Höstsallad med pumpa, linser och Bärta enrisrökt höstärta

I betalt samarbete med Bärta

Ett life hack för att laga god och kul näringsrik mat snabbt är att laga lite från scratch - och sedan slänga på lite sådant som är ruskigt gott och redo att äta på några sekunder. Ungefär så många sekunder som det - i det här fallet - tar att skära upp.

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 enkel höstsallad, och en matig surdegsmacka.

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

Höstsallad med pumpa, linser och Bärta enrisrökt höstärta

4 portioner

Ingredienser

1 förpackning Bärta enrisrökt höstärta

1 matpumpa, ca 1,2 kg

2 dl belugalinser, okokta

125 gram grönkål

65 gram babyspenat eller annat bladgrönt

6 torkade aprikoser

Olja

Flingsalt

Syrad rödlök

1 rödlök

1 dl vatten

1/2 dl äppelcidervinäger

Tahinidressing

1/2 dl ljus tahini

1 dl vatten

1 ekocitron, zest + 1 msk saft

Flingsalt

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 225°C.

Dela pumpan, gröp ur kärnorna och skär bort skalet. Dela pumpan i mindre bitar. Lägg på en plåt och blanda med lite olja. Rosta i mitten av ugnen i 20 minuter, tills pumpan mjuknat.

Riv grönkålen i mindre bitar. Massera med 1 tsk olja. Lägg på ugnsplåten, bredvid pumpan, när 5 minuter återstår.

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.

Koka upp belugalinserna i rikligt med vatten, låt sjuda i 5 minuter. Ta av från värmen, sätt på ett lock och låt stå i 15 minuter. Häll av.

Strimla aprikoserna tunt.

Mixa ihop ingredienserna till tahinidressingen. Smaka av med salt.

Skär Bärtan i mindre tärningar.

Blanda belugalinser, rostad pumpa och grönkål samt spenat. Sväng runt med1 1/3 av tahinidressingen och torkade aprikoser.

Fördela på fyra tallrikar, toppa med Bärta och syrad lök. Ringla över lite extra dressing.

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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.

Autumn salad with pumpkin, lentils and smoked pea tempeh

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 portions smoked pea tempeh, or any tempeh you like (important that it’s smoked if you want to use it like this - just sliced up without being “cooked”)

1 pumpkin, about 1,2 kg

1 dl Beluga lentils, or lentils of you choice

125 grams chopped kale

65 grams baby spinach

6 dried apricots

oil

flakey salt

Pickled onion

2 red onions

1 dl water

1/2 dl apple cider vinegar

Tahini dressing

1/2 dl light tahini

1 dl water

1 organic lemon, zest + 1 Tbsp juice

Flakey salt

How to

Pre heat the oven to 225°C.

Cut the pumpkin in half, remove the seeds and chop the rest in to small pieces. Put on a baking tray. Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes, until the pumpkin is soft.

Massage the kale with oil and a pinch of salt. Put on the baking tray with the pumpkin the last 5 minutes.

Peel and finely slice the onion. Bring water and apple cider vinegar to a boil. Remove from heat. Add the onion. Put on a lid. Let sit for 15 minutes.

Boil the lentils according to instructions on the packaging.

Slice the apricots.

Mix together ingredients for the dressing. Salt to taste.

Slice the tempeh in smaller pieces.

Toss together lentils, pumpkin, kale and spinach with 1/3 of the dressing. Divide in to 4 bowls. Topp with tempeh and pickled onion. Drizzle the dressing.

Chocolate chip cookies med glass och chokladkross

En barnsligt god och kul dessert - och ett roligt sätt att servera glass! Baka sega och mumsiga chokladkakor (som även kan ätas bara som de är förstås) och servera dem i par, med din favoritglass emellan. Det är som uppgjort för succé!

Chocolate chip cookies med glass

8 kakor

Ingredienser

4 dl havremjöl

1 1/2 dl kokossocker

100 gram mörk choklad

1/2 tsk bakpulver

1/2 tsk äkta vaniljpulver

1 nypa salt

50 gram rapsolja

3/4 dl växtdryck

Fyllning

Glass - min favorit är Lily och Hannas rawfoodglass!

50 gram mörk choklad

Gör såhär

Värm ungen till 200°C.

Blanda alla torra ingredienser. Hacka chokladen och vänd ner. Tillsätt växtdryck och olja, rör om till en smet. Klicka ut så bollar på bakplåt.

Baka kakorna mitt i ugnen i 12 minuter. Låt svalna helt på bakgaller. Lägg in i frysen och låt bli riktigt kalla.

Hacka chokladen till fyllningen.

Ta ut och lägg en skopa glass på hälften av kakorna, lägg en ytterligare kaka ovanpå. Rulla kakorna i den hackade chokladen, så att glassen täcks av chokladkross. Servera direkt, eller lägg in i frysen igen fram till servering.

