Dinkelsallad med grön ärt-tsatsiki och mandelfeta

Foto Agnes Maltesdotter för VÄXTBASERAT

Här kommer en matig och mumsig sallad, baserad på min “Ultimata formeln för sallader och bowls”. Vad är då det för formel funderar du kanske nu? Jo, världens enklaste formel för att slänga ihop mängder av helt olika sallader med alla de där smakerna, texturerna och näringen vi vill åt för att laga mat som både smakar gott, är spännande att äta och gör att vi känner oss mätta och nöjda!

Tanken med den ultimata formeln är att det ska bli en grund för att vi ska kunna vara mer dynamiska i köket och våga testa oss fram. Där vi istället för exakta ingredienslistor att förhålla oss till vet vilka komponenter det är vi vill ha med. Och dessa komponenter (som kan vara lite olika beroende på vilken typ av rätt; sallader / burgare / pizza / taco har alla sina egna “ultimata formler”) hittar vi genom att helt enkelt bryta ner rätter till dess beståndsdelar, för att tydliggöra vad det faktiskt är som gör en specifik rätt extra god, mättande och spännande!

Från VÄXTBASERAT. Design Gaia Padovan

Följer du formeln ovan när du laga sallader kommer du enkelt att kunna svänga ihop både mättande och spännande rätter. Plocka gärna något från varje kategori för att göra dem riktigt mumsiga och mättande, även om det självklart inte är ett måste. Serverar du flera sallader på en buffé eller under en middag behöver samtliga inte nödvändigtvis täcka in alla de kategorier som presenteras här nedan i varje sallad. Försök då i stället se till att de olika salladerna tillsammans innehåller något från varje kategori så kommer du åt den där helheten på tallriken ändå.

Tillbaka till dagens rätt — Dinkelsallad med rostad potatis, grön ärt-tsatsiki och mandelfeta. Mitt sädesslag blev dinkel. Grönsaker blev potatis, svartkål och vitkål. Baljväxt gröna ärter, som denna gång blev i form av röran grön ärt-tsatsiki. Den masserade kålen fick extraknäcka även som “bladgrönt”. Dressing blev pumpafrövinägrett, och topping mandelfeta och syrad rödlök.

Mandelfeta är en “nötost” som du enkelt kan göra själv hemma, dessutom håller den flera dagar i kylen och går därför att förgylla även kommande måltider med. Passa kanske till och med på att göra lite extra! Även dressingen, röran och den syrade löken är delar som du med fördel kan göra lite extra utav och förvara i kylen för att kunna plocka fram till flera kommande måltider!

Detta är ett recept från min bok VÄXTBASERAT!

Dinkelsallad med rostad potatis, grön ärt-tsatsiki och mandelfeta

4 portioner

Ingredienser bas

1 1/2 dl hel dinkel, okokt och blötlagd över natten (för en snabbare variant välj ett annat sädesslag som inte behöver blötläggas så som mathavre, durra eller quinoa)

400 gram potatis

100 gram vitkål

100 gram svartkål

1 msk pumpafrövinägrett

1 tsk rapsolja

Grön ärt-tsatsiki

250 g gröna ärtor, tinade

2 msk kallpressad olivolja (+ extra till servering)

1 dl fet växtyoghurt

1 liten riven vitlöksklyfta

zest och juice från 1 ekologisk citron

1 näve färsk basilika

flingsalt och svartpeppar

Pumpafrövinägrett

1⁄2 dl rostade pumpakärnor

1 dl kallpressad rapsolja

1⁄2 dl äppelcidervinäger

1/2 dl vatten

2 tsk dijonsenap

Salt och svartpeppar

Mandelfeta

100 g skållade mandlar, blötlagda i 12 timmar

2 msk äppelcidervinäger

1⁄2 dl god kallpressad olivolja

1 msk näringsjäst

1 tsk flingsalt

Recept för syrad lök hittar du här!

Gör såhär

Mandelfeta: Blötlägg mandlarna i vatten i 12 timmar. Skölj av. Mixa med resterande ingredienser tills allt är slätt och krämigt. Lägg smeten i en silduk eller ren kökshandduk, snurra ihop hårt. Lägg i kyl i 12 timmar. Värm ugnen till 125°C. Lägg mandelklumpen på en plåt och platta ner till en 1 cm tjock platta. Baka i 30 minuter. Låt svalna. Bryt som topping på prick alla rätter!

Grön ärt-tsatsiki: Mixa ihop alla ingredienser till en röra. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Pumpafrövinägrett: Rosta pumpafröna i en torr, medelhet stekpanna tills de börjar poppa. Mixa ihop alla ingredienser till en slät dressing. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Bas: Dags för basen! Blötlägg dinkeln över natten, eller använd ett sädesslag som inte behöver blötläggas innan för snabbare variant. Byt vatten och koka i ca 35 minuter.

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Skrubba potatisen, blanda med lite olja. Rosta i mitten av ugnen i ca 25 minuter tills den är mjuk och lätt krispig runt om. Strimla kålen fint, massera med 1 msk av pumpafrövinägretten tills kålen mjuknar lite. Vänd ihop ingredienserna till basen.

Servera salladsbasen med ärt-tsatsikin, ringla över vinägrett och toppa med mandelfeta och syrad lök!

