Plättar med sötpotatiskräm, grönkål och kanderade nötter

I betalt samarbete med Falksalt

Med bakpulver i smeten blir plättarna lite fluffigare - perfekt när de ska serveras som aptitretare eller “finger food”! Låt säsongen avgöra vad du toppar dina plättar med!

Plättar med sötpotatiskräm, grönkål och kanderade nötter

6-8 portioner på en buffé

Plättsmet

4 dl havremjöl

5 dl havredryck

1 msk bakpulver

olja att steka i

1/2 tsk salt Falksalt finkornigt Himalayasalt

Ingredienser

2 medelstora sötpotatisar

1 tsk färsk ingefära, riven

2 msk vatten

50 gram hackad grönkål

1 rött äpple

2 tsk kallpressad rapolja

Falksalt flingsalt från havet med jod

Kanderade nötter

1 stor näve blandade naturella nötter, exempelvis hasselnötter utan skal, mandlar och valnötter

2 lönnsirap eller honung

Falksalt flingsalt från havet med jod

Gör såhär

Vispa ihop ingredienserna till plättarna, ställ åt sidan i 15 minuter.

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Dela sötpotatisarna på mitten på längde, pensla snittytan med 1 tsk olja, lägg på en ugnsplåt med snittytan upp och baka i mitten av ugnen tills helt mjuka rakt igenom, ca 20-25 minuter. Låt svalna, gröp ut potatisen ur skalet och mixa tills slätt tillsammans med ingefära och vatten, smaka av med salt.

Massera grönkålen med 1 tsk olja och en nypa salt tills del mjuknar. Finhacka äpplet, eller skär i tunna stavar, och blanda med grönkålen.

Rosta nötterna i en torr stekpanna tills de blir lätt gyllene och det börjar dofta nötigt. Häll på lönnsirapen och låt koka in. Strö över en nypa salt och blanda ihop. Häll upp på ett bakplåtspapper och låt svalna. Hacka grovt.

Stek små plättar av plättsmeten. Toppa med sötpotatiskräm, grönkålssallad och kanderade nötter. Strö över en nypa flingsalt.

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With some baking powder in your pancakes they get a bit fluffier then the traditional thin pancakes - perfect when serves as an appetiser or finger food! Top with whats in season, and suits your occasion. During Christmas this is how I like to serve them!

Mini pancakes with sweet potato mash, kale and caramelised nuts

Serves 4 on a buffet

Mini pancake batter

4 dl oat flour

5 dl oat milk

1 Tbsp baking powder

oil for frying

1/2 tsp salt

Ingredients

2 medium size sweet potatoes 

1 tsp fresh ginger, grated

2 Tbsp water

50 grams chopped kale

1 red apple

2 tsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

Flakey salt

Caramelised nuts

1 big handful mixed nuts; hazelnuts, almonds and walnuts

2 Tbsp maple syrup or honey

Flakey salt

How to

Whisk together the ingredients for the mini pancake batter.

Pre heat the oven to 200°C. Cut the sweet potato in half of the length. Brush with oil. Bake in the oven until soft, about 25 minutes. Let cool, scoop out the potato from the peel and mix with ginger and water until smooth. Salt to taste.

Massage the kale with 1 tsp cold pressed rapeseed oil and a pinch of salt until soft and silky. 

Toast the nuts in a dry pan on medium heat until lightly golden, add the maple syrup and a pinch of salt. Stirr around. Remove from heat and put the caramelised nuts on a baking paper and let cool. Roughly chop.

Fry the mini pancakes. Then top with sweet potato mash, kale salad and caramelised nuts. Sprinkle with flakey salt. 

Brysselkålssallad med äpple och hasselnötter

I betalt samarbete med Falksalt

Ett grönt tillbehör till årets högtider - och tillfällen där emellan!

