A little something quick :-)

When I went vegetarian, I made it my goal to try a new vegetable every week.  To everyone's surprise, I tried leek for the first time! Eeek! I can't believe what I've missed out on! Anyways, I've made a couple of awesome recipes over the last couple of days that I wanted to share, all quick, simple and TOTALLY DELICIOUS!!!  And my apologies, I forgot to take photos, but I will add photos when I make them up again.... I'm sure it will be sooner rather than later :-D


Recipe 1: Garlic mushroom broth


Now I'm a bit fussy with mushrooms, but on this particular day, I saw some mushrooms at an organic store and was craving them.  This is soooo quick, it only took me about 15 minutes to prepare, make and serve.  I got a mix of mushrooms (aim for a different variety - and fresh preferably. fry up with a tiny bit of olive oil, garlic, leek and red onion. pour 1 cup of veggie stock over the top, bring to boil then lower temp slightly and allow to reduce.  I served mine with quinoa, but you can have it on toast or polenta. Easy peasy! 

Recipe 2: Sweet potato and leek soup


I was in the mood for a good soup and seeing as I had a leek to work with, potato and leek soup seemed like a natural choice.  Honestly, I couldn't be stuffed eating starchy white potatoes, so I searched for for an alternative... and sweet potato it was!  Sweet potato, leek, shallot bulb, garlic and veggie stock, bring to boil then simmer until sweet potato is soft. Blend to serve. I didn't make the bread, I just got a toasted piece of quinoa bread and put a small spread of butter with a sprinkle of mixed herbs, and parmy cheese. Put it in the grill for about 30 seconds.... Done!




Recipe 3: Clean Mushroom and Leek Carbornara


Gotta love the old school carbornara (my favourite pasta sauce if done right), but who can turn down a clean option that still tastes great?  Simply fry up a mix of mushrooms, spinach, leek and onion, butter (or an alternative), garlic and a dash of olive oil until wilted.  Turn your stove off and add 3 egg whites and a dash of light coconut milk and stir quickly until eggs are mixed through.  Stir through pasta (rice, brown or quinoa pasta) and top with parmy cheese..... YUMMY!