Posts Tagged ‘dalkey cafe’

How to make a falafel wrap?

24 October 2011 @ 8:52 am |

Falafel & Hummus Wrap
with Mediterranean “roasted” vegetables.

For the falafel

250g pumpkin seeds
2T fresh dill, finely chopped
1t ground coriander
2t cumin
8 s/d tom halves, soaked and chopped
3T fresh coriander
1 clove garlic
2 shallots
100g olives, stones removed
2T tahini
2t oregano
Pinch cayenne
Pinch pepper
1/2t salt
1T lemon juice

Form into 10 evenly-sized balls and dehydrate on the mesh tray for anywhere between 2 and 10 hours, depending on how much time you have and how dry…

Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup

4 October 2011 @ 9:12 am |

Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup

Serves 4

Curry powder and almondmilk conspire here with the cauliflower to produce a full-flavoured blended soup that’s creamy on the palate without including any actual cream. The toasted sunflower seeds on top are a beautiful touch both floating in the bowl and crunching in the mouth.

Ingredients

1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds
3 1/2 cups unsweetened almondmilk, divided
3 teaspoons mild curry powder, divided, more to taste
1 cup chopped yellow onion
3 cloves garlic, chopped
5 cups (about 1 pound) cauliflower florets

Method

Preheat oven to…

Organic Coffee & Chocolate

26 August 2011 @ 9:06 am |


Is it more important to have organic coffee and organic chocolate rather than conventional. Why?

It is absolutely true, and there are a number of reasons why, all connected with pesticides.

Firstly there is far less restriction over the types of pesticides that can be used in a lot of coffee and cocoa growing countries, as well fewer safeguards for those that are doing the spraying. The upshot being that a lot of cocoa and coffee plantations are heavily sprayed with pesticides such as DDT and Lindane. These organochlorine pesticides that have long been banned in the EU and…

The Corner Note Cafe

18 August 2011 @ 1:33 pm |

If you have not tried The Corner Note Cafe Dalkey yet, check it out, lovely place to sit and relax in the sun with some foodie favourites such as their baked salmon or fishcakes, also have nice homemade fish quiche, all with choice of salads, coleslaw is yummy. Mary and staff will look after ya. Another bonus to visit Dalkey. :)