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gluten free plant based Quick and easy Vegan

Tempeh Bolognese, A Delicious and Nutritious classic sauce.

Hello

How are you all doing? I know you are busy every day, but please take care of yourselves.

This time, I would like to use tempeh to make a delicious dish.
I know lot of people who don’t like tempeh.
It’s true that not everyone likes tempeh as some people find its texture or flavour unappealing. However, there are ways to make tempeh more appealing for those who are hesitant to try it.

Here are some tips:

Experiment with different recipes: Tempeh can be prepared in a variety of ways, from baking and frying to grilling and sautéing. Experiment with different recipes to find a preparation method that you and your friends or family members enjoy.

Pair tempeh with flavourful sauces or marinades: Tempeh has a mild, nutty flavour that can be enhanced with sauces or marinades. Try marinating tempeh in soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and other spices, or serve it with a flavourful sauce, such as peanut sauce or teriyaki sauce.

Use tempeh as a meat substitute: Tempeh is a good source of protein and can be used as a meat substitute in many dishes. Try using it in place of meat in recipes like spaghetti Bolognese, chili, or tacos.

 

Tempeh is not just vegetarian or vegan.
While tempeh is often associated with vegan and vegetarian diets due to its high protein content and versatility as a meat substitute, it is not strictly limited to those dietary choices. Tempeh can be enjoyed as a source of protein and other nutrients by individuals who follow a variety of dietary patterns, including omnivores, flexitarians, pescatarians, and more.

Tempeh is a fermented soybean product that originated in Indonesia and is now enjoyed in many parts of the world. It is a good source of protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Tempeh can be used in a variety of dishes, from stir-fries and salads to sandwiches and burgers, and is often marinated or seasoned to enhance its flavour.

So, while tempeh is a popular choice among vegans and vegetarians, it is not limited to those dietary preferences and can be enjoyed by a wide range of individuals as part of a healthy and varied diet.

Anyway, I would like to introduce how to make tempeh bolognaise.
You can eat as spaghetti bolognaise or with rice or bread or in a pie.
So please try to make it.

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How to make Tempeh Bolognese sauce

Tempeh Bolognese sauce is a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional meat-based Bolognese sauce
Course dinner
Cuisine Plant based, vegan
Keyword dinner, dinner ideas, plant based, Vegan
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 people
Author grazing wombat

Ingredients

Spice mix

  • 1 tbsp Cacao powder
  • 2 tsp Smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Cumin

For bolognese

  • 300 g Tempeh
  • 1 each Onion
  • ½ each Carrot
  • 4 each Mushrooms
  • 400 g Tin tomato
  • ½ tsp Minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp Coconut sugar or raw sugar
  • 1 tbsp Miso option
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 150 ml Water
  • 1-1.5 tsp Salt
  • the spice mix All of

Instructions

  • First, measure all the spices and place them in a bowl.
  • Chop the onion finely.
  • Chop the carrot finely.
  • Tempeh and mushroom cut roughly.
  • Put the tempeh into a blender and chop it (don’t blend until paste.)
  • Put the mushroom into a blender and chop it (don’t blend until paste.)
  • Put the olive oil into a pot and turn heat to mid.
  • Add the onion and cook until soft.
  • Add the minced garlic into the pot and cook through.
  • Add all spices into the pot and stir well.
  • Add the coconut sugar into the pot and stir.
  • Add the carrot, the mushroom and cook until soft. (Check the heat; if need reduce the heat to low.)
  • Add 1 tsp of salt and tempeh into the pot and stir.
  • Add the tomato sauce and water.
  • Cook until all ingredients are cooked through.
  • Add the miso paste, this is optional, miso is umami and tomato and miso is a good combination.
  • Check the taste and if you need more salt add a ½ tsp.
  • You can use this bolognaise for pasta, pies, or with bread or rice.

Video

Would you like this:How to make Chickpea Tofu + 2 Tofu Recipes

YouTube Channel: Grazing Wombat 

 

Categories
breakfast dairy free gluten free plant based Vegan Whole food recipes

Sugar Free Roast Caramelised Nut and Fruit Granola

What do you usually eat for breakfast? Egg? Or just fruit?
My husband eats this granola every morning and he really enjoys it.
Caramelised roasted nut granola with dried fruits.
So healthy and tasty this granola but this recipe is sugar free, gluten free and ok for vegans!

ingredients

What you need for this tasty granola.

