Category Archives: Vegan

Avocado and Artichoke Salad

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This avocado and artichoke salad is great for the summer. I serve it with my Quinoa & Lentil Burgers and 3 tsp of hummus. It is easy to digest as the rocket and artichoke increase your stomach acid. The optional drizzle of hemp oil gives an added boost of Omega-3.

Avocado and Artichoke Salad

Serves 1

Ingredients

30g              Spinach

30g               Rocket

½                   Avocado

1                    Artichoke Heart

1                    Lemon

1 tbsp             Hemp Oil (or Olive Oil)

¼ tsp              Pink Crystal Salt

¼ tsp              Black Pepper

Instructions

Wash the spinach and rocket in running water. Add to a large bowl.

Roughly dice the avocado and slice the artichoke heart and add on top of the salad.

Cut the lemon in half and squeeze one half over the salad, catching the seeds as you go!

Drizzle with oil and add a pinch of salt and pepper.

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Banana and Cashew Ice Cream

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This delicious, creamy, dairy-free banana and cashew ice cream has only two ingredients and is so easy to make! It is the perfect treat to cool you down on a hot summer day! The cashew nuts give it a wonderful crunchy texture. I usually treat myself to this ice cream for dessert on christmas day!

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Serves 2

Ingredients

2 Ripe Bananas
50g Cashew Nuts

Instructions

The day before, cut the bananas into chunks and place in a container. Put into the freezer overnight.

The next day, add the frozen banana chunks to the Vitamix blender straight from the freezer. Put in the cashew nuts and blend for 10 seconds until it forms a creamy ice cream!

Scoop out into a bowl and serve immediately. Store in a container in the freezer.

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Amaranth Gingernut Biscuits

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The flavours of amaranth and ginger combine well to make a tasty tea-time treat!

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Makes 10

150g               Amaranth

3tbsp              Agave Nectar

4tbsp              Melted Coconut Oil

50ml               Filtered Water

½ tbsp            Ground Ginger

¼ tsp               Pink Crystal Salt

Preheat the oven to 200C.

Pour the amaranth into a Vitamix blender and blend on full power for 30 seconds.

Add all the other ingredients and blend until the dough is well mixed.

Put a sheet of baking paper on a baking tray. Spoon the mixture onto the baking paper using one dessertspoon full per biscuit. Press down with the back of the spoon.

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Bake for 15 minutes.

Leave to cool, then store in an airtight container. Eat within a week.

Chocolate Snowballs

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Indulge in these delicious chocolate snowballs, the perfect afternoon treat.

Chocolate Snowballs

Makes 10

Ingredients

100g                           Walnuts

100g                           Dates

1                                   Ripe Banana

1tbsp                          Agave Nectar

5tbsp                          Cacao

¼ tsp                          Pink Crystal Salt

50g                              Desiccated Coconut

Method

Soak the walnuts overnight and soak the dates for 15 minutes.

Add the walnuts to the blender and grind until small and crumbly. Cut the banana into small pieces and add to the blender, along with the dates, cacao, agave and salt. Blend to a thick and smooth chocolate paste.

Put the desiccated coconut in a small bowl.

Roll up the chocolate mix into medium sized balls in your hands. Roll around in the desiccated coconut until completely covered. Add to a container. Repeat the process.

Store in a container in the fridge. Eat within a week.

Nori Rolls

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These tasty nori rolls are perfect for a light lunch in the summer.

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2                      Nori seaweed sheets

2 leaves           Romaine lettuce

1                      Carrot

¼                     Cucumber

½                     Avocado

6 tsp                Hummus

¼ tsp               Salt

¼ tsp               Black pepper

Lay out the nori sheets flat. Rinse all the vegetables.

Add one lettuce leaf to the middle of each nori sheet. Cut the vegetables into sticks and layer on top of the lettuce. Add the hummus on top of the vegetables. Add the salt and pepper.

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Now carefully roll up each nori sheet into a tube. Cut them in half.

Add the nori rolls to a plate and serve.

Carrot and Coriander Soup

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This delicious carrot and coriander soup is perfect to warm you up on a cold winter’s day. It contains warming ginger, coriander, cumin and turmeric spices. Furthermore it is my favourite soup. It is soothing and sweet and perfect for when you need a dose of orange in your life!

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Serves 2

Ingredients

1tbsp              Coconut Oil

1                       Onion

250g               Carrots

1                       Sweet Potato

1inch              Fresh Root Ginger

1tsp                 Ground Turmeric

1 tsp                 Ground Cumin

1tsp                 Ground Coriander

125g                Red Split Lentils

1000ml          Filtered Water

Handful         Fresh Coriander

1/4tsp             Pink Crystal Salt

1/4tsp             Black Pepper

Instructions

Firstly melt the coconut oil in a large pan on a medium heat. Next chop up the onion and fry for for a few minutes until it is glassy in appearance. Now add the chopped garlic, turmeric, cumin, coriander spices and salt and pepper. Stir together.

Now pour in the litre of water.

Next add in the chopped carrots and diced sweet potato. Now pour in the lentils.

Next cover and bring to the boil. Then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes.

Pour into a blender, ideally a Vitamix and blend until smooth.

Finally pour into a bowl and season with salt and black pepper. Best served warm with a slice of toasted bread.

Raw Chocolate Mousse

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Delicious, smooth and chocolatey mousse that is quick to make!

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Serves 4

Ingredients

1                      Ripe Avocado

4tbsp              Cacao powder

2tbps              Agave nectar

300ml             Almond milk

1/4tsp             Pink crystal salt

Instructions

Put all the ingredients in the blender. Blend for 30 seconds on full power until well combined.

Pour into 4 dessert bowls. Refrigerate for 1 hour then serve.

Summer Fruit Salad

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This colourful, fresh fruit salad is perfect for hot summer days.

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Serves 1

1                    Banana

Handful         Raspberries

Handful         Blueberries

Handful         Raisins

Slice              Kiwi

¼                  Mango

Slice up the banana and kiwi and dice the mango. Add the berries and raisins and arrange artistically.

Berry Smoothie

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This tangy, pink berry smoothie is full of antioxidants! It is so quick to make and will give you an energy boost!

Berry Smoothie

Serves 1

Ingredients

2                      Apples

Handful           Raspberries

Handful           Blueberries

Handful           Strawberries

500ml             Filtered water

Instructions

Slice the apples and add to the blender along with the raspberries and blueberries. Pour in the water so it just covers the fruit.

Blend for 30 seconds and pour into a glass.

Baked Sweet Potato with Hummus

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Baked sweet potato with hummus is one of my favourite meals to have for lunch or dinner. It is so easy to make, just put it in the oven and it is ready to eat in 45 minutes! Hummus is delicious as a filling for the baked sweet potato. You can find my homemade hummus recipe here.

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Serves 1

Ingredients

1                      Medium Sweet Potato

3tbsp                Hummus

½                     Ripe Avocado

30g                  Kidney Beans

1tsp                 Lemon Juice

1tsp                 Milled Flaxseed

1tsp                 Turmeric

1tsp                 Oregano

1/4tsp              Rosemary

1/4tsp              Black Pepper

1/4tsp              Pink Crystal Salt

Handful            Spinach, Watercress & Rocket

Method

Preheat the oven to 200C.

Rinse the sweet potato in cold water and pierce with a fork. Put on a baking tray and place in the oven for 45 minutes.

Remove from the oven and carefully transfer onto a plate. Cut in half lengthways and spoon the hummus into the middle. Place on top the diced avocado, kidney beans, lemon juice, turmeric, oregano, rosemary, salt and pepper.

Serve warm with a handful of spinach.