Spiced Chickpea salad with Spinach
As an alternative to spinach, try red or green Swiss chard leaves-they are delicious. Because chard is not as tender as spinach, blanch or steam it for a minute or two before assembling the salad. Soaking time: 8 hours or overnight Cooking time: (after assembling ingredients): about 2 hours Ingredients • Chickpeas, soaked in water 8 hours or overnight, then drained – 1 ½ cups (290 g) • Black mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon (5...
Fresh Fig Conserve
Ingredients: • Fresh ripe figs – 1kg • Sugar – 4 scant cups • Lemon juice, about 2 large lemons – 1⁄3 cup • Packed lemon zest – 2 tsp • Water, if required – 2 tbsp Preparation: 1. Wash the figs and cut off their tips. If the figs are small, cut them in half; if they are large, cut them in quarters. 2. Spread the sugar on a tray and heat it in a pre-heated hot oven, taking care not to burn it. 3. Place the...
Carob Fudge Cake
Ingredients: • Butter, room temperature – 125g (4 ounces) • Caster sugar – 1 cup • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp • Carob powder – 1 cup • Hot water – ½ cup • Fresh lemon juice – 2 tsp • Milk – 1 cup • Plain flour – 1 2/3 cups • Baking powder – 1 tsp • Bicarbonate of soda – 1 tsp • Salt – a pinch • Carob Vienna Icing For Carob Vienna Icing • Butter – 125 g (4...
Papaya, Avocado and Jerusalem Artichoke Salad
Ingredients • Maple syrup or honey – 3 tbsp • Lime juice – ¼ cup • Olive oil or two parts almond oil to three parts sunflower oil – 1/3 cup • Salt – ½ tsp • Yellow mustard powder – ¼ tsp • Freshly ground pepper – ¼ tsp • Chopped fresh coriander – 3 tbsp • Papaya – 1 medium-sized (about 2½ pounds/1.5 kg), peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, sliced crosswise into 1/3 –inch (1 cm) slices and...
Lotus Root Soup
Ingredients •2 cup lotus roots* •1 cup lotus seeds* •1 cup chopped Chinese turnip/daikon (cubes) •1 cup chopped carrot (cubes) •½ cup goji berries •¼ cup chopped ginger •5-6 cup water 1 tsp white pepper •2 tsp salt •2 tbsp cilantro leaves Wash lotus roots and seeds* (you can get lotus roots fresh when they are in season in a Chinese grocery store. If not available, you can get lotus roots in an Indian grocery store. Lotus seeds are...