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This is a recipe from my book VÄXTBASERAT. The book is only available in Swedish at this time — but I’m hoping to see it out in more languages soon!

Spelt salad with roasted potatoes, green pea tsatsiki and almond feta

Serves 4

Ingredients base

1 1/2 dl whole spelt, soaked in water over night (or, for a quicker version use a  cereal which doesn’t need soaking prior cooking — such as quinoa, sorghum or oats)

400 grams potato

100 grams cabbage

100 grams black kale / dino kale

1 Tbsp pumpkin seed vinaigrette (see recipe below)

1 tsp rapeseed oil

Green pea tsatsiki

250 grams green peas

2 Tbsp cold pressed olive oil

1 dl full fat plant yoghurt

1 smal garlic clove

Zest and juice from 1 organic lemon

1 handfull of fresh basil (or 2 tbsp frozen)

Flakey salt and black pepper to taste

Pumpkin seed vinaigrette

1/2 dl toasted pumpkin seeds

1 dl cold pressed rape seed oil

1/2 dl apple cider vinegar

1/2 dl water

2 tsp dijon mustard

Flaket salt and black pepper to taste

Almond feta

100 grams blanched almonds

2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

1/2 dl cold pressed olive oil

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 tsp flakey salt

How to

Almond feta: Soak the almonds over night. Rinse and mix with the rest of the ingredients until smooth and creamy. Put the mixture in a cheese cloth or kitchen cloth and twist it to squeeze the almond mixture in to a tight ball. Put in the fridge for 12 hours. Pre heat the oven to 125°C. Take out the almond ball from the cloth and press down on a baking tray, until it’s about 1 cm high. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool.

Green pea tsatsiki: Mix all the ingredients until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste.

Pumpkin seed vinaigrette: Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry frying pan on medium heat until the start to “pop”. Mix all the ingredients until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste

Pickled onion: Recipe here

Base: Soak the spelt over night. Rinse and cook for about 35 minutes. Pre heat the oven to 200°C. Scrub the potatoes, cut in smaller pieces if they’re big, toss with a drizzle of oil. Roast in the oven until golden and lightly crisp, about 25 minutes. Finely shred the cabbage and black kale. Massage with about 1 Tbsp of the dressing until they soften. Toss together cooked spelt, potato and cabbage mix.

Serve the base with green pea tsatsiki, extra vinaigrette, almond feta and pickled onion!

Sweet n’ nutty oat cookies with almond butter

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Sweet, slightly crisp and chewy. The perfect cookies for your next fika, weekend brekky, brunch or dessert-in-the-middle-of-the-week! This recipe can be varied depending on what you have at home - try substituting cashews / pumpkin seeds / almond butter for the same amounts of other nuts / seeds / nut or seed butter!

Sweet n’ nutty oat cookies with almond butter

Makes 10 cookies

Ingredients

2 Tbsp chia seeds

1 dl water

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp vanilla powder

1 pinch flakey salt

2 dl rolled oats

1 dl cashew nuts

1 dl pumpkin seeds

1 dl almond butter, or any other nut or seed butter

1/2 dl coconut syrup, or maple syrup

For garnish

1/2 dl finely chopped almonds, or any other nuts or seeds

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C.

Bring the water to a boil. Remove from heat and stir together with the chia seeds in a baking tin, let sit for 5 minutes. Add cinnamon, vanilla, salt and oats. Roughly chop the cashews, add to the tin together with the pumpkin seeds, almond butter and syrup. Stir together until you ger a sticky batter. Form in to 10 balls, put on a baking tray and press down. Garnish with cashews and chopped almonds.

Bake your cookies in the oven for 30 minutes, until golden and slightly crisp. Let cool.

Store in an airtight container in your fridge or freezer.

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Sötnötiga havrekakor med mandelsmör 

Ger 10 kakor

Efterrätter som går att förbereda helt är en god idé när det vankas trerätters tycker jag. Att de dessutom kan extraknäcka som lyxiga frukostkakor, eller eftermiddagsfika är ett stort plus! Du kan variera innehållet beroende på vad du gillar eller har hemma; cashewnötter, mandlar och mandelsmör kan bytas ut mot samma mängder av andra nötter, fröer och nöt- eller frösmör.

Ingredienser

2 msk chiafrön

1 dl vatten

1 tsk malen kanel

1/2 tsk vaniljpulver

1 nypa flingsalt

2 dl havregryn

1 dl cashewnötter + extra till garnering

1 dl pumpakärnor

1 dl mandelsmör, eller annat nötsmör

3/4 dl kokossirap, eller lönnsirap

Till garnering

1/4 dl finhackade mandlar (eller andra fröer / nötter som du haft i kakorna)

Gör såhär

Värm ugnen till 175°C.

Koka upp vattnet, blanda med chiafröna i en bunke och låt svälla i 5 minuter. Vänd ner kanel, vaniljpulver, salt och havregryn. Hacka cashewnötterna grovt, blanda ner i bunken tillsammans med pumpakärnorna. Tillsätt mandelsmör och sirap, rör runt till en smet. Forma till ca 10 bollar, tryck ut till runda platta kakor på en ugnsplåt. Garnera med cashewnötter och hackad mandel.

Baka i ugnen i 30 minuter, tills kakorna fått en lätt gyllene färg. Låt svalna.