Nuts
I’m using cashews, macadamias, and almonds.
You can use any nuts you like.

Seeds
Sunflower seeds and Pepitas.

Coconut flake
You can use coconut chips.

Buckwheat Puff
You can use puffed rice if you like.

Date
Using pitted is quicker to prep.

Virgin coconut oil
Use virgin coconut oil so the smell isn’t too strong.
You can buy at Coles or Woolworths, health food shops.

Peanut butter
Use a sugar and gluten free one.
You can buy at Coles or Woolworths, healthy shops.

Mixed dried fruits
This time I used, raisins and cranberries.
You can use any you like.

granola

Tip for making perfect granola

• When you mix dry ingredients and date paste, mix well so when you cook in the oven, your granola doesn’t get too chunky.
• Try to spread the granola out on two trays instead of one so not too crowded.
Add mixed dried fruits AFTER COOKING GRANOLA so you don’t burn your mixed dried fruits.
• After cooking granola, break down any large chunks.
• Don’t set the oven over 100 ℃. Otherwise, your granola will burn.

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Sugar free Caramelised Roasted Nut Granola

Healthy fruit and nut granola to start your day
Course Breakfast
Keyword Gluten free, healthy, plant based
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours

Ingredients

For dried ingredients

  • 1 Cup Almonds not any flavours
  • 1 Cup Cashews not any flavours
  • 1 Cup Macadamia not any flavours
  • ½ Cup Pepitas not any flavours
  • ½ Cup Sunflower seeds not any flavours
  • 2 Cups Coconut flakes
  • 30 g Buckwheat or rice puffed
  • 150 g Mixed dried fruit

For date paste

  • 100 g Dates used pitted
  • 100 g Hot water
  • 100 g Peanut butter sugar or cream free and gluten free
  • 80 g Virgin coconut oil
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • ½ tsp Vanilla bean paste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 80 ℃.

For date paste

  • Put dates into a bowl and add 100g of hot water soften them. (If seeds in dates, remove them)
  • Meanwhile, weigh ingredients and melt coconut oil.
  • Add the dates with hot water into a blender.
  • Add peanut butter, coconut oil, vanilla bean paste, and salt to the blender and blend well. This will be your date paste.

For dried ingredients

  • Using a large bowl, add almond, cashew nuts, macadamia nuts, pepitas, sunflower seeds, coconut flakes, and puffed buckwheat into the bowl. (Do not put dried fruits)
  • Add the date paste into the bowl and mix well.
  • Put the wet granola on trays. Flatten and spread evenly and removing any clumps.
  • Put the granola into the oven and cook for 7-8 hours @ 80℃.
  • After 7 hours, add mixed dried fruit and mix well. Break up any large clumps and let cool.
  • After cooling the granola, put it in an airtight container.

Video

So, how would you like make your own granola so you know what exactly what is in it. Fresh granola tastes so much better than just buying it from the supermarket.

Healthy snack wombat way – Mint Slice

 

 

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dairy free FODMAP gluten free

How to make Low FODMAP Pumpkin and Chicken Soup & Recipe

Do you know about FODMAP diets? Not many people do.

FODMAP strands for
Fermentable
Oligosaccharides
Disaccharides
Monosaccharide
Polyols

Sound quite difficult, but is it? The easiest way to explain it is…
This diet is designed to help people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) figure out which foods will give you problems and which foods reduce symptoms.

How does work the low FODMAP diet work?
1. Try to not eat high FODMAP foods for 2-4 weeks (write down what you eat)
See FODMAP chart.

Look for changes in your physical condition. If there are changes go to next step but if not maybe high FODMAP foods are not a problem.

2. Reduce the foods from (1), eat little bit s and if nothing happens to your physical condition, these foods are safe. Repeat this action for 6-8weeks.
You don’t have to try eating all high FODMAP foods just try what you want to eat.

3. Whatever foods found gave you problems, try to avoid. Try to eat well balanced food.

Try to Avoid High FODMAP FOODS

• Sugar
• Onion, garlic etc
• Flour products
• Too many nuts
• Apple, pear, watermelon, stone fruit etc
• Lactose
• Legumes
• Etc… check the list above.

