Savoury Dishes
BURGER AND WILD GARLIC PESTO
For the burger:
• 120g (⅞ cup) almonds
• 90g (⅔ cup) pecans
• 1 large carrot, grated
• 1 medium beetroot, grated
• ¼ cup hemp seeds
• 40g (¼ cup) flax seeds
• Handful fresh coriander
• Handful flat leaf parsley
• Juice and zest 1 lemon
• ½ red onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tbsp cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp water
For the wild garlic pesto:
• 100g (½ cup) wild garlic
• 50g (½ cup) pine nuts
• 1 tbsp cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
• Juice ½ lemon
• 1 handful fresh basil
• 1 handful fresh flat leaf parsley
1 Finely pulse all the ingredients in a food processer until you have a rough paste that is slightly chunky.
2 Press into rings or form patties by hand.
3 Place in a dehydrator for 2.5 – 3 hours.
4 To make the pesto, place all the ingredients into a food processer and blend together well. This can be stored in an airtight jar in the fridge for 4-5 days.
ENCHILADAS
Serves: 2
• 1 sweetheart cabbage
• 1 yellow pepper
• 1 carrot
• 1 beetroot
• 1 small avocado
• 1-2 spring onions
• 1 carrot
For the mushroom mince:
• 150g (1½ cups) chestnut mushrooms, minced
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• ½ tsp cumin
• Optional ½ tsp chilli powder
For the raw salsa:
• 2 beef tomatoes – skinned and deseeded
• 1 clove garlic crushed
• Large pinch sea salt
• Juice ½ lemon
• Small bunch fresh coriander
• 4-5 sundried tomatoes – rehydrated in oil and chopped
• 1 small red chilli
For the raw cashew sauce
• 150g (1 cup) raw cashews, soaked
• 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
• Juice ½ lemon
• Small pinch white pepper
• 1 tsp white miso
1 Mix together the mushroom mince and leave to marinade for 1 hour. Drain the liquid from the mushrooms and set aside.
2 Remove the leaves from the cabbage and wash well – set aside. Finely slice the rest of the vegetables.
3 Take a cabbage leaf and put a layer on the mushroom mince down the middle.
4 Top with alternate layers of the sliced vegetables. Roll the leaves and place on a plate.
5 Place the raw salsa ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until smooth. Set aside. Do the same for the cashew cheese sauce.
6 Spread a layer of the cheese sauce and drizzle the salsa over the rolls to serve.
STIR FRY WITH CRUNCHY NOODLES
Serves: 1
For the marinade:
• 125ml (½ cup) sesame oil
• 2 tbsp tamari soy sauce
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• ½ red chilli, finely chopped
• ½ green chilli, finely chopped