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Green Goddess dip

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20161016-img_7488I’m so excited to share this with you – my Green Goddess dip. If there was a bowl of self-love, this would be it.

This dip is gonna get you glowin’ girrrrl…or boy, if you’re cool enough to be reading this.

It’s my quick fix when I need a bit of a detox. I had this for a snack after breakfast today and I’ve only just remembered I need to eat dinner. It’s kept me full and energised all day! That is no mean feat. Healthy dips like this are incredibly easy to whip up and you can also use it on pasta, tortillas, burritos, sandwiches, rice cakes, baked potatoes… you get my drift. I just love having something like this in the fridge for those random savoury hunger pangs I often get in the evening.

I’ve loaded this with beautiful, powerful ingredients to help nourish and detox. First up- my favourite superfood, spirulina- packed with chlorophyll that removes toxins from the blood. It’s also loaded with iron, essential for all cell renewal in the body.

Kale actually activates detoxifying enzymes in the liver and is rich in antioxidants – hello gorgeous skin! Garlic improves circulation and boosts the immune system, which is a good job because I eat garlic every damn day. Avocado clears and nourishes the skin and is full of vitamins A, B, C, E and K- I’ll take all of them today please!

I hope you have a hot minute to make this dip. You may just be rewarded with energy, good health and the glow of a Goddess.

Green Goddess dip

  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 2 large handfuls kale, roughly chopped (include the stems)
  • Juice of 2 lemons
  • 5 tbsp avocado oil
  • 2 medium sized avocados
  • 2tsp organic spirulina (I use Organic Burst)
  • 1 tin cannellini/white beans, drained and rinsed
  • Handful of parsley
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Black pepper, to taste

 

  1. Add garlic to the food processor and pulse briefly to chop.
  2. Add all other ingredients, pulsing until smoothy and creamy. Taste, season and adjust as needed.

 

Golden roti,curried carrot falafel and masala corn

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golden masala corn with turmeric roti and curried carrot cakes

Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Indian food. If I could eat one cuisine for the rest of my life, it would be Indian! I just love the complexity and layers of flavours and the huge variety of vegetarian dishes. Enter these vibrant golden roti with curried carrot falafel and masala corn.

This dish is a fusion of all the things I love, with a healthy twist to celebrate my lovely friend Janine’s carnival on her blog and Instagram page. The idea is to create a healthy version of our favourite ‘fast food’ and this recipe, although it looks quite long is actually very quick to prepare and satisfies all my ‘fast food’ cravings. It’s full of flavour and gives me everything I crave when hunger strikes- veggies, spice and protein. You can prepare the curried carrot falafel and masala corn in advance, so you only have the roti to make on the day, then you can eat this in less than 10 minutes! Check out the details on her blog here or if you’re on Instagram, use #healthyfastfood4 to see all the entries so far. I particularly love Tiina’s sweet potato sandwich with cashew cheese. Drool!

Golden roti, curried carrot falafel and masala corn

If you’re making the whole thing, make the carrot cakes first, then the corn masala and the roti last.

Serve with veggies of choice- I used tomatoes, shredded cabbage and massaged kale. For a speedy meal, prepare the carrot falafel mix in advance, store in the fridge and then shape and fry while you make your roti.

Curried carrot falafel

  • 1 tin chickpeas, drained and dried with a towel to remove any liquid
  • 3 large carrots
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp chili seeds
  • 1 tsp coconut oil
  1. Chop your carrots into small chunks and boil until soft. Drain, allow to cool, then mash in a large bowl with the chickpeas. Stir through the spices.
  2. Heat a skillet over a medium heat and add the coconut oil. Shape into little balls or patties and lightly fry until golden.

Corn masala

  • 2 fresh corn on the cob
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 red chili
  • thumb size piece of ginger
  • 2 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • 1 tsp coconut/avocado oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  1. Heat a medium pan on medium/high heat with the coconut oil and add corn, onion, chili, ginger and spices. Fry for 7-8 minutes, then add the garlic and garam masala and cook for 5 minutes more, taking care not to let the garlic burn.

