Noodle wok with tofu, veggies and peanut sauce

Noodle wok with tofu, veggies and peanut sauce

Serves 4

Ingredients

250 grams firm tofu

1 yellow onion

2 carrots

250 grams haricot verts

250 grams cocktail tomatoes

4 portions rice noodles, uncooked

About 1 1/2 liters of water (for boiling the noodles)

Baby spinach

Lemon

Oil for frying

Salt

Peanut sauce

1/2 dl peanut butter

3/4 dl water

1 Tbsp tamari 

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1/2 Tbsp ginger, grated

1 small garlic

Salt

At home

Mix the peanut sauce. Press out excess water from the tofu by placing layers of folded paper towels around it, then putting it between two cutting boards and putting something heavy on top. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.

On the adventure

Pre heat a saucepan, drizzle with oil. Tear the tofu in to smaller pieces, fry until golden, toss with a bit of the peanut sauce. Set aside. Peel and cut the onion. Slice the carrot thinly. Fry garlic and onion in oil until soft. Add haricot verts and tomatoes and fry for another couple of minutes. Cook the noodles according to instructions on packaging. Toss everything, including the rest of the sauce, together. Serve with spinach and salt!

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En rätt som kan varieras i det oändliga! Nudlar, tofu och jordnötssåsen tillsammans med de grönsaker du är mest sugen på för tillfället är som uppgjort för succé!

Nudelwok med tofu och jordnötssås

4 portioner

Ingredienser

250 gram fast naturell tofu

1 gul lök

2 morötter

250 gram haricot verts

250 gram cocktailtomater

4 portioner risnudlar, torra

Ca 1 1/2 liter vatten (att koka nudlarna i)

Färsk bladspenat

Citron

Olja till stekning

Salt

Jordnötsås

1/2 dl jordnötssmör

3/4 dl vatten

1 msk tamari, eller annan sojasås

1 msk äppelcidervinäger

1 msk näringsjäst (valfritt)

1/2 msk färsk ingefära, riven

1 liten vitlöksklyfta, riven

Salt

Gör hemma

Mixa ihop Jordnötssåsen. Smaka av med salt.

Lägg tofun mellan två hushållspapper och placera mellan två skärbrädor, under något tungt för att pressa ut vätskan i minst 30 minuter (valfritt steg men tofun drar åt sig mer smaker och blir mer fast om detta görs).

 Gör på utflykten

Värm ett stekkärl, ringla över lite olja och bryt ner tofun. Fräs tills den får lite färg. Ställ åt sidan och blanda med lite av jordnötssåsen.

Skala och klyfta löken. Skär moroten i tunna bitar. Fräs lök och morot i lite olja tills de mjuknar. Vänd ner haricot verts och tomater, fräs ett par minuter.

​Koka nudlarna enligt anvisning på förpackningen. Vänd ner i grönsakswoken tillsammans med jordnötssåsen.

​Servera med spenat och ev citron.

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Herby potato mash with green pea tempeh and courgette stir fry, tahini beet dressing and crispy salad

Potato + rapeseed + herbs = true love. Instead of mixing my potatoes to a smooth mash I like to keep it quite chunky. Serve with a super simple stir fry and a dressing to always remember! It actually feels a bit strange (yet awesome) to drizzle over such a colourful thing over your food! Try for yourself!

Herby potato mash with green pea tempeh and courgette stir fry, tahini beet dressing and crispy salad

Servers 4

Herby potato mash

400 grams new potatoes or small potatoes

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 organic lemon, zest + juice

2 handfulls fresh parsley

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

Green pea tempeh and courgette stir fry

250 grams green pea tempeh (or any tempeh of your choice) *

1 big courgette

2 spring onions

1 tsp cold rapeseed oil

1 Tbsp tamari, or any other soy sauce

cress

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

Tahini beet dressing

1 raw beetroot

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups light tahini (I like to use the light one for dressings rather then the darker one - made of toasted sesame seeds - as the dark one can taste a bit sharp)

3/4 dl / 0.3 cups water

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp maple syrup

sesame seeds and dried flowers for garnish

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

Crispy salad

70 grams mixed leafy greens

1 handfull of radish

50 grams red cabbage

1 Tbsp toasted rapeseeds

How to

Scrub the potato, cut bigger ones in half. Boil potatoes until soft, takes about 15-20 minutes. Drain then mash with oil and lemon by hand using a potato masher until your preferred texture. Chop the parsley roughly and add to the mash. Salt and pepper to taste.

Crumble the tempeh. Slice the courgette and spring onion. Fry courgette and onion in a bit of oil until soft. Add the tempeh and fry for another few minute until it get a nice golden color. Pour over the tamari and let in sink in. Remove from heat. Salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with cress.

Peel the beetroot, cut in smaller pieces. Mix with rest of the ingredients for the dressing in a high speed blender or food processor until completely smooth. If you don’t have a high speed blender it might be a good idea to grate the beetroot before mixing it all together as that will help getting a smoother dressing. Salt and pepper to taste. Add more water for a more runny dressing.

Slice the radish and red cabbage thinly. Toss together with the leafy greens, drizzle with some cold pressed rapeseed oil and sprinkle with rapeseeds.

Serve the mash with the stir fry, dressing and crispy salad!

Enjoy!

• Tempeh is traditionally made of soy beans which is fermented and, furthermore tempeh often comes in small blocks, similar to but more firm then for example tofu. Now days you can find a few different types of tempeh in many supermarkets and organic stories.

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

Mamas turmeric and ginger super shot

We all know that adding as much nutritious food to your day as possible is a great thing. And drinking a home juiced super tasty and refreshing elixir (kind of) is one of those things helping you get there!

As a person crazy about textures I prefer to eat my food instead of drinking. But if (when) you do find it hard to reach an high enough intake of fruits and veggies during a day (The Swedish National Food Agency recommends 500 g fruits and veggies per day. Preferably half of it being fruits and half of it veggies), we all have those days I’m sure, drinking a veggie shot can be a great way to add some of those grams.

A combination of eating whole veggies and fruits + drinking smoothies (where the whole ingredients are mixed) + drinking shots and veggie juices is a great way to make sure you get all the nutrients your body wants.

If you like to make your own shots and veggie juice I can highly recommend to invest in a slow juicer. What’s the deal with a slow juicer then? And what’s the difference from a more traditional centrifugal juicer? I’ve sorted it out - very briefly - below!

Both a slow juicer and a centrifugal juicer will give you nourishing juices, but a slow juicer is even more gentle to the things your juicing; furthermore using a slow juicer will keep even more of the nutrients + using it will give you the highest juice yield.

I’ve got a Witt slowjuicer and it’s brilliant! To be honest my mum is the most frequent user, she comes home to me every other week making shots for everyone i the family - and this is her favourite recipe! Enjoy!

Mamas turmeric and ginger super shot

Makes 1 bottle, about 750ml

Ingredients

50 g organic fresh turmeric

250 g organic fresh ginger

2 organic carrots

2 organic lemons

2 organic oranges

5 dl / 2 US cups water

1 pinch of freshly ground black pepper

How to

Peel the citrus fruits (I find the peel to be a bit too tough for the slow juicer). Cut everything in smaller pieces and put in your slow juicer or centrifugal juicer *.

Blend the golden juice with black pepper and water. Pour in a bottle and keep in the fridge, stays well for up to 7 days. Shake before serving.

• Make sure to read the instructions on the manual before using it as different manufactures may have different recommendations on how use their products.