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Vegan Gluten Free Toasted Quinoa Snack Balls

Thursday, September 28, 2017

These energy-boosting snack balls of tri-coloured toasted quinoa, pureed dried mango, nuts and oats, are the perfect lunch-box fillers or as a high-energy mid morning treat.

60 g Tri-coloured quinoa, rinsed and drained
80 g Quick oats
30 g Flaked coconut
50 g Dried mango, finely chopped
80 g Creamy almond butter
50 g Maple syrup

Well rinse and drain the quinoa. Place them in a large nonstick skillet in a single layer over medium-high heat, stirring or shaking the pan occasionally, until it is lightly dried out and toasted, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Place quinoa, quick oats, flaked coconut, and dried mango in a food processor and process to a crumb. Add in almond butter and maple syrup and whiz for 2-3 minutes until the mixture forms a paste.
Roll tablespoonsful of mixture into balls. place on a tray and then refrigerate until firm.

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Pumpkin Emmer Scones with Dates

Thursday, September 21, 2017

These pumpkin scones, lightly scented with nutmeg, with freshly milled emmer flour and dates are perfect for morning tea. They are not overly sweet and have a nice light and crumbly texture. They also make great lunch-box fillers.
Emmer wheat is one of the three hulled wheats (einkorn, spelt and emmer) known in Italy as farro. Sometimes called “Pharaoh’s Wheat.” Like all the ancient and heirloom wheats, they do contain gluten. However, the structure of this ancient wheat’s gluten is different from that of modern types, so it’s often digestible by people with gluten sensitivity or wheat allergies!

200 g Emmer berries, milled into flour
50 g Almond meal
2 tbsp Coconut sugar
1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
10 g Baking powder
3 g Baking soda
1/3 tsp Sea salt
70 g Cold butter, cut into small cubes
160 g Homemade pumpkin puree
30 ml Buttermilk plus extra, for brushing
50 g Dates, chopped
Pepita for topping, optional

Preheat oven to 200C/400F. In a bowl, whisk together freshly milled emmer, almond meal, coconut sugar, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Using fingertips, rub butter into flour mixture until mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add in chopped dates and stir to combine.
Make a well in centre of mixture. Add pumpkin and buttermilk. Stir until a sticky dough forms. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead gently until just smooth. Pat the dough into a 1-inch-thick round and cut into 8 wedges.
Place scones on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Brush the top with buttermilk. Sprinkle each scone with raw pumpkin seeds if you like. Bake for about 15-18 minutes or until golden and hollow when tapped on top. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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Lime Passionfruit Tart

Thursday, September 14, 2017

The sweet tangy passionfruit pulp goes perfectly with zesty lime in this delicious dessert. It is packed with fruitiness and so easy to make. Serve on its own or with a dollop of cream on the side.

Rye Spelt Crust	Lime Passionfruit Filling
125 g Butter, softened 2 tbsp Erythritol granules Pinch of salt 1 Egg, room-temperature 100 g Rye berries, milled into flour /Waldstaudenroggen 125 g Refined spelt flour	4 Eggs 180 ml Heavy cream 100 g Erythritol granules 3 tsp Lime rind 60 ml Lime juice 3 Passionfruit

Cream softened butter and erythritol granules until light and fluffy. Add in egg and salt. Mix until combined. Sift in rye and spelt flour. Mix until just incorporated. Transfer pastry to a lightly floured surface and bring together with your hands. Lightly knead until just smooth. Shape into a disc, wrap in plastic wrap and place in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.
Roll out pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper until 3mm thick. Line a 23cm fluted tart tin with removable base with pastry. Trim any excess and if you like, use it to fill a 10-cm tartlet pan.
Line pastry case with baking paper. Fill with uncooked rice or beans. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove rice and baking paper. Bake for 10 minutes or until light golden. Reduce oven temperature to 120C/250F.
Whisk eggs, cream, erythritol granules, 2 teaspoons of lime rind, lime juice, and the pulp of 2 passionfruit in a large bowl until combined. Stand for 5 minutes. Strain the mixture through a sieve into a jug.
Pour the mixture into tart shell and bake for 45 minutes or until just set. Remove and cool completely on a wire rack. Garnish with reserved grated lime rind and passionfruit pulp.

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Roast Hokkaido Salad with Cranberries and Pepitas

Thursday, September 07, 2017

A delicious way to enjoy hokkaido as roasting brings out the inherent sweetness of pumpkin. It's super-easy to make and tastes very good. You can serve this as a side, scattered with your favourite greens or herbs, or paired with some chickpeas for a meat free meal.

1.5 kg Hokkaido pumpkin, cut into 8 wedges
70 g dried cranberries
30 g Pepitas, coarsely chopped
50 g Arugula
Fresh parsley leaves
Sea salt

2 tbsp Maple syrup
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 tbsp Lemon juice
1 tsp Smoked paprika
1 Garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp Ginger root, peeled and thinly sliced

Wash the hokkaido pumpkin. Cut in half and scoop out the seeds and fibres. Cut each half into 4 or 5 wedges. Preheat oven to 220C/430F.
Place the pumpkin wedges in a baking pan. Season lightly. Combine maple syrup, olive oil, lemon juice, paprika, garlic and ginger in a bowl. Drizzle over pumpkin wedges. Roast for 30-35 minutes until tender.
Add the cranberries and pepitas to the pan and roast for a further 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter. Scatter over the arugula and parsley.