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Chocolate chip cookes with ice-cream

8 cakes

Ingredients

4 dl oat flour

1 1/2 dl coconut sugar

100 gram dark chocolate

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 vanilla powder

1 pinch sea salt

50 grams rapeseed oil

3/4 plant mylk

Filling

Ice-cream - my favourite is the Swedish raw food ice-cream from Lili and Hannas!

50 gram dark chocolate

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200 °C.

Blend all the dry ingredients. Chop the chocolate and add to the dry blend. Add plant mylk and oil and stir together to a batter. Add small dollops of the batter to a baking tray.

Bake the cookies for 12 minuter. Let cool on a cooling rack. Put in the freezer to make them really cold.

Chop the 50 grams chocolate for the filling.

Take out the cookies from the freezer and put a big spoon of ice-cream on half of the cookies. Put another one on top. Roll the cookies in the chopped chocolate to cover the ice-cream in chocolate. Serve straight away, or put in the freezer until serving!

Pannkakor med kantareller, trädgårdsbönor och zucchini

En pannkaka, som egentligen är en fransk crepe! En klassisk crepe görs på bovetemjöl, vatten och salt - inget annat. Så även här! Fyllningen utgörs här av zucchini som torrstekts och sedan kort bakats i ugn - då får du en zucchini som smakar mycket, och är fast i konsistensen. Tillsammans med len yoghurt, frästa kantareller och trädgårdsbönor är detta en fyllning du bara måste testa!

Pannkakor med stekta kantareller, trädgårdsbönor och zucchini

4 portioner

Pannkakssmet / Crepesmet

2 dl bovetemjöl

3 dl havredryck

1/2 tsk salt

Rapsolja att steka i

Fyllning

200 gram vaxbönor, brytbönor eller sockerärtor

300 gram kantareller

1 stor zucchini, eller 2 små

1 tsk rapsolja

Flingsalt och nymalen svartpeppar

Till servering

Fet växtbaserad yoghurt

Färsk basilika

Gör såhär

Vispa ihop crepesmeten, låt svälla minst 1 timme.

Värm ugnen till 175°C. Skär zucchinin i skivor på snedden, skåra ett rutmönster på båda snittytorna till varje skiva. Stek i en torr, medelhet stekpanna på båda sidor tills zucchinin fått färg. Lägg på en bakplåt och baka i ugnen i 10 minuter. Ringla över lite kallpressad rapsolja och strö över en nypa salt. Skär på mitten.

Skär bort kvistbiten från bönorna, skär i mindre bitar. Borsta bort eventuell jord från kantarellerna, förväll i en torr stekpanna tills vätskan kokat bort. Blanda ner bönorna, ringla över lite olja och stek tills kantarellerna är gyllene och lätt krispiga i kanterna, och bönorna mjuknat något. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Grädda crepen i en medelhet stekpanna, på båda sidor, tills du får en fin pannkaka. Gör likadant med resterande smet.

Fyll crepen med en klick yoghurt, zucchini och kantarellfyllningen. Strö över färsk basilika.

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Pancakes with chanterelles, garden beans and courgette

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 dl buckwheat flour

3 dl oat mylk

1/2 tsp salt

Rapeseed oil for frying

Filling

200 grams wax beans or haricot vests, or a mix of them two

300 grams chanterelles

1 big courgette, or 2 smaller

1 tsp rapeseed oil for frying

1 tsp cold pressed rapeseed pil for drizzling

Flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving

Fat plant-based yoghurt

Fresh basil

How to

Whisk together the crepe batter, let sit for 1 hour.

Pre heat the oven to 175°C. Slice the courgette in 1 cm thick pieces on the width. Lightly cut a grid pattern on both sides of every slice. Fry in a dry frying pan, on both sides, until the courgette get a bit of color. Put on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 10 minutes. Drizzle with some cold pressed rapeseed oil and sprinkle with salt.

Cut away the spring from the beans. Cut the rest in smaller pieces. Brush the chanterelles, fry in a fry pan until all water is gone. Add the beans and some rapeseed oil, fry until chanterelles are golden and and lightly crisp in the edges, and the beans have soften a bit. Salt and pepper to taste.

Fry the crepes in a medium hot frying pan drizzled with a bit of oil, on both sides, until golden and lightly crisp in the edges.

Fill the crepe with a dollop of yoghurt, zucchini and the chanterelle filling. Garnish with fresh basil.

Banankaka med kanelcashewsås och rostade valnötter

Favoriten bananbröd serverad i nytt format toppad med en len sås gjord på cashewnötter med lätt smak av kanel, perfekt till sommarfikat!