Förvara i lufttät burk i kylen eller frysen.

Creamy celeriac and parsnip soup with almond and parsley

(Recipe in Swedish below)

Another favourite soup!

I always serve my soups with a yummy “topping salad” for extra texture, flavour and heartiness. A smart thing is to use bits from the soup also on top of if - as in if making a celeriac and parsnip soup like here, but some extra celeriac or parsnip, roast in until lightly crispy and add to the topping salad. My typical topping salad formula would be:

200 gram veggie (same as in the soup) + 1-2 flavours (could be spices, herbs or nut butters) + something crunchy (such as toasted nuts or seeds)

Happy cooking!

Creamy celeriac and parsnip soup with almond and parsley

Serves 4

Ingredients

500 grams celeriac

200 grams parsnip 

1 yellow onion

2 garlic cloves

1,2 liter vegetable stock

2 Tbsp almond butter

1 handfull fresh parsley

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Topping salad

1 1/2 dl wild rice, or any other cereal such as quinoa / millet / sorghum / spelt / whole wheat (if you have any leftovers at home this is the perfect way to use it. Also, you can use any type of legumes instead, story bought pre-cooked works great!)

200 grams celeriac

1 handful almond flakes

cress

olive oil for roasting

cold pressed olive oil for drizzling

salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to

Start by making the topping salad if you need to cook some wild rice as it takes about 40 minutes. If using already cooked cereals / leftovers or pre-cooked legumes you can do this part when the soup is simmering.

Pre heat the oven 200°C. Cook the wild rice according to instructions on the packaging. Scrub the celeriac carefully, cut in small pieces. Toss with oil and roast in the oven until soft, about 15 minutes. Add the almond flakes the last minute. Toss together wild rice, celeriac and almond. Chop the parsley and add it too. Salt and pepper to taste.

Peel and finely chop onion and garlic, fry in a bit of oil in a saucepan until soft. Scrub the root veggies carefully, cut away any dirty parts and cut the rest in smaller pieces. Add veggies, almond butter and vegetable stock to the saucepan. Bring to a boil and let simmer until veggies are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat, mix until smooth using an immersion blender. Add parsley and vinegar and pulse a few times. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the soup topped with the salad and cress. Drizzle with oil.

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Ännu en favoritsoppa!

Jag serverar alltid mina soppor med en smarrig “toppingsallad”, både för att ge extra smak och textur men även mer matighet. Ett smart knep är att använda samma grönsak/er som du har i soppan även som topping ovanpå den. Här har jag använt extra rotselleri, som jag tärnat och sedan rostat, tillsammans med lite vildris, örter och rostad mandel. Min typiska toppingsallad följer följande formel:

200 gram rotsak + 2 dl kokt baljväxt eller sädesslag + 1-2 smaksättningar + något crunchigt (exempelvis rostade fröer eller nötter)

Smaklig spis!

Rotselleri- och palsternackssoppa med mandel och persilja

4 portioner

Ingredienser

500 gram rotselleri

200 gram palsternacka 

1 gul lök

2 vitlöksklyftor

1,2 liter lantbuljong

2 msk mandelsmör

1 näve färsk persilja

2 tsk äppelcidervinäger

Olja

Salt och nymalen svartpeppar

Toppingsallad

1 1/2 dl vildris, eller annat sädesslag så som quinoa / hirs / durra / dinkel / matvete (använd gärna överblivet sädesslag här, om du har något. Det går också bra att byta ut mot kokta baljväxter, så som linser eller kikärtor som kan köpas förkokta på tetra)

200 gram rotselleri, eller palsternacka

1 näve färsk persilja

1 liten näve mandelflan

krasse

olivolja till rostning

kallpressad olivolja att ringla över - gärna en smaksatt

Gör såhär

Börja med att koka vildriset till toppingsalladen, enligt anvisning på förpackningen.

Skala och finhacka lök och vitlök, fräs i lite olja i en gryta eller kastrull tills de mjuknar men utan att de tar färg. Skrubba rotsakerna noga, skär bort eventuella jordiga bitar och dela resten i mindre bitar. Tillsätt rotsakerna, mandelsmör och vätska till grytan. Låt koka upp och sjud i 15-20 minuter, beroende på storleken på bitarna, tills allt är helt mjukt. Ta bort från värmen, mixa tills helt slätt med hjälp av stavmixer. Tillsätt persilja och vinäger och pulsa några gånger. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Värm ugnen till 200°C. Skrubba rotsellerin till toppingsalladen noga. Skär i små tärningar, blanda med lite olja och en nypa salt. Rosta i ugnen tills mjuka, ca 15 minuter. Låt mandelflanen rosta med sista minuten. Blanda vildris, rostad rotselleri och mandelflarn. Finhacka persiljan och blanda ner. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Servera soppan toppad med salladen och krasse. Ringla över kallpressad olivolja - gärna en smaksatt!

