Warm Veg Salad

{ THIS GLUTEN FREE WINTER SALAD IS GLUTEN FREE, DAIRY FREE AND VEGAN. ENJOY THIS NOURISHING AND DELICIOUS WINTER SALAD BY CLARISSA KOCOVSKI IN COLLABORATION WITH PIMP MY SALAD }

{ INGREDIENTS }

SALAD

800g Baby White Potatoes (washed)
1 Red Onion (roughly chopped)
1 Tbsp Oil
1 tsp Salt
½ tsp Black Pepper
2 Cups Asparagus (roughly chopped)
230g Cannellini Beans (drained)
Handful of Pimp My Salad Coconut Bacon 
Handful of Pimp My Salad Super Seed Sprinkles
½ Cup Black Rice (cooked) 

 

DRESSING

3 Tbsp Smooth Tahini
2 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast
1 Tbsp Pimp My Salad Cashew Parmesan 
½ tsp Pure Maple syrup
½ tsp Salt

{ METHOD }

Preheat the oven to 200C. Slice potatoes into quarters. Place on an oven tray lined with parchment paper. Place the red onions onto the same tray. Drizzle oil. Season with salt and pepper. Mix. Roast for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, to make the dressing, add all ingredients including Pimp My Salad Cashew Parmesan to a small bowl or recycled Pimp My Salad jar. Stir until you have a thick paste. Add a few teaspoons of water until you reach a runny consistency. 

Add the asparagus and beans to the same tray. Toss. Roast for another 15 minutes until the potatoes are cooked through.

Remove from oven. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes. Time to plate up! Arrange rocket into the bottom of a serving platter. Add the warm veggies. Sprinkle over a generous handful of Pimp My Salad Coconut Bacon and Super Seeds. Add black rice. Drizzle over the dressing. Enjoy! 

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
+ Serves 4 +
Lemon Coconut Slice

Lemon Coconut Slice

LEMON COCONUT SLICE { SUMMER SENSATIONS WITH BROOKE MEREDITH } Contributor: Brooke Meredith { INGREDIENTS } BASE: 1 cup raw cashews1 cup desiccated coconut1 cup pitted datespinch of salt1 tbsp lemon juice ICING ½ cup raw cashews¼ cup coconut oil, melted¼ cup rice malt syrup1 ½ tbsp lemon rind2 tbsp lemon juice½ tsp vanilla bean powder (or) natural vanilla flavouring { METHOD } Line a slice tin with baking paper allowing it to flow over the edges. Pulse all base ingredients in a food processor or high speed blender until well combined. Add a teaspoon of water at a time, if need be, until the mixture starts to stick together. Transfer the mixture to the lined tin and press down evenly to form a base, place in the freezer to set. Wash the food processor and make sure it’s completely clean of previous mixture. Place in all the icing ingredients and blend/pulse until smooth and creamy. Remove tin from the freezer, pour the icing on top, sprinkle with a little extra lemon rind and store in the fridge. Best eaten once the icing has firmed. Prep time: Cook time: Total time: +  + More Recipes in this Category

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Gluten Free Brisbane Restaurants