Banankaka med kanelcashewsås och rostade valnötter

14 bitar

Banankaka

3 dl havremjöl

2 1/2 dl bovete

1 tsk malen kanel

1 tsk malen kardemumma

1 tsk malen ingefära

1 tsk bakpulver

1 tsk bikarbonat

1 tsk salt

1 1/2 dl havredryck, eller annan valfri växtdryck

3 msk chiafrön

3 små bananer

1/2 dl kallpressad olivolja

Kanelcashewsås

1 dl cashewnötter, blötlagda över natten eller minst 4 timmar

4 färska dadlar

1 krm malen kanel

3/4 dl vatten

1 nypa salt

Topping

50 gram valnötter

Torkat blomströssel, valfritt

Gör såhär

Kanelcashewsås: Blötlägg cashewnötterna i vatten över natten (för en snabbare version blötlägg i kokhett vatten i 30 minuter), skölj av och mixa sedan tills helt slätt tillsammans med resten av ingredienserna.

Värm ugnen till 175°C.

Banankaka: Blanda alla torra ingredienser utom chiafrön i en bunke. Skala och mosa bananerna med en gaffel. Värm upp havredrycken och blanda med chiafröna, låt svälla i 5 minuter. Blanda ner i den torra blandningen tillsammans med bananerna och oljan, vänd runt så att allt blandas samman.

Täck botten i en kvadratisk bakform med bakplåtspapper, olja kanterna med rapsolja. Häll i smeten. Grädda mitt i ugnen i 45-50 minuter, tills banankakan blivit vackert gyllene. Ta ut och låt svalna i 5 minuter, vänd sedan upp kakan på ett bakgaller och låt svalna helt. Skär upp i fyrkanter. 

Rosta valnötterna i en torr, medelhet stekpanna tills de börjar dofta nötigt och blir vackert gyllene. Låt svalna.

Servera bananbrödet toppat med en klick kanelcashewsås, rostade valnötter och lite blomströssel.

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Banana cake with cinnamon cashew sauce and toasted walnuts

14 pieces

Banana cake

3 dl oat flour

2 1/2 dl buckwheat flour

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground cardamom

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp flakey salt

1 1/2 oat mylk, or any other plant mylk

3 Tbsp chia seeds

3 small bananas

1/2 dl cold pressed olive oil

Cinnamon cashew sauce

1 dl cashew nuts, soaked over night or at least 4 hours

4 fresh dates

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

3/4 dl water

1 pinch of flakey salt

Topping

50 g walnuts

Dried flower sprinkle, optional

How to

Soak the cashew nuts over night, or for at least 4 hours (for a quicker version soak in boiling hot water for 30 minutes). Rinse with water and then mix until completely smooth with the rest of the ingredients in a blender.

Pre heat the oven to 175°C.

Banana cake: Mix all the dry ingredients, except for the chia seeds, in a mixing bowl. Peel the bananas using a fork. Pre heat the oat mylk and blend with the chia seeds, let sit for 5 minutes. Add to the dry mixture along with the bananas and oil, fold everything together using a wooden spoon.

Cover the bottom in a baking tin. Grease the sides of the tin with oil. Put the batter in the pin. Bake in the middle of the oven for 45-50 minutes, until the cake is golden brown. Take out the cake the oven and let cool for 5 minutes, then turn upside down to remove from the baking tin to cool completely . Cut in to squares or any other pieces.

Toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan on medium heat until lightly golden. Let cool.

Serve the banana cake topped with the cinnamon cashew sauce and walnuts. Sprinkle with dried flower sprinkle.

Chokladrutor med salt jordnötskaramell

Kombinationen krämig jordnöt och choklad går alltid hem — och inte minst här tillsammans med söt kokos!

Chokladrutor med salt jordnötskaramell

Ger ca 16 bitar

Chokladbotten

1 dl solroskärnor, rostade

2 dl havregryn

1 dl kakao

1 nypa flingsalt

16 färska dadlar, urkärnade

1/2 dl kokosolja

Jordnötskaramell

10 färska dadlar, urkärnade

1 dl jordnötssmör

3 msk kokosgrädde

1 nypa flingsalt

Chokladtopping

100 gram mörk choklad

1 msk kokosgrädde

Flingsalt

Gör såhär

Rosta solroskärnorna i en torr, medelhet stekpanna tills de börjar dofta nötigt. Mixa tillsammans med resten av ingredienserna till botten till en slät deg i matberedare. Tryck ut i en bakform.

Mixa dadlar, jordnötssmör, kokosgrädde och flingsalt till en krämig karamell. Bred ut jordnötskaramellen över chokladbottnen.

Bryt chokladen och smält över vattenbad. Blanda med kokosgrädden. Låt svalna. Häll ut över jordnötskaramellen och strö över flingsalt. Ställ in i frysen i minst 30 minuter, tills chokladen stelnat. Skär upp i ca 16 bitar, och servera gärna välkyld!

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Chocolate squares with salty peanut caramel

Makes 16 squares

Chocolate base

1 dl sunflower seeds, toasted

2 dl rolled oats

1 dl cacao

1 pinch flakey salt

16 fresh dates, pitted

1/2 dl coconut oil

Salty peanut caramel

10 fresh dates, pitted

1 dl crunchy peanut butter

3 Tbsp coconut cream

flakey salt

Chocolate top layer

100 grams dark chocolate

1 Tbsp coconut cream

pinch of flakey salt

How to

Toast the sunflower seeds in a dry frying pan on medium heat until lightly golden. Mix with the rest of the ingredients until a dough in a food processor. Press out the dough in a baking tin.

