Roasted Heirloom Carrot Salad with Purple Belgian Endive
Sunday, May 07, 2023The sweetness from roasting the carrots and red onion paired with a delicious tangy lemon vinaigrette is just amazing. Tossed with some mild purple Belgian endives, crunchy toasted pumpkin seeds and sweet pomegranate seeds, creating a dish that will excite the palate, please the eye and leave you wanting more. If you can't find heirloom carrots, regular orange variety works just as fine.
Tuna Stuffed Heirloom Tomatoes
Friday, May 05, 2023Fresh heirloom tomatoes are hollowed out, then filled with a deliciously healthy tuna salad and served on a bed of greens and herbs. These protein-packed, no cook stuffed heirloom tomatoes are great anytime of the year, but especially when fresh tomatoes are in season. They are naturally gluten free and keto-friendly. Use some homemade mayonnaise instead of Greek yoghurt if you need to go dairy free.
Vanilla Shortbread with Freeze Dried Raspberries and Pistachios
Wednesday, May 03, 2023These sweet little shortbread cookies are such a simple bake - they're great for afternoon tea parties or as a dessert with some strong coffee. The intense tart flavour of freeze dried raspberries offsets beautifully the sweetness of the vanilla glaze.
Shortbread cookies contain a higher butter content and less sugar than butter cookies. Traditionally they are usually baked at lower temperature and should be not crisp but pale, tender and melting.
Organic freeze-dried raspberries contain 100% raspberries, no colouring, flavouring or sugar. They are great for smoothies, cereals, as a snack or toppings. I bought mine from DM drugstore. You should be able to find them in most grocery stores or Amazon.
Roasted Asparagus with Pinenut Dukkah and Poached Egg
Monday, May 01, 2023Liven up your day with this fresh, fast and tasty roasted asparagus dish with dukkah, Parmesan and poached egg. These tender green spears make a perfect spring meal that will leave you feeling healthy, light, but full and satiated. You don't need vinegar to poach egg if they are fresh and don't add any salt as this may break up the egg white. The water for poaching eggs should be simmering or gently bubbling. A strong boil will cause the egg white to break apart.
Hasselback Purple Sweet Potatoes
Saturday, April 29, 2023This recipe is a really easy meal idea that looks much fancier and more impressive than the amount of work required to make it. It requires just a few ingredients and can be prepared with almost any kind of sweet potatoes.
The name Hasselback comes from a restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden, named Hasselbacken, where the recipe for Hasselback potatoes was first developed by Leif Elisson in the 1950s. Make even thin slits through the sweet potato (or other vegetables) between two chopsticks or wooden spoons while leaving the bottom intact, and you’ll have a beautiful, fan-shaped sweet potato that makes any meal more fun and festive.
Coconut Cake
Thursday, April 27, 2023Thai Curry Baked Chicken Drumsticks
Wednesday, April 26, 2023Make this delicious one pan meal with this easy Thai-inspired recipe. Crispy, juicy chicken drumsticks in a not-so-authentic, but deliciously aromatic Thai curry sauce are serve plenty of fresh cilantro and red chilli pepper for a little more heat. The sauce is fantastic to pour over some steamed rice or blanched rice noodles.
Pumpkin Seed Flour Pancakes
Tuesday, April 25, 2023Pumpkin seed flour is produced by thorough grinding of the gently de-oiled hulled pumpkin seeds. It can be used in both sweet and savoury dishes, as a breading flour, in smoothies or combined with other flours. Pumpkin seed flour is naturally rich in minerals including copper, calcium and magnesium, as well as vitamins A and E. It is also, gluten-free, nut-free, low in fat and very low in carbohydrates, with a particularly high protein (40%) and fibre content. This means it's not only perfectly safe for consumption if one is allegic to tree nuts and wheat gluten, also keto and paleo friendly.
Eggplant Caponata Salad
Sunday, April 23, 2023Caponata (pronounced ka·puh·naa·tuh)adapted from DELICIOUS, is a classic Sicilian appetizer or side dish mainly made of eggplants, onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes with capers and olives. In short, it is a cousin of the French ratatouille and can be served with toasted ciabatta, pasta and to pair with fish. I used long, slender light purple Chinese eggplants, but you can use Lebanese eggplants, white eggplants or regular globe eggplants. This recipe makes a lot but keeps well in the refrigerator for a few days.
Vincotto is an Italian sweet and savoury condiment that is produced by gentle, long simmering of grape must. If you don't have it, simply use balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar instead.
Charred Asparagus Tonnato
Friday, April 21, 2023This beautiful spring dish with green asparagus and edible flowers is a twist on the classic vitello tonnato, a Piedmontese dish of cold, sliced veal covered with a creamy, mayonnaise-like sauce that has been flavoured with tuna. The simple grilled asparagus works so well with the creamy tuna sauce. It is a delicious side dish for the bbq but can also be served as a starter.
Wild Garlic Crusted Salmon
Wednesday, April 19, 2023A deliciously healthy main to serve for spring dinners that’s just as good cold as it is hot from the oven. Here the salmon is hidden under an aromatic wild garlic crust made with fresh grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, pumpkin seed flour, butter and egg yolk. Cherry tomatoes roast alongside salmon fillets and make a delicious salad with some greens. It goes well with fresh homemade bread.
Caprese Burger
Monday, April 17, 2023I bet that you've never had a caprese salad like this before! Grab two oxheart tomatoes, cut them into thirds horizontally and create your own Caprese burger with creamy herb burrata - a fun twist on the classic Italian salad. It's gluten-free and keto-friendly.
Oxheart is an old heirloom from the 1920's. It is an extra large, heart shaped (or cone-shaped) tomato that is usually pinkish red (there are many other varieties; the one I use for the recipe is called Coeur de Boeuf), firm and meaty with fewer seeds and a mild sweet tomato flavour. If you can't find them, use beefsteak tomatoes instead.