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.

Pumpasoppa med krispig kålsallad och valnötsdressing

En krämig pumpasoppa med krispig sallad svängd med en krämig dressing. Bakad pumpa får en än mer djup smak - så baka gärna pumpan i ugnen innan den mixas ner i soppan.

Pumpasoppa med krispig kålsallad

6-8 portioner på buffé, 4 portioner som huvudrätt

Ingredienser

1 stor butternutpumpa

1 gul lök

4 vitlöksklyftor

1 msk färsk ingefära, riven

1/2 tsk malen kanel

1 liter vatten + 1 msk grönsaksbuljongpulver

1 tsk rapsolja

salt och svartpeppar

Kålsallad

100 gram brysselkål

100 gram svartkål

50 gram rödkål

Valnötsdressing

40 gram rostade valnötter

2 tsk dijonsenap

1/2 dl kallpressad rapsolja

1/2 dl äppelcidervinäger

salt och svartpeppar

Till servering

Surdegsbröd

rostade pumpakärnor

torkade lingon eller tranbär

växtyoghurt

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 175°C. Tvätta pumpan och dela på mitten. Gröp ur kärnorna och lägg sedan bitarna på en ugnsplåt, pensla med olja. Skala och skär löken i 4 delar. Blanda vitlöksklyftorna med olja (med skalet fortfarande kvar), lägg bredvid pumpan. Baka i mitten av ugnen i 25 minuter, tills pumpan är helt mjuk.

Gröp ur pumpan, och tryck ut vitlöksklyftorna. Mixa alla ingredienser tills helt slätt i en blender, häll ner i en kastrull, låt koka upp och sjud sedan i 10 minuter. Salta och peppra efter smak.

Finstrimla brysselkål, svartkål och rödkål. Mixa ihop ingredienserna till dressingen i en blender. Salta och peppra efter smak. Blanda kålblandningen med ett par msk av dressingen (det kommer bli över, och det funkar perfekt att spara i en burk i kylen i upp till en vecka!) så att allt täcks.

Servera soppan toppad med kålsallad, yoghurt, rostade pumpakärnor och eventuellt torkade lingon eller tranbär.

Tips! Torka dina egna lingon. Lägg 225 gram frysta, eller färska, lingon på en bakplåtspappersklädd plåt, blanda med 1/2 tsk rapsolja och sprid sedan ut. Torka i ugnen på 50°C över natten, med ugnsluckan lite på glänt, tills de fått en konsistens liknande russin.

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A creamy pumpkin soup topped with a crispy yet creamy salad. When baked the pumpkin gets an even more intense flavour - so baking it before mixing it (instead of boiling it) gives a really delicious and flavourful soup!

Pumpkin soup with brassica salad

6-8 servings at a buffet, 4 as a main

Soup

1 big butternut squash or Hokkaido pumpkin

1 yellow onion

4 garlic cloves

1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 liter water

1 tsp rapeseed oil

Salt to taste

Raw brassica salad

100 grams brussels sprouts

100 grams dino kale

50 grams red cabbage

Walnut dressing

40 grams toasted walnuts

2 tsp dijon mustard

1/2 dl cold pressed rapeseed oil

1/2 dl apple cider vinegar

Salt and black pepper to taste

For serving

Yummy sourdough bread, or any christmassy bread

Toasted pumpkin seeds

Dried lingonberries

Plant yoghurt

How to

Pre heat oven to 175°C. Wash the pumpkin and cut in half, scoop out the seeds and cut the rest in smaller pieces. Put on a baking tray and drizzle with a little oil. Peel the onion and cut in to quarters. Toss the garlic cloves with a drizzle of oil (peel stil on), put on the baking tray. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes, until both pumpkin and garlic are soft. Let cool slightly. Squeeze out the garlic. Mix with the rest of the ingredients until smooth in your blender, add a bit more water I necessary. Salt to taste. Pour in to a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes.

Finely shred the brussel sprouts, dino kale and red cabbage. Mix together the ingredients for the dressing in a blender until smooth, salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle over the salad and give it a toss (you won’t be needing all of it, so save for another upcoming meal!).

Serve the warm soup topped with crispy salad, pumpkin seeds, dried lingonberries and a dollop of yoghurt.

Tips! Dry your own lingonberries! Toss 1 package of frozen lingonberries with 1/2 tsp rapeseed oil and put on a baking tray. Dry in the oven at 50° over night, or until dry.

Vintersallad med pumpa, grönkål och kikärtor

Vintersallad med pumpa, grönkål och kikärtor

4 portioner

Ingredienser

2 1/2 dl havreris

1 knivsudd saffran

1 matpumpa

150 gram grönkål och eller purpurkål

2 förpackningar kokta kikärtor

2 msk kallpressad olivolja

1 granatäpple

2 1/2 dl växtbaserad yoghurt

1/2 dl pumpakärnor

Salt

Gör såhär

Koka havreriset enligt anvisning på förpackningen, med en knivsudd saffran i vattnet.

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Dela och gröp ur kärnorna från pumpan, skär resten i mindre bitar. Lägg på en bakplåt och blanda med lite olja. Häll av och skölj kikärtorna, torka torra och blanda med 2 tsk olja och en nypa salt. Lägg på plåten tillsammans med pumpan. Rosta i ugnen i 20 minuter, tills pumpan är mjuk och kikärtorna lätt krispiga.

Skölj och riv grönkålen i mindre bitar. Massera med lite olja och en nypa salt tills den mjuknar. Lägg 2/3 av grönkålen på plåten och rosta i ytterligare 5 minuter.