Plant bourguignon with lentils, beets and kale

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Plant bourguignon with lentils, beets and kale

Served with potato mash, plant yoghurt and pickled carrot

Serves 4

Ingredients

2 small yellow onions

2 garlic cloves

250 grams fresh chanterelles, or 15 grams dried 

2 Tbsp tomato puree 

1 tsp dried thyme

3 bayleaves

4 carrots

4 beetroots

1,2 liter vegetable stock

4 dl red wine

2 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 1/2 dl swedish lentils such as Gotlandslins, or any other firm lentils such as beluga lentils

100 grams kale

Rapeseed for frying

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Potato mash with horseradish and dijon mustard

600 grams potato

2 tsp fresh horseradish, grated

1 tsk dijon mustard

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pickled carrot

2 carrots

2 dl boiling water

1 dl apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp maple syrup 

1 pinch salt

For serving

Plant yoghurt

Fresh parsley, chopped

Fresh rosemary, finely chopped

How to

Soak the chanterelles if using dry. Peel and slice the onion, finely chop the garlic. Fry in a bit of oil in a pot until fragrant. Add chanterelles, tomato puree, bayleaves and thyme. Fry for another minute. 

Scrub the carrots and beets, cut away the bottom and top part of the beet. Cut carrots and beets in big pieces. Add to the pot together with vegetable stock, wine and nutritional yeast. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 15 minutes. Add the lentils and simmer for another 15 minutes, until lentils are soft but still got an “al dente taste” to them. Rinse the kale, tear the leaves in smaller pieces (remove the stalk but save for a smoothie moment to minimise food waste!). Add to the pot, remove from heat. Salt and pepper to taste.

Pickled carrot: Scrub the carrots, shred thinly. Bring water, vinegar, maple syrup and salt to a boil. Add the carrots, remove from heat and put on a lid. Let sit for at least 30 minutes.

Potato mash: Scrub the potato, boil until soft in lightly salted water, for 15-20 minutes. Drain and then mash with rest of ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve the bourguignon with potato mash, pickled carrot och plant yoghurt, sprinkled with fresh herbs!

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Växtbourguignon med svenska linser, rödbetor och grönkål

Serverad med potatismos, växtyoghurt och syrad morot

4 portioner

Ingredienser 

2 små gula lökar

2 vitlöksklyftor

150 gram trattkantareller, eller 15 gram torkade och blötlagda

2 msk tomatpuré

1 tsk torkad timjan

3 lagerblad

4 morötter

4 rödbetor

1,2 liter grönsaksbuljong

4 dl rödvin

2 msk näringsjäst

1 1/2 dl svenska linser så som Gotlandslins, alternativt belugalinser

100 gram grönkål

rapsolja att steka i

salt och nymalen svartpeppar

Potatismos med pepparrot och dijon

600 gram potatis

2 tsk färsk pepparrot, finriven

1 tsk dijonsenap

flingsalt och nymalen svartpeppar

Syrad morot

2 morötter

2 dl kokande vatten

1 dl äpplecidervinäger

1 msk lönnsirap

1 nypa salt

Till servering

Växtyoghurt

Färsk persilja, finhackad

Färsk rosmarin, finhackad

Gör såhär

Blötlägg trattkantarellerna om de varit torkade. Skala och skär löken i smala klyftor, finhacka vitlöken. Fräs tills mjuka i lite olja i en gryta. Tillsätt svamp, tomatpuré, lagerblad och timjan. Fräs i ytterligare 1 minut.

Skrubba morötter och rödbetor noga. Skär bort rotbiten och blastbiten från rödbetorna. Skär morot och rödbetor i stora bitar / klyftor. Tillsätt rotsaker, buljong, vin och näringsjäst till grytan. Koka upp och låt sjuda i 15 minuter. Tillsätt linserna och låt sjuda i ytterligare 15 minuter, tills linserna är mjuka men fortfarande har lätt tuggmotstånd. Skölj och strimla grönkålen (ta bort den nedersta hårda delen av grönkålsstjälken (spara gärna och mixa ner i en smoothie för att minska matsvinn!), tillsätt i grytan och stäng av värmen. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Syrad morot: Skrubba morötterna, hyvla med en mandolin eller potatisskalare, eller riv tunt. Koka upp vatten, vinäger, lönnsirap och salt. Ta av från värmen och lägg i moroten. Täck med lock och låt stå i minst 30 minuter.

Potatismos: Skrubba potatisen, koka mjuk i lättsaltat vatten, i ca 15-20 minuter. Låt ånga av i några minuter. Mosa sedan till ett mos tillsammans med havredryck, pepparrot och senap. Smaka av med salt och peppar.

Servera grytan tillsammans med potatismoset, den syrade moroten, växtyoghurt och färska örter!

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

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

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

Plant-based by Thess Chocolate Mountain bars

During my mountain trail running adventure in the Swedish Jämtland mountains these ones were one of the few precious things I filled my tiny backpack with. Delicious and creamy bars filled with chocolate, protein and plant power to fuel you up during weekend hikes, long or short adventures, fika at home or whatever you’re up to!

As I like my bars / bliss balls to be reeeaaally creamy rather then only nutty (as it would be if using only nuts / dried fruit, something many of the bars you get from different stores are if you ask me), I like to use oats and protein powder (I use vegan unsweetened / natural pea protein to get it as clean as possible) in addition to the seeds and seed butter (which contains LOTS of protein!). Makes the most creamy chocolate protein bar ever believe me!! And also, feel free to use any nuts or seeds you want instead of the pepitas / tahini to fit your taste buds / pantry!