Mix the ingredients for the peanut caramel until smooth in a food processor. Spread out over the chocolate base.

Melt the chocolate over a water bath. Blend with coconut cream and a pinch of salt until a smooth chocolate mixture. Let cool for 15 minutes then pour over the peanut caramel and sprinkle with flakey salt. Put in the freezer and let sit for at least 30 minutes.

Cut up in about 16 pieces and serve chilled!

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

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!

Baked sweet potato with quinoa chickpea salad and kale dressing

Bake a bunch of sweet potatoes, prepare a bunch of different add-ins (or only one - you choose) and let everyone fill their own! Easy peasy lemon squeeze!

Baked sweet potato with quinoa chickpea salad and kale sauce

4 portioner

Ingredients

4 sweet potatoes

2 tsp rapeseed oil

Quinoa and chickpea salad

1 dl white quinoa, uncooked

1 package (about 230 grams drained weight) pre cooked chickpeas

2 handfuls of mixed leafy greens

1 handful of fresh herbs

100 grams red cabbage, finely sliced

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

Kale dressing

100 grams frozen kale, thawed

1 dl / 0.8 cups almonds, soaked for 1 hour

1/2 garlic clove

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups water

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving

Almond yoghurt, or your favourite plant based yoghurt

fresh oregano

Za’atar (a middle eastern spice mix made of sesame seeds, sumac and dried herbs)

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F.

Scrub the potatoes. Brush with oil and put on a baking tray. Cut a cross on top of all the potatoes. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 45-60 minutes, until the potatoes are really soft. Remove from oven.

Cook the quinoa according to instructions on the packaging. Let cool. Rinse and drain the chickpeas. Toss the ingredients for the salad together. Salt and pepper to taste.

Mix all the ingredients for the dressing. Salt and pepper to taste.

Squeeze the potatoes so they open in the middle. Serve the sweet potatoes stuffed with salad, drizzled with kale dressing, almond yoghurt and Za’atar. Garnish with fresh oregano!

Sweet buckwheat granola with parsnip

I always have a batch of granola at home, I think it’s the perfect topping on yoghurt, smoothies and porridge - but also just as a snack! My granolas look different pretty much every time I make them as I tend to use what I find in my pantry at the specific time - both when it comes to flavouring, sweetening (if any) and the main ingredients in general!

This time I experimented and used parsnip as my sweetening (together with a couple of dates) - gives a really delicious flavour - try it for yourself!

Sweet buckwheat granola with parsnip

Yields about 1 liter

Ingredients

2 dl / 0.8 cups buckwheat groats (soaked over night or for at least 8 hours)

2 dl / 0.8 cups water

2 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

2-4 fresh dates (depending on how sweet you want it), pitted

1 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

2 dl / 0.8 cups steel cut oats *

4 dl / 1.6 cups mixed nuts/seeds of your choice

3 Tbsp chia seeds

2 parsnips

Add ins

2 dl / 0.8 cups mixed dried fruits/berries

1 dl / 0.4 cups coconut flakes

How to

Rinse the buckwheat thoroughly

Mix water, oil, dates and spices until smooth using a blender or an immersion blender. Chop the nuts is using any. Scrub the parsnips and finely grate them.

Pre heat the oven to 150°C fan / 300°F fan (if you don’t have a fan oven you can roast one tray at a time).

Mix all the ingredients in a big bowl using your hands, making sure it all gets covered in the date paste. Spread out on 2 baking trays. Roast in the oven until dry and crisp. Stir every now and then. Let cool and then add the dried fruits/berries + coconut.

Store in a glass jar with a lid. Stays well for weeks!

*In Swedish steel cut oats are “krossad havre”. If you cannot find steel cut oats/krossad havre you can use rolled oats/havregryn instead.

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

Cinnamon cookies with salty chocolate peanut butter

These little semi raw cookies are easy to make, pretty to look at and AWESOME to eat!!

I got the idea for these ones after yet another of my bliss balls-moments where I topped a cinnamon ball with a spoon of chocolate peanut butter. It was SO GOOD!

Here I’m using both almond butter (in the cookie) and the peanut butter (for the topping), but you could use either almond butter or peanut butter for both!

So, here’s my latest contribution to the world on yummy plant based treats, hope you like it!

Cinnamon cookies with salty chocolate peanut butter

Makes 16

Cinnamon cookies

10 fresh dates, pitted

1 Tbsp almond butter (or peanut butter)

3 dl / 1.2 cups rolled oats

1 Tbsp ground cinnamon

2-3 Tbsp water

1 pinch of flakey salt

Salty chocolate peanut butter *

1 1/2 dl / 0.6 cup unsweetened peanut butter crunchy (or almond butter)

1-2 Tbsp cacao powder, preferably raw

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups natural peanuts

1 Tbsp water (depending on how runny your PB is)

1 pinch of flakey salt

For garnishing

flakey salt

dried edible flowers (optional)

How to

Mix all the ingredients for the cinnamon cookies until you get a smooth dough, using a food processor. Add a bit more water in necessary. Form in to about 16 cookies, press down a small spoon in the middle of every cookie. Put the cookies on a plate.

