Did you know that ground walnuts combined with spices make for a nutritious alternative to meat? The crumbly texture resembles minced meat but it doesn’t require any cooking. This walnut meat can be added to salads or used as a filling in lettuce or tortilla wraps. This raw walnut meat lettuce tacos recipe provides a filling, protein-rich alternative to meat and is delicious when served as an easy starter or lunch.
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Sweet potato and kale make for a delicious combination. Creamy, aromatic and with vibrant colours, this kale and sweet potato curry recipe makes for a refreshing meal, bursting with vitamins and minerals. A one-pot dish that can be served with rice or pitta bread. The only fresh ingredients needed are onion, kale or cabbage, ginger and sweet potato.
Honey ginger tofu and cashew nut stir fry recipe makes a dish that is bursting with great flavours and textures. Tofu is a pressed bean curd made from soya that originated in China thousands of years ago. Packaged in water and stored in the fridge, it’s usually well-dated and can also be stored in the freezer. Its chewy texture and high protein content means it can replace meat in curries, stir fries and salads. Tofu contains all the essential amino acids your body needs. It also provides good fats, some carbohydrates and a wide variety of vitamins and minerals, including calcium. When marinated or added to a sauce, it will absorb flavours quickly. Most supermarkets sell tofu, and weight for weight it typically costs less than meat.
Whether spicy, hot or mild, chilli peppers are useful in so many dishes. You can use them fresh, as flakes or in powder form. Grow your own and you will save money. Learn how to store chilli peppers for months and you will save even more money, as well as benefitting from organically grown chillies. It’s always worth having a constant supply of immune-boosting chilli peppers.
It’s no surprise if you have never heard of kefir milk, because this fermented drink was kept secret for centuries in a mountainous region near Russia. It has powerful health benefits, yet evolved purely by accident and is impossible to recreate in a laboratory. By the turn of the twentieth century, some prized kefir grains finally arrived in Russia, but only after a series of events involving seduction, betrayal and kidnapping, not to mention royalty. Read on to find out why kefir milk was believed to be a gift from the gods, how easy it is to make and why everyone should drink it, even if they are lactose intolerant.
French beans are delicious in stews, curries, salads, pasta dishes, risottos, stir fries and soups. They can be eaten raw, simmered and steamed. They are one of the easiest crops to grow and don’t require much space because they grow upwards. They are known as prolific growers, but you can easily freeze excess produce for consumption later in the year. It’s also easy to save seeds from the plants to grow next year, meaning you don’t have to keep buying new packets. Find out how to grow French beans the easy way.
Oca is a delicious and refreshing tuber which can be eaten raw, roasted or simmered in stews. Make this tasty spicy oca and leafy stew recipe as a one-pot dish and serve on its own, with rice or chunky bread. The only fresh ingredients needed are onion, kale or cabbage, ginger and oca.
Chunky potatoes with fresh French beans and protein-rich lentils make for a wholesome and satisfying curry. There are lots of spices for an authentic taste. Make this potato, French bean and lentil curry recipe for an easy one-pot dish, and serve it with rice or pitta bread.
These delicious carrot and cardamom snowballs provide an easy and nutritious sweet snack. Just blitz or grind the ingredients, roll into balls, and store in the freezer until you are ready to eat them. The only fresh ingredient needed is one small carrot.
Yacon syrup is made from the underground tubers of yacon plants. Yacon grows easily and, because it’s a perennial plant, you can enjoy free yacon tubers year after year. Yacon syrup has a sweet taste but is low in calories, plus it will store for months in jars. Stir it into porridge, milkshakes and yoghurt, or drizzle it over ice cream. Yacon is a superfood that aids digestion and promotes gut health. You won’t find yacon syrup in the shops, but you can make it yourself using no additional ingredients. It’s not very often that sweet things are healthy, so read on to find out how to make easy yacon syrup.
