Category Archives: Nuts

Celery lamb’s lettuce with roasted walnuts (vegan)

Ingredients for 4 people:

about 400 g lamb’s lettuce
1 small celeriac
For the dressing:
2 shallots
1 clove of garlic
a few sprigs of fresh parsley, dill and coriander
1/8 l soy cream
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of apple vinegar
1-2 tablespoons medium-hot mustard
herb salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon safflower oil
½ tablespoon flaxseed oil
1 tablespoon sunflower oil
In addition:
about 80 g walnuts

 

Preparation:

1. If necessary, clean the lamb’s lettuce, wash it and spin it dry.
2. Clean the celeriac, scrub it with the vegetable brush and wash it, then grate or chop it coarsely.
3. For the dressing, peel the shallots and the garlic. Remove the centre sprout from the garlic and finely dice with the shallots.
4. Wash the parsley, dill and coriander, squeeze them dry and finely chop them.
5. Blend the soy cream with the lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, mustard, herb salt, freshly ground black pepper, thistle, linseed and sunflower oil, the diced shallots and garlic with the chopped herbs in a blender.
6. Mix the prepared lamb’s lettuce with the grated or chopped celery and place on plates or in a bowl. Pour the herb cream over it.
7. Roast the walnuts in a dry pan and sprinkle over the celery lamb’s lettuce.

 

My picks:

    • This salad gets a colourful touch when the celery is replaced by carrots or beetroot. It is also a typical autumn/winter salad.
    • Those who do not like walnuts can of course replace them with another nut.

 

Product description:

The walnut is a high-quality and healthy food that can be used in a variety of ways, e.g. in muesli, salads, vegetable dishes, dips, pestos, confectionery, etc. The walnut is a healthy appetite suppressant and a delicious snack because it is rich in vitamins and minerals. Compared to other nuts, the walnut has a high omega-3 fatty acid content and is therefore an important plant-based source of this essential fatty acid. It is also rich in fibre and thus aids digestion.

 

 

Autumnal plum and apple cake with a nut topping (ovo-lacto vegetarian)

 

Ingredients for a 26 cm Ø pie tin:

For the shortcrust pastry:
200 g wholemeal spelt flour (80 %)
100 g wheat flour
1 egg
½ teaspoon cream of tartar baking powder
80 g whole cane sugar
100 g butter
a pinch of whole sea salt
For the filling:
3 tablespoons ground nuts
500 g plums
2 apples
50 g whole cane sugar
juice of one lemon
For the nut topping:
about 80 g ground nuts
70 g whole cane sugar
about ½ l cream
1 sachet vanilla sugar
1 egg
a little ground vanilla
Also:
a little fat and flour for dusting the baking tin,
possibly whole cane sugar,
ground cinnamon

 

Preparation:

1. For the shortcrust pastry, knead the spelt and wholemeal wheat flour, egg, cream of tartar baking powder, whole cane sugar, butter and a pinch of whole sea salt into a smooth dough. Wrap in cling film and place in the refrigerator.
2. In the meantime, for the filling, wash, halve, core and slice the plums.
3. Wash, quarter and core the apples, then cut the quarters into thin slices.
4. Wash, halve and juice the lemon, then pour the juice over the fruit.
5. Lightly grease the pie dish and dust with a little flour.
6. Place the dough in the baking tin, create a raised edge and sprinkle with the ground nuts.
7. Arrange the plum and apple slices alternately on the dough base.
8. For the nut topping, mix the ground nuts with the whole cane sugar, cream, vanilla sugar, egg and ground vanilla until smooth and spread evenly over the fruit.
9. Bake the plum and apple cake on the bottom rack of the oven at 180 degrees C for about 25 minutes. Then remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool.
10. Before serving, you can dust the cake with a little whole cane sugar and cinnamon powder.

 

My suggestion:

    • Instead of plums, this cake is also delicious with other types of fruit, such as mirabelles, damsons, cherries or greengages.

 

 

Product description:

Plums are in season from July to October. They are blue-violet in colour and can be recognised by a pronounced abdominal seam. The flesh is difficult to separate from the stone. They can be eaten raw or used in a cake or pie. When cooked, plums are ideal for making compote, jam or jelly.