Tag: Healthy

Battered Pineapple

Leave a comment

A fried fruit desert or treat with a delightful juicy sweetness…

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 2 tbsp demerara Sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tbsp Creme Fraiche
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp melted Butter
  • 1 Pineapple
  • Sunflower Oil

Peel the pineapple and cut it into cubes. In a bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk until it is all blended into a smooth batter. Add the pineapple to the batter and gently mix it. Heat the oil. Spoon the pineapple chunk in small batches. Fry until golden brown.

Category: Fruit, Vegetarian Tags: , , , , ,

Roasted Crushed Potatoes

Leave a comment

Delicious! Crispy on the outside and fluffy inside…

Ingredients

  • 500 gr baby Potatoes
  • 8 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1/4 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Rosemary sprigs
  • Himalaya Salt
  • Pepper

In a big pot with salted water, boil the potatoes for 10 minutes. Oil the bottom of a baking tray and place the potatoes on the oil. Crash each potato and add the garlic cloves with peel on. Drizzle the remaining oil over the potatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread the sprigs of rosemary over the top. Bake in hot oven (220°C) for about 40 min.

Category: Highlights, Potatoes Tags: , , , ,

Lemon and Basil Rice

Leave a comment

Fresh and tangy rice that goes with everything…

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of Rice
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tbsp chopped Parsley
  • 1 bunch chopped Basil
  • 1 Lemon zest
  • 300 ml vegetable Stock
  • 25 gr grated Parmesan
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Heat the olive oil. Add the rice and stir until it becomes translucid. Add the parsley, basil and lemon zest.Stir to combine. Pour in the stock and season with salt and pepper. Cover with a lid and lower the heat. Cook for approximately 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the grated parmesan. Stir and serve straight away.

Category: Rice, Vegetarian Tags: , , ,

Beetroot Moist Cake

Leave a comment

Gluten free delicious red cake… no food colourant required!

Ingredients

  • 200 gr Beetroot
  • 1/2 cup Almond butter
  • 1/3 cup Maple syrup
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/2 cup Almond flour
  • 2 tbsp Rice flour
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 pinch of Salt

Blend the beetroot in the food processor. Add the eggs, almond butter and maple syrup and blend until smooth. In a bowl mix all the dry ingredients. Add the beetroot mix and whisk until it’s a smooth thick batter. Oil a cake tin ans sprinkle with flour. Pour in the cake mix. Bake in hot oven (180°C) for approximately 30 minutes.

Category: Cakes, Gluten Free Tags: , , , ,

Parmesan Omelette

A tasty omelette that is ready in no time… For those evenings when you are too tired to decide what to cook.

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 2 tbsp chopped Parsley
  • 1 tsp Chilli flakes
  • Pepper
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil

Whisk the eggs. Season with the soy sauce, pepper and chilli flakes. add the chopped parsley and grated parmesan. In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil. Pour in the eggs and swirl to spread the eggs into a pancake shape. Cook for abour 3 minutes until it starts to solidify. Gently lift the sides with a spatula and fold one third into the middle, then again over the other third. slide into a serving plate.

Category: Eggs, Gluten Free Tags: , , , , ,

Almond and Ricotta Cake

Leave a comment

For almond fans, a fluffy combination of creamy mascarpone and almond flavour…

Ingredients

  • 130 gr of Sugar
  • 300 gr of Almond Flour
  • 250 gr Ricotta
  • 4 Eggs
  • 130 gr of Butter
  • 1 Lemon Zest
  • 4 tbsp Almond Flakes
  • Pinch of Salt

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until it’s fluffy. Add the melted butter, ricotta cheese and lemon zest and Add the almond flour. Mix well. On another bowl, whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks. Gently incorporate in the cake mix.

Cover a cake tin with baking paper and brush over with melted butter. Pour in the cake mix. Wet the almond flakes and sprinkle over the cake. Bake in pre heated oven at 160°C for about 40 minutes.

Category: Cakes, Gluten Free, Vegetarian Tags: , , ,

Eggless Fruit Cake

Leave a comment

This is a dangerous cake! Almost impossible to resist another slice, and another…

Ingredients

  • 115 gr of Flour
  • 1 tsp of Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp of Baking Powder
  • 1/4 tsp of Salt
  • 2 tbsp of Molasses
  • 1 tsp of Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp of Aniseed powder
  • 40 grs of Orange candied peel
  • 40 grs candied Cherries
  • 40 grs of Almonds
  • 40 grs of Pistachios
  • 20 grs of Sultanas
  • 20 grs of Goji berries
  • Black Tea
  • Oil spray

Prepare a strong black tea brew. Cover the candied fruits, sultanas and goji berries with the tea and let it soak for about one hour. Heat the oven to 170°C. Mix the flour with the baking powder and baking soda. Add the cinnamon and aniseed powder. Drain the fruits and pat dry with a paper towel. Keep tea on the side. Chop coarsly the soaked fruits, pistachios and almonds. Add the molasses and all the fruits to the flour mix. Whisk and add a little bit of tea if it is too dry. The dough should be thick but quite moist.
Cover a rectangular cake tin with baking paper. Spray with oil and sprinkle with a little bit of flour. Pour in the cake mix and flatten the top gently. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until golden on top and firm to touch. Let it cool down inside the tin. Slice gently and keep in a biscuit tin.

Category: Cakes, Fruit, Vegetarian Tags: , , ,

Baked Potatoes with Cottage Cheese

Leave a comment
Ricotta Stuffed Baked Potatoes

Creamy but healthy, this potatoes are delicious and easy to prepare.

Ingredients

  • 2 large baked Potatoes
  • 250 gr cottage Cheese
  • 1 Spring Onions
  • Chives
  • 1 pinch of Salt
  • Pepper

Slice each potato in half lengthwise. With a teaspoon carefully remove the potato pulp and place in a bowl. Add the cottage cheese and mash until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with finely chopped chives. Mix well. Fill each half potato wild the mash. Sprinkle with pepper and serve.

Category: Gluten Free, Potatoes Tags: , , , , ,

Beetroot Mash

Leave a comment
Beetroot Mash

Super red mash will bright up any table. Yummy and healthy, it’s a win-win.

Ingredients

  • 3 Beetroots
  • 1 Potato
  • 1 tbsp Mayonnaise
  • 2 tbsp of Guerkin preserve liquid
  • 1 pinch of Salt
  • Pepper

Boil a pot of water seasoned with coarse salt. Peel the beetroot and potatoes. Cook in the boiling water until soft. Drain and mash with a potato masher. Season with salt and pepper. Add the mayonnaise and gherkin liquid and stir.

Category: Side Dishes, Vegetarian Tags: , , , , , ,
1 2 3