Brysselkålssallad med äpple och hasselnötter

4 portioner som sidorätt

Ingredienser

500 gram brysselkål

1 fänkål

2 röda äpplen

2 medjooldadlar, eller 1/2 dl torkade tranbär

1 näve rostade hasselnötter

Falksalt flingsalt Himalaya

Apelsin- och senapsvinägrett

2 msk kallpressad rapsolja

2 tsk dijonsenap

zest + juice från 1 färskpressad ekologisk apelsin

10 färska myntablad

Falksalt finkornigt himlalayasalt och nymalen svartpeppar

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Skär bort nedersta biten av stammen. Pilla eventuellt bort de yttre bladen från brysselkålen, om de ser tråkiga ut. Dela större brysselkål på mitten. Lägg alla på en ugnsplåt, blanda med lite olja och en nypa salt. Rosta i mitten av ugnen i 15-20 minuter, tills brysselkålen mjukat något och blivit lätt gyllene.

Hyvla fänkålen och äpplena tunt på mandolin, eller skär tunt med en kniv. Kärna ur och finhacka dadlarna. Blanda fänkål, äpple, dadlar och hasselnötter med brysselkålen. Ringla över vinägretten, strö över lite nymalen svartpeppar och flingsalt.

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Brussels sprouts salad with apple and hazelnuts

Serves 4 as a side

Ingredients

500 grams brussels sprouts

1 fennel

2 red apples

2 medjool dates, or dried cranberries

1 handful toasted hazelnuts

Flakey salt

Orange and mustard vinaigrette

2 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

2 tsp dijon mustard

zest + juice from 1 freshly pressed organic orange

10 fresh mint leaves

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200°C. Cut away the bottom stalk part from the brussels sprouts, and remove any outer leaf if needed. Cut bigger ones in half. Put the brussels sprouts on an oven tray and roast for 15-20 minutes, until al dente and lightly golden.

Thinly shave the fennel and apples using a mandolin, or cut using a sharp knife. Deseed and finely chop the dates. Toss together fennel, apple, dates and hazelnuts with the brussels sprouts. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the whole thing, sprinkle with flakey salt and black pepper. 

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.

Golden sorghum salad with roasted broccoli, butternut squash, herb hummus and hazelnuts

A what's-in-the-fridge-lunch. Use a bunch of veggies that you like (including nice and unprocessed carbohydrates, some kind of plant based protein, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals), cook them in different ways for texture and maybe add something unexpected or fun - like sorghum cooked in turmeric and cumin for colour and flavour - and you're in for a treat. It doesn't have to be any harder then that to cook healthy, delicious and exciting every day food! 

Golden sorghum salad with roasted broccoli, butternut squash, herb hummus and hazelnuts

Serves 2

Ingredients

1 dl uncooked sorghum (Double or triple to get your meal prep going!)

1/2 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1 broccoli

1/2 a butternut squash

1 small courgette 

2 handfulls of chopped kale 

2 tbsp roasted, peeled hazelnuts (make sure to remove the peel by toasting them in the oven and then rubbing them off wrapped in a clean tea towel if you can't find already peeled as it can be a bit bitter) 

2 tbsp cold pressed olive oil 

fresh herbs of your choice to serve (I used Thai basil)

Herb hummus

4 dl pre cooked chickpeas (about 1 can/230 grams)

2 tbsp tahini 

1/2 dl water 

1/2 garlic clove

2 handfulls fresh herbs of your choice (I used parsley and basil)

1 tbsp good quality cold pressed olive oil 

salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. 

Cook the sorghum according to instructions on the packaging, adding 1 tsp turmeric and 1/2 tsp cumin to the cooking water. 

Rinse and cut of the steam from the broccoli florets. Tear the florets in to smaller pieces. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the tough outer layer of the stem, cut the rest of the steam in cubes. Peel the squash and remove the seeds, cut in to small cubes. Put on a baking sheet, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and roast in the middle of the oven for about 15 minutes, until broccoli gets crisp around the edges and squash gets soft. 

Wash and spiralize the courgette using a spiralizer, julienne peeler or a vegetable peeler. Rinse, dry carefully and then massage the kale with 1 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt until it gets all silky and soft.  

Hummus: Mix tahini and water until creamy. Add the rest of the ingredients, except for the oil, and mix until smooth. Add the oil and pulse a few times, salt and pepper to taste. 

Layer the different components on two plates. Serve with hummus and fresh herbs.