grain for an even more filling meal.

Now - let’s get cooking!

Golden hummus bowl with red cabbage, tahini dressed carrots and blood orange

Serves 4

Golden hummus base

2 packages (á 230 grams drained weight) cooked chickpeas

2 Tbsp light tahini

1 dl / 0.4 cups water

1 tsp ground turmeric

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Topping

1/2 red cabbage

400 grams carrots

100 grams kale, chopped

1 blood orange

1 handful of walnuts

Tahini dressing

1/2 dl light tahini

3 Tbsp water

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 pinch of chili flakes

salt to taste

How to

Scrub the carrots and cut in smaller pieces. Slice the cabbage. Steam* for about 10 minutes, until the veggies are soft but still have that al dente bite to them. Mix all the ingredients for the tahini dressing, salt to taste, toss with the carrots.

Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Mix tahini and water until creamy. Add the rest of the ingredients for the hummus and mix until creamy. Salt and pepper to taste.

Massage the kale with oil and a pinch of salt until soft and silky. Slice the blood orange.

Spread out the hummus in 4 bowls. Top with a handful of left greens, kale, cabbage and carrots. Top with walnuts and sprinkle some extra chili flakes.

* This time I steamed both my cabbage and carrots, both because it takes only a few minutes and I was very hungry when cooking. If you have more time, and want your cabbage and carrots to get that delicious crisp to it I’d suggest you roast them in the oven at 175 °C / 350 °F for about 25 minutes instead!

Roasted pumpkin and carrot salad with carrot top pesto, wild rice, apple and raw fennel

Salad is my religion. It’s what I eat pretty much all the time (and they basically never look the same!!), what best describes my food philosophy; a plate or bowl PACKED with yummy stuff in different colors, flavours and with all the textures you want in a meal. And of course it’s also filled with nutrition - because that’s how I love to cook!

Happy cooking!

Roasted pumpkin and carrot salad with carrot top pesto, wild rice, apple and raw fennel

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 Muscat pumpkin

500 g carrots

250 g kale and purple kale, a mix of them both or your choice

2 dl / 0.8 cups wild rice

3 apples

1 fennel

1/2 dl organic raisins or chopped organic apricots

100 g mixed leafy greens

edible flowers, optional - but very pretty!

cold pressed olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Carrot top pesto

Carrot tops (if you cant get hold of carrots with carrot tops you can use 2-3 handfuls of parsley or baby spinach) + the fennel fronds

1 dl / 0.4 cups parsley or cilantro

1 garlic clove, grated

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1/2 dl pepitas

1 dl cold pressed olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to

Cook the wild rice according to instructions on the packaging.

Pre heat the oven to 175 degres Celsius / 350 degres Fahrenheit.

Peel, remove the seeds and cut the pumpkin in slices. Scrub the carrots. Put on a baking tray, toss around with a drizzle of oil. Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes, until the veggies are slightly golden and crispy around the edges but still have that al dente taste to them. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Lower the heat to 150 degres Celsius / 300 degres Fahrenheit. Cut away the thick bottom steam of the kale, tear the leafs in to smaller pieces. Massage with olive oil and a pinch of salt until silky. Spread out on a baking tray and roast in oven for 7-10 minutes, until the kale is crispy.

Carrot top pesto: Mix all the ingredients, except for the pepitas, until a smooth pesto. Add the pepitas and mix until a crunchy consistency. Salt and pepper to taste.

Shave the fennel (make sure to use the WHOLE fennel - the stalks as well!) thinly using a mandoline, or a sharp knife. Slice the apples on the with. Toss around with a Tbsp of the pesto.

Layer the leafy greens, wild rice, baked vegetables, fennel, apples and raisins on a big plate. Top with dollops of pesto.

ENJOY!

Photo by Magnus Carlsson

Buckwheat carrot porridge with - lots of things

Ever heard of brinner? That’s a word for “Breakfast for dinner”. Genius if you ask me as breakfast is a favourite and when making a hearty breakky if works for any time of the day! I know this blog is starting to look like an all porridge feed but as I really wanted to share this one, with soaked buckwheat groats and fresh ginger in it, I figured there just have to be another porridge recipe here! So, enjoy - my latest porridge craving coming up below!

Photo by Agnes Maltesdotter

Buckwheat carrot porridge with - lots of things

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 dl / 0.4 cups rolled oats

1 1/2 dl / 0.6 cups whole buckwheat groats, soaked over night or for at least 8 hours + preferably also sprouted *

3 dl / 1.2 cups water

2 dl / 0.8 cups unsweetened plant mylk of your choice

2 carrots, peel still on and finely grated

1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated

1 tsp ground turmeric

a pinch of salt, preferably unrefined

Topping suggestions (pretty much everything works here)

kale powder (yes you read it, dried kale mixed in to a lovely powder!)

sweet cocktail tomatoes

tahini

shredded coconut

dried organic fruits and berries (such as goji berries, mulberries, apricots)

walnuts

How to

Rinse the buckwheat thoroughly. Bring oats, water, mylk, carrot, ginger and spices to a boil, let simmer for 2 minutes. Add the buckwheat and simmer for another minute. Stir every now and then to get a creamy porridge. Maybe add a bit more water/mylk to get you desired consistency. Salt to taste. Let the porridge cool slightly then top with your favourites!