Mix peanut butter, water, cacao and water until well combined. You might want to add a splash of water if the PB feels too thick. Add the whole peanuts and pulse until desired crunchiness.

Fill/top the cookies with the chocolate peanut butter using a small spoon. Sprinkle with flakey salt and dried flowers.

Put in the fridge, preferably for about an hour before serving.

Dig in and ENJOY!

* Make your own OR, you could also use the “Peanut butter chunky choco from” Urtekram. Super yummy and ready to go!

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

Swedish Chokladbollar By Thess

To make sure we’re all in the game: “Chokladbollar” is the Swedish word for this brilliant and VERY traditional no bake little treat. Directly translated it means chocolate balls, and that it just what they are!

For years I’ve been making several types of raw food bliss balls (no grains, only nuts/seeds etc), then I remembered that I’ve eaten the most delicious chokladbollar every other day when growing up. Chokladbollar might be the one thing ALL Swedish kids learn to bake as soon as they kan stand on a stool (so they reach the countertop).

Anyway, I went back to the roots, made a batch of classic ones - but with a #plantbasedbythess twist. And to be honest they are great. No fuss.

Swedish Chokladbollar

By Thess

Ingredients

Makes about 20-24 balls

🌿3 dl / 1.2 US cups rolled oats

🌿12 fresh dates, pitted

🌿1/2 dl light tahini or almond butter

🌿1 dl / 0.4 US cups raw cacao powder

🌿1 Tbsp brewed coffee

🌿1/2 tsp ground cinnamon or vanilla powder, optional

🌿A good pinch of flakey salt

🌿Shredded coconut for rolling 

How to

Mix all of the ingredients until smooth (you want it to be sticky but rollable) in a food processor. Add a bit water or oat mylk (any plant mylk really) if it feels too dry, or a bit more rolled oats if it feels to wet.

Form in to balls. As big or small as you want. Basic knowledge - if you make smaller ones you can eat many and you get more (!) coconut coating.

Put shredded coconut in a bowl, add a few balls at a time and give the bowl a good shake so the balls get all covered. OR even smarter - use a bowl with a lid, then you can give it a proper shake!!

Let the chokladbollar sit in the fridge for about an hour before eating. Best when chilled! Eat within a couple of weeks (you will never be able to keep them for that long. Trust me on that one!).

Good to know!

The chokladbollar can be stored in the freezer if you want to keep them for longer, or make in advance in you have a fika coming up.

Rolled veggie lasagna with a mushroom and lentil mince + Spinach pesto

An all-in-one-dish packed with flavour, lots of different textures, nutrition - and pure plant based food love! I top this kind-of-lasagna-thing with an easily and quickly mixed spinach pesto - which is truly irresistible! For my veggie slices I use a mix of courgette and aubergines - but you can mix and match (e.g. only use courgettes or only use aubergines) however you want, just make sure to have enough to roll up all the yummy veggie mince!

Also, make it your own thing and use other herbs instead or basil if you have any other at home, use seeds instead of walnuts if you're allergic etcetera! 

Rolled veggie lasagna with a mushroom and lentil mince

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 dl beluga lentils, uncooked (about 6 dl pre cooked)

400 g mushrooms

2 handfuls of fresh basil

2 medium courgettes 

2 medium aubergines

500 g crushed tomatoes

1 tbsp unfiltered apple cider vinegar 

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 tbsp dired oregano

230 g pre cooked gigant white beans

2 tbsp cold pressed olive oil

1 handful of walnut kernels, chopped

1 tbsp nutritional yeast * (optional, gives a delicious cheesy and nutty flavour to the whole thing)

Spinach pesto

2 big handfuls of organic baby spinach

1 big handful of fresh basil

1 big handful of walnut kernels, preferably toasted to add an even nuttier taste to the pesto

1 small garlic clove

1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional, gives a delicious cheesy and nutty flavour to the whole thing)

a squeeze of organic lemon + zest from 1 lemon

1/2 dl /0.2 US cups cold pressed olive oil

unrefined salt and freshly ground black pepper

Garnish

Fresh basil

How to

Cook the lentils according to instructions on the packaging. Wash the mushrooms.  Mix lentils, mushrooms, basil and 1 tbsp olive oil until veggie a mince. Add a pinch of salt and pepper.

Wash and slice the courgettes and aubergines very thinly lengthwise. Put slices on a big tray, salt them lightly and let sit for about 15 minutes to allow any bitter juice to drain from the aubergine - and to make the slices easier to roll. Dry the slices with kitchen paper.