Skär bort toppen och botten av granatäpplet. Skär snitt från botten till toppen, längs med hinnorna som delar upp kärnorna. Bryt sedan loss klyftor från granatäpplet och pilla loss kärnorna i en stor skål.

Blanda ner den råa grönkålen bland grönsakerna i plåten. Toppa med granatäppelkärnorna och klickar med yoghurt.

Passa på!

Koka lite extra havreris, det håller i upp till en vecka i kylen och kan blandas ner i alla typer av sallader, serveras som tillbehör till olika grytor, eller till och med toppa en soppa med för extra matighet.

Rosta extra mycket pumpakärnor. Gott på prick ALLT från frukost till dessert!

Variera

Byt ut haveris mot quinoa, durra, hirs, dinkel eller det sädesslag du har hemma

Byt kikärtor mot stora eller små vita bönor

Förenkla

Köp rostade nötter eller fröer 

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Whole oats cooked with saffron, baked pumpkin, lightly crispy chickpeas and kale chips! This is what my dinners look like most days - a tray filled with what’s in season (and what’s found at home) served with cooked cereals and any kind of legumes; cooked beans / lentils / peas or tofu / tempeh. Easy, quick and really delicious!

This is a dish to save as inspiration for many meals to come!

Winter salad with butternut squash, kale and chickpeas

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 1/2 dl whole oats (par bioled - I use what we in Sweden call “oat rice”, whole oat kernels which cooks in 10 minutes)

1 tiny pinch of saffron

1 butternut squash or pumpkin

100 grams kale

2 packages of pre cooked chickpeas

olive oil

1 pomegranate

2 1/2 dl plant-based yoghurt

1/2 dl pumpkin seeds, toasted

salt

How to

Cook the whole oats according to instructions on the packaging, with saffron.

Pre heat the oven to 200°C. Half the butternut squash and scoop out the seeds, cut the rest in smaller pieces. Put on a baking tray and brush with oil. Drain and rinse the chickpeas, dry and toss together with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt. Put on the baking tray with the pumpkin. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, until pumpkin is soft and chickpeas lightly golden.

Wash and tear the kale in smaller pieces, remove the rough stalk. Missade leaves with a drizzle of oil and a pinch of salt until soft and silky. Add half to the tray and bake for another 5 minutes.

Cut away the botton and top from the pomegranate. cut along the inner “walls” of the pomegranate, from the topp to the bottom - to be able to break the whole pomegranate in to wedges. Then, in a bowl, poke out the pomegranate seeds.

Add cooked whole oats and the rest of the kale to the baking tray. Add dollops of yoghurt pomegranate seeds and toasted pumpkin seeds.

Värmande linsgryta med vitlöksfräst majs

Recept ifrån en vandrings- och matresa i Skaraborg. Foto Agnes Maltesdotter.

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Ett recept på linsgryta är alltid en vinnare på tur, speciellt under årets kallare månader. Värmande, otroligt gott och enkelt att variera blir ett vinnande koncept! Förbered kryddmixen hemma, och passa på att göra en större sats så har du en egen kryddmix till fler soppor och grytor. Det går också bra att köpa färdiga kryddmixer i butiken, idag finns det en mängd olika curry-varianter som är goda till linsgryta!

För dig som vill laga grytan ute - här kommer några tips!

Att ta med sig

Stormkök med 1 stekpanna + 1 stort kokkärl

Skärbräda + kniv

Tallrikar till servering

Bestick

Förbered hemma

Blanda ihop kryddmix

Värmande linsgryta med vitlöksfräst majs

4 portioner

Ingredienser

2 vårlökar, eller 1 gul lök

1 vitlöksklyfta

1/4 matpumpa, exempelvis Butternut eller Hokkaido

1 1/2 dl linser, gärna svenska exempelvis gotlandslins eller korallins

1/2 dl russin

1 förp. krossade tomater

7 dl vatten + 1 msk lantbuljong

1 liten romanesco, eller liten broccoli

Rapsolja att steka i

Salt

Kryddmix (eller köp en färdig curry i butik - vilken som funkar fint!)

1/2 msk malen kanel

1 tsk malen ingefära

1 tsk malen spiskummin

1 tsk malen kardemumma

1 krm malen kryddnejlika

Vitlöksfräst majs

1 färsk majskolv, eller 1 burk majs

1 vitlöksklyfta

1 kruka färsk koriander (spara lite till garnering)

Rapsolja att steka i

Salt och nymalen svartpeppar

Till servering

Växtyoghurt
färsk koriander

Gör såhär

Finstrimla vårlöken. Skala och finhacka vitlöken. Dela och gör ur kärnorna ur pumpan, skär i mindre bitar. Bryt romanescon i mindre buketter, skär stammen i mindre bitar.

Fräs lök och vitlök i lite olja tills de mjuknar. Vänd ner kryddmixen och fräs i 1 minut. Tillsätt pumpa, linser, russin, krossade tomater, vatten och buljong. Koka upp och låt sedan puttra i ca 20 minuter, tills linserna och pumpan är mjuka, vänd ner romanescon och låt puttra i ytterligare 5 minuter. Tillsätt eventuellt lite extra vatten om grytan känns för torr. Smaka av med salt och peppar. Ställ åt sidan.

Skär loss majsen från kolven. Skala och finhacka vitlöken. Fräs majs och vitlök i lite olja tills majsen fått en klargul färd, och gärna en gyllene yta, och löken mjukat. Finhacka koriandern och vänd ner. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Servera grytan med en klick växtyoghurt, majsfräset och koriander.