* How to soak whole buckwheat groats: Put the groats in a bowl and fill with the double amount of water. Add 1 Tbsp for every 5 dl / 2 cups (this helps the soaking process). Let soak over night or for at least 8 hours. Rinse well and drain. Now your buckwheat are ready to be eating - but if you have time you can also sprout them! If so put them in a fine mesh strainer (or in a sprouting jar) and let sprout for at least 24 h, rinse with water 2 times daily until your groats grow a teensy little tail! Store, well drained, in a jar in your fridge.

Creamy carrot cake porridge with avocado, apple, tahini and tomato

Porridge season is here for sure, and I’m having a warming bowl of this hearty creaminess as often as I can. I like mine best - no matter if I have it for breakky / brunch / lunch at home / light dinner - cooked with lots of warming and nourishing spices and gated veggies, and of course I top it with LOTS of savoury toppings!

Creamy carrot cake porridge with avocado, apple, tahini and tomato

Serves 2

Ingredients

2 dl / 0.8 US cups rolled oats

4 dl / 1.6 US cups water

2 dl / 0.8 US cups oat mylk

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground turmeric

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

1 tbsp chia seeds

2 carrots, finely grated (grated butternut squash and/or courgette is a few other favourites!)

For serving

1 avocado

1 autumn apple

tahini

chia seeds

flakey salt + freshly ground black pepper

How to

Bring oats, liquids, spices and chia seeds to a boil. Let simmer until creamy, while stirring throughout. You might want to add more liquid or let it keep simmer to get your desired consistency.

Add the carrots and let simmer for a few seconds. Remove from the heat.

Divide in two bowls. Top with sliced avocado, apple and tomatoes. Add a big spoon of tahini. Sprinkle everything with flakey salt and chia seeds - the avocado likes to get a sprinkle of pepper as well!!

Breath. Be here. Enjoy!

Carrot and courgette stir fry with sorghum, cabbage and avocado + kale marinated lentils

A stir fry is something a make all the time, but they close to never look the same! I take whatever veggies I have at home, grate some of them and cut some of them. I fry the greens with garlic and ginger (those two are pretty much always the same. Never get tired of them) for a few minutes, mix with any pre cooked cereal or pseudo cereal that I have at home, add some fresh herbs, salt and pepper. Might add an avocado on top + some extra (pre cooked) lentils or beans that I've just marinated.

So, the key to having the dinner, lunch or whatever ready in 15 is to have a few things sorted out the day before. And it's really (REALLY) easy bits. Cooking any/a couple of cereals or pseudo cereals (quinoa, buckwheat, sorghum, millet, naked oats, brown rice, red rice, wild rice...you get the point!) + any/a couple of legumes. Then you're ready to create masterpieces in just 15 minutes the days ahead. But if you have not pre cooked anything you don't have to feel down, you can do it all at the same time too. 

Anyways - here comes the recipe!!

 

Carrot and courgette fry with sorghum, cabbage and avocado

Served with kale marinated beluga lentils

4 people

Ingredients

6 carrots

2 courgettes

1 yellow onion

1 garlic clove

2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated

4 dl cooked sorghum (naked oats, quinoa, wild rice, brown rice etc works just as fine) (equals about 2 dl / 0.8 US cups uncooked lentils)

1/4 cabbage 

1 tsp turmeric

1/2 dl / 0.4 US cups fresh parsley, finely chopped

4 dl cooked beluga lentils (equals about 1 1/3 dl / 0.6 US cups uncooked lentils)

1 tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

Kale (pesto) marinade

3 dl / 1.2 US cups kale leaves, teared in to smaller pieces

1 dl pepitas, preferably toasted

1 dl cold pressed olive oil

1 small garlic clove

1 tbsp nutritional yeast * (optional)

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For serving

2 avocados

toasted buckwheat groats (learn how to make them here)

How to

Scrub and grate the carrots. Cut the courgette in smaller pieces. Finely slice the cabbage using a mandoline or vegetable peeler or just slice using a sharp knife.

Peel and finely slice the onion + garlic, fry in coconut oil until soft and fragrant in a frying pan with high sides (or use a wok pan if you have one!). Add the carrots and courgette and fry for a couple of minutes. Add the sorghum and turmeric, toss around until everything is golden, lovely looking and has a nice temperature.

Add the cabbage + parsley, toss around. Salt and pepper to taste.

Mix all the ingredients for the kale pesto. Salt and pepper to taste. Toss around with the beluga lentils. 

Serve your stir fry with lentils, avocado and sprinkle toasted buckwheat (or any nuts/seeds) on top. Other things that would be nice to add could be sprouts/shots/microgreens, baby spinach. 

Mindfully ENJOY! 

* Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast which is high in protein and contains some B-vitamins and also have traces of other vitamins and minerals. The yeast is flakey and yellow and has a nutty/creamy/cheesy flavour. Can be used in plant based cooking (in sauces, lasagna, on kale chips, popcorn and as one of the main ingredients when making vegan parmesan - just to mention a few!). You find nutritional yeast in natural/health food stores and online.