オニオン

Check out low FODMAP foods online. Sometimes you find the list of low and high FODMAO is different compare other lists so you have to find what doesn’t agree with you, it will take time to find whatever.

Sounds tricky or difficult to make food a variety of food you have to avoid so many things but if you see the FODMAP list there is actually quite a lot you can choose from.

This recipe is using low FODMAP foods and one of my FODMAP idea.
Avoid onion, garlic, or any form of sugar, YES, these make your food taste good but this recipe without them tastes good and has a great flavour.

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How to make Low FODMAP soup

tasty Low FODMAP soup
Course FODMAP
Keyword FODMAP, IBS
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 3 people

Ingredients

Pumpkin Soup

  • 500 g Pumpkin *
  • 1.5 tbsp Rice oil *For roast pumpkin
  • ½ tsp Dry oregano *For roast pumpkin
  • ¼ tsp Cumin *For roast pumpkin
  • ½ tsp Salt *For roast pumpkin
  • 20 g Ginger
  • 1 tinned Coconut milk
  • 250 ml Rice milk
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • ¼ tsp Dry oregano
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp Mustard powder
  • ¼ tsp Paprika powder Sweet

Roasted chicken and vegetables

  • 200 g Chicken tenderloin
  • 1 tbsp Rice oil
  • ¼ tsp Cumin
  • ¼ tsp Mustard powder
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric
  • ¼ tsp Dry oregano
  • ¼ tsp Paprika powder Sweet
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • tsp Pepper
  • 80 g Eggplant
  • 100 g Squash
  • 100 g Carrot
  • 100 g broccolini
  • 80 g Brussel
  • 2 tbsp Rice oil
  • ½ tsp Paprika powder Sweet
  • ½ tsp Dry oregano
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • ¼ tsp Cumin
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • tsp pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 180℃.
  • Remove the pumpkin’s skin. Cut the pumpkin in to bite-sized pieces and put them into a bowl
  • Add rice oil, oregano, cumin and salt into the bowl. Mix well them place the pumpkin onto a baking tray and bake 25-30mins in the oven.
  • Meanwhile, grate the ginger and cut all the vegetables (eggplant, squash, carrot brussel sprouts, and broccoli).
  • Put all the cut vegetables into a bowl. Add rice oil, paprika, cumin, turmeric, oregano, salt and pepper then mix well. Place them on a tray covered with baking paper.
  • Cut the chicken tenderloin in to bite-sized pieces and put them into another bowl. Add rice oil, cumin, mustard powder, turmeric, oregano, paprika, salt and pepper and mix well. Place the chicken on the tray with the cut vegetables.
  • Over a medium heat, add rice oil to a saucepan.
  • Add cumin, oregano, mustard powder, the grated ginger, and stir.
  • Add the roasted pumpkin into the saucepan then add the coconut milk and rice milk.
  • Bring to the boil then add salt and pepper then turn off the heat.
  • Blend well.
  • Put the vegetables and chicken in the oven for 20-25mins.
  • After 25mins, remove the vegetables and chicken from the oven.
  • Pour the pumpkin soup in to a bowl and place the veges and chicken on the soup
    Serve.

Video

Here is other you can use

How to cook multigrain rice without rice cooker.

Any questions, please leave messages.

 

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dairy free gluten free plant based Quick and easy Sweet Vegan Whole food recipes

Plant Based 2 Layer Coconut Yoghurt and Fruits Jelly

Plant based coconut and mix berries jelly, using Agar.
Creamy coconut milk and sour and sweet berries mix well. So easy to make it and looks pretty.

Where to buy agar:
You can buy at health-food shops and sometimes you will find at vegetable markets.

Agar

Coconut milk:
You will find supermarket like Coles or Woolworth.
I am using 1L of unsweetened coconut milk. Coconut milk in a carton is for good putting in coffee or tea, on cereal, Vegan, or dairy intolerant people who don’t like rice or soy milk.
Coconut milk in a tin is good for cooking such as curries or soups.

coconut for drink

Coconut yoghurt:
You can buy at health-food shops, supermarkets.

Recipe using coconut yoghurt:

How to make Plant based chocolate ice cream

 

If you prefer, nut milk or nut yoghurt, you can use them.

nuts

About Agar powder:
Agar is more transparent than gelatine and doesn’t have any taste or smell so you can use it for lots of things.
I am using organic agar powder called Lotus Agar Powder which is easy to melt and easy to use.
Some products are not easy to melt, if so, add agar powder into some sugar and mix well. If you don’t want to use sugar, hot liquid and add agar powder by little bit.
Agar is quick to set so move quickly. When the coconut water jelly is set, start making the coconut yoghurt jelly.