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Hearty Daal with garlic fried sweet corn

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 onion

1 garlic clove

1/2 pumpkin

1 1/2 dl lentils

1/2 dl raisins

1 can of crushed tomatoes

7 dl water + 1 Tbsp vegetable stock powder

1 small romanesco or broccoli

rapeseed oil for frying

salt and pepper

Spice mix (or by one in store - any curry will work!)

1/2 Tbsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground cardamom

1 pinch ground cloves

Garlic fried sweet corn

1 fresh corn on the cob, or 1 can of sweet corn

1 garlic clove

1 handful of fresh cilantro

rapeseed oil for frying

salt and pepper

For serving

Plant yoghurt

How to

Peel and finely chop garlic and onion. Cut the pumpkin in haft, scoop out the seeds and cut the rest in small pieces. break the romanesco in smaller pieces, cut the steam in smaller pieces.

Fry onion and garlic in oil until soft. Add the spice mix and fry for another minute. Add pumpkin, lentils, raisins, crushed tomatoes, water and stock powder. Bring to a boil and then let simmer for about 20 minutes - stirring every now and then - until the pumpkin is soft. Add a bit more water if it feels too dry. Add the romaesco and let simmer for another 5 minuter. Salt and pepper to taste. Set a side.

Cut of the sweet corn from the cob. Peel and finely chop the garlic, fry in a drizzle of oil until soft. Add the sweet corn and fry until golden. Finely chop the cilantro and add to the fry. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the Daal toppen with the garlic fried sweet corn, plant yoghurt and cilantro.

Creamy pumpkin pasta with chanterelles, dino kale and tarragon

I might not have been a pasta queen in the past but then one day I was really craving a bowl of creamy, flavourful and hearty pasta. Then this happened!

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Creamy pumpkin pasta with chanterelles, black kale and tarragon

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 portions pasta of your choice

200 grams fresh chanterelles

200 grams dino kale

1 shallot

1 tsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Creamy pumpking sauce

1 medium pumpkin

1 garlic clove

1 1/2 oat mylk

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

rapeseed oil for brushing

flakey salt and black pepper

Sunflower seed parmesan

1 dl sunflower seeds

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1/2 tsp flakey salt

1 tsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

20 fresh tarragon leaves

For serving

fresh tarragon

black pepper

truffle oil (optional)

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C. Cut the pumpkin in half, deseed it and brush the inside with oil. Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes, until pumpkin is soft. Let cool and then scoop out the flesh. Mix with rest of the ingredients for the pumpkin sauce until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste.

Peel och finely chop the garlic and onion. Parboil the mushrooms. Add a bit of oil plus the onion and garlic, fry until onion and garlic are soft. Rinse and finely chop the dino kale, add to the mushrooms stir fry and let fry with for a couple of minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

Sunflower seed parmesan: Toast the seeds in a dry, medium hot frying pan until they turn golden. Mix all the ingredients until crumbly in a food processor.

Cook the pasta according to instructions on packaging. Keep 1 dl of the cooking water.

Toss together the pasta, pumpkin sauce and pasta water until desired creaminess. Add the mushrooms stir fry.

Serve the pasta sprinkled with sunflower parmesan and some drizzled truffle oil.

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Krämig pumpapasta med trattkantareller och grönkål

4 portioner

Jag ska i ärlighetens namn skriva att jag är en riktig pasta-rookie. Men så smög sig suget över mig, och så kom jag att tänka på den där krämiga pumpasåsen som jag nu ganska länge funderat över ett användningsområde till. Och så var denna pastan född; enkelt och säsongslyxigt!

Ingredienser

4 portioner valfri pasta (kelpnudlar eller svarvade grönsaker funkar också)

200 gram färska trattkantareller

200 gram svartkål

1 schalottenlök

1 tsk kallpressad rapsolja

Salt och nymalen svartpeppar

Kärmig pumpasås

1 medelstor matpumpa, exempelvis Hokkaido eller Butternut

1 liten vitlöksklyfta

1 1/2 dl fet havredryck eller annan växtdryck

1 msk näringsjäst

1 msk äppelcidervinäger

Rapsolja till pensling

Flingsalt och nymalen svartpeppar

Solrosparmesan

1 dl solroskärnor, rostade

1 msk näringsjäst

1/2 tsk flingsalt

1 tsk kallpresssad rapsolja

20 färska dragonblad

Till servering

Färsk dragon

Nymalen svartpeppar

Tryffelolja (valfritt)

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 175°. Dela pumpan på mitten, gröp ur fröna och pensla snittytan med olja. Rosta i mitten av ugnen i ca 25 minuter, tills pumpan mjuknat. Låt svalna något och gröp sedan ut innehållet. Mixa samma med resten av ingredienserna till pumpasåsen. Tillsätt eventuellt lite mer vätska om den känns för tjock.

Skala och finhacka löken. Fräs i lite olja tills den mjuknar. Lägg åt sidan. Förväll och stek svampen. Skölj och strimla svartkålen fint, blanda ner med svampen och lägg tillbaka löken. Ringla över lite olja och fräs ett par minuter. Salta och peppra lätt.

Solrosparmesan: Mixa alla ingredienser till ett fint smul. 