Let’s get baking!

Plant-based by Thess Chocolate Mountain bars

Ingredients

14 fresh dates, pitted

1 scoop protein powder (I use vegan unsweetened / natural pea protein)

1 dl / 0.4 cups rolled oats

1 dl / 0.4 cups cacao powder

2 dl / 0.8 cups pepitas / pumpkin seeds

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups light tahini

1 good pinch flakey salt

1-2 Tbsp water if needed 

For garnish

Flakey salt

dried flowers

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C. Spread out the pepitas on a baking tray, toast in the oven for 5-10 minutes, until they get slightly golden and start to pop. Let cool.

Mix alla the ingredients in a food processor until super creamy! Add a bit more water to combine if necessary. Put the dough in between two baking papers, roll out to a square using a rolling pin. Garnish with salt and flowers, roll with the rolling pin again to make the salt and flowers stick. Put the whole thing in the freezer for 1 hour. Take it out and cut in to good-size bars. Wrap them up in baking paper or aluminium foil (or just a glass box if you’re not taking them with you on adventure), store them in an air tight container in the freezer. Stays well for months! However I doubt they would ever last that long…

Hope you like them!

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 celeriac burger with carrot miso spread, sprouts and herb pesto

Nothing gets as soft and sweet as a root celeriac baked for hours, it’s delicious! Thinly sliced it makes the perfect topping on a crisp bread or a piece of sourdough bread, teared in to smaller pieces it goes very well in a hearty salad and sliced like this in a burger! Use smaller celeriacs if making tiny burgers, and bigger ones if making a normal size burger - you get it!

When it comes to burgers I think that the add-ons are just as important, they can be really simple but I do love for them to be there. Here I made a carrot spread which I seasoned with miso, fermented soy bean paste, and a 1-minute-pesto with lots of herbs. Let gets cooking!

Baked celeriac burger with carrot miso spread, sprouts and herb pesto

8 mini burgers

Ingredients

2 tiny celeriacs

1 tsp rapeseed oil

Carrot miso spread

250 grams carrots

1 tsp light or dark organic miso paste *

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 Tbsp applecider vinegar

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Herb pesto

2 handfuls of fresh herbs, for example basil, parsley and cilantro

2 Tbsp pepitas / pumpkin seeds

1 Tbsp nutritional yeast / b-jäst

2 Tbsp cold pressed olive oil

1 Tbsp applecider vinegar

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For serving

8 mini buckwheat sourdough buns (or any bund you prefer), I get my from Mällyeko

pea shots

beet sprouts

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175°C / 350°F. Cut away the bottom part from the celeriac. Scrub the rest thoroughly. Brush the whole thing with oil and put in an ovenproof dish. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour, until it’s completely soft. Let cool, then cut in slices.

Wash the carrots, cut in smaller pieces and steam or boil until soft. Let cool. Mix with the rest of the ingredients for the carrot miso spread in a food processor until smooth. Salt and pepper to taste.

Mix together the ingredients for the pesto until a bitey texture using an immersion blender or food processor. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cut the buns in half. Put some carrot miso spread on the bottom parts, and pesto on the top parts. Top the carrot miso spread with two pieces of celeriac, sprouts and shots. Put the lid on top. ENJOY!

* Miso paste is a paste made of fermented soybeans. The difference between light and dark is (simply put) it that the dark one has a deeper flavour and more umami taste to it than the light one,

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

Warming bean chili with avocado and cilantro

I love how the different seasons throughout the year invites to enjoy different types of foods, both when it comes to specific veggies and fruits to use and how to cook them. Especially when you like me live in a part of the world where each season really is different from the one before, and the ones that is coming this is quite a “big” thing!

I’m embracing this fact when it comes to the food I’m cooking. I like to get creative with what ever we can get from the farmers (at least fairly) nearby, letting those veggies be the main ingredient and then maybe adding (like avocado in this recipe) some other things as an extra. Also, during winter a warming bowl of something hearty and yummy is a great idea. So, Lets get cooking!

Warming bean chili with avocado and cilantro

4-6 portions

Ingredients

150 gram soya mice (weight when dry) *

1 yellow onion

2 garlic cloves

1/2 celeriac (roughly 350 grams)

1 Tbsp whole cumin

2 tsp smoked paprika powder

1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper

6 dried organic apricots, chopped

2 packages (á 500 ml) crushed tomatoes

4 dl / 1.7 cups water

1 package (á 230 grams when drained) pre cooked black beans

1 package (á 230 grams when drained) pre cooked kidney beans

1 Tbsp cacao powder

150 grams Tuscan kale

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving

4-6 portions wild rice/black quinoa/sorghum/whole oats

2 avocados

fresh cilantro

How to

Soak the soya mince according to instructions on the packaging.

Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Scrub the celeriac thoroughly, cut i small pieces. Fry the onion and garlic in a pot until soft. Add the celeriac, spices and apricot and fry for another couple of minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes, water and soya mince. Bring to a boil and let simmer for 15 minutes.

Drain and rinse the beans. Remove the tough steam from the kale (tips: keep them and use next time you’re making a creamy kale soup! Put them in the freezer until then) and cut the leaves in smaller pieces. Add cacao, beans and kale to the chili. Turn of the heat and let the chili sit for at least 15 minutes before serving. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with sliced avocado, fresh cilantro and your choice of cooked grain!