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Plant Based Coconut Yoghurt Jelly

100 % Plant Based Coconut Yoghurt Jelly Dessert
Course Dessert
Cuisine Plant based
Keyword healthy, plant based, Vegan
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings 6 each

Equipment

  • Mould

Ingredients

Coconut water based

  • 1 each Kiwi
  • 180 g Frozen mixed berries you can use fresh
  • 250 g Coconut water Unsweetened
  • 2 tbsp Maple syrup
  • ½ tsp Agar powder

Coconut yoghurt based

  • 100 g Coconut milk Unsweetened
  • 70 g Coconut yoghurt Unsweetened
  • 3 tbsp Maple Syrup
  • ½ tsp Agar powder
  • ¼ tsp Vanilla bean paste

Instructions

Coconut water jelly based

  • Peel the kiwi’s skin and chop it in to smallish pieces
  • 180g of frozen mixed berries into a bowl and add the chopped kiwi.
  • Put all fruit into a mould.
  • 250g of coconut water into a pot and add maple syrup and agar powder.
  • Turn the heat to mid and simmer, stirring constantly, until all ingredients have melted.
  • Pour coconut water into the mould with the fruit but only half-way. Place the coconut water in the mould and into the fridge for 1 hour.

Coconut yoghurt based (After the coconut water jelly is set, start making coconut yoghurt jelly)

  • 100g of coconut milk into a pot and add maple syrup, vanilla bean paste, and agar powder then turn the heat to mid and simmer, stirring constantly, until all ingredients have melted.
  • Next, 70g of coconut yoghurt in a bowl and pour the coconut milk into the bowl and using a whisk, mix well.
  • Pour the coconut yoghurt mix into a jug then pour the coconut yoghurt mix into the top of the coconut water and place the mould in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • After 1 hour, remove jelly from mould.

Video

 

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dairy free gluten free plant based Sweet Vegan Whole food recipes

How to make Plant Based Dark Chilli Chocolate

Hello~~

This recipe is how to make plant based dark chilli chocolate. When you bite into this chocolate first you get the bittersweetness of dark chocolate followed by a subtle chilli warmth. This recipe is an idea for the Valentine’s Day, step by step to make a perfect plant -based chocolate that’s not only nutritious also a good balance dark chocolate and chilli.

WHAT YOU NEED:

Virgin Coconut Oil, you can buy at supermarkets, healthy shops, vegetable markets.

Cacao powder, you can buy at supermarkets, healthy shops.

Peanut butter, I use organic such as MAYVER’S or Absolute Organic and you can buy at supermarket, healthy shops.

https://www.absoluteorganic.com.au/

*I don’t use peanut butter that contains sugar or other additives.

Maldon, you can buy at supermarkets, healthy shops.
*You can also use your sea salt flakes if you like.

Maldon sea salt and Organic peanut butter
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Plant based Dark chilli chocolate

Rich dark chocolate with chilli
Course Dessert
Keyword plant based, quick, Vegan
Prep Time 20 minutes

Equipment

  • Moulds

Ingredients

  • 200 g Coconut oil Virgin
  • 170 g Peanut butter
  • 95 g Cacao powder
  • 100 g Maple syrup
  • a pinch Salt
  • ½ tsp Chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste
  • chilli flakes For garnish
  • Maldon sea salt For garnish

Instructions

  • Put salt and chilli flakes into chocolate moulds.
  • Pour hot water in a bowl and put another bowl top of the bowl. This will help dissolve the ingredients.
  • Melt 200g of coconut oil and pour it into the bowl.
  • Add 100g of maple syrup, a pinch of salt, ½ tsp of chilli powder and vanilla bean paste, and whisk it.
  • Add 170g of peanut butter into the bowl and whisk it.
  • Sift 95g of cacao powder into the bowl and whisk it.
  • Pour the chocolate into moulds.
  • Put the moulds into your fridge for at least 4 hours.
  • After 4 hours, remove chocolate from moulds.

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Benefits of using virgin coconut oil,
Coconut oil contains naturally occurring medium chain triglycerides that can boost energy and help to burn fats.

