1. Pasta e fagioli
4 onions
3 cloves of garlic
2 carrots (optional)
2kg can black or white beans
1 kg pasta (any kind, optional)
Rosemary
Olive oil
Salt
Optional: spices, peppers, chilli, concentrate tomatoe sauce ..
You can follow the same recipe using chickpeas instead of beans!
Finely chop the onions, garlic and carrots. Put them in the pot with one finger of olive oil and the herbs.
Cook them until they are frying and the onions golden.
Add the canned beans and the tomatoes sauce (in case you decide to add it) and cook for a couple of minutes. Then add boiling water to cover and bring to boil. When it starts boiling you can add the pasta, keep cooking for another 20 minutes.
Add more water if necessary.
Adjust with salt.
2. Pumpkin Soup
4 onions
3 cloves of garlic
4 carrots
1 pumpkin
4 potatoes
Ginger
Olive oil
Salt
Optional: spices, peppers, chilli, ..
Finely chop the onions, garlic, ginger and carrots. Put them in the pot with one finger of olive oil and the herbs/spices. Cook them until they are frying and the onions golden.
In the meanwhile cut the pumpkin and potatoes in small cubes. Remember that if you cut them thick will take longer to cook. (You can use the Magimix with the extension to finely slice them; or the mandolin). Put them in the pot with the frying onions and cook for a couple of minutes. Then add boiling water to cover and bring to boil. You can cook it for 30 minutes and then blend it to make a cream.
Add more water if necessary.
Adjust with salt.
3. Onion and potatoes soup
10 onions
3 cloves of garlic
10 potatoes
You can also use: leek
3 bay leaves
Pepper
White wine (optional)
Finely chop the onions and garlic. Put them in the pot with one finger of olive oil and the herbs. Cook them until they are frying and the onions golden. You can add some white wine.
In the meanwhile cut the potatoes in small cubes. Remember that if you cut them thick will take longer to cook. (You can use the Magimix with the extension to finely slice them; or the mandolin). Put them in the pot with the frying onions and cook for a couple of minutes. Then add boiling water to cover and bring to boil. You can cook it for 30/40 minutes. Add more water if necessary.
Stir occasionally, and then you can blend it to make a cream if you like or leave it in pieces.
Adjust with salt.
4. Curry soup
4 onions
3 cloves of garlic
2 carrots / 2 aubergine / 2 courgette/ pak choi / chinese cabbage
2 Bay leaves
1 clove
Pepper
Curry paste
1 l Coconut milk
Salt
Finely chop the onions, garlic and ginger. Put them in the pot with one finger of olive oil and the spices and the curry paste. Cook them until they are frying and the onions golden.
Chop the vegetable and add them to the frying oil. Stir for a couple of minutes and then add the coconut milk and hot water.
Boil for another 20 minutes and adjust with salt.
You can serve it with boiled rice noodles or rice on the side!
If you have fresh mint/ coriander/ parsley, add on top!
5. Lentil soup
4 onions
3 cloves of garlic
2 carrots (optional)
2 Bay leaves
1 clove , juniper
2 kg green lentils or split peas
cumin, curry masala, ..
Finely chop the onions, garlic and carrots. Put them in the pot with one finger of olive oil and the herbs/spices. Cook them until they are frying and the onions golden.
Add the lentils and cover with boiling water. Stir them because they might stick to the pot, they will need more than one hour to cook. So be patient!
Simple recipes: grain+ vegetables
1. Pasta Aglio e olio
Oil
4 cloves of garlic
Chilli
2 kg Spaghetti (or other pasta)
Fill a big pot with salted water and bring it to boil.
Finely chop the garlic and chilli and add it to a large pan with a finger of olive oil.
Cook them until the garlic starts to become golden. Turn off the heat.
Put the pasta in the water when it is boiling and cook it for 9 or 10 minutes (check the cooking time on the box). Strain it and save some of the cooking water in a container. Add the pasta in the pan and add a couple of ladles of cooking water. Stir for a couple of minutes and serve!
You can top with fresh parsley, pepper, breadcrumbs, (chopped olives or capers)
Variations on this pasta:
You can add:
tomato sauce (add 2kg of canned tomatoes to the oil and cook it for 20/30 minutes!)
or roasted cauliflower on top
or any vegetable you like!
2. Roasted vegetables
Mix of vegetables (potatoes, carrots, pumpkin, fennel, carrots, cauliflower, .. )
Oil
Salt
Pepper
Cut the vegetables in small cubes and lay them on a oven tray.
Add olive oil on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper. You can add other spices or herbs if you like.
Pre heat the oven at 200 degrees and then cook the vegetables for 20 minutes. Taste to check if they are ready!
You can serve them with white rice for example!
3. Pilaf Rice/ Bulgur /Cous cous
4 onions
3 cloves of garlic
2 kg rice or bulgur (cous cous will do as well!)
1 can of 2kg tomato sauce
cumin, curry masala, ..
Optional : 2 carrots/zucchini/ 1 can chickpeas
Finely chop the onions, garlic and vegetables (if using them) Put them in the pot with one finger of olive oil and the herbs/spices. Cook them until they are frying and the onions golden.
Add the tomato sauce and chickpeas and cook for 10/15 minutes. Add the rice/cous cous/ bulgur and add boiling water accordingly (1:1 ratio with the grains).
Cook until the water has been soaked, adjust with salt, pepper, oil.
4. Vegetables curry
Mix of vegetables (potatoes, zucchini, pumpkin, aubergine, broccoli, cauliflower, chikpeas,..)
1l coconut milk
Curry paste or curry masala
2 Onions, Garlic
Oil
Proceed the same as the curry soup (see above) but without adding water!
You can mix different vegetables together, like potatoes, zucchini, pumpkin, aubergine, broccoli, cauliflower, ..
You can serve them with rice or noodles!
5. Kimchi rice
Kimchi from the kitchen (when available)
Rice
Spring onions
Ginger
Garlic
Onions
Chilli
Cook the rice in a pot: 1 unit rice – 1.5 unite water
Cook it for 10 minutes with a lid on, then turn off the fire and leave it for other 10 minutes.
Finely chop the onions, garlic and ginger. Put them in a large pan with one finger of olive oil and the herbs/spices. Cook them until they are frying and the onions golden.
Chop the kimchi and add it to the pan. Cook it for a couple of minutes always stirring and then add the rice. Mix and adjust with salt/ sushi vinegar/ soy sauce/ as you like.
You can top it with fresh spring onions, sesame seeds or nuts.
6. Mixed Salad
Oil
Salt
Pepper
Vinegar / Lemon juice
Mixed leaves (lattuce, lollo verde, sorrel from aquaponics)
Mixed vegetables (carrots, fennel, chickpeas)
Nuts/ olives
Fruits (grapes, pears, pomegranate, ..)
Have fun creating your own mixed salad! remember you can always mix different leaves with sliced fresh carrots or fennel for instance, add chickpeas or beans for some protein; nuts for crunchiness
And make your own topping! You can use classic olive oil, salt, pepper and vinegar or lemon juice.
You can add some mustard for some taste, or use soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil for some asian taste!