Pour the crushed tomatoes in to a oven proof dish - preferably a cast iron one as that helps increase the absorption of iron from the food (to be more specific - from the cast iron dish itself). Add vinegar, garlic, oregano and white beans. Stir to combine.

Pre heat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius/300 degrees Fahrenheit. Take a courgette or aubergine slice. Put a spoon of the mushroom and lentil mince in one end and make a roll. Put the roll in the crushed tomato blend. Continue to fill the whole oven dish. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with walnuts and nutritional yeast. Put the dish in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the whole thing looks slightly golden.

Meanwhile - mix all the ingredients for the pesto until your preferred pesto texture. I like mine to be kind of crunchy! Salt and pepper to taste.

Top the lasagna with BIG dollops of spinach pesto and fresh basil. 

ENJOY <3 

Ps. Watch my stories - under "highlighted stories"/Recipes - for a Cook-along guide on this recipe! 

Photo retouch by excellent Sofia Törnqvist

Soft raspberry ice cream with whipped coconut cream and hazelnuts

A quick dessert, or why not a weekend breakfast och brunch. That's one of many clever things about nourishing food, you can have them at anytime from breakfast to dessert! Avocado is the secret ingredient which makes this quick ice cream irresistibly soft and creamy. Try substitute raspberries for blueberries, blackberries or a mix of you favourite berries!

And oh, if you can't find hazelnuts without skin in your grocery you can scroll down to find my tips on how to remove skin from hazelnuts (as it has the tendency to give a bitter taste we want to remove it). Plus tips on how to best deseed a pomegranate - knowledge you cannot live without!

Now, who wants soft ice cream in 15 minutes?!

Soft raspberry ice cream with whipped coconut cream and hazelnuts

Serves 4

15 minutes

Ingredients

3 ripe avokados

500 g frozen raspberries

1 tsp pure vanilla powder

4 fresh dates, pitted (use more for a sweeter taste)

Topping

1 1/2 dl / 0.6 US cups coconut cream

1 dl / 0.4 US cups pomegranate seeds

1/2 dl / 0.4 US cups toasted hazelnuts, skin removed 

2 tbsp cacao nibs

Fresh lemon balm

How to

Whip the coconut cream until fluffy. If you find it hard to get it fluffy you can let it sit in the fridge for about 30 minute, as that will make it more firm and easier to whip.

Thaw the raspberries for 5 minutes. Mix with the rest of the ingredients for the ice cream using a immersion blender, food processor och preferably high speed blender until SUPER smooth. Add more dates for a sweeter touch.

Divide in to 4 small (or 2 big if you're on that mood) bowls and top with coconut cream, hazelnuts, pomegranate seeds, cacao nibs and last but not least fresh lemon balm. Eat straight away!!

Toast and peel hazelnuts

Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees celsius. Put the hazelnuts on a baking tray and toast for about 10 minutes, until the skin starts to crackle. Let cool. Put in a clean kitchen towel and rub to remove the skin.

Deseed a pomegranate

Cut of the top crown and the bottom of the fruit. Now carefully cut the fruit from the top to the bottom, along the inner gentle ridges/fruit membrane which you are suposed to see once the top and bottom are removed. Normally you'll get about 6 cuts. Open the pomegranate, so that you get separate sections. Now you can easily deseed the pomegranate, using your fingers, preferably over a bowl. Remove any membranes that might come with the seeds.

This is a recipe that I created for Swedish vegan food magasin VEGO some time ago! Photo and recipe by me.

Almond and oat scones with coconut yoghurt and strawberry chia jam

If someone would ask me what my perfect weekend morning would look like I would probably mention these. It's something special with freshly baked bread, I think is has something to do both with the love someone out in to it, the taste, the texture AND the lovely smell it gives to the whole kitchen - and even apartment if you have a quite small place like myself. 

Anyway, before you scroll down and start tossing ingredients together I just want to write that except from serving the scones with coconut yoghurt and strawberry chia jam as I did here, they are also very delicious served with savoury toppings, such as avocado and sprouts! Well, that's all, let's bake! 

Almond and oat scones with coconut yoghurt and strawberry chia jam

8 scones 

Ingredients

200 grams oats

100 grams almond flour

2 tsp psyllium seed husk

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1/2 tsp salt 

0.5 dl / 0.2 cups cold pressed coconut oil

0.5 dl / 0.2 cups almond butter

3 dl / 1.3 cups unsweetened almond milk 

Strawberry chia jam

2 dl / 0.8 cups frozen strawberries 

0.5 dl / 0.2 cups water

2 tbsp chia seeds

For serving

Coconut yoghurt

fresh basil 

How to

Pre heat the oven to 235 degrees Celsius / 440 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook the strawberries in a small sauce pan with the water for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat. Mix until smooth using an immersion blender. Add the chia seeds to the strawberry sauce, stir and let sit for 30 minutes, stirring every now and then to avoid clumping. 