Cut in half coconut

Also believed to strengthen the immune system, help with aging control, and prevention of colds.
*However, still it’s oil so don’t use too much. 🧐

What different between Cacao and Cocoa,
The processing method is what separates for these two. Cacao is cold pressed and cocoa is heat pressed. The heat pressing process can reduce the nutrients.

Benefit using Cacao powder,
Cacao contains magnesium, iron, flavonoids, and PEA(Phenylethylamine).
Flavonoids are powerful antioxidants that have a wide range of health benefits like helping to lower cholesterol and reduce the chance of heart disease.

What different between peanut butter and peanut cream,
Peanut butter is dried out peanuts that are roasted then crushed to make paste.
Peanut cream contains sugar, syrup, cream, vegetables oil and salt.

Benefit using peanut butter,
Peanut butter is rich in nutrients, and contains oleic acid, linoleic acid, unsaturated fatty acid, vitamin B1, B2, mineral, etc.

cacao

Why is valentine being 14th February?
The third century A.D. Roman emperor, Claudius 2nd though young people didn’t want to go to war because they had to leave their loved ones, so he forbad marriage.
A Cristian priest named Valentinus married young people in secret. When Claudius heard about Valentinus he had him executed on 14th of February.
I thought it’s sad but quiet romantic.

rose and candles

In Japan, 14th of February girls give boys chocolate, the opposite to here in Australia.
We also we have White Day which is 14th of March when boys give girls chocolate.

We also have GIRI chocolate which is chocolate you give to friends or colleagues and HONMEI chocolate which we give to that special someone.

Different country, different culture, I think.

This recipe is also good for vegans and also people that have issues with lactose, or egg allergies.
However, this chocolate melts easily so using an esky or ice pack is better if you want to take it somewhere.

How about chocolate Ice cream

Recipe Plant Based Chocolate Ice cream

 

 

Categories
Bento Ideas Japanese food recipes

How to Make Japanese Lunch Bento Box

Hi All~~

Bento’s are getting popular all around the world these days so this blog is an introduction to making a bento box for lunch, or a picnic etc.
I have stories about bento, when I was at Junior High School we had to take bento box as we didn’t have a cafeteria or tuck shop like western schools. My mother had to wake up early and make my bento for me, my father, and my brother. Her bento style didn’t use colourful foods like reds, greens, or yellows and was mostly just brown. Don’t get me wrong it tasted good but I complained to my mother that other kids lunch box were so colourful and mine wasn’t! She didn’t get upset and just laughed.

BENTO INGREDIENTS


One day, my mum had to go to work really early so my aunty made bento for us. They were so colourful, there was yellow, green, red and it looked great. I was very proud of my bento at school that day so after school I told my mother all about it and said I wished my aunty made me for me every day and again she didn’t get angry just laughed.
After that I felt so bad because I maybe hurt her feeling. My parents worked 6 days a week and long hours then she had to take care of my father, my brother and me. She didn’t have time to make a bento pretty but she made them for us every day instead of doing what she wanted to do. I never complained again and felt thankful to my mother. Now I think I should help my mother more.

 

Another story is one day my mother made bento for my lunch on a day I was off from school. I was cleaning the house because she was at work and I opened all house to change the air. I was washing dishes in the kitchen and my bento was on the dining table when a cat snuck in ate my bento!!!!! I was so upset🤬. I swore at the cat and called him some bad names. Hahahah.
Enough bento stories. Thank you for reading.

Now! I am going to talk about what you need for a good bento.

This will give you an idea for choosing the right bento box for you.
• Choose the right size for you, if you choose too small, you will be hangry soon or if it’s too big you will not be able to drink coffee after lunch 😭 (This is me).
• Choose one you can heat up in with a microwave.
• Choose Thermos so you can bring soup for winter or cold salad for summer.

Ides of guideline for bent box size for men
6-8 yeas old 500ml
9-11 600ml
12-40 900ml
50- 800ml

For woman
6-8 500ml
9-11 600ml
12-17 700ml
18-60 600ml

Next tips,
• Cook ingredients though completely, especialy proteins like fish, meat, egg.
• Remove any excess moisture and using a paper towel.
• Cool down your food completely before packing you lunch.
• Use soy sauce or vinegar as there will naturally kill bacteria.
• When you marinate chicken, marinate extra and make small portions for lunches and freeze them in ziplock bags.
• Cut vegetables for whatever you need.
• Wrap asparagus with bacon the day before. (You can also use green beans)
• Prep salad for your bento before day. (such as cauliflower mayo).

