Overnight banana and date oats

Overnight oats are a inexpensive, delicious and full of nutrition way to start your day!

 

Serves 2:
Rolled oats (90g)
Water (100 ml)
Soy yogurt (3 tbsp)
Banana (1 - sliced)
Date syrup (1 tbsp)

1) Stir water and oats together in a bowl. Place in fridge overnight.
2) In the morning mix in the soy yogurt, top with sliced banana and date syrup. Delicious :)

Vegan dinkel pizza

Lindroos dinkel tunnbröd...

...for a fast and delicious meal :)

Serves 2:

Dinkel tunnbröd (2 slices)

Tomato purée (3 tbsp)

Mushrooms (sliced - 100g)

Vegan cheese (50g)

Vegan ham (50g)

1) Preheat oven to 180C.

2) Top the bread with tomato, mushrooms, cheese and ham.

3) Cook for 15 minutes, or until the mushrooms are cooked and the cheese melted.

Polenta Bolognese

Warm and comforting! 

Serves 2:
Easy-cook polenta (200g)
Water (250 ml)
Soy bolognese (150g)
Vegan Cheese (50 g - grated)
Oregano
Salt
Back pepper (freshly ground)

1) Bring the water to a boil in a large pan and add the salt.
2) Place the polenta grains in a jug and pour slowly into the boiling water. Use a long-handled wooden spoon to stir constantly, until all the polenta has been incorporated and there are no lumps.
3) Pour the polenta mixture into the baking tray and leave to cool.
4) Garnish the polenta with the bolognese, sprinkle with cheese, oregano and ground pepper.
6) Bake in the oven (grill) until the cheese melts.

Red rice and veggies stir-fry

Inspired by Asian cuisine flavors, fast, easy, nutritious and yummy!

Serves 2:
Red rice (200g - cooked and cooled)
Zucchini (200g - chopped)
Mushrooms(100g - sliced)
Leek (100g - chopped)
Coconut oil (1 tbsp)
Soy sauce

1) Heat oil in a wok or skillet, add zucchini and leek, cook them over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, add the mushrooms and cook until they lose all the water.
2) Add the rice season with soy sauce and cook until rice is warm.

Blueberry cashewcake

Another delicacy made special with Roberts Berries :) Yummy!

Serves 4:
Almonds (75g)
Dried Figs (pitted - 75g)

For filling :
Cashews (raw - 100g)
Lemon juice (fresh - 2 tbsp)
Agave (2 tbsp)
Coconut oil (1 tbsp - melted)

Topping:
Chia seeds (2 tbsp)
Berrie wild blueberry (200g)

1) Soak the cashews in a bowl of water for a couple of hours or overnight.
2) Add almonds and figs to a food processor and blend until sticky.
3) Press the mixture into a lightly oiled pie plate, or some small cooking rings for individual portions.
4) Place in the freezer while you make the cashew cream.
5) Rinse and drain the cashews, add them to a blender with the lemon juice and agave. Blend until super smooth and creamy with no texture at all. Once you have achieved that you can add the coconut oil and give it another quick blend.
6) Spoon into the pie shell and freeze until firm.
7) Mix berry wild blueberry and chia seeds together. Let it sit in the fridge for a couple of hours and top the cashew cakes before serving.

Davert Falafel

Falafel are small balls of chickpeas, fine herbs and oriental spices. Davert made it easy to prepare,
aromatic and full of flavor!

Just add some water and enjoy yourself!

Served with quinoa, beans, carrots and sweet potato and a slice of lemon.

Davert Vegetable Burgers

Ready-mix burgers. Easy handy and flavorful spelt and vegetables organic burgers.

 

Add some warm water, olive oil and onion and enjoy! :)

Instant Blueberry Oats

Homemade instant oatmeal – put some of the mixture in a bowl, add some hot water, and enjoy!

6 servings:
Rolled oats (300g)
Biona bilberry powder (1 tbsp)

1) Put the oats and the blueberry powder in a food processor and blend until the oats are almost powdered.
2) Store the mixture in a airtight container.
3) To serve: 5 tbsp of the oat mixture + 150 ml boiling water + agave nectar. Yummy!

Mushrooms and vegan cheese polenta

Vegan, gluten free and delicious :)

Serves 2:
Easy-cook polenta (200g)
Water (250 ml)
Mushrooms (150g - sliced)
Olive oil (1 tbsp)
Vegan Cheese (50 g - grated)
Oregano
Salt
Back pepper (freshly ground)

1) Bring the water to a boil in a large pan and add the salt.
2) Place the polenta grains in a jug and pour slowly into the boiling water. Use a long-handled wooden spoon to stir constantly, until all the polenta has been incorporated and there are no lumps.
3) Pour the polenta mixture into the baking tray and leave to cool.
4) Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the mushrooms and fry gently for 5 minutes.
5) Garnish the polenta with the mushrooms, sprinkle with cheese, oregano and ground pepper.
6) Bake in the oven (grill) until the cheese melts.