Mix 2/3 of the oats to a flour. Mix all the dry ingredients in a baking bowl. Mix the rest of the ingredients in to a smooth mixture, pour in to the mixing bowl. Fold everything together in to a sticky batter. Form in to 8 scones and put on a baking tray. Bake the scones in the middle of the oven for 15-20 minutes, until they get lightly golden and crispy. Let cool for a bit

Serve the freshly baked scones with coconut yoghurt, strawberry chia jam and fresh basil. 

* This is a recipe from “Två Dagar” distributed by Göteborgs-Posten, published 10th of February 2018. Recipes, styling and photo by me. 

Asian mushroom bowl with silken tofu, red rice and sesame tamari dressing

Enjoy a bowl filled with flavourful mushrooms, nutty red rice and smooth silken tofu! 

Asian mushroom bowl with silken tofu, red rice and sesame tamari dressing

Ingredients

350 grams organic silken tofu

2 dl / 0.8 cups red rice

400 grams mixed mushrooms (for example champignon, oyster mushroom, shiitake mushroom)

1 garlic clove

2 cm fresh ginger

1 red chili

1/2 pointy cabbage

2 spring onions 

1 tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

Sesame tamari dressing

2 tbsp tamari

2 tbsp sesame oil

Garnish

Thai basil

How to

Cook the rice according to the instructions on the packaging. 

Brush the mushrooms. Slice the bigger ones. Peel and finely chop the garlic and ginger. Chop the cabbage. Cut the chili in half, remove seeds and pith, finely chop the rest. Slice the spring onion.

Fry garlic, ginger, mushrooms and chili in oil until fragrant. Add the mushroom and fry until soft and crispy around the edges. Add the cabbage and fry for another minute. Remove from heat, add the rice and spring onion. 

Cut the tofu in cubes. Mix tamari and sesame oil. 

Divide the mushroom and rice fry in 4 bowls. Put the tofu on top, drizzle with the dressing. Garnish with Thai basil.

* This is a recipe for Swedish food magazine Allt om Mat, issued in February 2018. Recipe and styling by me, photo by Magnus Carlsson. 

Zoodles with fennel and herby avocado sauce + turmeric fried tofu

Veggie spaghetti - spiralized veggies which have the same shape as spaghetti - is a favourite of mine - both because I like the taste much better then the taste of regular pasta + it's a great way to get even more nutrition in to your meal! I usually spiralize carrots, pumpkin, sweet potato, radish and courgette. The later one I'm using for this dish - but you could just as well us any of the other veggies mentioned above, or why not a mix of them!  

To make nice spaghetti like strings you would need a spiralizer or a shred peeler. You could also use a regular potato peeler - but to be honest - it won't give you quite the same result as if you were using the "proper thing". If you like to make veggie spaghetti, plus shred fruits and veggies for garnish/salads, I would recommend you to get the right. Will save you time and make the cooking even more fun and efficient!  

If I'm making a big batch I'm using my Westmark Spiromat which gives me long and corkscrew like strings, and when I'm on the go or just want to spiralize one carrot or so I'm using my Grovstrimlare.  

When you have the right kitchen tools you can make this delicious dish in no time at all. It's my kind of fast food - perfect for days when you want something light and nourishing for lunch or dinner. You could add more veggies to make it a bigger meal - for example steamed sugar snaps and pak choi for a asian touch or maybe roasted pumpkin and crispy kale for a wintery touch. Let your mind flow! 

Hope you like it!! 

Photo by Fanny Hansson

Zoodles with herby avocado sauce + turmeric fried tofu

4 portions 

Ingredients

2 big zucchinis

1 fennel 

1 red apple 

270 grams firm natural tofu, organic

1 tsp grated fresh turmeric, or 1/2 tsp ground turmeric

1 tbsp grated fresh ginger, or 1 tsp ground ginger

1 tbsp tamari 

Fresh Thai basil 

1 tbsp cold pressed coconut oil, (flavour free)

Herby avocado sauce

2 avocados, peeled and pitted  

1 garlic clove, grated 

1/2-1 dl water

1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice

1 tbsp cold pressed coconut oil (flavour free)

2 handfulls of fresh herbs of your choice (I used Thai basil + cilantro) 

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 

For serving

crispy green leafs (mix of mache lettuce, baby spinach, rocket) 

seed cracker (you find two of my best recipes in my cookbook The new green salad!!)

toasted pepitas

How to

Spiralize the zucchinis. Mandoline the fennel lengthwise, or slice very thinly using a sharp knife. Deseed and mandoline the apples. But everything in a big bowl with cold water (will make everything even more crisp) while preparing the rest. 

Press the excess water out of the tofu (if I have time I prepare the tofu in the same was as I do for THIS dish). Fry in oil on medium heat until golden around the edges. Add turmeric and ginger, let fry for another minute. Add the tamari and let sink in, remove from heat.  

Mix the ingredients for the avocado sauce until a smooth using an immersion blender. Add more water if it's to thick. Salt and pepper to taste. 