These are some tasty bento ingredients.
• Karaage
• Egg frittata
• Boiled egg
• Carrot salad
• Stir fry capsicum and bacon
• Boiled vegetables.
• Frozen mix vegetables, stir fry with a little and salt and pepper (green, yellow and orange colour)
Furikake 
• Pumpkin
• Chili cone cane
• Corn butter
• Tonkatsu
• Frozen mini spring rolls
• Fish fingers
• Frozen chicken bites

JAPANESE LUNCH BENTO STYLE


There are lots of ideas for bento menus, above is just the tip of the ice burg. I will make more bento idea videos in the future.
Also, when I cook rice I make extra and them separate it in to small portions and keep it in the freezer. In the morning, lots of people don’t have time especially mothers, so using frozen products or prepping for bento when you make dinner will make it easier for you. Just cook and pack lunch boxes.
Use ice packs or if you have a fridge at work keep your bento in there.
Try not to use nuts because lots of kids are allergic to nuts.

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Japanese bento box

Course Bento
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Servings 1 people

Equipment

  • Bento box

Ingredients

*Asparagus wrapped with bacon

  • 30 g Asparagus Mini
  • 50 g Bacon

Cauliflower with curry mayo

  • 80 g Cauliflower
  • 2 tsp Mayonnaise
  • tsp Curry powder
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • ¼ tsp Pepper

*Grilled salmon

  • 100 g Salmon
  • ¼ tsp Salt

Tamagoyaki Japanese omelette

  • 3 each Eggs
  • ½ tsp Dashi powder
  • ½ tsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Sake
  • ½ tsp Sugar
  • tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Oil Rice oil

*Teriyaki chicken

  • 90 g Thigh chicken
  • ½ tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1 tsp Sake
  • 1 tsp Sugar

Cooked rice 150-200g

    *1tbsp of Oil for cooking the salmon, the asparagus and teriyaki chicken.

      Instructions

      • Prep for asparagus wrapped with bacon: wash asparagus and cut in half.
      • Use long bacon strips to wrap the asparagus and a toothpick to hold it in place.
      • Prep for Cauliflower curry mayo: cut 80g of cauliflower in to bite sized pieces and boil them until the cauliflower is nice and soft but not mushy.
      • Cool the cauliflower down and put it into a bowl.
      • Add 2 tsp of mayonnaise, ⅛ tsp of curry powder, ¼ tsp of salt and ⅛ tsp of pepper into the bowl mix well.
      • Prep for teriyaki chicken: cut the chicken thigh into bite sized pieces and put them into a bowl.
      • Add ½ tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of sake, and 1 tsp of sugar into the bowl and marinate the chicken.
      • Prep for Tamagoyaki: crack 3 egg into a bowl and add ½ tsp of dashi powder, ½ tsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of sake, ½ tsp of sugar and ⅛ tsp of salt into the bowl and mix well.
      • Add the 1 tbsp of oil into a bowl and soak the paper towel.
      • Using a Tamagoyaki pan (which you can buy from Daiso), heat up the pan to mid heat and with our oil-soaked lightly coat the surface. Check the temp is correct with a small drop of egg. If it sizzles you’re good to go.
      • Pour the ⅓ of the egg mixture into the pan and move the pan to spread the egg mixture evenly. Break any bubbles with the end of a chop stick.
      • When the egg’s surface starts to firm up, fold and push the egg into edge of pan.
      • Spread the oil again then pour another ⅓ of the egg mixture into empty space in the pan.
      • Lift the already folded egg up with chop stick and let the egg mixture run under it.
      • Break any bubbles again, cook until it starts to firm up again then fold and push to the end of the pan.
      • Repeat this process with the last of the egg mixture.
      • Turn off the heat and place the Tamagoyaki on a board to cool down.
      • Cooking our prepped ingredients: heat up a fry pan and add 1 tbsp of oil over a mid-heat.
      • First, starting cook the salmon and add ¼ tsp of salt.
      • Next add the teriyaki chicken in to the same fry pan.
      • Next add the asparagus.
      • Check the salmon and turn it over. Also check the teriyaki chicken and the asparagus.
      • Cook them through and turn off heat.
      • Put cooked rice and all cooked ingredients to a bento box.