Lingon & Cranberry Chia Pudding

As I published before Roberts Berrie drinks are amazingly delicious and nutritious :)

After enjoying it by itself, it came the turn to the Berrie Lingonberry-Cranberry "dance" with some chia seeds... and the result was again really delicious!

Serves 1:
Chia seeds (2 tbsp)
Berrie lingonberry-cranberry (200g)

1) Mix everything together. Let it sit in the fridge for a couple of hours and enjoy. You can top with vegan whipped cream for a delicious and healthy dessert.

Swedish Vegan Limpa Bread

Yummy.... the smell of freshly baked bread :)

Makes one loaf:
All-purpose flour (2 cups)
Rye flour (2 cups)
Caraway and fennel seeds, ( 2 tsp - finely ground)
Instant yeast (1 tbsp)
Orange zest (1 tbsp)
Salt (1 tsp)
Date syrup (2 tbsp)
Canola Oil (2 tbsp)

Mixing the dough by hand:

1) Combine the flour, yeast, salt, orange zest, and seeds with a whisk or fork in a large mixing bowl. Slowly pour in the water, date syrup, and oil into the flour mixture and use a sturdy spoon to combine into a shaggy dough.
2) Mix until the mixture comes together and forms a slightly lumpy and sticky dough. After kneading for 8 minutes, cover the bowl with a clean tea towel and let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes.
3) Transfer the dough to a work surface and knead until it’s smooth and elastic.
4) Shape it in two loaves and leave it in a warm place for at least two hours until it has doubled in size.
5) Preheat the oven to 180C.
6) Bake the loaves for 30 minutes or until golden brown and crusty. The base should sound hollow when tapped. Cool on a wire rack.

Saving water by going vegan

World Water Week in Stockholm:
"AND THE WINNER IS… GOING VEGAN!
We have a result! Going Vegan won the Best Water Ideas campaign with as much 58 % of the total 2,730 votes.

People representing all ages, disciplines, and continents has voted in the campaign over the past couple of months.

Meat production has several effects on the environment, and is relatively water intense compared to producing other crops.

It requires 15,500 litres of water to produce 1 kg beef; this can be contrasted to 180 litres for 1 kg tomatoes and 250 litres for 1 kg potatoes.

The virtual water we eat (i.e. the water needed to produce the crops on our plates) constitutes the majority of all water we use, and can be as large as 4000 litres of water/capita/day.

If more consumers changed to less water intense diets and chose for example pulses, vegetables and grains over meat, a lot of water could be saved."

 

 

Barbecued Veggies

It was a long, sunny and delightful summer...

... visiting our friends S&M... the meal was...

Barbecued Veggies 

Serves 4:

Zucchini (2 - thickly sliced)
Green pepper (2 - sliced)
Red onion (2 in quarters)
Mushrooms (20 - small)
Pineapple (half - thickly sliced)
Tofu (200g - thickly sliced)

Marinade ingredients:
Olive oil (4 tbsp)
Soy sauce (4 tbsp)
Lemon (1 - juice)
Garlic (2 cloves - crushed)
Coriander (4 tbsp - minced)

1) Brush each slice with the marinade sauce.
2) Heat the barbecue. 
3) When hot, griddle the slices for around 4 minutes on each side until tender.
4) Brush with the marinade again, before serving.

Date muffins

Gluten free... vegan... sugar free...

 

Makes 4:

Oat flour (gluten-free - 3/4 cup)

Rolled oats (gluten free - 1/4 cup)
Baking powder (1 tsp) 

Coconut oil (melted - 2 tbsp)  
Date syrup (2 tbsp) 
Lemon juice (2 tsp) Rice milk (1/4 cup)

1) Preheat oven to 180ºC.

2) Mix together all ingredients in a large bowl.

3) Add the mixture to muffin thins.
4) Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.
5) Enjoy them simple or with a date syrup glaze.

Blueberry chia pudding

Roberts Berrie Wild Blueberry is an amazing and delicious drink as is... 260 blueberries with all their goodness and nutrition into a single serving... yummy!

If you mix in some chia seeds... you get this wonderful and delicious chia pudding :)

Serves 1:
Chia seeds (2 tbsp)
Berrie wild blueberry (200g)

1) Mix everything together. Let it sit in the fridge for a couple of hours and enjoy.

