CREAMY GREEN PASTA

serves 4

(vegetarian)

Ingredients:

-350 g pasta                                                        -100g mascarpone or soft cheese

-140g broccoli                                                     -80g grated parmesan

-1-2 leek (white steams)                                      - juice of 1 lemon

-100g peas                                                          -handful of basil

-salt

Cook pasta in a very large pan following the pack instructions. Add the vegetables for the final 5 minutes of cooking time.

Drain, saving half a cup full of the cooking water first, then tip everything back into the pan.

Stir in mascarpone or soft cheese, juice 1 lemon, grated Parmesan, a handful basil leaves,
 some seasoning and a splash of cooking water.

Enjoy :)

   

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NUT ROAST AND VEGGIE RICE WITH DAHL

Serves 2

(Veggie rice with dahl and nut roast from the shop. Home made nut roast recipe coming soon.)

Ingredients dahl:

-1 cup dahl
-1/2 tsp ginger
-1 garlic clove
-1/2tsp turmeric
-1/2tsp cumin
-1/2tsp Indian spicy mix
-salt and pepper

For the rice:
-1 cup of rice
 1/2 onion
-salt

-trimmed fine beans or sugar snap peas

-water
olive oil

For the nut roast:

-pack of granosa mixed nut roast mix( readily available in health and food stores)


Soak  the dahl for few hours so it cooks quicker. Place in a saucepan with water.
Bring to boil and after half hour add the ginger, crushed garlic and spices.
Simmer gentle until the dahl is cooked, thick and smooth. Salt it to taste.


Prepare and bake the nut roast mix according to the packet instruction.


In the meantime cook the rice. 1 cup of rice 2 cups of water.
Use a bit more water if you cook brown or wild rice. Season it with salt.

Finely dice the onion  and cut the beans or peas.
Place in a larger saucepan with olive oil and sweat them for about 10 minutes.
Add the cooked rice and mix it together.






Please check back soon for the home made nut roast recipe.

Enjoy :)

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