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A little bit nutty.... Dairy free





10 dairy free ways to cook 
with Nuts & Seeds

It's at this time of year that us Scots get a little bit more nutty.Perhaps it's a Cultural phenomenon but we do seem to eat a lot more nuts.   Bags of shelled peanuts appears beside Sweets, Candy and toffee apples for Halloween.

Then at Christmas the bags of mixed nuts come out to nibble along side the seasonal drinks. Boxes of chocolate's are bought as gifts for friends and family, which always contains 
a few nutty ones.  

While  nuts and seeds are Delicious Au natural, there is a lot
more that you can do with them. 
 They are full of protein, minerals and vitamins
making them a great ingredient to add to a dairy free diet.  

1. Condiments


- Mustard Seeds

I have recently just discovered mustard seeds, there now one of my favourite cooking ingredients.





2. Fried
Bombay potatoes is one of my favourite Indian meals. Especially in the winter months, it's one of my favourite comfort foods.  






3. Sweet Bakes

Fruit Loaf Cake
Use my   Top 5 basic cakes and bakes to make some sweet baked recipes.

  Soda Bread scones

 -:Walnut  & date Soda Bread scones

 - Add 1 tbsp Sugar, 1/3 Cup Walnuts chopped, 1/3 Cup Dates Chopped

 Fold into dry ingredients and follow the rest of the recipes

  Cookies

 -:Lemon Poppy Seed Shortbread Cookies

 - Add Zest from 1 lemon & 1 oz Poppy seeds.  

 -:Oatmeal nut & seed cookie

 Swap 2 oz Flour for rolled oats & add 2 oz mixed nuts & seeds. 


  Cakes

 -: Orange poppy seed cupcakes 

 - Add Zest of 1 Orange and 2 oz Poppy seeds
Muffins

 Breakfast Muffin

 -: Instead of fresh berries, add 2 oz mixed dried fruit & nuts
5. Fruit Loaf

 Fruit & Nut Loaf

 -: Fold  2 oz Chopped walnuts into the cake batter



4. Sweets or Candy,  it's all confectionery
Peanut Brittle



Vegan Marzipan  - Great recipe for making marzipan candies

 Peanut Brittle

German chocolate Fudge Bites

Java Almond Fudge

5. Breakfast
www.howsweeteats.com
Peanut Butter Granola Bars

In summer I love to eat Muesli for breakfast, especially if it's filled with dried fruit, nuts and seeds.  In winter I switch to Porridge, however eating the same porridge every day can be boring.  One way I pimp it up is too top my lovely smooth porridge with crunchy nuts and seeds.
Super Seed Porridge

Energy Bars

5 Ingredient Peanut butter Granola Bars


6. Savoury Bakes
Multi-seed savoury crackers
www.bbc.co.uk/food

 Seeds bring a lovely crunch to savoury baked recipes.
Multi Seed Savoury Crackers

Seeded Corn Bread  - Use this Recipe from www.ppk.com  and Sprinkle mixed seeds onto the batter before baking.  

 Pesto & Olive Soda Bread  Use the Vegan Basil nut recipe above and substitute soya milk,  to make this dairy free.

 Savoury palmier - Use Shop bought puff pastry. All  Jus-Rol pastry is suitable for vegans except the All butter & Sweet Shortcrust.  

7. Dairy substitutes
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I have recently been converted to Almond milk.  Nuts can be used to make other Dairy free Substitutes.


Simple Homemade Almond milk

Almond 'Feta cheese spread' 

 Tofu 'Cottage Cheese'   No nuts or seeds in this one, however sprinkling mixed seeds on top would turn this into a great dip.

 Vegan ' Cream Cheese'

Hard White Cheese

Garlic & Herb Brazil Nut' Cheese'

Cashew Cream Recipe
8. Drinks




An easy way to add a nutty taste to your smoothies, hot chocolate or lattes is to use Almond or Hazelnut  milk.  Or stir in a spoon of your favourite nut butter.  

 Nut n Honey Smoothie  - Use Almond milk to make this totally dairy free

 Skinny green monster smoothie - One for Halloween... Since I have yet to find a dairy free Greek yogurt, add a substitute instead.  Or extra banana or 1/2 cup coconut cream would work as well.  

 Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate  Use Almond or Hazelnut milk to make this one extra nutty.  Then top off with some Cashew cream to make it extra decadent. 

9. International 

Being on a restricted vegetable based diet does not mean food has to be boring.  People are often surprised by the variety of meals I eat.  Looking at international recipes means I never eat the same meal more than once a week.....


Broccoli & pine nut with Lemon Sauce

Mushroom Pilaf

Orange Nut CousCous

Spinach & Nut Pasta



10. Desserts
Image coming soon
Filo pastry should be 
dairy free & suitable for vegans


Every meal should end with something sweet....  
Raw Cashew Cheese Cake

Nut Pie Pastry

Chocolate Pudding pie filling  Perfect Filling for the Nut Pie pastry recipe

 Vegan Baklava

Chocolate Raspberry Torte


The Chocolate Raspberry torte is going to make a great dessert for my Christmas lunch xxxx



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