      Video

      Categories
      gluten free Sweet Vegan

      Healthy Snack, Mint Slice (V,GF,DF)  グルテンフリー,ヴィーガン, チョコミント

      I have a lot of mint growing at home so I wanted to make a dairy free mint slice! This recipe is good for Vegans, it’s dairy free, gluten free and tastes sooooo good. It is quite rich so make sure you don’t eat too much at once, hahaha. Good luck with that. It’s great for settling on the couch with good coffee and movies after dinner!
      This recipe has 3 steps, making the base, the mint base layer, and the chocolate layer. It takes time to make but it’s healthy and uses ingredients that are good for you.
      Use virgin coconut oil and real maple syrup not maple flavoured syrup. It does use peanut butter and cashews so please be carefully if you, your friends or family have nut allergies.
      In summer, don’t leave this mint slice out for the fridge for long because it will melt. If you want to take it to your friends or workplace etc use a cooler box with ice packs please.

      ミントのフレッシュな香りが口の中に広がるミントスライス。オーストラリアでは色々なところで見られます。スーパー、カフェやベイカーなどで。主人もカフェでコーヒーと一緒によく頼んでいます。
      これから日本は夏、さっぱりとミントを入れた冷えた飲み物と一緒にこのスライスをどうぞ。ただし、ココナッツオイル を使用しているのでとても溶けやすいので、スライスを切った後はすぐに冷蔵庫保管して下さい。
      このレシピは3ステップになります。ベースを作り、ミントレイヤー、チョコレートレイヤーを作る過程になります。ちょっと時間はかかりますが、味は濃厚チョコレートとミントの爽やかさが楽しめます。
      ヴィーガン、グルテンフリー、デイリーフリーの方たちにも喜ばれます。
      ただしピーナッツバターを使用していますので、ナッツアレルギーのある方達は気をつけて下さい。
      このレシピはヴァージンココナッツオイル、カカオパウダー(ココアパウダーではありません)、ピーナッツバターはピーナッツだけの原料、メープルシロップ はカナダ産を使用しています。

      Mint Slice (V, DF, GF)

      Servings : 16 pieces | Prep Time : 1hour | Total Time : 5 hours

      Tin size : W 20cm + L 20cm + H 4cm

      Ingredients

      (For Base)

      Dates

      100g

      Hot water

      150ml

      Flaxseed

      50g

      Sunflower seeds

      50g

      Coconut oil (Virgin)

      3Tbsp

      (For Mint layer)

      Cashew nuts

      100g

      Coconut oil (Virgin)

      100g

      Mint (use only leaves)

      30g

      Rice milk

      50g

      Maple syrup

      50g

      (For Chocolate layer)

      Cacao powder

      95g

      Peanut butter

      170g

      Coconut oil (Virgin)

      200g

      Maple syrup

      100g

      Vanilla beans paste

      ½ tsp

      Salt

      A pinch

      Method

      Making the base:

      1. Line your baking tin with baking paper.
      2. Melt the coconut oil.
      3. Add dates 100g into a bowl, pour in the hot water 150ml, and allow them to soak.
      4. Add flaxseed 50g and sunflower seeds 50g into your mixer and blend well. Put the blended seeds into another bowl.
      5. Drain the date water but don’t throw it out. The dates will have absorbed some of the 150ml of water but that’s ok we only need 100ml.
      6. Into a food processor add the dates, 3 Tbsp of coconut oil, and the 100ml of date water and blend well.
      7. Add the date paste into the bowl with the blended seeds and mix well.
      8. Pour the base mixture into the tin and spread it out evenly. Put it in your fridge for 30mins.

      Making the mint layer:

      1. Put the cashew nuts 100g into a bowl of hot water and allow them to soak.
      2. Melt then weight the coconut oil.
      3. Remove the mint leaves from the stalks You’ll need 30g of mint leaves.
      4. Drain the water from the cashew nuts.
      5. Add the cashew nuts, mint leaves, coconut oil 100g, rice milk 50g, and maple syrup 50g into the mixer blend until a nice smooth texture.
      6. Pour the mint mixture on top of the base and spread it out evenly. Put it in your fridge for 40mins – 1hour.

