Fava bean hummus

Ingredients

• 1 tin fava beans drained*

• 1 tablespoon light tahini*

• 2 tablespoons olive oil*

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice*

• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika*

• ½ teaspoon salt*

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Optional: add chopped garlic

Method

• Blend drained fava beans with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, smoked paprika and salt.

• Add more oil if needed to get desired consistency. 

Artichoke and Pasta Frittata

Recipe makes 2 portions. This can be factored up to make more portions as needed. Consider bulk cooking and freezing the extra to save time, energy and electricity.

Ingredients

• Jar of artichoke hearts, chopped

• 20g dry weight pasta *

• 2 teaspoons olive oil *

• 1/4 jar red pepper, diced *

• 10g butter *

• 3 large eggs, beaten and then strained *

• 1 tablespoon grated cheese *

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper *

• Optional: add leafy greens eg chard, spinach or kale

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Method

• Cook your pasta of choice for 6 mins, and drain.

• Pat dry with a clean tea towel to remove any excess moisture.

• Heat 1 teaspoon of the olive oil in a frying pan. Add diced pepper and artichokes and cook for 5 mins.

• Add the butter to the pan and stir.

• Remove from the heat and transfer to a mixing bowl and allow to cool for 5 minutes.

• Stir in the pasta and beaten eggs, mixing well. Season to taste.

• Add the remaining oil to the pan and put over moderate heat.

• Pour in the frittata mixture. Lower the heat after a minute and cook for another 8 minutes.

• The frittata is ready to go under the grill when there is no liquid egg running out when you tip the pan. It should be a little soft but still set in the centre.

• Sprinkle the cheese over the top and place the pan under preheated grill and cook until golden.

• Serve with salad or mini roast potatoes 

Sunflower Mince Pasta

Recipe makes 2 portions. This can be factored up to make more portions as needed. Consider bulk cooking and freezing the extra to save time, energy and electricity.

Ingredients

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• 80g sunflower mince (soak in a bowl of water for 10 mins, drain before using)*

• ½ jar of passata*

• 150g dry weight pasta*

• Oregano, dried, 1tsp*

• 1 tin beans eg cannellini or black bean*

• ½ jar of sun-dried tomatoes chopped *

• ½ jar of olives chopped*

• Whole dried chilli, crushed, to taste

• Optional: add onion and other vegetables from the bottom of the fridge.

Method

• Cook pasta for 5-7 mins - you may need a little longer if using wholemeal pasta.

• Meanwhile add all other ingredients to a large pan and simmer for 10-15 mins.

• Combine pasta and sauce, and add a few chilli flakes to your taste.

Gluten Free Pesto Pasta

Recipe makes 2 portions. This can be factored up to make more portions as needed. Consider bulk cooking and freezing the extra to save time, energy and electricity.

Ingredients

• Corn & rice fusilli pasta, 150g dry weight (or any other pasta you like)*

• 1 jar vegan basil pesto *

• 1 jar tempeh drained *

• 1/3 jar sun-dried tomatoes chopped *

• 1/3 jar black olives chopped *

• Optional: any vegetables you have left in the fridge

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Method

• Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

• Slice tempeh and mix with 1/2 pesto jar, roast in oven on non stick tray for 20 mins.

• Meanwhile cook pasta 6-7 mins. Drain.

• Stir through rest of pesto, add other ingredients and top with crispy tempeh.

• Can be served cold as a salad or bulked up to make extra for lunch.

Tofu Thai Green Curry

Recipe makes 2 portions. This can be factored up to make more portions as needed. Consider bulk cooking and freezing the extra to save time, energy and electricity.

Ingrediants

• 1 tbsp rapeseed oil *

• 1 block of Clean Bean tofu *

• Thai Green Curry Paste 1/4 jar or to your taste

  1 tin of coconut milk *

• 1 tin carlin peas (British chick peas) *

• 150g rice (choose your favourite, our favourite is 50/50 long grain brown & wild) *

• Seasonal vegetables of your choice

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Method

• Wrap tofu block in cloth napkin, place in shallow bowl.

• Put a heavy weight like a tin on top to press out excess water. Leave for 20 mins.

• Cook the rice, timing depends which kind you have bought.

• Cut tofu into small blocks.

• Stir fry tofu until crispy on the outside.

• Add the rest of the ingredients.

• Heat through. 

Red Lentil Dal

Recipe makes 2 portions. This can be factored up to make more portions as needed. Consider bulk cooking and freezing the extra to save time, energy and electricity. 

Ingredients

• 1 tin red kidney beans *

• 150g red lentils (rinsed) *

• 1/2 tsp turmeric *

• 2 tbsp rapeseed oil *

• 1/2 tsp ground cumin *

• 1 tin chopped tomatoes *

• 1 tbsp tomato puree *

• pinch of chilli flakes *

• pinch of salt *

• 2 tbsp of yogurt * 

• Optional: fresh chopped ginger garlic and chilli to taste (fry off for 5 mins in a pan before starting method below)

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Method

• Place salt, lentils, tumeric and chilli flakes in a large pan and cover with water by about 5cm, bring to boil and simmer for 15-20 mins until lentils are cooked.

• Add tomatoes, beans, tomato puree, simmer for 5 mins.

• Serve with yogurt and one of the five kinds of rice we stock: short grain, long grain brown, jasmine, white basmati, arborio!

Italian Ploughman’s

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.

Seitan with Beans

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

Ingredients:

• ½ tin of beans (which ever you like best we have a wide range)

• ½ jar of seitan pieces

• Optional salad leaves or seasonal salad vegetables

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Method:

1. Drain beans, mix with seitan pieces.

2. Use as much of the seitan liquid as you like.

3. Add fresh salad vegetables and / or salad leaves if you have them.