Featured Recipe
Vegetable Spelt Bread
Monday, March 24, 2025 |
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Not only does it look great, it also tastes incredibly delicious. Besides, there's nothing quite like the smell of freshly baked bread in the morning. And when it's accompanied by delicious vegetables such as peas, carrots, zucchini or broccoli, it’s even better.
This bread should be baked in plenty of steam because it needs a high level of humidity for a nice crust. So, it is best to place an oven safe bowl or tray of hot water in the oven. The bread can also be shaped into a round and baked in a closed roasting tin in its own steam. The bread will stay fresh for longer if stored in a stainless steel box or ceramic pot.
Air-Fryer Keto Kohlrabi Schnitzel with Herb Quark
Friday, March 21, 2025Eggplant Stacks with Gorgonzola and Sun-dried Tomato Pistou
Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |
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This recipe is extremely easy and you can substitute the French pistou with Italian pesto sauce if you like. Serves well on it’s own as a sort of starter, or eat as a side with some crusty bread.
Pistou, from the Provençal dialect of Occitan, meaning pounded, is a Provençal sauce similar to pesto alla Genovese, but doesn’t include nuts (sometimes contains cheese though), made only with basil, garlic and olive oil. Here we use sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil, and garlic blended in olive oil until combined and still a bit chunky.
Sweating eggplants before cooking makes the vegetable drier, which helps it absorb less fat while it cooks. Plus, extracting moisture meant drawing out some of the bitterness.
Maghmour Lebanese Aubergine Stew with Chickpeas
Monday, February 10, 2025 |
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A simple and tasty aubergine stew with chickpeas simmered in a garlicky tomato sauce from Lebanon. Traditonally, the aubergine would have been deep-fried in copious amounts of olive oil. I chose to airfry them with avocado oil which I need to use up soon, and it’s easier and less messy. Great as an appetizer, topping for some crusty bread or flatbread or as a main course. It can be served warm or at room temperature. Baharat, an Arabic spice mix, gives the maghmour the necessary zing and makes it really tasty.
Melanzane a Funghetto (Sautéed Eggplants and Tomatoes)
Thursday, January 02, 2025Melanzane a Funghetto in Neapolitan, or eggplants cooked in the style of small mushrooms, a quick side dish that’s simple, quick to prepare and so delicious! You can serve them as a side, or with pasta or as a topping with shaved Parmesan for crostini. Although the name of this recipe contains “funghetto” which means “mushroom” in Italian, it contains no mushroom at all, it means that when the eggplant chunks are sautéed they look like little mushrooms and have the texture of mushrooms.
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sunflower Cream
Tuesday, December 24, 2024 |
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If you’re watching your carbs intake and have no problem with sulfur, which can cause bloating and gas, then brussels sprouts are for you as they are loaded with fiber, vitamin C and are low in carbs. I have thredded them onto skewers but you could do them without the skewer if you wanted them as a festive side. You don't need sunflower seed cream to serve those roasted Brussels sprouts, but it's so nutty, healthful and delicious on anything!
Badridschani Georgian Aubergine Rolls
Monday, December 23, 2024 |
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Embark on a culinary journey and make these simple Georgian badridshani - aubergine rolls filled with walnut paste and garnished with pomegranate seeds. They are nutty, flavoursome and simply delicious. Treat the aubergine slices first with some salt, which helps draw the water out of the aubergine, so they won't become mushy after grilling. You can take Badridzhanis to your next gathering as finger food or serve them as an appetiser at a dinner party. In Georgia, these walnut stuffed aubergine rolls are traditionally enjoyed with bread and white wine, or served as a hearty side dish with grilled meat.
Kohlrabi Gorgonzola Gratin
Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
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If you know kohlrabi mainly as a salad or side dish or you simply nibble it plain and raw, then it's about time to change that. The preparation of this kohlrabi gratin is really easy, but of course you first have to peel the kohlrabi and then cut it into thin slices. I boiled them in a pot of salted water for a few minutes before layering them like a roof tile into a greased casserole and baked at very hight temperature for 15 minutes. You can also bake them without boiling them first, but then you need to cook them longer with lower oven temperature.
Seared Scallops with Kohlrabi and Mâche Purée
Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
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These panseared scallops are simple, easy, and just so quick and flavorful. Make sure to thoroughly dry the scallops. This step is crucial for creating a crust and so the scallops don’t steam from their own moisture. You want to keep an eye on them the entire time while they are cooking. You can easily overcook and make them hard and chewy. The best pan for searing scallops is a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet, but you can use non-stick skillet too, just make sure it can stand high heat as you don't want to cook scallops at low heat or they will become rubber before even developing a beautiful caramelized crust.
Aubergine Dhansak
Friday, December 13, 2024 |
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Dhansak is a popular Indian dish with it's roots in Persian cuisine. Traditionally, dhansak curry is made with mutton or goat, lentils and vegetables. This recipe uses eggplants without meat, but is still bursting with flavour and sure to become a favourite if you enjoy curry. You can use whatever vegetables you like, pumpkin, carrot, or cauliflower all work great. Dhansak is normally quite mild, but if you prefer really hot curries then it is easy to spice it up.
Roasted Kohlrabi with Feta and Dill
Sunday, December 08, 2024 |
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Roasted kohlrabi salad with a basic shallot vinaigrette is a simple and delicious way to turn this knobby German turnip into a tasty side dish. Kohlrabi is part of the cabbage family and comes in two colours, pale green and the less-common deep purple. They both taste the same and the flesh of both is pale green to white. I didn't peel the skin for this recipe as it's edible, but you could if you prefer. If the kohlrabi bulbs you bought come with leaves (they are edible too), snip off and wrap the leaves in damp paper towels. They will stay fresh for a few days in the fridge and the unpeeled bulbs will keep for up to a month.
Kohlrabi Fries
Tuesday, December 03, 2024 |
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These kohlrabi fries, just like the potato version, go perfectly with burgers, steaks and schnitzel. However, there is one thing you should know before you go buy some kohlrabis. The homemade kohlrabi fries are not quite as crispy as conventional chips. However, they still have a great flavour, which is why you should definitely give them a try. Also because kohlrabi is really healthy. It is bursting with folic acid and vitamin C and also provides us with calcium, potassium, magnesium and iron.
With 6 grams of total carbohydrates per 100 grams, the kohlrabi is another cruciferous vegetable that you can include in your low-carb diet. Compared to many other low-carb vegetables, kohlrabi is particularly high in fibre, so it makes every meal more filling.