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Sugar Free Einkorn Cookies with Black Sesame and Nori

Thursday, August 31, 2017

These wholemeal cookies, inspired by Cheah, with nori and black sesame seeds are perfect for dunking and ideal served with a cuppa! The recipe is quite simple and so much healthier with stone-milled einkorn flour, plus it's refined-sugar free, so you can feel a little less guilty having an extra slice.

320 g Einkorn berries, ground into flour
1/4 tsp Baking soda
A large pinch of sea salt
230 g Butter, softened
110 g Erythritol granules
3 Egg yolks, room-temperature
5 Nori sheets (22cmx22cm), cut into small pieces
1 Egg white, lightly whisked
40 g Black sesame seeds

Place einkorn flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine. Cream butter and erythritol granules until pale and fluffy. Add in egg yolks, one at at time, beat until combined.
Sift flour mixture over butter mixture. Using a wooden spoon, stir to combine. Stir in chopped nori sheet. Place dough on a lightly floured surface. Shape into two 25-cm logs and brush logs lightly all over with egg white. Roll in black sesame seeds to coat. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Remove the logs from the fridge and discard plastic wrap. Cut into 1cm-thick rounds. Place on trays. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden. Cool on trays for 5 minutes.

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Cherry Tomato Einkorn Tart

Thursday, August 24, 2017

This versatile summer tart is given a sensationally sweet flavour from the homegrown tomatoes teamed with a sundried tomato paste with rosemary, capers and anchovies. This delicious tart can be served warm or cold, perfect for picnics, afternoon tea or brunches.

Einkorn Oregano Pastry	Sundried Tomato Paste
250 g Einkorn berries, ground into flour Pinch of salt 1 tsp Oregano, finely chopped 120 g Butter, diced and chilled 2 tbsp Chilled water 600 g Cherry tomato medley	180 g Sundried tomatoes in olive oil, drained 3 Anchovies in oil, drained 1 tbsp Capers, drained 2 Garlic cloves 1 tbsp Rosemary needles Freshly ground black pepper

To make the pastry, place einkorn flour, pinch of salt, chopped oregano in a mixing bowl. Rub chilled diced butter into the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the chilled water. Mix until the dough just comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until just smooth. Shape into a disc. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for 30 minutes to rest.
To make the tomato paste, drain sundried tomatoes and reserve 2 tablespoons of olive oil for later use. Place drained sundried tomatoes, anchovies, capers and garlic cloves and rosemary in a blender. Process until well combined. Season with black pepper.
Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface to a rectangle, large enough to line a 35cm x 11cm rectangular tart pan. Line tart pan with pastry and trim the excess pastry. Use the trimmings to fill a 12cm tartlet pan. Refrigerate to rest for 30 minutes. Prick the base all over with a fork.
Line tart with baking paper and fill with pastry weights or uncooked rice. Blind bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden. Remove weights and spread the prepared tomato paste into the crust. Top with the cherry tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with reserved olive oil. Bake for a further 20 minutes or until base is golden.

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Feta Salad with Blueberry and Grape

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Salty Greek feta and sweet juicy berries and grapes are a match made in heaven. This crowd-pleasing Greek inspired salad with ouzo flavoured dressing goes perfectly with any grilled meat or as a vegetarian dish with some crusty garlic bread or grilled pita.

200 g Blueberries
100 g Purple grapes
180 g Feta, roughly crumbled
Handful of mint leaves
1 tbsp Olive oil
2 tbsp White Balsamic vinegar
1 tsp Ouzo, optional
Salt & freshly ground black pepper

To make the dressing, whisk together the white balsamic vinegar, olive oil and ouzo, if using, in a screw-top jar. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Secure the lid. Shake to combine.
Place blueberries, purple grapes, and feta on serving plates. Drizzle with dressing and toss gently to combine. Garnish with mint leaves and freshely milled peppers.

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Psyllium Pepita Sandwich Bread - Low Carb, Gluten Free, Grain Free

Thursday, August 10, 2017

A low carb bread, adapted from here and here, that looks and tastes like the real sandwich bread! You will not believe this is gluten/dairy/grain free bread and it has a crispy crust with a soft, tender crumb. The miracle in this low carb bread recipe lies in the use of psyllium powder, and there's no substitute for it. Spread some homemade onion marmalade over and enjoy! Store the rest in your fridge or freezer.

280 g Pepita, finely ground
60g Flaxseed, ground
20 g Chia seeds
100 g Psyllium powder
1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
3/4 tsp Sea salt
230 g Egg whites
85 g White balsamic vinegar
400 ml Boiling water

Preheat oven to 180C/350F. Line an 8x4-inch loaf pan. Place ground pepita, flaxseed, chia, psyllium powder, baking powder and sea salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk everything until well combined.
In another bowl, whisk together egg whites and white balsamic vinegar. Add into the dry mixture and mix at high speed with a hand-held mixer until just combined, about 15 seconds. Gradually add in hot water and mix quickly at medium-high until just incorporated, about 20 seconds. Do not over mix the ingredients or the dough will become gummy.
Shape the mixture into a loaf and place into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for about 80 minutes. Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and enjoy it with some homemade onion marmalade.