I adapted this recipe from Italian minestrone so it has the same base flavours of tomato, onion and garlic. I decided to replace the white pasta with much healthier brown rice which makes the soup gluten free and the addition of some beans adds fibre, protein and minerals and really makes this a complete meal in a bowl!
You can add whatever veggies you have to ring the changes but peppers, green beans, carrots, leeks, courgettes, frozen peas and finely shredded greens of some sort all work really well and add loads of antioxidants, minerals and vitamins, strengthening literally every body system. It's still wild garlic season so I am making the most of it by adding it to as many dishes as I can. It's delicious, highly nutritious and it's free so get yourself out to your nearest woodland and let your nose guide you to swathes of gorgeous wild garlic! Any beans work, flageolet, cannelini, haricot, butter beans are all great. I am a big fan of nutritional yeast flakes so add a couple of tablespoons to your soup or sprinkle some on as a garnish. They add great flavour, loads of minerals and vitamins and make the soup lovely and creamy! So without further ado, here is the recipe, I hope you enjoy it....! VEGAN RICE AND BEAN SOUP WITH WILD GARLIC INGREDIENTS
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So its been a while since I posted anything on my blog! I've been very busy with Fermenting Workshops and just generally fermenting everything and having lots of fun experimenting and trying out new recipes and techniques.
I was sent a bag of organic tiger nuts recently from the awesome Tiger Nut Company so I've added that to the heady mix! I've made tiger nut milk, tiger nut kefir, spiced raisin tiger nut scones and wee Beetroot Bliss Bites using the dehydrated tiger nut pulp! I have also acquired some water kefir grains so I now have the full gamut of ferments! I can honestly say that ferments are taking over my life and my kitchen! But of all the things to be addicted to, its a good one!! So many amazing health benefits and a whole new world of flavour! I posted a photo of my rather delicious fermented dinner a few weeks ago on UK Fermenting Friends and 200 people liked it and I had lots of requests for recipes! These are all people who already know about fermented foods and drinks but I think the foodie side of me is taking simple ferments to new levels!! I've certainly had a lot of interest in my workshops recently, mostly thanks to my wonderful friend Katrina of the awesome Body Toolkit Juicing Retreat, who shared my post with her juicing group with a glowing recommendation! My April workshop is fully booked and I only have one place left on 19th May, so I will add a few extra dates! Contact me if you are interested in learning how to make all sorts of amazing fermented goodies and would like to add your name to my waiting list! So off the topic of fermenting and back to this brilliant recipe! I ran a series of healthy eating workshops this week at St Pauls Youth Forum Community Group in Provanmill, which was great fun, with lots of healthy food made and scoffed! Our last session was Indian themed and I came across this great recipe for flatbreads on cafedelites cool website. I normally make sourdough flatbreads, which are great but these ones are so soft and pliable and easy to roll, perfect for a fun workshop with kids and adults. Everyone loved them so I thought I'd share the recipe! I'm off to Berlin next week and I'm most excited, its the best city for vegan food, and although I'm not exclusively vegan, its my favourite food and what I eat most of the time! These flatbreads could easily be made vegan by substituting Soya yoghurt for the Greek yoghurt. Aldi sell delicious thick and creamy Greek Yogurt, which is what I used for these along with unsweetened soya milk. So I hope this recipe becomes your favourite flatbread recipe, its definitely a keeper! I made them last night and we had them for dinner with coconut spiced potatoes and mango chutney, simple and delicious!! The addition of garlic powder gives these a lovely flavour. A teaspoon of cumin seeds would also work well! The combination of greek yoghurt and olive oil make these flatbreads so soft and pliable and easy to roll out and also if you use a non stick pan, they hardly need any oil and its so easy to flip them over! Please leave me a comment if you try these!! So here is the recipe.... Easy Garlic Flatbreads Ingredients makes 8 flatbreads
......your health in your hands........ So this week before all the true frantic madness of Christmas begins, I am sharing a few new recipes which are all worthy of a place at your Festive table, whether you are catering for meat lovers, vegetarians or vegans. This mushroom, walnut and lentil pate is absolutely delicious and actually tastes quite meaty so I'm sure everyone will love it. I am a massive fan of mushrooms, lentils and nuts so this is my idea of an ideal starter. Served with some thinly sliced sourdough or delicious crackers (recipe coming soon!) This will surely impress your guests! It can be made a few days in advance and will happily sit in the fridge until you need it. This also works well stirred into a mushroom risotto or as a topping for a baked potato or a pizza! I've made this a few times and played around with the recipe a bit. The original recipe from the wonderful Dearbhla Reynolds book The Cultured Club uses fermented mushrooms, which adds another layer of flavour and nutrition but since most folks won't have time to ferment the mushrooms first then this adapted recipe is equally delicious and the addition of seaweed flakes adds that unique umami flavour. You have the option of setting the pate in a small loaf tin, which looks rather wonderful and can then be served in slices. Other options are to set the pate in small individual ramekin dishes or just put it into a serving dish and serve dollops rather than slices! It's whatever suits your needs best and makes life easier! If you are catering for gluten free then you would need to leave the breadcrumbs out or use gluten free ones. I always have a supply of breadcrumbs in the freezer, which are very handy and a great way to use up any slightly stale bread. Button mushrooms, portabello, chestnut or shitake mushrooms will all work well or indeed a mixture! Their are always better if they are organic . Ingredients
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