Blommor och örter

Blommor och örter förvarar jag i en plast låda med fack från Granit. Lite papper i för att få bort fukt som skadar bladen.

Super praktisk när jag ska iväg på uppdrag och passar in i kylen.

Blommorna kan man odla själv eller beställa från Tobias eller Sorunda.

Gräslöks blommor, gurkört och blom krasse är perfekta att ha hemma i krukor eller i rabatten.

Smaksättare

Några av mina favorit smaksättare att jobba med är torkade blomkåls blad, rökt vitlök, rökt paprika pulver, rostat ris, ingefära, råa kakao bönor och zumac.

När jag tillreder växt baserade rätter vill jag lyfta fram plantans smak. Jag delar upp en tallrik och kryddar de olika råvarorna/rätterna olika. Om man inte gör det tycker jag allt smakar samma och vissa smaker försvinner helt.

En del av måltiden kanske är rökt, en sur, söt osv. När man sen äter allt tillsammans känner man de olika råvarorna bakom smaksättarna.

Det är lite som att klä sig, Du vill behålla karaktären hos en individ, lyfta fram den personliga smaken och inte dölja det unika bakom det självklara.

Kelp noodles are one of many raw substitute for pasta. Many people choose it because it´s low in calories.
But there are many reasons why kelp should be included in your diet. Espacially if you are vegitarian, vegan or raw vegan. It´s high in nutrients, iodine and contains over 70 minerals, potassium, calcium, iron and amino acids.

If you hold a strict no animal protein diet you don´t eat the following:

Cheese
Cows milk
Eggs
Frozen Yogurt
Ice Cream
Saltwater fish
Shellfish
Yogurt

So you need to add either kelp or other seaweeds such as dulse, nori or kombu. One of the major reasons is your thyroid functions.

If your thyroid isn´t functioning the symtoms will effect your metabolism.
You will feel tiered, frozen, your body will be low on energy, dry skin, lifeless/brittel hair and you might become overwieght as a result.

Recognise any of these symtoms and add either the animal protein list to your diet or more seavegetables.

Kelp is really good if you don´t like the taste of seaweeds. It has no flavor at all and alot of crunch! Pasta al dente is totally possible if you use this little noodle.
So even though it´s called noodles you can just as well make an italian flavored pasta sauce or ad meat, fish or chicken. And if you´r gluten intolerant this will be a great substitute for pasta.

I love mine with hot chili, tamari, mashed up avocados, koriander, lemon juice and vegetables.

Raw cacao nice-cream with a hidden secret inside (medjool date salty syrup)

The king of brunches: buckwheat pancake brunch

Pomegranate

Blossom and string

Plantlove

Siamese

Hey little dude

Raw zuccini terrin

A salad is a dish consisting of small pieces of food, which may be mixed with a sauce or salad dressing// Wikipedia

Buying salad sauvage from my favorite booth in the market in Nice

Left over salad in my lap

It´s also a beautiful way to serve plants. I some times say that raw food is a million opportunities to make a random salad look and taste amazing.

I love to roll mine up in rice paper och nori sheets, makes great finger food. I call the rice paper rolls for “condom of flowers”.

Condom of flowers

Skinny or thick you choose

Raw vegan sushi

Swiss chard wraps

Zuccini blossoms, shredded carrots, dijon mustard and avocado is a super yumy combo and a bit different than the regular asian once. Mix it up.

Or to serve it straight in a beautiful leaf of lettuce, chard, chiccoria or kale. Just put the filling in the leafy part.
Use sprouts, roots, fruits, meat, bird, beans, pasta, pizza, cheese or what ever you desire. Get touchy feely with your food, there are napkins you know.

The ultimate plate, photo Fredrik Skogkvist

Pimp with dressings, sauces or use funny little sauce cups to dip in. Or another favorit is to spray the dressing lightly with a mini water spray on to what your serving.

Cashew turmeric sauce

Raw lasange is also a way of serving salad

My favorite dressing is just lemon juice, salt and oliv oil. Massage it on your kale add some blueberries, pecans and creamy goats cheese.

Another sauce or more like a syrup is my date syrup, fresh berries ( black currants ) and some lemon juice. Pairs together beautifuly with mozzarella and basil.

If I´m making a speacial dinner I just put the ingredients on the table and then on a wooden board. On the table goes whole pieces of peaches, tomatoes on the wine, oliv branches, cedro lemons and just about everything you also have on the board cut up for eating.

Plant lovers can have thier fun while still sharing with the meat lovers. Make the salad the center piece and add/make the extra bits around it.

Kitchen Sauvage, photo: Fredrik Skogkvist

Then we can share everything and eat with our hands to good wine and music. These nights are epic and I call them Kitchen Sauvage.

Let the pictures inspire you more than my words. Make up your own combos.

And if all you use is lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber made with an open mind it can turn out pretty damn good as long as you want to.

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