Green smoothie

• 1 large banana chopped
• 1 kiwifruit skinned and chopped
• 2 cups spinach
• 1 1/2 cups milk (soy or almond)

1. Process all ingredients in a blender

Delicious Dahl

• 1 1/4 cups red lentils
• 1 cup coconut milk (lite)
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 2 x 400 grams tins of chopped tomatoes
• 2 diced onions
• 4 cups chopped fresh spinach
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• chopped coriander leaves to garnish

1. Place all ingredients except coriander and rice in a pot
2. Bring to boil and simmer for 30 minutes until lentils are tender
3. Garnish with coriander

Apple (and Blueberry) Crumble Cake

• 1 cup apple juice
• 4 tbsp cornflour
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 50 grams of melted butter
• 100 butter or margarine softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100 ml milk
• 1 punnet of blueberries (optional)

1. Combine 1/3 cup apple juice and cornflour 
2. Heat 2/3 cup apple juice, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla and bring to boil
3. Thicken with cornflour mixed with apple juice
4. Stir until thick
5. Add apple slices and stir to coat
6. Combine first measure of flour, almonds and sugar
7. Add first measure of melted butter
8. Rub to form a crumble consistency
9. Cream softened butter and sugar
10. Add egg and beat
11. Fold in flour and baking powder and add milk
12. Spread base mixture into a tin and spread apple filling over top and crumble over that
13. Bake for 70 minutes
14. If desired cover top with blueberries and sprinkle with icing sugar

Licorice Allsort Slice

• 125 butter
• 160 ml sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tbsp golden syrup
• 250 grams plain biscuits crushed
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 375 grams licorice allsorts chopped
• 200 grams chocolate chopped

1. Line a baking or slice tin
2. Melt butter, condensed milk and golden syrup together
3. Add biscuits, coconut and licorice allsorts
4. Mix well and press into tin
5. Let set for 30 minutes
6. Melt chocolate and ice with the melted chocolate

Mediterranean Vegetable and Quinoa Soup

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 carrots chopped
• 1 onion chopped
• 3 stalks celery chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic crushed
• 2 kumara (or potato) diced
• 1/2 red pepper diced
• 1 tbsp fresh basil chopped
• 1 tbsp fresh oregano chopped
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 cup quinoa 
• 670 gram jar of passata or tomato pasta sauce
• 400 gram can butter beans
• 1/2 small cabbage shredded

1. Heat oil and cool carrots, onion, celery and garlic for 5 minutes
2. Add kumara and cook 5 minutes
3. Add herbs, 5 cups water and passata. Bring to boil then simmer for 10 minutes
4. Place quinoa in pan with 2 cups boiling water and simmer for 8 minutes
5. Add beans and cooked quinoa to soup and cook for 8 minutes
6. Add cabbage and cook for 5 minutes
7. Season to taste and serve

Chickpea and Red Lentil Soup

• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp dried chilli flakes
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 cup red lentils
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 400 gram tin chopped tomatoes
• 400 gram tin chickpeas rinsed
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves

1. Heat oil and add onion, cumin and chilli
2. Cook gently for 5 minutes
3. Stir in lentils, stock 1 1/2 cups water and tomatoes and bring to boil
4. Simmer for 15 minutes until lentils soften
5. Puree roughly with a stick blender
6. Add chickpeas and stir through
7. Garnish with coriander and a spoonful of yoghurt if desired

Quick and Easy Best Ratatouille

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• 1 tsp chopped thyme
• 1 eggplant diced
• 1 green, red or yellow peppers diced
• 2 diced courgettes
• 1 tin crushed tomatoes
• 1 tbsp fresh basil
• 1 tbsp fresh parlsey
• salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in pan and cool onion and garlic for 5 minutes
2. Add thyme
3. Add 1 tbsp olive oil and diced eggplant and cook gently another 5 minutes
4. Add red pepper and cook another 3 minutes
5. Add courgettes and cook another 2 minutes
6. Add remaining ingredients and cook for another 5 minutes
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