Koka pastan enligt anvisning på förpackningen. Häll av när den har gott tugg motstånd och är al dente, men behåll lite (ca 1 dl) av pastavattnet. Blanda pastan med pumpasåsen, tillsätt det sparade pastavattnet tills du får en önskad krämighet. Blanda ner svartkål och trattkantareller i pastan. Servera toppad med solrosparmesan, färsk dragon och eventuellt ringlad tryffelolja.

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

Baked pumpkin with crispy chickpeas, herby cauliflower mash and lingonberries

A dish where everything is cooked at the same time - on the same oven tray! Really easy, warming and comforting autumn winter food. Try roasting your cauliflower next time before mixing it to a mash - makes it taste even more! And oh - you might want to make a double batch of the kale crisps as they are to die fore and I’m pretty sure you’d want a couple of handfuls to snack on after dinner too!

Happy cooking,

Thess

Baked pumpkin with crispy chickpeas, herby cauliflower mash and lingonberries

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 pumpkin, I used Hokkaido

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/4 tsp ground cloves

1 big cauliflower

200 grams kale

1 dl fat oat mylk, heated

1 Tbsp fresh frozen parsley

2 packages (á 230 grams drained weight) pre cooked chickpeas

1 tsp ground cumin

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

rapeseed oil

Lingonberries

200 grams lingonberries, thawed

1-2 Tbsp maple syrup

For serving

Fresh parsley

How to

Pre heat oven to 175°C. Wash the pumpkin, cut in half, deseed (Save, wash, dry and then toss with a tiny bit of oil and salt and then toast until crispy in the oven at 125°C) and then slice. Brush with oil all around and sprinkle with ginger and cloves.

Remove the leaves from the cauliflower, if the outer ones are really big and rough you can through them away but otherwise they are really yummy to eat. Cut the bigger ones in smaller pieces. Tear the kale in smaller pieces. Massage the cauliflower leaves and kale with a tiny bit of oil.

Tear the cauliflower in smaller florets. Brush with oil. Put pumpkin and cauliflower in a baking dish and bake in the oven for 25 minutes. Add the cauliflower leaves and 2/3 of the kale when 10 minutes remains, roast until crispy and lightly golden.

Mix the cauliflower florets to a mash with the heated oat mylk and parsley. Salt and pepper to taste.

Rinse the chickpeas. Dry and then fry in a bit of oil in a frying pan until lightly golden and crisp. If you have a lid use it - the chickpeas tend to pop everywhere. Remove from heat, toss with cumin and salt.

Thaw the lingonberries, mix with maple syrup (to taste) using a fork.

Serve the pumpkin with the cauliflower mash, cauliflower and kale crisps, the rest of the massaged kale, crispy chickpeas and lingonberries. Garnish with fresh parsley.

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

Creamy pumpkin saffron porridge with cinnamon apples, yoghurt, date caramel and crispy buckwheat

(recept på svenska längre ner)

- In paid collaboration with Fiskars -

A porridge inspired by yummy things warming up the chilly autumn, created together with the brand Fiskars and their new line Norden Steel (read more about why they make cooking even more fun below!). A porridge made of steel cut oats get a really nice al dente-taste to it, and by adding some gated veggies the porridge gets even more hearty. Try switching the pumpkin for carrots or parsnips for some variation, and also the topping can look in a million different ways! Something that you probably never wanna miss though is the c.i.n.n.a.m.o.n. f.r.i.e.d. a.p.p.l.e.s. They are the easiest thing to make yet one of my favourite things. Other than topping my porridge I also serve It with yoghurt and granola, pancakes, waffles or why not with a roasted Pumpkin and brussels sprout salad!

When I make date caramel and crispy buckwheat I make extra of everything - the date caramel stays well for weeks in the fridge, and the buckwheat for months in room temperature!

Creamy pumpkin saffron porridge with cinnamon fried apples, yoghurt, date caramel and crispy buckwheat

2 bowls

Ingredients

3/4 dl steel cut oats, soaked over night

1/2 dl buckwheat groats, soaked over night

2 dl grated pumpkin

3 dl water

1 dl oat mylk

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

1 pinch ground cloves

1 tiny pinch ground saffron

Flakey salt to taste

Cinnamon fried apples

1 red apple

1 tsp rapeseed oil

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ginger, grated

1 tsp maple syrup (optional)

Date caramel

10 fresh dates, pitted

1/2 dl water

1 pinch flakey salt

Crispy buckwheat

2 dl whole buckwheat groats

1 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground cloves

For serving

Lingonberries

Toasted seeds

Plant-based yoghurt

Dried flower sprinkle

How to

Soak the steel cut oats (in 3 dl water) and buckwheat overnight, in separate bowls. Rinse the soaked buckwheat well. Bring oats, soaking water, oat mylk, pumpkin and spices to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes. Add more water if needed. Add the soaked buckwheat and let simmer for 1 another minute. Salt to taste.

Slice the apple. Fry in a bit of oil together with the ginger until soft, season with cinnamon and fry for another couple of minutes. Add the maple syrup. Salt to taste. 

Mix dates and water until creamy. Salt to taste.

Crispy buckwheat. Pre heat the oven to 175°C. Bring a pot with water to a boil, remove from heat, add the buckwheat (not the soaked ones but the dry) and then rinse with cold water in a fine mesh strainer. Let drain then toss together with the spices. Put on a baking tray and toast in the middle of the oven until dry and crispy, takes about 10 minutes. Stirr around halfway through.

Divide the porridge in 2 bowls. Top with lingonberries, cinnamon fried apples and a dollop of yoghurt. Drizzle with date caramel and sprinkle with buckwheat, seeds and flowers.