Gluten Free Brisbane Restaurants { Looking for the best (and safest) gluten free in Brisbane? Search no further than yum. Gluten Free! } Contributor: yum. Gluten Free Your Brisbane go-to gluten free guide is HERE! Below you will find a number of restaurants that are either 100% gluten free or have a clear understanding of coeliac disease and how to keep you safe when dining out. Click here for our Gluten Free Brisbane Cafes List.  100% gluten free restaurants are in PINK! Whilst coeliacs have reported safe dining at each of these places, remember to ALWAYS be your own health advocate and let the restaurant know your specific needs. If you have coeliac disease, calling ahead and discussing ways to avoid cross contamination is vital for having a safe and confident dining experience. Even if you’ve eating there 100 times before. Contact us if you’d like more information. Brisbane City: Alchemy Fine dining at it’s best! With Brisbane River views and incredible Australian cuisine, get ready to just turn off and be taken care of. Brisbane City: BAGEL BOYS These guys are the bomb.com! The GF bagels are not only delicious but strict practices are put in place to ensure no cross contamination if you let them know you are coeliac. As soon as you say “gluten free” they ask, “coeliac”? I love it!  Brisbane City: Comuna Cantina Latin street food… can we get an ARRIBA!!! Majority of the menu is gluten free, just be sure to tell them you have coeliac disease! Heaps of options, reasonably priced and tasty cocktails. Date night! Brisbane City: Madame Wu Modern Asian Fine Dining… with a gluten free menu! Heck yes! Just let them know you are coeliac so they can steer you away from shared cooking equipment. Book ahead!!! Madame Wu books out days in advance so don’t miss out. Brisbane City: Saké Contemporary Japanese Fine Dining. We would eat here once a week if we could. The staff are impressively trained on coeliac disease and cross contamination, which makes it easy when so much of the menu is already gluten free! Brisbane City: Spud Bar Looking for a quick bite to eat and don’t want to have to ask a million questions… Spud Bar is your answer! The menu is entirely GF! Brisbane City: Vege Rama 100% plant-based and 99% gluten free, this is a tick YES from us! Did we mention the food is delicious? Be sure to ask about shared fryer. Locations: Myer Centre & Adelaide Street. Bulimba: Suki POKÉ BOWLS! I love this place because you can see all of the ingredients and there are separate utensils for each. Puts me at ease when I’m ordering. Locations at South Bank and Gasworks as well. Camp Hill: Mons Ban Sabai Best Thai three years in a row for a reason! The funky fit out and authentic cuisine will have you coming back for more. Tell them you have coeliac disease and they’ll point you in the right direction on the menu. Chermside: Casa Cibo Don’t be scared off by their “minimal gluten” menu. This place is all over it! Not only are they comfortable with coeliac disease, they have a dedicated GF pizza oven, everything in the deep fryer is gluten free, all lasagne is gluten free and so is every single dessert on the menu… WHAT! Everyone… RUN to Casa Cibo for dinner! Fortitude Valley: Bird’s Nest I have this one in pink because there is only ONE item on the menu that is not GF and it is not cooked in the same area as the rest. Yes, gluten free Yakitori – your Japanese dreams have come TRUE! Second location in West End. Fortitude Valley: Bucci Coeliac-aware Italian?? You better believe it! Bucci will make you feel at ease as so many of their meals can be made coeliac safe.  Fortitude Valley: Happy Boy The owner’s mother and sister both have coeliac disease so they get it! Just be sure to let them know your specific dietary needs and Happy Boy will dish up something delicious for you. Fortitude Valley: LongTime Even with heaps of GF on the menu, the options may be limited for those with coeliac disease due to a shared fryer. In saying that, what they can safely serve you is flipping delicious Asian cuisine! Fortitude Valley: Mecca Bah Mecca Bah puts you at ease straight away with their detailed dietary-specific menu. How fabulous to know straight away which meals are safe for you, regardless of your dietary needs! Get ready to enjoy a Middle Eastern, North African feast! Graceville: Always Thai Authentic Thai at it’s finest! The ladies who run this shop actually used to work at 100% gluten free cafe, Finiky Fresh. They fully understand the severity of keeping your meal safe and man, do they make great Thai… enjoy! Hawthorne: The Fishmongers Wife FISH AND CHIPS WITH A DEDICATED GLUTEN FREE FRYER! Sorry to yell but that announcement was worth it! Get ready to enjoy fish and chips (and calamari garlic prawns and spicy octopus and Thai fish cakes) with a glass of cold GF beer! Thank me later! New Farm: Bitter Suite This cafe and restaurant serves amazing food and is very happy to cater to specific dietary requirements.  Newmarket: Pepe’s Mexican Traditional Mexican like none-other in Australia! Seriously! Thank goodness they understand coeliac disease as well because you do not want to miss out on this authentic fiesta. Newstead: Cheeky Poké Poké at it’s finest! This tasty restaurant has a number of coeliac-safe items on the menu. The poké is seriously amazing but the broth is one of our faves! You may need to go a couple of times… Newstead: E’cco Bistro This award winning restaurant is fine dining at its best. Do you have an anniversary coming up, celebrating a birthday or feel like you just deserve some of the best, and most beautiful, food in Brisbane? e’cco Bistro comes highly recommended. Paddington: Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers With all of

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