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January 2016

Main courses, Recipes

Vegetable noodles in peanut sauce

16. January 2016

INGREDIENTS


  • rice noodles
  • 1 bigger carrot
  • 1 broccoli
  • 1/2 leek
  • 1 onion


  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp ginger (freshly grated)
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • turmeric


  • soy sauce
  • olive oil
  • sesame oil
  • rice vinegar

Peanut sauce


  • 4 tbsp peanut butter
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar


  • 2 tbsp coconut sugar
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 6 tbsp water


METHOD

  1. Prepare the rice noodles according to instructions on the package.
  2. Coat the bottom of a wok with coconut oil and sesame oil. When oil is hot, add sauté the onions with garlic and ginger. When soft, add carrot, broccoli and leek until they all get lightly brown.
  3. Add noodles, soy sauce, turmeric and rice vinegar.
  4. Add the peanut sauce and serve with salad of choice.
  5. Peanut sauce: Mix all the ingredients for peanut sauce together. Use as much as you see fit.
  6. Enjoy 🙂
Recipes, Soups

Beetroot – tomato soup

9. January 2016

INGREDIENTS


  • 1 bigger beetroot
  • 1 can tomatoes
  • 2 cups vegetable broth


  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup canned corn (/fresh/frozen)


  • freshly ground black pepper
  • curry (to taste)


METHOD

  1. Cut all the vegetables.
  2. Sauté the onions with garlic in a pressure cooker. When soft add curry and black pepper. Let it heat up for about 2 – 3 minutes.
  3. Add beetroot, tomatoes and vegetable broth.
  4. Cook for about 20 minutes.
  5. Stir in the corn and let it heat up.
  6. Enjoy 🙂

Inspired by @Dobrozruti

Moja cesta

New Year’s Luck

2. January 2016

INGREDIENTS


  • 200 g cooked lentils (brown preferably)
  • 1 leek
  • 5 medium tomatoes


  • 1 smoked tempeh
  • 6 pickles
  • salt


  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp curry (or more to taste)
  • olive oil


METHOD

  1. Cook the lentils with 4 leaves of bay leaf and 5 grains of black pepper.
  2. While the lentils cook, cut the leek, tomatoes and tempeh.
  3. Heat up oil in a wok, add the leek and cook until tender.
  4. Add the tomatoes, tempeh, salt, black pepper and curry.
  5. When the lentils are done, drain water and add to the wok.
  6. While all the ingredients are heating, cut the pickles into cubes, add to the wok, mix well and turn off.
  7. Enjoy 🙂

Inspired by @Petronela’s