* I like to use organic dried soya mince as it’s made of 100% soy, as opposite to the frozen ones I’ve manage to find which always have contained other things then only soy (such as flavouring, stabilators, sugar etc - things I found to be unnecessary here and rather tend avoid)

Recipe for Coop Sverige. Photo by Magnus Carlsson.

Savoury banana muffins with ginger and cinnamon

This a my twist on my beloved banana bread from my second cookbook The new green protein, in the form of a muffin! Moist, savoury and perfect to bring to your picnic, as snack or serve for weekend breakfast. For variation try adding berries to the batter before baking them!

Also, fo a even more savoury muffins add a handful of finely grated carrot or parsnip!

Savoury banana muffins with ginger and cinnamon

Makes 12

Ingredients

2 dl / 0.8 cups oat flour

2 dl / 0.8 cups buckwheat flour

2 tsp ground ginger

2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

3 green bananas (as in not the most ripe ones)

3 Tbsp shia seeds

1 1/2 dl / 1 cup unsweetened oat mylk, or your choice of plant mylk OR water

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups cold pressed rapeseeds oil

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bring the oat mylk to a boil, remove from heat and mix with the chia seeds. Let sit for 10 minutes until you get a pudding, mix half way through to avoid the chia seeds from clumping.

Peel and mash the bananas with a fork.

Combine all the dry ingredients in a bowl.

Add the chia mix, banana and oil to the dry mix and stir until you get a sticky batter. Divide in to 12 muffin moulds. Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes, until the muffins get all golden.

ENJOY!

Ps. Check if the muffins are ready sticking a toothpick in the center of the muffin, the toothpick should come out clean with only a couple of crumbs clinging to the sides when the muffins are done!

The secret berry smoothie bowl

I love smoothie bowls. Because a) they are creamy and smooth 2) you can top with tons of things you love 3) they can be done in sooo many ways!! Usually I wouldn’t make a smoothie bowl during cold winter BUT I’ve had an revelation when it comes to smoothie bowls.

After years of making them smoothie bowls I just made my first one with CAULUFLOWER as the base. It’s AWSOME! The cauliflower gives that creamy touch, but without any cauliflower taste (I love cauliflower, but probably wouldn’t appreciate it in my morning smoothie bowl). A way of making a more locally produced smoothie bowl for me where I live, since we don’t have any bananas near by. LIKE IT A LOT!

Buy your organic cauliflower, tear it in to smaller florets, steam it for 10 minutes, let it cool and then freeze it. OR buy already frozen cauliflower from the grocery store!!

Now, let’s make a smoothie bowl! And cuddle up under a duvet when eating if it’s winter outside when you read this!

Secret berry smoothie bowl

Serves 1

Ingredients

100 g steamed and frozen cauliflower

125 g mixed berries, like blueberries and raspberries

1 Tbsp seed butter or nut butter, like tahini or almond butter

1 dl / 0.4 cups unsweetened plant mylk

1 Tbsp fresh ginger, grated

1 Tbsp berry powder, optional

Topping suggestions

seasonal fruit/berries

coconut yoghurt

dried flowers

walnuts

hemp seeds

How to

Thaw the cauliflower for 10 minutes. Mix all the ingredients in a blender until REALLY creamy! Maybe add a bit more plant mylk if it’s too thick for your taste or not smooth enough. Pour in a bowl, top with your favourite things. Preferably a lot of things. ENJOY!

Apple baked cauliflower with sauerkraut hummus and stir fried kale salad with quinoa

In collaboration with koket.se

Playing with textures and flavours, inspired by an online veggie course that I did last week! LOVED IT.

Want to learn more about cooking with veggies? How to prepare them, combine them and what to make with parts of the veggies that are normally (unfortunately) thrown away? Then check out the new course “Skapa magi med grönsaker” (course is held in Swedish) from Koket.se. Talented Swedish chef Paul Svensson teaches you everything he knows about creating magic with vegetable - and believe me it’s A LOT! During the course you get plus lots of recipes! I cuddled in my sofa and did the whole course in one go - before heading to the kitchen to put my all plant based touch on the recipes - and out came this one 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!

Apple baked cauliflower with sauerkraut hummus and stir fried kale salad with quinoa

4 portions

Ingredients

1 cauliflower + leafs

1 onion

200 g forrest mushrooms

2 cm fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped

2 dl / 0.8 cups appelmust

1 tsp ground cumin

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Sauerkraut hummus

1 package (á 230 grams drained) pre cooked chickpeas

1 dl / 0.4 cups sauerkraut

1 twig of thyme

1 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1/2 dl / 0.2 cups broth from cauliflower

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Stir fried kale salad with lingonberries and quinoa

300 grams fresh kale

1 Tbsp coldpressed rapeseed oil

2 dl black quinoa, uncooked

100 grams frozen lingonberries, thawed

2-3 Tbsp horseradish (optional)

Chickpea croutons

1 package (á 230 grams drained) pre cooked chickpeas

1/2 Tbsp cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 pinch of saly

For serving

fresh thyme

How to

Pre heat oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cut away the leaves from the cauliflower. Peel and cut the onion in smaller pieces. Crumble the mushrooms. Put leaves, onion, mushrooms, ginger, applemust and cumin in a pot (big enough to fit the cauliflower head), add enough water to cover everything. Bring to a boil and let simmer on low heat for at least 30 minutes - preferably an hour or more. The longer the broth get to simmer the more flavour it will get!

