Pegasus Post: September 07, 2023

12 Thursday September 7 2023
Winter
Keep
dishes
it Local
get a glow-up
for spring
Spring might be here, but Steph Peirce gets creative
with late-season winter meals
Winter slaw with toasted seeds &
creamy tahini lemon dressing
Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan
Serves 6
Slaw
¼ green cabbage
½ broccoli
1 green apple
1 handful mint or parsley, roughly
chopped
½ cup currants
⅓ cup apple cider vinegar (or other kind
of vinegar)
¼ cup boiling water
½ cup seeds – sunflower or pumpkin
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp olive oil
¼ bag rocket leaves (30-40g)
Dressing
⅓ cup hulled tahini
⅓ cup lemon juice (2 lemons)
¼ cup olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
¼ cup cold water
¾ tsp sea salt
Method
• In a small bowl combine currants,
apple cider vinegar and boiling water. Set
aside to absorb.
• Place a large frying pan on medium
heat. Once hot, lightly toast the seeds and
cumin seeds with olive oil for 4-5 minutes,
tossing often.
• In a small jar, combine all of the
dressing ingredients, secure the lid tightly,
and shake very well to combine.
• Finely shred cabbage and broccoli and
transfer to a large bowl.
• Grate the apple and add to the
cabbage.
• Strain the currants and add to the
shredded salad along with the chopped
herbs, rocket and toasted seeds and mix
with clean hands or tongs to combine.
• Pour half of the dressing over the salad
and toss to combine, add more as desired.
• Transfer salad to a large serving plate
and serve alongside slow cooked meats,
barbecues or with any winter meal.
Note
If you wish to use this salad across 2-3
days, leave dressing out and add as needed
to your salad daily.
Curried pumpkin & moong dahl
soup
Gluten-free, dairy-free
Serves 6
Ingredients
3 tbsp coconut oil
½ leek, finely diced
2 celery stalks, finely diced
1½ Tbsp crushed ginger (6cm knob)
3 large garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp black mustard seeds
1 tsp turmeric
½ tsp chilli flakes
1 generous Tbsp mild curry powder
¼ pumpkin (700g), with skin removed
and deseeded, cut into 2cm cubes
1 cup moong dahl* (washed and drained)
1 litre (4 cups) of hot chicken stock or
bone broth
1 cup coconut cream
400ml can of diced tomatoes
1½ Tbsp runny honey
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
Method
• Heat a large saucepan
on medium to low heat. Add 2
tablespoons of coconut oil. Once melted,
add the diced leeks and celery, and sauté
for 10-15 minutes until translucent and
tender.
• Scrape the cooked leeks and celery
to the edges of the pot and add the
remaining coconut oil to the centre of the
pot with ginger, garlic, cumin seeds and
black mustard seeds, stirring the spices
in the middle for 2 minutes to ignite the
flavours.
• Add turmeric and chilli flakes to the
pot and mix everything together. Cook
for a minute before adding the remaining
ingredients except honey and lemon juice.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer for 40
minutes.
• Stir in the lemon juice and honey.
Season well with salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve with coconut yoghurt or
unsweetened yoghurt and a drizzle of
chilli oil.
Note
Moong Dahl is available at Indian
grocers, specialty supermarkets and some
international aisles. Or, you could use
yellow split peas.
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