Recipes

Cauliflower dressed in tahini

Serves 3-6 people:

Cauliflower:

1 large head cauliflower
100ml olive oil
3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon cumin

Tahini Sauce:

60ml olive oil
3 tablespoons tahini
1 tablespoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Salt + black pepper, to taste
Fresh parsley, for garnishing

 

  • Preheat oven to 200°c. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Wash and dry cauliflower. Cut off bottom stalk of cauliflower while leaving head intact. Peel off the green leaves. Place upside down on baking sheet.
  • Whisk together the olive oil, water, and spices. Pour 2/3rds of oil mixture into crevices of upside down cauliflower. Flip right side up and brush the top evenly with remaining oil.
  • Bake until fork pierces cauliflower easily, 35-55 minutes, or until desired texture.
  • While cauliflower is roasting, whisk together all the tahini sauce ingredients until smooth. Chop up some fresh parsley.
  • Pour tahini sauce over cauliflower, garnish with fresh parsley, and serve warm.

Miso-roasted eggplant with turmeric-tahini sauce

Serves 3-4 people:

2 medium eggplants
Olive oil
1 spring onion, finely sliced
White sesame seeds, toasted
2 tablespoons miso paste
1 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons mirin (can use balsamic vinegar instead)
1 tablespoons sake
1 tablespoons hot water

  • Add 2 tablespoons oil to a big nonstick skillet and heat over medium high heat until hot. Spread eggplant across the bottom of the skillet without overlapping. Cook the eggplant one side at a time until all the surfaces are charred and the eggplant turns soft, 8 to 10 minutes in total. Transfer the eggplants to a plate. If the skillet gets too hot and starts to smoke, turn to medium heat.
  • In a bowl add the miso paste, sugar, mirin, sake and hot water. Mix until combined
  • Pour the miso mixture over the eggplants and gently toss to combine. Roast for another 10 to 15 minutes or until the miso starts to get sticky and caramelise
  • Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle over the sliced spring onions and sesame seeds

Lentils coated in flavor

Serve: 3-4

For the salad:

250g Lentils (red/ brown lentils
3 carottes
250g cherry tomatoes cut in half
½ cucumber cut in ¼
Hanfull raisins
4 mint leaves
Handful of parsley

Dressing:

60ml olive oil
60ml Balsamic vinegar
Salt & pepper after taste
Tablespoons Honey

  • Cook lentils for 30min until tender - drain the lentils
  • Grate carottes, cut cucumber and mix into a bowl with the lentils
  • Chopp parsley and mint add into the mix with the raisins
  • Mix ingredients for dressing - add to lentil mix
  • Serve with drops of yogurt, nuts and pomegranate seeds

Tip: tastes even better when you let the salad sit in the fridge for a few hours or some time

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