Tofu stir fry med grönsaker och syrlig tahinidressing

En snabb rätt där jag använder kokt havreris (med en nypa saffran i koket - mums!), perfekt om det finns över från dagen innan. Det går naturligtvis bra att koka havreriset (ris, quinoa och alla andra typer av sädesslag funkar också) samma dag som du ska laga denna rätt också om det inte finns något färdigkokt i kylen.

Tofu stir fry med grönsaker och syrlig tahinidressing

4 portioner

Ingredienser

250 gram marinerad tofu

1 gul lök

1 vitlöksklyfta

3 morötter

250 gram svamp

4 portioner kokt havreris, eller ris

1 näve färsk persilja

100 gram bladspenat

1/2 dl rostade mandlar, grovhackade

6 torkade aprikoser, finhackade

Olja till stekning

Flingsalt

Tahinicitrondressing

3 msk ljus tahini

3 msk vatten

1 msk tamari

1/2 ekocitron, zest + juice

Gör såhär

Skala och strimla löken, finhacka vitlöken. Skär tofun i tärningar. Borsta och skär morötter och svamp i mindre bitar. Fräs lök och vitlök i lite olja tills de mjuknar. Vänd ner tofun i pannan, fräs ett par minuter. Vänd ner grönsakerna och fräs i ytterligare ett par minuter. Vänd ner det kokta havreriset och persilja, vänd runt så att allt blir varmt. Ta av från plattan, blanda ner spenat, mandlar och aprikoser.

Mixa ingredienserna till dressingen. Smaka av med salt. Ringla hälften över tofufräset, rör runt.

Fördela tofufräset på 4 tallrikar, ringla över resten av dressingen och strö över extra persilja.

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For this easy stir fry I use leftover cooked naked oats from the day before (any other cereal such as rice, quinoa and spelt can be used too). I cook mine with a pinch of saffron in the water as it gives both a beautiful color and flavour! If you don’t have any cooked oats in your fridge you can ofcourse cook it as part of this recipe!

Tofu stir fry with vegetables and lemony tahinidressing

Serves 4

Ingredients

250 grams naturally firm tofu

1 yellow onion

1 garlic clove

3 carrots

250 grams mushrooms

4 portions cooked whole oats / naked oats, or rice (cook with a pinch of saffron)

1 handful parsley

100 grams babu spinach

1/2 dl toasted almonds, chopped

6 dried apricots, chopped

oil for frying

flakey salt

Lemony tahini dressing

3 Tbsp light tahini

3 Tbsp water

1 Tbsp tamari

1/2 organic lemon, zest + juice

How to

Peel the onion and garlic, slice the onion and finely chop the garlic. Cut the tofu in pieces. Brush and cut the carrots and mushrooms in smaller pieces. Fry onion and garlic in a drizzle of oil until soft. Add the tofu and fry for another couple of minutes until lightly golden. Add the veggies and fry for another couple of minutes. Add the cooked naked oats and toss together to warm up. Add the spinach and parsley and remove from heat.

Mix together the dressing. Salt to taste.

Drizzle with half of the dressing over the stir fry. Sprinkle with half of the almonds and apricots.

Serve the Stir fry with the rest of the dressing and the rest of the almonds and apricots.

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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Brunch stir fry with mushrooms, carrot and almond sauce

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

Plant based by Thess Basic bowl recipe

serves 1

1 handful cooked whole grain

1 handful cooked legumes

2-3 vegetables

1 handful leafy greens

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

nut/seed based sauce

Brunch stir fry with oyster mushrooms, carrots and almond sauce

Serves 2

Ingredients

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

1/2 red onion

100 grams oyster mushrooms

2 carrots

1/2 apple

2 dl / 0.8 cups pre cooked black beans

1 handful organic fresh baby spinach

1 handful fresh parsley, chopped

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Almond sauce

1 Tbsp almond butter

1 1/2 Tbsp water

1 tsp apple cider vinegar

1 pinch flakey salt

For serving

Lentil cracker with seeds and rolled oats

How to

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

Cook the oats according to instructions on the packaging.

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

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

Mix the ingredients for the dressing. Salt to taste.

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

Vindaloo masala daal with carrots and spinach + courgette raja with mint

This recipe is inspired by a man with a spice mix stand in the small village Agonda in the Indian province Goa. He told me he made the best home made masala there is. Unfortunately I didn’t get to try his version - but tried my very best to remember each and every word he said when he explained how to make it. The result is right here below!