“Recipe created in collaboration with Fiskars and their line Norden Steel. A special mineral coating prevents any yummy things to stick to the pan or saucepan and makes it easy to wash up. And also - very important - all their products are made of 70% recycled materials! Read more about the products here"

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- I annonssamarbete med Fiskars - 

En gröt inspirerad av råvaror och kryddor som värmer i höstmörkret, framtagen i samarbete med Fiskars och deras serie Norden Steel (läs mer om varför deras stekpannor och kastruller gör matlagningen ännu roligare längre ner!). Gröt gjord på kross (istället för gryn) får extra gott tugg, och med lite rivna grönsaker i blir gröten både mer smakrik och mättande. Pumpan kan bytas ut mot morot eller palsternacka för variation, och även toppingen kan varieras i oändlighet! Något som gärna alltid får vara med är dock de kanelstekta äpplena, med en touch av lönnsirap. Världens enklaste att svänga ihop och så väldigt gott! Förutom att toppa gröten med är de väldigt goda att servera tillsammans med sval yoghurt och granola eller varför inte till en rostad pumpa- och brysselkålssallad.

Jag passar på att göra en större sats när jag gör dadelkaramell och mitt krispiga bovete. Dadelkaramellen håller minst ett par veckor i kyl, och bovetet kan stå flera månader - även om det knappast lär finnas något kvar så länge eftersom det är perfekt att strö över det mesta!

Krämig pumpasaffransgröt med kanelstekt äpple, yoghurt, dadelkaramell och krispigt bovete

2 portioner

Ingredienser

3/4 dl krossad havre eller korn, blötlagda över natten eller minst 8 timmar

2 dl riven matpumpa, exempelvis Hokkaido eller Butternut

3 dl vatten

1 dl havredryck

1/2 tsk malen kardemumma

1 krm malen nejlika

1 knivsudd malen saffran

1 nypa flingsalt 

Kanelstekt äpple

1 svenskt äpple

1 tsp rapsolja

1/2 tsk malen kanel

1 tsk lönnsirap (valfritt)

Dadelkaramell

10 färska dadlar, urkärnade

1/2 dl vatten

1 nypa flingsalt

Krispigt bovete

2 dl torkat helt bovete

1 tsk malen gurkmeja

1/2 tsk malen ingefära

1/2 tsk malen nejlika

Till servering

Växtbaserad yoghurt

Torkade blommor

Gör såhär

Blötlägg krosset över natten i dubbel mängd vatten. Koka ihop kross, vatten, pumpa, havredryck och kryddor. Låt småputtra i 10 minuter, tillsätt mer vätska om det behövs. Smaka av med salt mot slutet av koktiden.

Dela äpplet på mitten, skär bort kärnhuset och skär resten i skivor. Värm upp oljan till medelvärme i en stekpanna, lägg ner äppelskivor och fräs i 5 minuter tills de mjuknar. Strö över kanel och lönnsirap, fortsätt fräsa tills allt täckts av den söta kanelen. Ringla över lönnsirap.

Mixa dadlar och vatten till en karamellsås. Smaka av med salt.

Värm ugnen till 175°C. Koka upp vatten i en kastrull, ta bort från värmen och häll i bovetet. Häll sedan av vattnet och skölj av bovetet med kallt vatten. Låt rinna av väl och blanda sedan med kryddorna. Sprid ut bovetet på en bakplåt och rosta i mitten av ugnen i ca 10 minuter, tills det är helt torrt och krispigt.

Fördela gröten i två skålar. Toppa med kanelstekt äpple och en klick yoghurt. Ringla över lite dadelkaramell och strö över krispigt bovete. Garnera med bovete.

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Pumpkin tray with pea pesto, yoghurt and fresh herbs

So, the the idea with this dish is to start with a veggie (preferably in season) which you bake and then top with some legume pesto/hummus/bean spread etc. Serve it as a side to your dinner, part of a buffet or add a handful of cooked or soaked grains (oats, spelt, sorghum etc) or pseudo grains (quinoa, buckwheat) to make it a filling and complete dinner!

Pumpkin tray with pea pesto, yoghurt and fresh herbs

Serves 4 as a side

Ingredients

1 butternut squash or pumpkin such as Hokkaido pumpkin *

Pea pesto

250 grams green peas

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups pepitas/pumpkin seeds

2 handfulls of fresh basil

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 Tbsp cold pressed olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving

Cammelina seeds **

fresh basil

red cabbage, raw shaved

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Wash and cut the pumpkin in smaller pieces (but not too small - I like to serve quite big chunks!). Put on a baking tray and bake in the oven for about 25-30 minutes until soft and sweet. When baking pumpkins, butternut squash and courgettes I usually don’t use any oil since they contain quite a lot of water as it is! However - for that extra shiny cover and some crisp brush with oil before baking in the oven.

Mix all the ingredients, except for the pumpkin seeds, for the pesto in a food processor until your preferred pesto texture. Add the pumpkin seeds and pulse a few times. Salt and pepper to taste.

Add bid dollops of pea pesto straight on top of the pumpkin, drizzle over som yoghurt and sprinkle with camelina seeds!

* Other yummy things to put on your tray could be: cauliflower, new potatoes, courgette, aubergine, carrots and sweet potatoes JUST TO MENTION A FEW. Feel free to add your favourites below!

** Camelina seeds are fiber and protein rich tiny seeds which roasted taste a bit nutty. Gives a nice texture on top of salads, crisp bread toppings or porridge! Great to add to your smoothie as well. Also I've heard it can be used as a egg replacement but never tried it - any of you who’ve done it?