Add the whole cauliflower to the pot, bottom part down. Let steam for about 15-20 minutes (depending on size of cauliflower), until the cauliflower has an inner temperature of 80-86 degrees Celsius / 176-186 degrees Fahrenheit. If you don’t have a cooking thermometer you can use a sharp knife to know when it’s soft yet still has an al dente core. Remove the cauliflower from broth. Cut in 4 pieces. Strain the broth (save the rest and use as a base the next time you mix up a soup - will make the best base ever!). Salt and pepper to taste.

Pre heat oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Rinse the chickpeas. Dry them and then mix with oil and salt. Put on a baking tray and roast in the middle of the oven until crisp.

Cook the quinoa according to instructions on the packaging. Cut away the thick bottom steam of the kale, tear the leafs in to smaller pieces. Massage with oil, then fry for a couple of minutes. Mix with quinoa, lingonberries and horseradish. Salt and pepper to taste.

Put a cauliflower piece in a semi flat bowl, pour some broth over. Add the sauerkraut hummus and kale salad. Topp with chickpea croutons and thyme.

Socca with kale pesto & mushroom and apple stir fry

A south European savoury pancake made of chickpea flour that goes perfectly well with a LOT of different dips, salsas, stir fries and compotes! Here I’ve made a filling out of the seasons finest; kale, mushrooms and sweet winter apples!

Socca with kale pesto & mushroom and apple stir fry

4 portions

Ingredients

2 1/2 dl / 1 cup chickpea flour

3 1/3 dl / 1.4 cups water

1 pinch salt

600 grams forrest mushrooms

2 winter apples

1 package of pre cooked butter beans

1 handful of fresh parsley, chopped

cold pressed coconut oil for frying, flavour free

Kale pesto

100 grams fresh kale

1 handful of fresh parsley

1 small garlic clove

1 dl / 0.8 cups cold pressed rapeseed oil

1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 Tbsp nutritional yeast

1 dl / 0.8 cups pepitas/pumpkin seeds

salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving

Fresh parsley

sprouts

How to

Mix together the chickpea flour, water and salt. Let sit for 15 minutes. Heat a frying pan to medium heat. Add a drizzle of oil and a thin layer of batter. Fry for a couple of minutes, then turn around and fry for another minute. Do the same with the rest of the batter.

Cut away the thick bottom steam of the kale, tear the leafs in to smaller pieces. Mix all the ingredients, except for the pepitas, for the pesto until smooth. Add the pepitas and pulse a few times. Salt and pepper to taste.

Brush the mushrooms. Dice the apples. Rinse the beans. Fry everything in a tiny bit of oil until it get a nice lightly golden color. Salt and pepper to taste. Add the parsley.

Serve the socca with kale pesto, mushroom and apple stir fry and some sprouts!

Recipe for Coop Sverige. Photo by Magnus Carlsson.

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

Roasted carrots and parsnips with ginger tahini dressing and pomegranate

Roasted baby carrots + baby parsnips. Drizzled with a ginger tahini dressing. And sprinkled with toasted almonds, lots of fresh herbs and fruity pomegranate seeds. Easy peasy planty side for ANY occasion!!

AND, if you want to make it a main dish you could serve with some cooked grains of your choice (quinoa, wild rice, sorghum, millet etc) and some kind of protein packed spread, for example my sweet potato and roasted garlic hummus (might be my favourite one in the world) or my Pea and cilantro hummus.

Roasted carrots and parsnips with ginger tahini dressing and pomegranate

4-6 servings, as a green side

Ingredients

500 g new season/baby carrots/carrots bought in a bunch (you could use any type of carrot really, but I find that the baby ones are even better for this recipe as I prefer to roast them whole - and with the peel on)

10 baby parsnips (see note on carrots above, same thing here)

2 dl / 0.8 US cups fresh parsley

2 dl / 0.8 US cups pomegranate seeds

1 dl / 0.4 US cups almonds

1 tbsp rapeseed oil

unrefined sea salt

Ginger tahini dressing

1/2 dl / 0.2 US cups light tahini (I prefer to use tahini made of non roasted sesame seeds as the flavour is not as sharp as if you would use a dark tahini)

3/4 dl / 0.3 US cups water

zest from 1 organic lemon + 2 tbsp freshly pressed lemon juice

1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated

unrefined sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees Celsius / 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the carrot tops if there are any (these ones are GREAT to use in a home made pesto, smoothie or herb hummus!). Scrub the carrots and parsnips (if the peel on the parsnips is too thick you might want to peel them - otherwise it’s great to leave on).

Put the root veggies on a baking tray and drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with salt. Roast in the middle of the oven for about 35 minutes, until they are slightly golden and the peel is slightly crispy.

Put the almonds on a baking tray. Roast in the middle of the oven for about 10 minutes, until a nutty aroma fills the kitchen. Stir around halfway through. Let cool.

Mix all the ingredients for the ginger tahini dressing using a blender/immersion blender. Salt and pepper to taste.

