Breakfast Quinoa with Raspberries

Quinoa is one of the world’s most popular health foods.

It is gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contain all nine essential amino acids.

It is also high in fiber, magnesium, B-vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin E and various beneficial antioxidants.

Cooked quinoa seeds become fluffy and creamy, yet maintains a slight crunch. 

Sounds like a good thing to have for breakfast, right?

Ingredients:

• 1 cup quinoa
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tbsp maple syrup
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• banana
• chia seeds
• raspberries

Instructions:

Rinse quinoa in a fine strainer with cold water to remove bitterness until water runs clear and is no longer frothy.

Put it in a medium saucepan with the milk. Set over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Turn the heat down to low and cook, stirring often, until most of the milk has been absorbed.

Add maple syrup and cook until the rest of the milk has been absorbed, the quinoa is soft and the mixture is thick.

Cooking quionoa takes about 20 minutes.

Serve warm with banana, raspberries and chia seeds.

Enjoy!

Millet Cake with Plums and Raspberries (gluten & sugar free)

There are several versions of cake made with millet.
My recipe of this cake is for those who love sweets but prefer healthier and lighter versions of desserts. 1 piece of this delicious cake has only 170 kcal.
Definitely worth trying! :)

Ingredients (9 servings):

• 200g millet (weighted before cooking)
• 4 eggs
• 100g plums, pitted
• 1 handful fresh raspberries
• 125g cottage cheese
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• pinch of cinnamon
• 3 tbsp of honey (or any sweetener of your choice)

Instructions:


Rinse millet in cold water and cook according to the instructions on the package. You can cook it a little longer to make it easier to blend. Leave it to cool.
In a big bowl put all ingredients (except from fruits) and blend it until you get a homogeneous mixture.
If it's not sweet enough for you, you can add more honey, stevia or any sweetener.
Put the mixture into a square mold lined with baking paper and put fruits on top.
Bake at preheated oven for 30 mins at 180 C.

Enjoy!

Pasta with Tomatoes

I usually have no time for cooking during the week but it's very important for me to eat healthy meals that I prepare.
This dinner is easy to make and takes just 15 minutes to prepare it.
There are many kinds of pasta in supermarkets so you can choose any looking as nice as mine. I used green spinach pasta that looks absolutely amazing.

Ingredients (2 servings):

• 200 g cooked pasta
• 15 cherry tomatoes, cut into halves
• 3 tbsp red beans
• fresh basil
• salt and pepper
• pinch of harissa

Instructions:

Fry tomatoes over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Add beans, pasta and basil.
Season with salt, pepper and harissa.

Enjoy!

Nectarine Tart

Tart with really huge amount of nectarines.

Ingredients for the short pastry:

• 400 g wheat flour
• 240 g butter, cold and diced
• 120g caster sugar
• pinch of salt
• 5 - 6 tbsp cold water

Sift flour, add the butter, chop quickly with a knife until the dough will resemble crumble. Add sugar, salt, cold water and quickly knead. Form the dough into a ball, wrap it with plastic wrap, cool in the refrigerator for 30 - 60 minutes.

The cooled dough divide into two parts, one should be little bigger.

Spread the cake tin with butter and sprinkle with wheat flour. The cooled dough (bigger part) roll out to a thickness of about 3 mm and put it to the form - the bottom and sides of the mold.
Put nectarine filling (recipe below) and blackberries on top. Roll out the remaining dough to a thickness of about 3 mm and cut out of it strips 2 cm wide. Put the strips on top of the filling. Spread the pastry with beaten egg.

Bake at 180 ° C for about 50 - 60 minutes.
Sprinkle the cake with caster sugar.

Additionally:

• 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water for brushing the top

Nectarine filling:

• 1 kg of nectarines, halved
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons potato starch
• 10 blackberries

Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix.

Enjoy!

Blackberries and Nectarines Yogurt

I am not a big fan of flavoured yogurts as they contain a lot of sugar and very often almost no fruit.
You can very easily make your own  flavoured yogurt. You can add your favourite muesli, chia seeds, dried fruits or other seeds or nuts.
Today I am gonna show you one of my favourite one. Blackberries and nectarines are very good combination.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups blackberries
• 5 big nectarines
• 1 tsp honey
• natural yogurt
• muesli 
• chia seeds

Instructions:

In a large pot put blackberries and nectarines. Cook for few minutes until fruits are tender. Add honey. Blend. You don't need to blend them very well. It's good you can see some fruits inside :) Tomorrow I will use my fruits to make really great smoothie.
I added chia seeds to fruits. In a small glass I put yogurt, my blackberries and nectarines with chia and I sprinkled with muesli.

Enjoy!

Buckwheat Cutlets

Great recipe to lunch box!

Ingredients:

• 100g cooked buckwheat
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp rice flour
• few sprigs of chives
• salt and pepper

Instructions:

Mix all ingredients.
Fry cutlets on both sides until golden.
Serve with any vegetables.

Enjoy!