Baked green pea falafel with green pea spread, garden bean salad and baked pumpkin

In collaboration with koket.se

This really is falafel the Plant based by Thess way; made with pre cooked peas or beans + spices and sometimes grated root veggies, rolled in sesame seeds for crisp and baked in the oven! Easy PEAsy!

Serve this as a light(er) lunch or dinner, add some cooked grains for a even more hearty meal. Also, I love serving my falafels with a seasonal salad with leafy greens, baked root veggies, toasted nuts and seeds and some yummy dressing (like this one), also works very well for a smaller buffet! And never forget the wrap, falafels are awesome to put in a wrap! My favourite is to wrap up using cabbage leafs, crispy and YUM!

A few weeks ago I took this online course (as you probably would know by now if you’ve read my previous post) called “Skapa magi med grönsaker” from Kökets kurser! As an already conquered veggie lover I still enjoyed the course a lot and really enjoyed learning new stuff from talented Swedish chef Paul Svensson himself! He teaches you everything he knows about creating magic with vegetables - and believe me it’s A LOT!

Do you also want to learn more about cooking with veggies? Learn how to prepare them and what to make with parts of the veggies that are often (unfortunately) thrown away? Plus get lots of recipes? Then this course is probably for you! Take it, be inspired and make your twist on the dishes - like I did here!

Curious for more? Here you can read more, and If you want you can use the code “THESS” when ordering your course to get SEK 50 off! The code is valid until January 31st. HOPE YOU LIKE IT!

Baked green pea falafel with green pea spread, garden bean salad and baked pumpkin

serves 4

Ingredients

250 g green peas, thawed if frozen

10 cm leeks

1 dl / 0.4 cups rolled oats

2 garlic cloves

1/2 green chili

1 handful of fresh parsley

1 package (á 230 g) pre cooked chickpeas

1 tsp coriander seeds, ground

1 tsp cumin seeds, ground

1 tsp salt

1 tsp freshly ground black pepper

1 dl / 0.4 whole sesame seeds for rolling

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed for baking

Baked pumpkin

1 pumpkin, such as Butternut or Hokkaido

1 tsp sambal oelek

1/2 Tbsp coldpressed rapeseed oil

Green pea spread

250 g green peas, thawed if frozen

3 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

salt

Garden bean salad

300 g mixed garden beans (haricot verts, yellow beans, broad bean, sugar snap etc), when you cannot find fresh ones from near where you live you can use frozen ones!!

1/2 Tbsp coldpressed rapeseed oil

1 shallot

salt

For garnishing

fresh mint + parsley

rapeseeds or sesame seeds

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees celsius / 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Thinly slice the leeks, then thoroughly rinse it. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cut and deseed the chili. Chop the parsley. Rinse the chickpeas. Mix all the ingredients for the falafels in a food processor until smooth. Form falafels, roll in sesame seeds, brush with oil all around and put on a baking tray. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes, roll around and bake for another 10 minutes.

Cut, peel and deseed the pumpkin. Cut in smaller pieces. Topps with sambal, oil and a pinch of salt. Put on a baking tray and bake until soft, takes about 20 minutes. If you have a hot air oven you can bake the falafels and pumpkin at the same time!

Mix the ingredients for the green pea spread. Salt and peppar to taste.

Parboil the beans for 5-7 minutes if using fresh ones. Put in cold water. OR thaw the beans if using frozen ones. Peel and chop the onion. Fry in a bit of oil in a frying pan until soft. Add the beans and fry for a couple of minutes. Remove from heat.

Divide the spread on 4 plates. Top with bean salad, pumpkin and falafels. Garnish with fresh herbs and seeds.

Roasted pumpkin with kale, lingonberries, dijon dressing and pecans

This is the kind of food I’ll put on our Christmas table year after year - hearty salads with seasonal veggies and delicious dressings! I like to make a couple (or more…) of them, with different components, and one or two dressings/hummus/dips on the side!

This kind of food is very smart festive food as it feeds both few as well as many, depending on how many you’re cooking for. And it doesn’t take much time at all to cook it - just put it on a tray and the oven will help you do the rest! No matter if you have a Christmas table with exclusively plant based dishes - or if you want to keep room for your families traditional dishes food like this can be served. Why not make this an onwards classic in your home?

Roasted pumpkin with kale, lingonberries, dijon dressing and pecans

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 small muscat pumpkins

400 gram kale

75 gram pecans

2 dl / 0.8 cups lingonberries

1/2 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

Dijon dressing

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups dijon mustard, unsweetened

1 dl / 0.4 cups cold pressed rapeseed oil

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups water

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp maple syrup, optional for a sweeter taste

salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Wash and cut the pumpkins in half, scoop out the seeds using a spoon (save the seeds for roasting) them and cut the rest in slices. Put on a baking tray and roast in the oven for 30 minutes, until the pumpkin is soft.

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. Add to the pumpkin tray together with the pecans when 5 minutes remains and bake until kale is soft - and some of it a bit crisp as that is delicious - and pecans crunchy!

Mix all the ingredients for the dressing. Salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle over the tray. Sprinkle with lingonberries.

Happy season!

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

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

Hearty curry stew with aubergine, pumpkin and kale

The great thing about a stew is that is can be made with lots of different veggies - for example the exact veggies that you happen to have at home! These days I want to have pumpkin in almost everything - and so I added them to this stew as well.