      Making chocolate layer:

      1. Sift the cacao powder into a bowl to remove any lumps.
      2. Melt then weight the coconut oil.
      3. Add peanut butter 170g into a bowl.
      4. Boil water in a pot or saucepan over a low heat. *
      5. Put the bowl with the peanut butter over the boiling water and allow the heat to melt the peanut butter.
      6. Stir the peanut butter until smooth.
      7. Add the melted coconut oil 200g and whisk well.
      8. Add the maple syrup 100g and whisk well.
      9. Add the pinch of salt and ½ tsp of vanilla bean paste and whisk well.
      10. Remove the bowl from the heat, add cacao powder and whisk well.
      11. Let the chocolate mixture cool at room temperature for 30mins. (Do not put in your fridge)
      12. Pour the chocolate mixture on the mint mixture and spread it out evenly. Put it in your fridge for 4-5hours to allow to set.
      13. After 4-5 hours remove from the tin and cut in to desired size. Not too big as this is very rich.

      *We want to melt the peanut butter but not cook it, so we don’t want direct heat. Suspending a bowl over boiling water will give us just the right amount of gentle heat.

      ミントスライス

      16ピース| 準備時間:1時間| トータル時間:5時間

      型のサイズ:横20cm+縦20cm+高さ4cm

      材料

      ベース用

      デーツ

      100g

      熱湯

      150ml

      サンフラワーシード

      50g

      亜麻仁の種

      50g

      ココナッツオイル(ヴァージン)

      大さじ3

      ミントレイヤー用

      カシューナッツ

      100g

      ココナッツオイル (ヴァージン)

      100g

      ミント(葉のみ)

      30g

      ライスミルク又はソイ

      50g

      メープルシロップ

      50g

      チョコレートレイヤー用

      カカオパウダー

      95g

      ピーナッツバター

      170g

      ココナッツオイル(ヴァージン)

      200g

      メープルシロップ

      100g

      バニラビーンズペースト

      小さじ1/2

      少々

      作り方

      ベース:

      1. デーツをボウルに入れて、熱湯150mlを追加。
      2. ココナッツオイルを溶かす。
      3. クッキングシートを型に敷く。
      4. 亜麻仁の種とサンフラワーシードをミキサーに入れて撹拌して、ボウルに移す。
      5. デーツと熱湯を分ける、この時、デーツの水は捨てないで、100mlとっておく。
      6. デーツをフードプロセッサーに入る。
      7. 溶かしたココナッツオイル大さじ3とデーツ水100mlを追加しペーストになるまで撹拌する。
      8. デーツペーストを粉状にした亜麻仁の種とサンフラワシードのボウルに入れ、よく混ぜる。
      9. 型に入れ平にして、冷蔵庫で30分冷やす。

      ミントレイヤー:

      1. カシューナッツをボウルに入れて熱湯を注ぐ。
      2. ココナッツオイルを溶かしておく。
      3. ミントはよく洗い、葉だけを取り、30g計っておく。
      4. カシューナッツの熱湯を捨てる。
      5. カシューナッツ100g、ココナッツオイル100g、ミント30g、ライスミルク50g、 メープルシロップ50gをミキサーに入れてスムーズになるまで撹拌する。
      6. 30分冷やしたベースの上にミントミックスを流し入れ、平にして冷蔵庫で40分から1時間冷やす。

      チョコレートレイヤー:

      1. ココナッツオイルを溶かしておく。
      2. ピーナッツバターをボウルに入れる。
      3. 湯煎用鍋を用意する。
      4. ピーナッツバターの入ったボウルを湯煎用鍋の上に乗せ、スパチュラを使ってピーナッツバターを柔らかくする。
      5. 溶かしたココナッツオイル200gをピーナッツバターのボウルに追加し、ホイッパーでよく撹拌する。
      6. メープルシロップ100g、塩少々、バニラビーンズペースト小さじ1/2 を同ボウルに入れ更に撹拌する。
      7. 同ボウルを湯煎用鍋から外し、カカオパウダー95gを追加してよく撹拌する。
      8. チョコレートミックスを室温で30分程度冷ます。
      9. ミントミックスの上にチョコレートミックスを注ぎ、平にして冷蔵庫で4−5時間冷やし固める。
      10. 4−5時間後、型から外し、ご自分のお好きなサイズにカットする。
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