National Vegetarian Week

For Vegetarian week I have selected these three recipes for a reason. They are really quick meals to cook,  they have Alkaline fresh ingredients that nourishes my body, energize me and make me happy at the same time....

Spring on a plate:

serve 4

3 courgettes made into noodles 

250 gr small tomatoes, halved 

2 cloves garlic, minced

200 gr cottage cheese 

olive oil

salt and pepper

fresh basil leaves

Place the cheese into a sieve or colander to drain off the liquid.

In a big non stick pan heat up a big splash of oil.

Add the garlic followed by the courgettes and the tomatoes.

Sprinkle some salt and pepper and stir for a bit until the tomatoes get wilted.

Add the cheese and fresh basil leaves.

Serve immediately!

note: If you don't have a spiralizer you can grate the courgettes.

Pick me up soup:

serve 4

2 handful fresh kale or broccoli florets

2 spring onions

1 clove garlic

1 potato

200 gr frozen peas

4-5 cubes frozen spinach 

oil

salt and pepper

In a big soup pan heat up some oil, add the minced garlic and almost immedietely add the fresh greens, followed by the potato cut into a cubes. 

Add one litre of water, stock cube if you are using or just add salt.

Cook for 8 minute.

Add the frozen veggies and cook for 2 more minutes.

Taste, add some more salt and pepper if needed.

Blend the soup until smooth.

Before serving add some extra virgin olive oil.

Energy balls:

In a food processor place:

100 gr ground almonds

4 Tbsp desiccated coconut

2 Tbsp sunflower seeds

2 Tbsp goji berries

2 Tbsp peanut butter

1 tsp cinammon 

1 Tbsp ground flax seeds

2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup

Blitz all the ingredients until smooth and add 2 Tbsp cold water.

Blitz one more time.

Form 10 to 12 balls using wet hands.

Store the balls in a fridge.

Stalls from my last visit to Borough Market