Vindaloo masala daal with carrots and spinach + courgette raja with mint

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

1 yellow onion

1-2 Tbsp vindaloo curry (to taste)

1 Tbsp ground turmeric

2 garlic cloves

1 aubergine

400 grams crushed tomatoes

8 dl / 3 1/3 cups water

3 dl / 1.2 cups red lentils

400 grams carrots

8 dried organic apricots

1 handful of fresh parsley + extra for serving

100 grams organic fresh baby spinach

2 Tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Courgette raja with mint

1/2 courgette

5 dl / 2 cups natural unsweetened plant yoghurt

1 handful of fresh mint

1 pinch of chiliflakes

salt och freshly ground black pepper

How to

Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Peel the aubergine and cut in to pieces. Heat the coconut oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add the vindaloo mix, turmeric, onion and garlic. Fry until fragrant and the onion has soften.You might want to add 1-2 Tbsp of water if it feels too dry.

Add aubergine, tomatoes and water. Bring to a boil and let cook for 10 minutes, until the aubergine is soft. Mix everything until smooth using an immersion blender.

Scrub and slice the carrots. Chop the apricots. Add to the saucepan together with lentils. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 20-25 minutes, until you get a very creamy daal. Maybe add a bit more water if it feels too dry. Remove from heat and add the parsley and spinach. Salt and pepper to taste.

Let the daal sit for at least 20 minutes before servering. Serve with extra spinach and rajta only, or with both + some wild rice/black rice/brown rice!

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

Winter stir fry with chanterelles, brassicas, Jerusalem artichokes and green pea and spinach dip

Stir fries - one of the worlds easiest and maybe quickest ways to cook! Use whatever plants you have at home and let that be the base of you fry! I like to use a wok pan because I find it easier to give it all a good toss and shake with that pan - but of course you could use just any. Most important thing is - just get cooking!

Winter stir fry with chanterelles, brassicas, Jerusalem artichokes and green pea and spinach dip

Servers 4

Ingredients

2 dl / 0.8 cups wild rice, uncooked *

600 grams mixed types of mushrooms, I used chanterelles and oyster mushrooms **

500 grams mixed Brussels sprouts and/or flower sprouts (or, use any typ of Brassica such as dino kale/kale/Savoy cabbage)

250 grams Jerusalem artichokes

1 handful of fresh parsley

cold pressed coconut oil for frying

salt and freshly ground black peppar

Green pea and spinach dip

500 grams green peas, frozen thawed

100 grams organic baby spinach, fresh

1 handful of fresh cilantro

1 garlic clove

2 Tbsp light tahini

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to

Cook the wild rice according to instructions on the packaging. Let cool.

Brush the mushrooms, tear in to smaller pieces. Cut away the very bottom part of the Brussels sprouts and flower sprouts if necessary. Cut the bigger ones in half. Scrub the Jerusalem artichokes carefully, slice thinly.

Stir fry the Brussels sprouts and flower sprouts for 5 minutes in a tiny amount of oil (we want to keep it all fresh and light!) for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, Jerusalem artichokes and stir fry until it’s looks nice and gets a bit of golden coloured. Remove from heat. Salt and pepper to taste.

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

Serve the stir fry with with some wild rice and a good dollop of green pea spinach dip, sprinkle with parsley.

* If you cannot find wild rice any cooked whole grain will work!

** If you cannot get hold of fresh mushrooms of your liking dried (then soaked) or frozen ones works too!

Recipe for Coop Sverige. Photo by Magnus Carlsson.

Tray of roasted root veggies with spinach, naked oats and turmeric hummus

This is one of my go to-dishes when I want to make hearty and filling food without having that much time to spend cooking. Because this is food that almost cooks it self! So the idea of this dish is very simple; put whatever veggies that are in season/you have at home on a tray, add some cooked grain and leafy greens and serve with some kind of legume-spread/dip (such as a hummus) for extra protein. DONE!

By using veggies in season the tray will naturally change throughout the year. For extra variation use quinoa, buckwheat (soaked or cooked), sorghum or wild rice instead of naked oats, just to mention a few! And remember; when making of a creamy hummus - always make some extra and you’ll be well sorted for the coming days. A hummus is great to use as spread on a seeds cracker / piece of bread / in a wrap / with vegetable crudités, with any kind of salad or as the base for a hummus bowl (like this one)!

Tray of roasted root veggies with spinach, naked oats and turmeric hummus

4 porions

Ingredients

2 dl / 0.8 cups naked oats

300 g parsnip

300 g carrot

300 g mixed beets

1 handful dried apple

70 g organic baby spinach

1 Tbsp cold pressed rape seed oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Golden turmeric hummus

2 Tbsp light tahini (I like to use the non roasted one/light one here as the flavour is more smooth compared with the darker one which has quite a sharp taste to it)

1/2 dl / 0.2 dl water

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 packages (á 230 g drained) pre cooked white butter beans

1/2 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp ground ginger

a pinch of chili powder

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving

2 dl / 0.8 cups naked oats

a pinch of salt

How to

Cook the oats in lightly salted water on low heat for about 30 minutes. You want them to be soft but still have a nice bite to them. If you cook it for too long you’ll get more of a porridge. Drain any excess water.

Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Scrub the root veggies thoroughly, then cut in smaller same size pieces. Put on a baking tray, mix with oil. Roast in the oven for about 20-25 minutes, until the veggies have soften and are slightly golden, but still has that al dente bite to them. Add the cooked oats, apple and spinach to the tray.

Mix the tahini and water for the hummus. Drain and rinse the white beans. Mix all the ingredients with a immersion blender or using a food processor until smooth. Add the oil and mix a few more seconds. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the food straight from the tray, with the creamy hummus!

Recipe for Coop Sverige. Photo by Magnus Carlsson.

Green smoothie bowl with matcha chia pudding - and all the toppings you could ask for!

I'm a huge matcha fan. I love it in smoothies, as traditional tea, as coating on my chocolate bliss balls and - as pictured above - in my chia pudding! The combination of matcha and coconut is a really great match - especially with a naturally sweet green smoothie!  

Green smoothie bowl with matcha chia pudding

- and all the toppings you could ask for! 

2 portions

Green smoothie

1 big, or two small, green banana/s (peeled, sliced and frozen)

1 fennel bulb

1 avokado, peeled and pitted

1 kiwi (buy organic and keep the peel!)

2 handfuls of baby spinach

water

freshly squeezed lemon juice

Matcha chia pudding

1/2 creamy coconut milk

1 1/2 dl water

1 tsp organic matcha powder

1/2 tsp pure vanilla powder

2 1/2 tbsp chia seeds 

Topping suggestions

Fresh fruits or berries (I used kiwi and mango)

fresh herbs (for example mint, lemon balm or Thai basil)

puffed quinoa

cacao nibs

hemp seeds

shredded coconut

coconut yoghurt

How to

Start with the chia pudding: Bring water and coconut milk to a boil. Pour in to a jar and whisk together with matcha powder, pure vanilla powder, a pinch of Himalayan salt and chia seeds. Wait 10 minutes and then whisk again to prevent clumping. Cover and put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.*

Mix together the ingredients for the smoothie in a high speed blender until completely smooth. Use water, a little at a time, to get your desired consistency. Add lemon juice to taste. 

Divide the chia pudding and smoothie evenly in two bowls. Top with your favourites! 

* If putting your chia pudding in fridge over night you don't need to heat up the liquid first - that's just a way to make the chia seeds soak quicker.

Quinoa and tofu salad with roasted sweet potatoes

A normal day at my apartment involves opening the fridge to see what veggies the upcoming lunch or dinner might involve. The day I came up with this salad I found sweet potato, half a cauliflower head, a bunch of parsnips, some baby spinach and tomatoes from my parents garden. Together with some quinoa (that I always have at home, often already cooked), a good quality cold pressed olive oil (also a staple at my home) the lunch was served! 

Quinoa and tofu salad with roasted sweet potato

Serves 4

Ingredients

270 g extra firm organic natural tofu

2 small sweet potatoes 

6 parsnips 

2 dl uncooked black quinoa

1 small cauliflower 

250 g plum tomatoes 

100 g baby spinach

1 tbsp cold pressed coconut oil (preferably taste neutral)

Topping

1 handful of pecans 

good quality cold pressed olive oil to drizzle 

flakey salt 

How to

Drain the tofu well and wrap in layers of kitchen roll. Then place in between two chopping boards and put something heavy on top. This is to press out all the excess water so you get a really firm tofu, which will then soak up all the flavours it will be mixed with really well. Let sit for at least 15 minutes, but the longer the better. Tear the tofu in to smaller pieces. Whisk together tamari and paprika powder, and pour over the tofu. Let marinate for at least 15 minutes. Fry in coconut oil right before serving until lightly brown and crisp. 

Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Wash the sweet potatoes and parsnip well(when using organic vegetables keep the peel, does a lot both for flavour and texture!) and cut potatoes in to big chunks and parsnips in to big slices. Put on a baking tray and toss around with some olive oil. Roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until potatoes and parsnips are nice and soft (I like my parsnips to be kind of al dente though), tossing everything around half way through. Sprinkle with dried ramson, ord your favourite herb, ones roasted.  

Cook the quinoa according to the instructions on the packaging. Shave the cauliflower using a mandoline, a cheese slicer or a really sharp knife. Wash and cut the tomatoes in the middle. 

Toss tofu, sweet potato, parsnip, quinoa, cauliflower, tomatoes and spinach together. Drizzle with olive oil. Topp with pecans and sprinkle with your favourite flakey salt!