Adding some pre cooked legumes when the stew is almost done is a great way to add som extra protein (and taste!). And then I always want to add something green - kale is a favourite! Best thing is to add the kale once you have removed the pot from the heat, that way the kale will stay green and perfectly soft.

You could serve the stew just like it is, or with your choice of grain och pseudo-grain; like sorghum, quinoa, naked oats or millet, for a even more filling meal.

And last but not least - don’t forget the golden rule when it comes to stews; they are even better the day after when the flavours have had the chance to REALLY evolve!! Now, time to cook.

Hearty curry stew with aubergine, pumpkin and kale

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 tsp cumin seeds

2 tsp coriander seeds

2 tsp caraway seeds

2 Tbsp paprika powder

1 onion

1 garlic clove

1 aubergine

1 small pumpkin, Hokkaido or Muscat

1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated

500 g crushed tomatoes

400 ml coconut milk

230 g / 4 dl / 1.6 cups pre cooked chickpeas

100 g kale, rough stalk removed and leaves shredded

2 Tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

salt and freshly ground black peppar

For serving

2 dl / 0.8 cups sorghum, uncooked

fresh cilantro

How to

Cook the sorghum according to instructions on the packaging.

Fry the spices in the oil in a thick bottom pot at medium heat until fragrant. Peel and finely chop onion and garlic, add to the pot at fry until soft.

Cut the aubergine in bite size pieces. Wash the pumpkin then half it, remove seeds and cut in to bite size pieces. Add the aubergine and pumpkin to the stew. Fry for 2 minutes together with the ginger. Add the crushed tomatoes and coconut milk. Bring to a boil and and let simmer for 20 minutes, until the aubergine and pumpkin have softened. Salt and pepper to taste.

Rinse the chickpeas. Add to the stew together with the kale. Remove from the heat and let sit for 15 minutes before serving.

Serve the stew together with cooked sorghum and cilantro.

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

Roasted Jerusalem artichoke and black kale with Pumpkin and apple salsa

A truly delicious green side to serve with your dinner or at a buffet. Scrub and wash the artichokes carefully instead of peeling them, as lots of the flavour and nutrition is in fact to be found in the peel. Plus - baked peel gives the whole dish some extra texture!  

I like to serve this green side straight from the tray. Out of the oven, top with tasty salsa and ready to eat - a relaxed and family like way of serving food - just how I like it! 

 

Roasted Jerusalem artichoke and black kale with Pumpkin and apple salsa

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

800 gram Jerusalem artichoke 

100 gram black kale

1 tbsp cold pressed olive oil

Pumpkin and apple salsa

 150 gram pumpkin, peeled 

2 sweet winter apples 

1 shallot

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 

1 dl water

one handful of fresh cilantro

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Garnish

1/2 dl toasted hazelnuts, peeled

fresh horseradish

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Scrub the Jerusalem artichokes carefully and slice the bigger ones in half. Cut away the thick bottom steam part of the black kale, tear the leafs in to smaller pieces. Massage with olive oil. 

Put the Jerusalem artichokes on an oven tray, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and stir to coat. Roast in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes. Take out from the oven, stir around, add the kale to the tray and roast for another 5-10 minutes, until Jerusalem artichokes are tender and lightly golden and the black kale crispy. 

Cut the pumpkin in to small pieces. Core the apple and cut in to small pieces. Finely chop the shallot. Put all the ingredients, except for the cilantro, in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Let simmer for about 20 minutes, until a chunky salsa. Add the cilantro. Salt and pepper to taste.

Top the roasted veggies on the oven tray with dollops of salsa. Grate the fresh horseradish. Serve! 

* This is a recipe from “Två Dagar” distributed by Göteborgs-Posten, published 27th of January 2018. Recipes, styling and photo by me. 

Baked cauliflower with celeriac puree, black rice, kale pesto and pickled pumpkin

Baked cauliflower with celeriac puree, black rice, kale pesto and pickled pumpkin

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 big cauliflower (or 2 smaller ones) 

2 dl black rice, uncooked

1 tbsp cold pressed olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Celeriac puree

1 big celeriac

2 potatoes 

1 dl plant milk of your choice

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Kale pesto

50 grams kale leafs

1 small garlic clove

1/2 dl good quality cold pressed olive oil

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 tsp honey

1 dl walnuts

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pickled pumpkin

300 grams pumpkin, peeled and cut in to small pieces

2 dl water

1/2 dl apple cider vinegar

1/ tbsp salt 

Garnish

2 small yellow beets, thinly slices (preferably using a mandoline, or a sharp knife)

1/2 dl walnuts

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius. 

Baked cauliflower: Remove the outer thicker leafs from the cauliflower, keep the lighter ones. Cut the cauliflower in to quarters (or halves if using smaller ones), and drizzle with olive oil all the way around. Season with salt and pepper. Put on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 25 minutes, turn around half way through. Turn up the temperature to 225 degrees and bake for another 5-10 minutes, until the cauliflower is soft and golden and crisp around the edges. 

Cook the rice according to instructions on the packaging. 

Celeriac puré: Peel and cut celeriac and potatoes in to small pieces. Boil in lightly salted water until soft, takes about 15 minutes. Remove the water, add the plant milk and mix in to a smooth puré using an immersion blender. Salt and pepper to taste. 

Kale pesto: Mix all the ingredients, except for the walnuts, until a smooth pesto. Add the walnuts and pulse until desired consistency. Salt and pepper to taste. 

