These are healthy and not over complicated meat-free dishes for vegetable lovers.
A simple caramelized onion dip that is always a real hit when served at parties. It might seem that onion dip is not something that can impress with its taste, but nothing could be further from the truth. Onion fried in butter with thyme and apple cider acquire a sweet and distinctive flavour. After cooling…
White pizza or pizza Bianca, just like pizza with tomato sauce, is very popular in my house. I make it as often as traditional pizza with tomato sauce. The dough for white pizza is identical to the one for pizza with sauce, the difference between these two pizzas is in the sauce. In white pizzas,…
I served toast with tomatoes and feta for today’s lunch. I still managed to collect a few cocktail tomatoes from my vegetable garden and I suspect that I will end this year’s tomato season with them. I still see a few more tomatoes on the plants, but I’m not sure if they will be good…
Homemade corn tortilla is not that difficult to make, but it is important to use the right ingredients. The main one is masa harina, also referred to as corn dough. Although it is called Mexican cornmeal, it is not standard cornmeal as it’s made differently. It is made from boiled corn grains, which are ground…
A simple broad bean paste that works great with bread, grilled meat, fresh and grilled vegetables. Thanks to mixing the ingredients, the consistency of this paste is creamy and delicate, and the whole thing literally melts in your mouth. I start the preparation of the vegan broad bean paste by cooking frozen broad beans. Before…
Vegan chickpea and kale fricassee is a dish that is based only ingredients of plant origin. Despite the fact that it lacks meat, fish or seafood, this dish does not disappoint in terms of taste. The ingredient that makes this vegetarian dish perfectly satisfy hunger is chickpeas. I decided to use dry chickpeas, which meant…
Fried mozzarella coated in breadcrumbs is a quick-to-prepare dish that is perfect served as a snack. This snack can be served for supper, during the day or at parties. Preparing fried mozzarella is easy and very quick. After cutting, the cheese should be covered with tomato paste seasoned with oregano and salt. Then, each piece…
Gnocchi are Italian flour, potato and egg dumplings. The gnocchi dough is almost identical to the dough for Polish dumplings. The difference between gnocchi and Polish potato dumplings lies in the shape of the dumplings, because Polish dumplings are larger and have a diamond or rectangular shape. Unlike dumplings, gnocchi are smaller and have a…
A recipe for vegetable pakora, this time prepared from zucchini, red onion, spices and herbs. Pakora are crispy mini fritters originating from Indian cuisine. These fritters are made from vegetables, most often onions, potatoes or zucchini, but other vegetables such as eggplant, cabbage, peppers and many others can also be used to prepare them. The…
Labneh is a dish popular in Middle Eastern cuisine. I personally had the opportunity to taste it in Jordan and in Israel and it tasted fantastic in both of these countries. It is a cold dish cold, usually for breakfast. You can serve it with bread as a spread as well as a dip in…
Austrian potato salad (Erdäpfelsalat) is a combination of potato slices with onion and mustard sauce made on broth and vinegar. This simple salad is a fantastic addition to pork chops and mince meat. It can be served both hot and cold, and it tastes equally good either way. I start preparing the salad by peeling…
I recently made quite a large jar of fermented cucumbers, too many to eat them all on a sandwich. So I had to use them also in some dish and it fell on the salad. A salad with fermented cucumbers turned out to be the right choice, because I could not only serve it for…