I experimented last weekend and made some great ‘balls’. Soak whole green lentils, mung beans and chick peas in hot water overnight and then drain. I whizzed them up in a blender with tahini, garlic, cumin, turmeric, coriander & pepper until the consistency can be rolled into balls. I added whole sunflower seeds too before rolling. Roll in sesame seeds. Great for snacks, or serve with coriander pesto, salad or vegies. Continue reading Sandra’s Lentil & Tahini Balls

Slice eggplant lengthways in half and then thinly slice, line a tray with baking paper and lay the eggplant on top, brush eggplant with olive oil and bake in moderate to high oven until cooked, length of time depends on the thickness of your slices. (You could also good on a griddle pan on the stove top – or BBQ for a smokey flavour) Make a tuna mix – add to tinned tuna some finely chopped red or spring onion, basil, coriander, red capsicum/bell pepper, cucumber – whatever you feel to Spoon some tuna mix onto a slice of eggplant … Continue reading Sally’s Eggplant/Aubergine Rolls

Into a blender put one chopped zucchini/courgette, one chopped red pepper (capsicum) and eight/ten cherry tomatoes, a few sprigs of fresh thyme, ground black pepper and some chilli (if you’re not into zucchini, just use peppers and tomato) Blitz till vegetables are virtually liquid To a bowl, sdd one packet of shop bought gluten free felafel mix and add the liquid vegetables instead of water – eg, if the packet asks for 250ml of water, add 250ml of your vege liquid! Mix well and leave to rest for 10 mins before gently frying individual dollops in olive oil Try rolling … Continue reading Otto’s Vege Felafels