Add some sprouts to your salads

Add sprouts to your saladsA great way to spruce up your salads is to get creative! An earlier post showed you how to add seeds to your salads to liven them up, but here’s another idea.

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Quinoa Italian Style

Cherry tomatoes for Italian style QuinoaThis simple recipe is a real favourite!

Mix together the following

some quinoa cooked and fluffed with a fork a punnet of chopped cherry tomatoes, a big bunch of basil, some pitted olives, a big chunk of sheep’s . . . → Read More: Quinoa Italian Style

Lemon Chickpea Quinoa

A wedge of lemon for making dressingLemon Dressing

Begin by making a dressing by whisking together the following

a little bit of finely grated/chopped garlic, ¼ cup tahini, lemon zest, ¼ cup lemon juice, 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons hot . . . → Read More: Lemon Chickpea Quinoa

Broccoli Quinoa

Broccoli Pesto and QuinoaBroccoli Pesto

We begin by making a broccoli ‘pesto’. We will need

half a head of barely steamed broccoli florets and stems, a little bit of garlic (to taste), about ½ cup of almonds, 1/3 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese, . . . → Read More: Broccoli Quinoa

How to cook quinoa

For perfect, fluffy quinoa cook it using the absorption method in a ratio 1:2

i.e. for 1 cup of uncooked quinoa add 2 cups of water.Gas flame for cooking quinoa

Equipment needed: Small saucepan with lid Measuring cup Stovetop Accurate timer/clock Ingredients needed: 1 . . . → Read More: How to cook quinoa

Tabasco and Asparagus Quinoa

asparagus on a plate

Tabasco Butter

Begin by making a Tabasco butter. Mix together

Tbsp unsalted butter tsp Dijon mustard Tabasco to taste squeeze lemon juice/rind some salt (if you must!) Combine Ingredients

Toss together the following ingredients.

cooked quinoa steamed asparagus Tabasco . . . → Read More: Tabasco and Asparagus Quinoa

Chickpea Flour and Swiss Chard Crepes with Mint Ginger Raita (Besan Ka Chilla or Cheela) Recipe

Recipe: Chickpea Flour and Swiss Chard Crepes with Mint Ginger Raita Ingredients 4 large leaves of swiss chard (1 1/2 cups when shredded) 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil 1/2 teaspoon cumin or carom (ajwain) seeds 1 cup chickpea flour (also called garbanzo flour or gram flour or besan) 1 1/4 cup water 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger . . . → Read More: Chickpea Flour and Swiss Chard Crepes with Mint Ginger Raita (Besan Ka Chilla or Cheela) Recipe

Chickpea flour Pizza Recipe

Recipe: Chickpea flour Pizza Recipe

Summary: A gluten free chickpea (besan) flour pizza base, fantastic for those who desire gluten free pizza!

Ingredients 2/3 cup chickpea flour 1/3 tsp salt 1 cup water 1/2 tsp finely chopped rosemary 3 Tbsp extra-virgin olive . . . → Read More: Chickpea flour Pizza Recipe

Zucchini and chickpea pancakes

Recipe: Zucchini and chickpea pancakes

Summary: Makes 2 large pancakes, which make 2 main dish servings or 4 appetizer/side dish servings

Ingredients 3 medium zucchini, or about 4 cups shredded 2 zucchini flowers (optional; adds a bit of color) Some coriander or basil leaves (optional: adds flavour) 1 cup chickpea (besan) flour 1 tsp. . . . → Read More: Zucchini and chickpea pancakes

Green Pepper And Besan Curry

Recipe: Green Pepper And Besan Curry Ingredients 2 Green Peppers 1 big Onion 1 finely chopped Tomato 1/2 inch piece finely chopped Ginger 3 to 4 cloves chopped Garlic 3 chopped Green chillies 3 to 4 tbsp Besan flour 1 tsp Chilli powder 1/2 tsp Coriander powder Salt to taste 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 2 . . . → Read More: Green Pepper And Besan Curry