Roberts Berrie Wild Blueberry

In Sweden one of the most beautiful and relaxing things one can do is walk near a lake surrounded by a forest... delightful, calm and gorgeous.

And after a long walk, Roberts Berrie Wild Blueberry was a great way to nourish and refresh.

Lingonberry Waffles

 Delicious :)

Serves 2:
Oat flour (75g)
Whole wheat flour (25g)
Water (200 ml)
Baking powder (1 tsp)
Olive oil (1 tbsp)
Agave nectar (1 tsp)
Dried lingonberries (10g)
 
Raw chocolate sauce (for topping)
(Waffle machine)

1) Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2) Leave the batter to "swell" for 5-10 minutes.
3) Preheat the waffle iron.
4) Cook the batter in the waffle machine.
5) Eat the waffles warm or room temperature, topped with raw chocolate sauce.

Falafel patties

Ewalie Falafelmix is a delicious combination of chickpeas and spices... easy to prepare with no additives.. just plain and pure ingredients. Organic, vegan and gluten free.

I had them done just by adding water (1 cup of falafel mix and 1 cup of boiling water = 3 patties) , let them swell for 20 minutes, shape burger sized patties and shallow fry them in olive oil... served on whole rye and oat bread with salted cabbage and some organic ketchup... yummy!

Fried rice with mushrooms, cashew and dried tomato

Amazingly easy and delicious.

Serves 2:

Jasmim rice (150g - cooked and cooled)

Mushrooms (200g - chopped)

Cashews (50g)

Dried tomato (1 - chopped)

Olive oil
Soya sauce (gluten-free)

1) Heat oil in a wok or skillet, add chopped mushrooms, cook them over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes. Add cashews, rice and cook for 3 minutes.
2) Add the dried tomato, season with soy sauce and cook for 2 more minutes, until warm.

Innocent Orange Juice

Tastes like real oranges freshly squeezed!

Fresh and tasty :)

Dark chocolate overnight oats

Ewalie's chocolate muesli... healthy vegan, gluten free and organic ingredients come together to create a decadent tasting breakfast or snack. Who says you can't have chocolate for breakfast?!

We taste it with plain soya yogurt... it was delicious but my passion for overnight oats drove me to made them overnight and the result was delicious!

Dark chocolate overnight oats

Serves 2: 
Ewalie Chokladmüsli (100g)
Rice Milk (240 ml - or other vegetable milk)

1) Stir everything together in a bowl. Place in fridge overnight.
2) Enjoy!

Broccoli and shiitake stir-fry

Dried shiitake mushrooms add an exquisite flavor to an homemade version of a Chinese classic.

Serves 2:
Broccoli (500g - cut into florets)
Rapeseed oil (2 tbsp)
Red onion (1/2 - thinly sliced)
Shiitake mushrooms (6 - dried, reconstituted in 1 cup boiling water for 20 minutes, sliced)
Garlic (1 clove, finely minced)
Ginger (1 tsp- grated)
Soya sauce (2 tbsp + 2 tbsp water)

1) Fill the wok or saute pan with about 1 cup of water, add the brocolli florets and bring to a boil. Cover and let steam until crisp-tender. 
2) Drain the brocolli, wipe the wok dry and return wok to the stove.  
3) Heat the wok over high heat and swirl in the cooking oil. When very hot, add in the onions and mushrooms and stir fry for 3 minutes. Turn the heat to medium, add in the brocolli, ginger and the garlic and quickly stir fry for an additional 30 seconds or until fragrant.
4) Stir in the soya sauce and the water, enjoy!

Strawberry Cashew Cake

Vegan summer pleasures :)

Serves 4:
Pecan nuts (75g)
Dates (pitted - 75g)
Rolled Oats (raw & gluten free - 25g)

For filling :
Cashews (raw - 100g)
Strawberries (6 - frozen)
Lemon juice (fresh - 2 tbsp)
Agave (2 tbsp)
Coconut oil (1 tbsp - melted)

1) Soak the cashews in a bowl of water for a couple of hours or overnight.
2) Add nuts,dates and oats to a food processor and blend until sticky.
3) Press the mixture into a lightly oiled pie plate, or some small cooking rings for individual portions.
4) Place in the freezer while you make the cashew cream.
5) Rinse and drain the cashews, add them and the strawberries to a blender with the lemon juice and agave. Blend until super smooth and creamy with no texture at all. Once you have achieved that you can add the coconut oil and give it another quick blend.
6) Spoon into the pie shell and freeze until firm.