Drain the zucchini and fennel well. Toss together with the avocado sauce. Topp with fresh herbs. Serve with the fried tofu, crispy green leafs and pepitas. And some seed crackers if you have any nearby! 

Saffron scones with coconut yoghurt and fresh fig compote

Saffron scones with coconut yoghurt and fresh fig compote 

Makes 10 scones

Scones

4 dl oat flour 

3 dl buckwheat flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 

1 tbsp potato starch 

1 tsp himalayan salt

1/2 gram pure saffron, ground 

1/2 dl organic raisins (or dried organic apricots, cut in to small pieces)

75 g cold pressed olive oil

3 dl oat yoghurt 

Fig compote

8 fresh green figs 

1/2 organic orange, freshly squeezed juice + zest 

1 tbsp honey 

1 tsp chia seeds (optional, for a thicker consistency)

1 pinch pure vanilla powder 

To serve

coconut yoghurt 

fresh figs 

How to

Scones: Pre heat to oven to 225 degrees Celsius. Mix the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix oil and oat yoghurt, add to the dry mixture and combine quickly with a wooden spoon, the mixture should be quite sticky. 

Form in to 10 small scones, dredge with a bit of oat flour and put on a baking sheet. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 10-12 minutes, until scones are slightly golden and crisp on the top.

Fig compote: Wash and quarter the figs. Zest and squeeze the orange, put all the ingredients in a small saucepan and cook on medium heat until a compote, stirring all the time to avoid burning. 

Serve scones freshly baked with coconut yoghurt and fig compote. 

Happy holidays and lots of love! 

Recipe from a spread for Swedish food magazine Allt om Mat winter 2016. Photo by Jonny Lindh.

Cinnamon fried winter apples with nutty crumble

A sweet finish to your dinner. Sweet and juicy winter apples from the garden under a crumble made of fresh dates, almond flour and oats flavoured with vanilla powder and cardamom. Serve with a plant based yoghurt and some fresh lemon balm! 

This is a recipe my me for Swedish food magazine "Mitt kök" (My Kitchen) from last year. Foto by Fanny Hansson. 

Cinnamon fried winter apples with nutty crumble

6 portions

Ingredients

700 g winter apples

1 tsp cinnamon 

1 pinch himalayan salt

2 tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

Crumble

3 dl rolled oats

1 dl almond flour

1/2 dl almonds

1/2 tsk cardamom 

1/2 tsk pure vanilla powder

10 fresh dates, pitted

1/2 cold pressed coconut oil

For serving

2 dl plant based yoghurt, unsweetened 

fresh lemon balm or fresh mint 

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. 

Core and cut the apples in smaller pieces. Fry in coconut oil, cinnamon and salt on medium heat until soft, sweet and fragrant.  

Pitt the dates. Mix all the ingredients for the crumble until crumbly in a food processor. Add the whole almonds in the end to get bigger nutty bites. 

Divide the apples in 6 small cake tins (or in one big cake tin). sprinkle over the crumble. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, until the crumble is golden and crisp. 

Let cool for a couple of minutes. Serve with lemon balm. 

Tips and tricks! Make ahead. Fry the apples, mix the crumble and put everything together. Then just bake the tartlets before serving! 

Favourite cracker spreads

Seed cracker is one of my big obsessions. It's a staple in my kitchen and I make a batch every other week to make sure I always have some at home. I like them with a creamy avocado and sprouts for breakfast, as a side to a hearty salad or delicious soup, as a nibble during a party or just as they are. Nutty, crispy and yummy. No matter when they are served a creamy spread goes very well with them. And creamy spreads is just what this blog post is about. 

These two are easy to make, contains lots of nutrition and flavour AND can be stored in the fridge for quite a few days. Make a big batch and keep some for upcoming breakfasts, lunches, afternoon snack moments and dinners. Except from having the spreads on a crispy cracker they could also be served to a hearty salad or in your favourite wrap. 

* The cracker above is "Oat and walnut cracker" from my cookbook The new green salad.

Pea and cilantro hummus

250 grams green peas 

2 tbsp tahini (I prefer the light one here, made of raw sesame seeds instead of toasted) 

1/2 dl water 

1 big handful of fresh cilantro 

1/2 dl cold pressed olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

fresh or dried cilantro for garnishing 

Carrot and tarragon hummus

4 dl/320 grams cooked chickpeas

250 grams cooked/steamed/baked carrots

2 tbsp tahini (I prefer the light one here, made of raw sesame seeds instead of toasted) 

1/2 dl water

1 small garlic clove, minced  

1 tsp dried tarragon

2 tbsp cold pressed olive oil

salt and pepper to taste 

sesame seeds + cold pressed olive oil for garnishing  

How to

Green pea and cilantro hummus: Mix water and tahini until creamy using an immersion blender or food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until creamy. Salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with cilantro before serving. 

Carrot and tarragon hummus: Mix water and tahini until creamy using an immersion blender or food processor. Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the olive oil, and mix until creamy. Add the oil and mix to combine. Salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving. 

DONE!