Put the roasted veggies on a serving plate, drizzle over ALL (important part, the dressing is great) the dressing. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, almonds and pomegranate seeds. And some flakey salt!

Best,

Thess

Recipe was first published in The Gothenburg-Post/Två dagar. Photo by Fanny Hansson.

Roasted butternut squash and parsnip salad with turmeric cauliflower, shaved fennel and kale crisps

Photos by Anges Malterdotter

Roasted butternut squash and parsnip salad with turmeric cauliflower, shaved fennel and kale crisps

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 butternut squash

1 cauliflower

250 g parsnips

200 g kale

230 g (about 4 dl / 1.6 US cups) pre cooked chickpeas

1 fennel

1 tsp mild curry blend (choose your favourite!)

2 tsp dried cilantro

1 tbsp cold pressed olive oil

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Avocado mash

2 avocados

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 

a handful of fresh mint, finely chopped

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

How to

Pre heat the oven to 175 degrees celsius / 345 degrees Fahrenheit.

Peel, remove the seeds and dice the butternut squash in 2x2 cm pieces. Tear the cauliflower in to smaller florets (and keep the light leaves - the are delicious to roast as well). Scrub the parsnips, cut in half. Rinse the chickpeas, then dry them with kitchen paper. 

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. Put half of the kale on your serving platter, the rest is going in to the oven when about 5-7 minutes remains on the roasted veggies.

Put the butternut squash, cauliflower, parsnips and chickpeas on a baking tray (separated), drizzle with olive oil. Massage the cauliflower florets + leaves and chickpeas with the curry blend. 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. Add half of the massaged kale when 5-7 minutes remains. Toss everything with the dried cilantro once out of the oven.

Shave the fennel using a mandoline or cut thinly using a sharp knife. Peel and pit the avocado, mash, with vinegar and finely chopped fresh mint, using a fork. Salt and pepper to taste.

Layer all the ingredients on a big serving plate. Top with dollops of the avocado mash. Sprinkle with flakey salt.

Carrot and courgette stir fry with sorghum, cabbage and avocado + kale marinated lentils

A stir fry is something a make all the time, but they close to never look the same! I take whatever veggies I have at home, grate some of them and cut some of them. I fry the greens with garlic and ginger (those two are pretty much always the same. Never get tired of them) for a few minutes, mix with any pre cooked cereal or pseudo cereal that I have at home, add some fresh herbs, salt and pepper. Might add an avocado on top + some extra (pre cooked) lentils or beans that I've just marinated.

So, the key to having the dinner, lunch or whatever ready in 15 is to have a few things sorted out the day before. And it's really (REALLY) easy bits. Cooking any/a couple of cereals or pseudo cereals (quinoa, buckwheat, sorghum, millet, naked oats, brown rice, red rice, wild rice...you get the point!) + any/a couple of legumes. Then you're ready to create masterpieces in just 15 minutes the days ahead. But if you have not pre cooked anything you don't have to feel down, you can do it all at the same time too. 

Anyways - here comes the recipe!!

 

Carrot and courgette fry with sorghum, cabbage and avocado

Served with kale marinated beluga lentils

4 people

Ingredients

6 carrots

2 courgettes

1 yellow onion

1 garlic clove

2 tbsp fresh ginger, grated

4 dl cooked sorghum (naked oats, quinoa, wild rice, brown rice etc works just as fine) (equals about 2 dl / 0.8 US cups uncooked lentils)

1/4 cabbage 

1 tsp turmeric

1/2 dl / 0.4 US cups fresh parsley, finely chopped

4 dl cooked beluga lentils (equals about 1 1/3 dl / 0.6 US cups uncooked lentils)

1 tbsp cold pressed coconut oil

Kale (pesto) marinade

3 dl / 1.2 US cups kale leaves, teared in to smaller pieces

1 dl pepitas, preferably toasted

1 dl cold pressed olive oil

1 small garlic clove

1 tbsp nutritional yeast * (optional)

flakey salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

For serving

2 avocados

toasted buckwheat groats (learn how to make them here)

How to

Scrub and grate the carrots. Cut the courgette in smaller pieces. Finely slice the cabbage using a mandoline or vegetable peeler or just slice using a sharp knife.

Peel and finely slice the onion + garlic, fry in coconut oil until soft and fragrant in a frying pan with high sides (or use a wok pan if you have one!). Add the carrots and courgette and fry for a couple of minutes. Add the sorghum and turmeric, toss around until everything is golden, lovely looking and has a nice temperature.

Add the cabbage + parsley, toss around. Salt and pepper to taste.

Mix all the ingredients for the kale pesto. Salt and pepper to taste. Toss around with the beluga lentils. 

Serve your stir fry with lentils, avocado and sprinkle toasted buckwheat (or any nuts/seeds) on top. Other things that would be nice to add could be sprouts/shots/microgreens, baby spinach. 

Mindfully ENJOY! 

* Nutritional yeast is a deactivated yeast which is high in protein and contains some B-vitamins and also have traces of other vitamins and minerals. The yeast is flakey and yellow and has a nutty/creamy/cheesy flavour. Can be used in plant based cooking (in sauces, lasagna, on kale chips, popcorn and as one of the main ingredients when making vegan parmesan - just to mention a few!). You find nutritional yeast in natural/health food stores and online.

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