Golden roti

  • 200g fine cornmeal
  • 100g plain flour (can sub gluten free)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric
  • 2 tbsp avocado/coconut oil
  • 1 chili, sliced very finely
  • 3/4 cup hand hot water
  1. Mix cornmeal, flour, salt, turmeric and oil together in a medium sized bowl with your fingers or a fork, until crumbs.
  2. Stir through the chili and add the water a little at a time, until a smooth dough is formed. Knead for a minute or two until soft and pliable. Split dough up into golf ball size pieces.
  3. Heat a frying pan or skillet to a medium/high heat and brush lightly with a little coconut oil.  Roll out roti into small disks, around 5mm thick. Lightly fry roti for three minutes each, turning half way through cooking.

 

Chia and fennel green pizza

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chia and fennel seed pizza crust

I’ve just realised that this is my third pizza recipe. I must really love pizza! I think what entices me the most is how adaptable it is, you don’t really need to have much in the cupboards to whip up a pizza. I always end  up chopping up more veggies than I need for toppings.

I had a craving for a green pizza this week, a herby, summery, savoury affair but with a crisp base that tastes like the real deal. This is honestly so delicious I will be making more houmous at the weekend just so I can have it again next week for lunch. The fennel seeds work really well with the garlic infused pesto. Pesto houmous is also my new favourite thing- SO GOOD.  I thoroughly recommend using marinated artichokes on top, because they are just the most delicious vegetable in the world and every pizza tastes better with more artichokes. A good thing about being vegan and asking for a pizza with no cheese when I eat out is that I get to ask for more artichokes instead. I’m all about the artichokes.

Recipe

Chia and fennel seed pizza crust

  • 1 cup gram(chickpea) flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp chia seeds
  • 5 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp fennel seeds
  • Salt and pepper

Kale pesto

  • 5 large handfuls of kale
  • 2 lemons, juiced
  • 1 bunch of basil (large handful)
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 cup of walnuts
  • 2 tsp Organic Burst wheatgrass (optional)
  • 1/4 cup good quality extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt

Houmous

  • 1 tin of organic chickpeas
  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/4 cup of water/liquid from the can of chickpeas

Kale pesto –

  1. Start by blending your garlic cloves in a food processor until finely minced.
  2. Add all other ingredients and blend until smooth.
  3. Store your kale pesto in a jar for up to four weeks in the fridge, covering with a thin layer of olive oil to keep it fresh.

Houmous –

  1. Blend garlic in a food processor until fine.
  2. Add all other ingredients and mix until smooth and creamy, adding more water/chickpea liquid a little at a time if you need to.
  3. If you want to make kale pesto houmous, simply mix equal parts houmous and kale pesto.

Chia and fennel seed crust-

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°c and line a baking tray with greaseproof paper.
  2. To make the pizza crust, mix the chia seeds with 4tbsp of water and leave to form a gel. This should take around 5 minutes.
  3. Add all dry ingredients to a medium sized mixing bowl and stir to incorporate. Now add the cup of water and the chia seed gel. Mix until it’s smooth but still quite thick, you want it to slowly drop of the spoon, like a thick paste.
  4. Spread the base over your prepared baking tray and cook for 20 minutes, until firm.
  5. Allow to cool and then top with kale pesto houmous, courgette ribbons, red onion, fresh oregano, fresh basil, marinated artichokes and sesame seeds.

Baked kale falafel

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I got the falafel craving today and decided to test out a new recipe. I usually lightly fry my falafel, but I decided to bake them this time round and add some kale to give them a healthy boost (not that they need one anyway, but kale ). These pair beautifully with my beet humous, tortillas and a fresh salad. Or just dipped into the beet humous if you’re feeling a sudden falafel urge come on.

Recipe (makes about 16 falafel)

  • 2 tins chickpeas
  • 1 large handful kale (stalks an all, roughly chopped)
  • 1 large handful of fresh coriander (as above)
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp harissa paste (optional)
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 red chili
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 tbsp spelt or gluten free flour
  • Juice of half lemon
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  1. Preheat your oven to 200 degrees. Grease a muffin or cupcake tin with the olive oil.
  2. Rinse your chickpeas and spin dry in a salad spinner or pat dry with a clean towel.
  3. Add everything but the olive oil to a food processor, or to a bowl if you’re using an immersion blender. Pulse until sticky and mixed, but with some chickpeas still remaining.
  4. Shape into little balls and place into your greased muffin tin. Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown at the edges.
  5. Serve with tortilla, salad and beet humous.