Pickled pumpkin: Bring water, apple cider vinegar and salt to a boil. Remove from heat, add the pumpkin and put on a lid. Let sit for 30 minutes. Remove the liquid. 

Spread out the puree on 4 plates. Top with black rice and cauliflower. Add some kale pesto and sprinkle the pumpkin pieces. Garnish with yellow beet and walnuts. 

* This is a recipe from “Två Dagar” distributed by Göteborgs-Posten 16th of December 2017. “Två dagar” is produced by contant agency OTW. Photo by Stefan Edetoft

Red rice salad with yellow beets, Jerusalem artichoke and butternut squash patties

Red rice salad with baked yellow beets, Jerusalem artichoke and butternut squash patties

4 portions

Ingredients

2 dl red rice, uncooked

400 grams yellow beets

200 grams Jerusalem artichoke

100 grams red cabbage, shredded 

1 handful of fresh parsley, chopped 

70 grams mixed salad leaves

1 tbsp cold pressed olive oil 

salt and pepper

Butternut squash patties

5 dl butternut squash or pumpkin fibers *

4 dl/320 grams cooked chickpeas

1/2 sorghum flour (you can also use oat flour/quinoa flour/buckwheat flour)

1 dl fresh herbs of your choice (I used parsley + basil), or 2 tbsp fresh frozen

1 dl pepitas 

Topping

Turmeric toasted cashews **

Cress  

How to

Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

Cook the rice according to the instructions on the packaging. 

Mix the pepitas coarsely. Mix the ingredients for the pumpkin patties to a smooth batter using a immersion blender or a food processor. For in to patties, turn around in the pepitas. Put on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 15 minutes, until patties are firm and the pepita coating get lightly golden. If you want a really crisp coating you can fry the patties for about 1 minute on each side after baking in the oven. 

Peel all the yellow beets except for one. Cut in to chunks. Slice the last yellow beet thinly using a mandoline, or a sharp knife. Wash and scrub the Jerusalem artichoke very well, making sure no dirt is left. Slice thinly. Put beets and artichokes on a baking sheet, drizzle with oil and roast in the oven for about 20 minutes, until beets are tender, and artichokes are soft with crispy skin.

Mix all the ingredients for the salad, serve with the patties. Top with cashews and cress. Preferably serve the salad with a creamy spread

* With "fibers" I mean what you get left after juicing vegetables, for example butternut squash if you're making my Butternut squash chia pudding. If you don't have any "pure" vegetable fibers you can also use puré of whichever veggie you want (pumpkin/carrots/beets). If so you might have to add som more flour to get the patties to stick together. 

** Toast 1 dl cashews tossed with a splash of cold pressed olive oil, a pinch of sea salt and two (or three) pinches of ground turmeric for about 10 minutes in the oven at 175 degrees Celsius. 

Butternut squash chia pudding with apple compote

There are a few kitchen tools that I cannot be without. My knifes, my immersion blender and my mandoline. And then there are the ones that I would rather (really) not be without - like my food processor and high speed blender. Cooking gets even more fun when you have good conditions! Anyhow, I now have a new friend in the kitchen - one of those tools that make the cooking even more fun, creative and let you discover a bunch of new things you can do - especially when it comes to plant based food. I'm talking about my new dear slow juicer that I got from kitchen store Bagaren och Kocken in Gothenburg.

The brilliant thing about a slow juicer (which crushes the ingredients and then presses them through a fine mesh strainer which further more preserves most of the enzymes and nutrition - good thing) is that you can extract both vitamins and fibers from not only bigger fruits and vegetables but also from leafy greens, herbs and nuts. Imagine adding that to your breakfast, lunch, afternoon smoothie or dessert! Or how easy it could be making a batch of super nutritious turmeric and ginger shots.  

As I love vegetables I've been experimenting and been slow juicing other things than the obvious fruits. As it's winter squash and pumpkin season I wanted to use them in a new way. The thing is, when I have my "Thess food talks" I often talk about discovering other areas of use for your favourite vegetables then the most obvious ones. That's how I came up with this recipe - a savoury and seasonal chia pudding made from slow juiced butternut squash! 

Butternut squash chia pudding with apple compote

Makes two bowls 

Ingredients

4 tbsp chia seeds

2 dl freshly slow juiced butternut squash 

1 dl water 

1 dl coconut milk

1 tsp ground cinnamon 

1/2 tsp ground cardamom

1/2 tbsp ground turmeric 

1/2 tbsp ground ginger

2 pinches ground cloves 

1 tbsp honey (use maple syrup for a vegan option) - optional, for a sweeter touch  

Topping

1 sweet winter apple 

1 tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 

oat yoghurt 

pecans 

dried pomegranate seeds

semi ground pepitas 

fresh mint 

How to

Peel the butternut squash, scrape out the seeds and cut the squash in to smaller pieces. Put in your slow juicer. Whisk together 2 dl of the smooth juice (save the squash flesh and use as a base for delicious veggie patties, stay tuned for that recipe next week!) with the rest of the ingredients for the chia pudding. Let sit for about 30 minutes until creamy. Stir half way through to avoid clumps.  

Wash and cut the apple in half, remove seeds and cut in to smaller pieces. Fry on medium heat in coconut oil and cinnamon until soft. You might want to add a splash of water if gets to dry. 

Divide the chia pudding in two serving bowls. Top with a dollop of oat yoghurt, the apple compote and your choice of dried fruit, berries and nuts/seeds. I used pecans, dried pomegranate seeds and semi ground pepitas. Garnish with fresh mint.

Enjoy!