Nordic Koivu Birch Sap

Nordic Koivu Birch Sap is nature's own recipe to enhance and restore your vitality, full of minerals, micronutrients and phytoncides... natural mild and fresh taste... simply pure Scandinavian nature in a glass :)

Avocado and peach smoothie bowl

A great way to start the day :)

Serves 2:
Oats (50g - soaked overnight)
Peach (1 - frozen)
Avocado (1 - ripe)

1) Add all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!

Potato and Carrot vegan Latkes

A vegan and slightly altered version of Latkes :)

Makes 12:
Potatoes (250g)
Carrots (200g)
the Vegg (Egg replacer - equivalent to 1 egg mixed with 4 tbsp of water)
Oat flour (1 tbsp)
Salt (1/2 tsp)
Pepper
Olive Oil

1) Peel potatoes and carrot and coarsely grate them.
2) In a large bowl, whisk the flour, the Vegg, salt and pepper together. Stir in the potato and carrot until all pieces are evenly coated.
3) In a medium skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Drop packed tablespoons of the potato and carrot mixture into the skillet and flatten them with the back of a spoon.
4) Cook the latkes over moderately high heat until the edges are golden, about 2 minutes; flip and cook until golden on the bottom, about 1 minute.
5) Repeat with the remaining potato mixture, adding more oil to the skillet as needed.

Banana & Strawberry soft serve

Raw, delicious, creamy and soft...

Serves 2:
Bananas (2 - ripe, peeled, sliced, frozen)
Strawberries (6 - frozen)

1) Place frozen bananas and strawberries in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse several times to break into smaller pieces, then turn on and run for about five minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl. 
2) The mixture will start to resemble soft serve in a few minutes. Transfer to a bowl and place in freezer for about 15 minutes or serve immediately. (In the picture served with strawberry sauce)

BareBar Orange & Raw Cocoa

Raw food goodness...

Mixed beans salad

This simple and delicious salad is easy to make, full of flavour and perfect as a main dish :)

Serves 2/3:
Mixed beans (cooked - 350g)  
Tomato (2 - cubed) 
Cucumber (1 - cubed) 
Pickled cucumber (1 tbsp - chopped) 
Garlic (1 cloves - minced) 
Olive oil (1 tbsp) 
Salt 
Pepper

1) Mix all the ingredients in a serving bowl. 
2) Gently toss to combine.

Lemon Masala-Burgare

After tasting the Rödbetsbiffar, today we tried the Lemon Masala-Burgare. They are also from ekkogourmet, organic, vegan, soya and gluten free.

Spiced with ginger, coriander, garlic, fennel and lemon... a great taste!

Rödbetsbiffar

Rödbetsbiffar from Ekkogourmet are organic, vegan, gluten free, soya free and produced in Sweden.
Flavorful, with lots of vegetable chunks and an appealing texture...

Raw Strawberry Ice Cream

After a great walk around Skövde...

A delicious and healthy treat :)

Lily och Hanna's raw strawberry ice cream is healthy, vegan, organic and delicious! Amazingly good...

3 Cs Stir-fry Rice

Delicious and fast :)

Serves 2:
Basmati rice (200g - cooked and cooled)
Corn (100g - cooked)
Cashews (30g)
Cranberries (30g - dried)
Olive oil
Soya sauce

1) Heat oil in a wok or skillet add all the ingredients and warm through.

Carrot and Mayo Patties

Crispy and fabulous as a side dish or as an appetizer!

Makes 9:
Carrot (160g)
Mayo (Astrid och Aporna Roasted Garlic Mayo - 3 tbsp)
Oat Flour (50g)
Baking powder (1 tsp)
Garlic (1/2 clove - minced)
Salt
Pepper

1) Place all the ingredients in food processor and blend until combined.
2) Heat olive oil in a frying pan and shape the paste into small patties with the help of a spoon. Carefully lower the patties into the hot oil, in batches.
3) Fry until crisp and brown, turning once during cooking. Remove from the oil using a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on kitchen paper. Repeat the process with the remaining patties.

Tomato hummus

An old and traditional hummus recipe with a great flavor twist... served with this amazing crispy spelt flatbread.

Serves 4 to 6:
Chickpeas (400g - canned)
Dried tomato (1 medium)
Lemon juice (2 tbsp)
Garlic (2 cloves - crushed)
Tahini (2 tbsp)
Extra virgin olive oil (2 tbsp)

1) Drain the chickpeas and rinse.
2) Combine the chickpeas, tomato, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, in a food processor, and blend to a creamy purée.
3) Add more lemon juice or olive oil to taste. Turn out into a serving small dish, and make smooth with the back of a spoon. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.