Sharabelle bakes

It has been sunny here over the last few days. so I have switched to eating salads.  Like a Scottish summer,  better enjoy while it lasts.  It got me thinking, there must be more to lettuce than just using it in a salad. Not all the recipes I find are dairy free or vegan.  Some are easy to change by using dairy free alternatives.  Others give me some great inspiration, to make my limited diet more Interesting.   1.  Soup I forgot that I had lettuce in veggie drawer of my fridge.  It was slightly wilted and not really appetising, so I decided to use it make make soup instead.  It turned out great and I would definitely make it again.   -  Pea and lettuce soup  (Channel 4 food/recipes) -  Nourishing lettuce soup  (tarladala.com) You can use vegetable stock instead if the milk, or swap for your normal dairy free substitutes.   2. Braised For a side dish or light meal, try braising your ...

BEETROOT Since I eat a vegetable based diet due to my IBS, it's lucky that I love veggies.  However there are only so many ways I can eat them,   before I get bored.  Which is why I like to search out and try new recipes. 1. Soup and Salad Velvety Beetroot & potato soup Easy soup to make.  I diced vac pack beetroot & a medium potato, then I covered them in veg stock.  Once cooked through, I blitzed them with my hand blender.  The potato gives the soup it's creaminess without the need for dairy.   Vegan borscht    - vegangela Beet, apple and orange salad  - Vegetarian.food Raw Beet Salad  - Gentleworld.org 2. Preserves It wasn't that long ago that the only beetroot you would find in the shops was preserved.  Unless you were lucky enough to grow your own.   Pickled Beetroot    - Traditional recipe courtesy of Mrs Beeton Pickled beetroot   - Recipe from Br...