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Tuna Couscous Salad

June 13, 2024 by Rob Dinsey in Recipes

Super quick lunch using Get Loose ingredients, seasonal vegetables and herbs.

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June 13, 2024 /Rob Dinsey
lunch, picnic, picnic ideas, quick lunch
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Sardines on toast

April 27, 2023 by Rob Dinsey in Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 tin Fish4Ever sardines

  • 1 tablespoon of tomato chutney

  • 2 slices of Sourdough bread - buy from Frizzante Cafe, just opposite Get Loose at the Farm

  • Optional: salad leaves and / or sundried tomatoes

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Method

  • Toast bread.

  • Drizzle toast with oil from sardine tin or with olive oil if using jackfruit.

  • Spread tomato chutney on bread.

  • Place sardines / jackfruit on toast and enjoy.

April 27, 2023 /Rob Dinsey
quick lunch, simple lunch, vegan option
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Barley Bowl

March 23, 2023 by Rob Dinsey in Recipes

Recipe makes one portion but can easily be factored up to make extra.

Ingredients:

  • 50g pearl barley

  • winter vegetables peeled and diced

  • chickpeas or carlin peas

  • 20g pecan nuts roasted

  • 10g dried cranberries

  • 25g Blue Cheese or Vegan I Am Nut OK Goat “not cheese”

  • 1tbsp & 1tsp olive oil

  • 1tsp apple cider vinegar

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Method:

  • Roast winter veg with 1tsp olive oil until tender.

  • Dry roast pecans for 7 mins.

  • Cook pearl barley in boiling water for 30 mins, drain.

  • Drain chickpeas / Carlin peas and mix into pearl barley with pecans, cranberries, olive oil and cider vinegar.

  • Crumble blue cheese / not goat on top

March 23, 2023 /Rob Dinsey
vegetarian, vegan, quick lunch, simple meal, winter food
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Italian Ploughman’s

March 16, 2023 by Rob Dinsey in Recipes

Recipe makes one portion but can easily be factored up to make extra.

Ingredients:

  • Frizzante’s Focaccia

  • dollop of labneh

  • ½ tin cannellini beans

  • as many olives as you fancy

  • 2 sun-dried tomatoes

  • salad leaves if you have them

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Method:

  1. Drain beans, place in bowl and mash wit a fork.

  2. Slice focaccia depending on hunger level.

  3. Arrange bread, a generous dollop of labneh, sun-dried tomatoes, and mashed beans on a plate with salad if using.

March 16, 2023 /Rob Dinsey
vegetarian, simple lunch, simple food, quick lunch
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Couscous Salad

March 16, 2023 by Rob Dinsey in Recipes

Main recipe makes one portion but can easily be factored up to make extra.

Ingredients:

  • 60g dry weight couscous,

  • 2-4tsp homemade Harissa (see below)

  • ¼ jar sun-dried tomatoes sliced

  • 4 olives, halved

  • ½ jar Tempeh, sliced

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Method:

  1. Coat sliced tempeh with 1-2 tsp of harissa. Place on a silicon mat on a baking tray and roast for 20 mins. 

  2. Cover couscous with boiling water and leave for 5 mins covered to absorb water. 

  3. Put all ingredients in a bowl with 1-2tsp of Harissa to taste. Mix well.

Harissa (makes more than needed for this recipe)

Ingredients:

  • 1 jar roasted peppers

  • 2 tbsp oil from the pepper jar

  • 2 tsp coriander seeds (ground)

  • 2 tsp ground cumin

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

  • 1 tsp chilli flakes

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • 2 tbsp tomato paste

  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

  • 4 cloves of garlic, peeled

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Method:

  1. Put all ingredients into a mini chopper or food processor, wizz until smooth.

  2. Taste and add more chilli flakes if desired.

  3. The extra can be put in a clean jar in the fridge and used as needed.

March 16, 2023 /Rob Dinsey
vegan, quick lunch, quick food, plant based
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Quinoa Eggs with Dukkah

March 09, 2023 by Rob Dinsey in Recipes

Quinoa Eggs with Dukkah. Part of our simple lunch series, using mostly Get Loose ingredients.

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March 09, 2023 /Rob Dinsey
vegetarian, quick lunch, simple lunch, lunch ideas
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Spicy Tomato & Lentil Soup

March 09, 2023 by Rob Dinsey in Recipes

Spicy Tomato and Lentil Soup. Part of our series of simple lunches using mostly Get Loose ingredients.

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March 09, 2023 /Rob Dinsey
vegan, soup, lunch, quick lunch, simple food
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